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Sotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & ManuscriptsSotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USDSotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USDSotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USDSotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USDSotheby's
Sell Your Fine Books & ManuscriptsSotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USDSotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBPSotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBPSotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR -
Gonnelli
Auction 59
Antique prints, paintings and maps
May 20th 2025Gonnelli: Pietro Aquila, Psyche and Proserpina,1690. Starting price 140€Gonnelli: Jacques Gamelin, Memento homo quia pulvis es et in pulverem reverteris, 1779. Starting price 300€Gonnelli: Giorgio Ghisi, The final Judgement, 1680. Starting price 480€Gonnelli
Auction 59
Antique prints, paintings and maps
May 20th 2025Gonnelli Goya y Lucientes Francisco, Los Proverbios.1877. Starting price 1000 €Gonnelli: Domenico Peruzzini, Long bearded old man, 1660. Starting price 2200€Gonnelli: Enea Vico, Leda and the Swan,1542. Starting price 140€Gonnelli
Auction 59
Antique prints, paintings and maps
May 20th 2025Gonnelli: Andrea Del Sarto [school of], San Giovanni Battista, 1570. Starting price 25000€Gonnelli: Carlo Maratta, Virgin Mary and Jesus, 1660. Starting Price 1200€Gonnelli: Louis Brion de La Tour, Sphére de Copernic Sphere de Ptolemée / Le Systême de Ptolemée. Le Systême de Ticho-Brahe…, 1766. Starting price 180€Gonnelli
Auction 59
Antique prints, paintings and maps
May 20th 2025Gonnelli: Marc’Antonio Dal Re, Ville di Delizia o Siano Palaggi Camparecci nello Stato di Milano Divise in Sei Tomi Con espressevi le Piante…, Tomo Primo, 1726. Starting price 7000€Gonnelli: Katsushika Hokusai, Bird on a branch, 1843. Starting price 100€ -
Dominic Winter Auctioneers
May 14
Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & ExplorationDominic Winter, May 14: (Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie). Voyage Pittoresque de la Grece, 2 vols, 1st edition, 1782-1822. £2,000-3,000Dominic Winter, May 14: Gentlemen's Magazine and Historical Chronicle, by Sylvanus Urban, 11 volumes. £700-1,000Dominic Winter, May 14: Shackleton (Ernest). The Heart of the Antarctic, 2 vols, 1st ed, presentation copy, 1909. £2,000-3,000Dominic Winter Auctioneers
May 14
Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & ExplorationDominic Winter, May 14: Drayton (Michael). Poly Olbion..., London: 1622. £2,000-3,000Dominic Winter, May 14: Scheuchzer (Johann Jacob). Ouresiphoites Helveticus, 4 parts in 1, 2nd ed, 1723. £3,000-4,000Dominic Winter, May 14: Roberts (Henry, after). Chart of the NW Coast of America and NE Coast of Asia ..., [1784]. £500-800Dominic Winter Auctioneers
May 14
Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & ExplorationDominic Winter, May 14: World. Maffei (Giovanni), Indiarum orientalium Occidentaliumque Descriptio..., 1589. £1,200-1,500Dominic Winter, May 14: World. Ortelius (Abraham), Typus Orbis Terrarum, [1598]. £2,000-3,000Dominic Winter, May 14: Bible [English]. [The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New..., 1613]. £2,000-3,000Dominic Winter Auctioneers
May 14
Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & ExplorationDominic Winter, May 14: Taylor (John). All the Workes of John Taylor the Water-Poet..., 1630. £1,000-1,500Dominic Winter, May 14: Pierpont Morgan Collection. Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, 1904 & 1906. £2,000-3,000 -
Swann, May 15: Lot 4: Helena Bochoráková-Dittrichová, Z Mého Detství Drevoryty, Prague: Obzina, 1929. First trade edition, signed by the artist. $4,000 to $6,000.Swann, May 15: Lot 10: Nancy Cunard, Negro Anthology, with a tipped-in A.L.S. to Karl Marx's niece, 1934. First edition. $3,000 to $5,000.Swann, May 15: Lot 14: Margaret Fuller, Woman in the Nineteenth Century, 1845. First edition. $4,000 to $6,000.Swann, May 15: Lot 17: Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun, inscribed first edition, 1959. $2,000 to $3,000.Swann, May 15: Lot 28: Margaret Hill Morris, Private Journal Kept during a Portion of the Revolutionary War, for the Amusement of a Sister, 1836. First edition. $3,000 to $4,000.Swann, May 15: Lot 38: Anna Sewell, Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse, 1877. First edition. $3,000 to $5,000.Swann, May 15: Lot 43: Gertrude Stein, Portrait of Mabel Dodge at the Villa Curonia, signed presentation copy with photograph of Stein, 1912. First edition. $8,000 to $12,000.Swann, May 15: Lot 48: Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse, first edition in the scarce dust jacket, 1927. $6,000 to $8,000.Swann, May 15: Lot 54: Katherine Dunham, large archive of material from her attorney, 1951-53. $20,000 to $30,000.Swann, May 15: Lot 55: Margaret Fuller Signed Autograph Letter, New York City, 1846. $3,000 to $5,000.Swann, May 15: Lot 92: Sonia Delaunay, illus. & Tristan Tzara, Juste Present, deluxe edition with original gouache, 1961. $20,000 to $25,000.Swann, May 15: Lot 93: Flor Garduño, The Sonnets of Shakespeare, 2006. Limited edition. $6,000 to $8,000.
