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Forum Auctions
A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.Forum, June 19: Nicolay (Nicolas de). The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie, first edition in English, 1585. £10,000 to £15,000.Forum, June 19: Shakespeare source book.- Montemayor (Jorge de). Diana of George of Montemayor, first edition in English, 1598. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum, June 19: Livius (Titus). The Romane Historie, first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, Adam Islip, 1600. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum Auctions
A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025Forum, June 19: Robert Molesworth's copy.- Montaigne (Michel de). The Essayes Or Morall, Politike and Millitarie Discourses, first edition in English, 1603. £10,000 to £15,000.Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.Forum, June 19: Boyle (Robert). Medicina Hydrostatica: or, Hydrostaticks Applyed to the Materia Medica, first edition, for Samuel Smith, 1690. £2,500 to £3,500.Forum, June 19: Locke (John). An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding in Four Books, first edition, second issue, 1690. £8,00 to £12,000. -
ALDE, June 18: CHAPPE D'AUTEROCHE (JEAN). Voyage en Sibérie fait par ordre du Roi en 1761 contenant les mœurs…, Paris, 1768. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, June 18: HENNEPIN (LOUIS). Description de la Louisiane nouvellement découverte au Sud-Ouest de la Nouvelle France…, Paris, 1688. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, June 18: LA BOULLAYE-LE GOUZ (FRANÇOIS DE). Les Voyages et Observations, Paris, 1653. €1,500 to €2,000.ALDE, June 18: LE BRUN (CORNELIS DE BRUYN DIT CORNEILLE). Voyage au Levant, c'est à dire dans les principaux endroits de l'Asie mineure..., Delft, 1700. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, June 18: SAINT-NON (J.-CL. RICHARD, ABBÉ DE). Voyage pittoresque ou description du royaume de Naples et de Sicile, Paris, 1781-1786. €3,500 to €5,000.ALDE, June 18: (CALVIN JEAN). SÉNÈQUE. Annei Senecae..., Paris, 1532. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, June 18: ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. De remediis utriusque fortunæ, [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.ALDE, June 18: GAZA (THÉODORE). [...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum, Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, June 18: LACTANCE. De divinis institutionibus. De ira Dei. De opificio Dei. De phoenice carmen, Rome, 1468. €30,000 to €40,000.ALDE, June 18: LUTHER (MARTIN). Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri, Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.ALDE, June 18: POLITIEN (ANGE). Omnia opera, et alia quædam lectu Digna, Venise, 1498. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, June 18: SIDOINE APOLLINAIRE. Poema aureum ejusdemque Epistole, Milan, 1498. €3,000 to €4,000.
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Sotheby’s
New York Book Week
12-26 JuneSotheby’s, June 25: Theocritus. Theocriti Eclogae triginta, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, February 1495/1496. 220,000 - 280,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby, 1925. 40,000 - 60,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Blake, William. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Printed ca. 1381-1832. 400,000 - 600,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Lincoln, Abraham. Thirteenth Amendment, signed by Abraham Lincoln. 8,000,000 - 12,000,000 USDSotheby’s, June 26: Galieli, Galileo. First Edition of the Foundation of Modern Astronomy, 1610. 300,000 - 400,000 USD -
Finarte
Books, Autographs & Prints
June 24 & 25, 2025Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE / LANDINO, CRISTOFORO. Comento di Christophoro Landino Fiorentino sopra la Comedia di Danthe Alighieri poeta fiorentino, 1481. €40,000 to €50,000.Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. Il Convivio, 1490. €20,000 to €25,000.Finarte
Books, Autographs & Prints
June 24 & 25, 2025Finarte, June 24-25: BANDELLO, MATTEO. La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello, 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.Finarte, June 24-25: LEGATURA – PLUTARCO. Le vies des hommes illustres, grecs et romaines translates, 1567. €10,000 to €12,000.Finarte, June 24-25: TOLOMEO, CLAUDIO. Ptolemeo La Geografia di Claudio Ptolemeo Alessandrino, Con alcuni comenti…, 1548. €4,000 to €6,000.Finarte
Books, Autographs & Prints
June 24 & 25, 2025Finarte, June 24-25: FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…, 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.Finarte, June 24-25: SPINOZA, BARUCH. Opera posthuma, 1677. €8,000 to €12,000.Finarte, June 24-25: PUSHKIN, ALEXANDER. Borus Godunov, 1831. €30,000 to €50,000.Finarte
Books, Autographs & Prints
June 24 & 25, 2025Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - LECUIRE, PIERRE. Ballets-minute, 1954. €35,000 to €40,000.Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - MAJAKOVSKIJ, VLADIMIR / LISSITZKY, LAZAR MARKOVICH. Dlia Golosa, 1923. €7,000 to €10,000.Finarte, June 24-25: LIBRO D'ARTISTA - MATISSE, HENRI / MONTHERLANT, HENRY DE. Pasiphaé. Chant de Minos., 1944. €22,000 to €24,000.
Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 54 Auctions Archived, another 52 Upcoming this Week
Turnover this past week was $15,240,411.56 as 78.06% of all lots changed hands. There were 12,021 offered and 9,383 transacted. The average lot sold for $1,624.26.
Christies. The Bruce M. Lissman Collection of Important American Literature: Part 1 on June 15th: $2,686,950
Christies. The Magnificent Library of Norman Bobbins. Part 1: American Color on June 16th: $2,245,320
11 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:
Sothebys. A Life & Legacy: The Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman Collection - bidstart 5/26 on June 12th: 346.34%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books and Manuscripts on June 14th: 173.37%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Important Numismatic Books - bidstart 5/21 on June 10th: 163.50%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Children's Books, Illustrated & Modern First Editions on June 15th: 132.98%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Spring Fine Art Auction on June 16th: 121.69%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on June 7th: 119.58%
Ketterer Kunst . Collection Hermann Gerlinger: Woodcuts on June 10th: 113.70%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 6/6 on June 13th: 113.19%
ALDE. Original Editions from the 19th to 21st Century on June 13th: 112.29%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on June 5th: 108.79%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. American Historical Ephemera and Photography on June 15th: 103.85%
25 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Sothebys. A Life & Legacy: The Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman Collection - bidstart 5/26 on June 12th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on June 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 5/28 on June 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 6/6 on June 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 6/4 on June 12th: 99.92%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 6/6 on June 13th: 99.77%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 6/7 on June 14th: 99.63%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 6/7 on June 14th: 95.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on June 5th: 95.12%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Spring Fine Art Auction on June 16th: 93.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on June 7th: 93.22%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 6/4 on June 11th: 90.63%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Children's Books, Illustrated & Modern First Editions on June 15th: 89.52%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 6/3 on June 10th: 88.50%
Forum Auctions. A fourth selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library on June 15th: 88.32%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on June 15th: 88.26%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. American Historical Ephemera and Photography on June 15th: 87.77%
Dorotheum . Imperial Court Memorabilia and Historical Objects on June 13th: 84.31%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Important Numismatic Books - bidstart 5/21 on June 10th: 84.22%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books and Manuscripts on June 14th: 84.21%
Ketterer Kunst . Collection Hermann Gerlinger: Woodcuts on June 10th: 84.13%
PBA Galleries. Fine Printing with Illustrated and Antiquarian Books: Selections from the Phil Lenna Collection (wit on June 15th: 82.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on June 6th: 81.36%
Christies. The Magnificent Library of Norman Bobbins. Part 1: American Color on June 16th: 80.72%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books and Autographs on June 15th: 80.14%
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54 total sales reported this week:
Potomack Company. June Cornucopia on June 16th: 71.43%
Michaans Auctions. June Gallery Auction on June 16th: 66.07%
Holabird Kagin Americana. High Grade Sale - Art and General Americana on June 16th: 68.89%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Spring Fine Art Auction on June 16th: 93.22%
Christies. The Bruce M. Lissman Collection of Important American Literature: Part 2 on June 16th: 66.47%
Christies. The Magnificent Library of Norman Bobbins. Part 1: American Color on June 16th: 80.72%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on June 15th: 88.26%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books and Autographs on June 15th: 80.14%
Potomack Company. June Classic Art on June 15th: 62.50%
PBA Galleries. Fine Printing with Illustrated and Antiquarian Books: Selections from the Phil Lenna Collection (wit on June 15th: 82.83%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. American Historical Ephemera and Photography on June 15th: 87.77%
Holabird Kagin Americana. High Grade Sale - Railroadiana, Militaria, Stocks and Bonds on June 15th: 42.86%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on June 15th: 51.22%
Forum Auctions. A fourth selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library on June 15th: 88.32%
Christies. The Bruce M. Lissman Collection of Important American Literature: Part 1 on June 15th: 71.88%
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Art, Photography, Children's and Illustrated on June 15th: 48.59%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Children's Books, Illustrated & Modern First Editions on June 15th: 89.52%
Trafford Books. Books, Ephemera, Autographs, Photographs, Postcards, Cigarette Cards, Stamps and Postal History. on June 14th: 76.34%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - Featuring Animation bidstart 5/19 on June 14th: 53.01%
Galerie Bassenge. 19th-21st Century Photography on June 14th: 48.99%
Eldreds. Works on Paper on June 14th: 70.68%
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Antiquarian and Fine Books on June 14th: 47.86%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books and Manuscripts on June 14th: 84.21%
Potomack Company. June 20th and 21st Century Fine Art on June 13th: 70.59%
Dorotheum . Modern and Contemporary Prints on June 13th: 74.30%
Dorotheum . Imperial Court Memorabilia and Historical Objects on June 13th: 84.31%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on June 13th: 76.27%
ALDE. Original Editions from the 19th to 21st Century on June 13th: 77.86%