![Gonnelli: Andrea Del Sarto [school of], San Giovanni Battista, 1570. Starting price 25000€](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dc0b1dc0-f7c8-40b6-a5a6-870689484c07.jpg "<b>Gonnelli:</b> Andrea Del Sarto [school of], San Giovanni Battista, 1570. Starting price 25000€")
![Dominic Winter, May 14: Roberts (Henry, after). Chart of the NW Coast of America and NE Coast of Asia ..., [1784]. £500-800](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/033cf239-2b91-4588-aca2-50ad0a9c43b3.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> Roberts (Henry, after). <i>Chart of the NW Coast of America and NE Coast of Asia ...,</i> [1784]. £500-800")
![Dominic Winter, May 14: World. Ortelius (Abraham), Typus Orbis Terrarum, [1598]. £2,000-3,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ecbc3d4-52ef-41c5-8a8d-d4a158a51253.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> World. Ortelius (Abraham), <i>Typus Orbis Terrarum,</i> [1598]. £2,000-3,000")
![Dominic Winter, May 14: Bible [English]. [The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New..., 1613]. £2,000-3,000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fcfb0b9a-4f59-4dc8-87fd-1dfdf90611dc.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, May 14:</b> Bible [English]. [<i>The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New...,</i> 1613]. £2,000-3,000")
Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 34 Auctions Archived, another 46 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday, 10 February 2023, 34 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 6 in euros, 6 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 19 in US dollars.
Turnover this past week was $7,839,345.81 as 88.71% of all lots changed hands. There were 7,504 offered and 6,657 transacted. The average lot sold for $1,177.61.
As the 55th California International Antiquarian Book Fair in Pasadena is wrapping up today, the buzz about the ABAA New York International Antiquarian Book Fair April 27-30 is beginning. Mark your calendars!
Charlton Hall. Hopper Library, Books, Maps and Documents on February 10th: $1,770,675
Binoche et Giquello. Lucie Scheler's Collection of Ancient and Modern Books, Modern Paintings on February 3rd: $1,060,358
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 1/20 on February 8th: $1,049,755
10 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Charlton Hall. Hopper Library, Books, Maps and Documents on February 10th: 324.02%
Binoche et Giquello. Lucie Scheler's Collection of Ancient and Modern Books, Modern Paintings on February 3rd: 172.45%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: The Culinary Arts - A Private Library on February 9th: 146.13%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on February 8th: 144.99%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/20 on February 1st: 142.54%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on February 7th: 111.20%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 1/20 on January 31st: 111.01%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/20 on January 28th: 108.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/20 on January 30th: 105.89%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 1/31 on February 7th: 104.03%
23 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 1/31 on February 7th: 100.00%
Charlton Hall. Hopper Library, Books, Maps and Documents on February 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 2/1 on February 8th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. Single Owner Collection of Antiquarian on February 9th: 100.00%
Withington Auctions, Inc.. AuctionNinja - bidstart 1/30 on February 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 1/29 on February 6th: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. Good Girl Art in Comics Valentine's Showcase Auction on February 9th: 99.56%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 2/1 on February 8th: 99.30%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 1/31 on February 7th: 99.07%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 1/22 on February 5th: 98.85%
New England Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on February 7th: 98.50%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 1/28 on February 4th: 97.50%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on February 7th: 95.59%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/20 on February 1st: 93.75%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 1/29 on February 5th: 93.16%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on February 8th: 92.80%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: The Culinary Arts - A Private Library on February 9th: 92.05%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. 19th-21st c. Fine Prints on February 4th: 91.55%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/20 on January 28th: 90.00%
Binoche et Giquello. Lucie Scheler's Collection of Ancient and Modern Books, Modern Paintings on February 3rd: 87.88%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/20 on January 30th: 84.91%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 1/20 on January 31st: 80.56%
One Source Auctions. Antique Shop Online Liquidation Auction - Part 2 on February 10th: 80.00%
34 total sales reported this week:
One Source Auctions. Antique Shop Online Liquidation Auction - Part 2 on February 10th: 80.00%
Michaans Auctions. February Gallery Auction on February 10th: 63.41%
Charlton Hall. Hopper Library, Books, Maps and Documents on February 10th: 100.00%
New England Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on February 7th: 98.50%
Leland Little Auctions. Single Owner Collection of Antiquarian on February 9th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: The Culinary Arts - A Private Library on February 9th: 92.05%
Withington Auctions, Inc.. AuctionNinja - bidstart 1/30 on February 8th: 100.00%
Trafford Books. Books, Ephemera, Cigarette and Trade Cards, Autographs, Photographs, Postcards, Stamps and Postal Hi on February 8th: 65.66%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 1/20 on February 8th: 70.70%
Lyon and Turnbull. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs on February 8th: 92.80%
Bonhams. Masters of Photography - bidstart 1/30 on February 8th: 50.48%
Bonhams. The Connoisseur's Library on February 8th: 66.67%
PBA Galleries. PBA Platinum: Rare Books and Manuscripts on February 9th: 72.55%
Heritage Auctions. Good Girl Art in Comics Valentine's Showcase Auction on February 9th: 99.56%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 2/1 on February 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 2/1 on February 8th: 99.30%
Cotswold Auction Company. Books, Medals, Militaria and Collectables on February 7th: 69.23%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on February 7th: 95.59%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 1/31 on February 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 1/31 on February 7th: 99.07%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Rare Books on February 6th: 77.03%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 1/29 on February 6th: 99.73%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/20 on February 1st: 93.75%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 1/20 on January 31st: 80.56%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/20 on January 30th: 84.91%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/20 on January 29th: 74.36%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/20 on January 28th: 90.00%
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. 19th-21st c. Fine Prints on February 4th: 91.55%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on February 4th: 55.81%
EV Stamps. Sports Cards and Memorabilia on February 4th: 67.41%
Binoche et Giquello. Lucie Scheler's Collection of Ancient and Modern Books, Modern Paintings on February 3rd: 87.88%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 1/28 on February 4th: 97.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 1/22 on February 5th: 98.85%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 1/29 on February 5th: 93.16%
For the week ahead 46 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Feb. 13th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/3. 77 lots
Tue. Feb. 14th
Chiswick Auctions. London. Autographs and Memorabilia. 395 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 2/7. 453 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 2/7. 89 lots
A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals. Toronto. Japanese Antiques and Works on Paper Online Auction - bidstart 2/7. 26 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction. 46 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 2/3. 32 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Jules Verne - Library of Mr. S.. 206 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 66 lots
Chorley's. Gloucestershire. Fine Art & Antiques. 114 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Letters, Ceremonial Art. 351 lots
New England Auctions. South Deerfield. Antique and Decorative Arts Auction. 46 lots
Wed. Feb. 15th
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Lakeville. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 2/8. 252 lots
PIASA. Paris. Collection Praz-Delavallade. 142 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 2/8. 274 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Card Games Select Auction. 147 lots
Christies. New York. Matisse on Paper: Prints & Drawings from the Matisse Family Collections, Online - bidstart 2/8. 26 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Auction of a Collection of Irish & World Interest Books - Rare & Signed First Editions, Maps, Journa. 703 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Prints and Multiples. 255 lots
Christies. New York. The Collection of Andre Leon Talley. 14 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/3. 29 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 269 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale - Books. 712 lots
Thu. Feb. 16th
ALDE. Paris. Scientific and Technical Library of a Polytechnician. 225 lots
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. Online Auction - bidstart 2/10. 50 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Modern Literature. 486 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana. 530 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques. 4404 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items. 301 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Art of Nickelodeon and MTV. 258 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Doug's Dell and Gold Key Comics. 466 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. February Antiques and Accessories. 30 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. PSA Encapsulated Auction. 529 lots
Christies. New York. The Collection of Andre Leon Talley: Online - bidstart 1/27. 58 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. RÉVOLUTION ! COLLECTION DU DOCTEUR ANDRÉ BERNHEIM (1977-1961) (PARTIE II) & DIVERS. 88 lots
Fairhill Auction. Elkton. February Militaria and Collectibles Auction. 307 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques - Day 1. 1453 lots
Fri. Feb. 17th
Withington Auctions, Inc.. Goffstown. Mid Winter Americana & Current Masters Auction. 34 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. February Auctions 2023 - Day 2. 74 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale- Posters. 442 lots
Sat. Feb. 18th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 2/11. 200 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. "Treasures from the Shelves": Americana, Mining, & Numismatics Auction - Day 1. 509 lots
Sun. Feb. 19th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 2/12.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 2/12.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 2/5. 345 lots
Holabird Kagin Americana. Reno. "Treasures from the Shelves": Americana, Mining, & Numismatics Auction - Day 2. 470 lots
Bruce McKinney
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