Sothebys. Photographs - bidstart 6/6 on June 13th: 71.01%
Sothebys. A Life & Legacy: The Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman Collection - bidstart 5/26 on June 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on June 14th: 65.22%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 6/7 on June 14th: 95.83%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 6/7 on June 14th: 99.63%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 6/6 on June 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 6/6 on June 13th: 99.77%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 6/4 on June 12th: 99.92%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 5/28 on June 11th: 100.00%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 6/1 on June 11th: 76.74%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on June 11th: 100.00%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Annual Spring Outdoor, Mid Century and Contemporary Arts and Furnishings Sale on June 10th: 77.19%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Vintage Music Memorabilia Auction on June 11th: 41.28%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 6/4 on June 11th: 90.63%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on June 10th: 31.08%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Important Numismatic Books - bidstart 5/21 on June 10th: 84.22%
Ketterer Kunst . Collection Hermann Gerlinger: Woodcuts on June 10th: 84.13%
North American Auction Company. Last Chance June 2023 Passed Lots Offering - bidstart 6/5 on June 9th: 20.37%
North American Auction Company. Western and Americana Collector Spring Auction on June 3rd: 58.93%
Morphy Auctions. Fine and Decorative Arts on June 8th: 60.87%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 6/3 on June 10th: 88.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on June 7th: 93.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on June 6th: 81.36%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on June 5th: 95.12%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/26 on June 4th: 75.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/26 on June 3rd: 79.07%
For the week ahead 52 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Jun. 19th
Fairhill Auction. Elkton. June - Militaria, Posters and More. 497 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs: Under IK. 277 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/9. 61 lots
Tue. Jun. 20th
Finarte. Rome. Books, Autographs, and Prints. 464 lots
PIASA. Paris. Editions. 260 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 6/13. 447 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 6/13. 143 lots
Tajan. Paris. Books and Manuscripts. 273 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Milan. Trading Cards. 464 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Sports Memorabilia. 392 lots
Rossini. Paris. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, Paintings. 429 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. HKINF World Paper Money. 334 lots
Litchfield County Auctions. Litchfield. June Antiques and Decor - Day 1. 26 lots
The Ross Art Group Inc. Boca Raton. Original Vintage Poster Treasures - Rare and Collectible. 380 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Old and Contemporary Books Auction. 296 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 6/9. 32 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books from Valdemar's Castle | Books and Manuscripts | Modern Art and Design. 184 lots
Wed. Jun. 21st
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 6/7. 780 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs. 321 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 6/14. 279 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 6/14. 121 lots
Bonhams. London. Fine Books and Manuscripts including a Nobel Prize for Penicillin. 186 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Photographs. 167 lots
Litchfield County Auctions. Litchfield. June Antiques and Decor - Day 2. 17 lots
Central Mass Auctions. Boston,. Collectibles: Toys, Guitars, Baseball, NASA. 52 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/9. 28 lots
Zisska and Lacher. Munich. Books and Graphics - Day 1. 718 lots
Thu. Jun. 22nd
Forum Auctions. London. Editions and Works on Paper. 307 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Prints and Multiples. 123 lots
Bonhams. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 216 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Autographs and Memorabilia. 475 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana & Maps - Timed Online Auction - bidstart 6/12. 404 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. The Art of Anastatics. 74 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Maps and Atlases, Natural History and Color Plate Books. 239 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Marvels of Modern Music - bidstart 5/19. 435 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction. 1441 lots
New England Auctions. Branford. Americana & Decorative Arts from Estates & Collections Including the Estate of Toni Noble. 43 lots
Kestenbaum and Company. Brooklyn. Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Photographs, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts And Fe. 187 lots
Zisska and Lacher. Munich. Books and Graphics - Day 2. 603 lots
Fri. Jun. 23rd
Dorotheum . Vienna. Autographs, Manuscripts and Documents. 450 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Celebrating 100 Years Of Disney: 1923 - 2023 Signature Auction. 1387 lots
Bonhams. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts Online - bidstart 6/13.
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 6/13.
Zisska and Lacher. Munich. Books and Graphics - Day 3. 309 lots
Sat. Jun. 24th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 6/17. 200 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Old West Events Auction in Santa Fe. 23 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Showcase Auction. 1083 lots
Sun. Jun. 25th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 6/18.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 6/18.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 6/11. 276 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Showcase Auction. 364 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/16. 25 lots
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