Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 30 Auctions Archived, another 60 Upcoming this Week

 For the week ended Friday 10 November, 30 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 6 in euros, 3 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 19 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $4,909,879.94 as 80.67% of all lots changed hands.  There were 8,124 offered and 6,554 transacted.  The average lot sold for $949.14.

 

Some portion of this past week’s sales were not uploaded to Transactions+ this week because we began releasing a more structurally robust version of Rare Book Hub last Thursday.  Those sales will appear in next week’s Weekly Auction Update.

 

Now, when you start running searches in Transactions+ you’ll notice that outcomes appear more quickly.  The combination of more records and more searching members has required us to substantially rebuild the site.  It took a full year and you’ll feel it in the speed.   

 

1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Doyle New YorkRare Books, Autographs, and Maps on November 7th: $1,048,520



4 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:

Stair Auctioneers and AppraisersThe Collection of Niall Smith on November 8th: 165.48%
Damien VoglaireBooks and Paintings on November 3rd: 134.19%
Tennants AuctioneersAntiques & Interiors, to include Affordable Modern & Contemporary Art on November 3rd: 122.29%
Damien VoglaireBooks on November 4th: 116.53%


20 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:

Stair Auctioneers and AppraisersThe Collection of Niall Smith on November 8th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on November 8th: 100.00%
John McInnis AuctioneersMulti-Generational Virtual Online Auction on November 4th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on November 7th: 100.00%
Schilb AntiquarianRare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on November 5th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on November 7th: 99.34%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction on November 7th: 99.20%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on November 8th: 98.99%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on November 5th: 97.39%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/28 on November 4th: 94.83%
EV StampsSports Card and Comic Book Auction on November 4th: 93.10%
William H. Bunch Auctions and AppraisalsEclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 11/1 on November 7th: 91.30%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction on November 5th: 90.66%
Doyle New YorkRare Books, Autographs, and Maps on November 7th: 90.33%
Tennants AuctioneersAntiques & Interiors, to include Affordable Modern & Contemporary Art on November 3rd: 85.71%
Purcell AuctioneersA Superb Collection of Rare, Signed, First & Limited Editions, Fine Antiquarian Books, Maps, Postcar on November 8th: 83.26%
Damien VoglaireBooks on November 4th: 83.15%
Bruun RasmussenModern Art and Design - Prints on November 7th: 82.98%
Damien VoglaireBooks and Paintings on November 3rd: 81.08%
ChristiesThe History of Western Music: Manuscripts from the Schoyen Collection - bidstart 10/25 on November 8th: 80.00%

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Doyle New York Itinerarium Portugallensium e Lusitania in Indiam et inde in occidentem et demum ad aquilonem. on November 7th Actual price: USD $239,400.
  2. Doyle New York On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. on November 7th Actual price: USD $94,500.
  3. Christies Autograph music manuscript, performance parts for Symphony no 90 in C major, Hob.I:90, n.d. [c.1788] on November 8th Actual price: USD $92,837.
  4. RR Auction American Statesmen - Ltd. Ed. Book Set (40) with Autographs of Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, Abraham Lincoln, and More on November 8th Actual price: USD $68,181.
  5. Christies Autograph manuscript of the concert ending to Siegfried's 'Sword-Forging Song', near the end of Act One of Siegfried, [1862] on November 8th Actual price: USD $64,986.
  6. Doyle New York Endymion: A poetic Romance. on November 7th Actual price: USD $37,800.
  7. Christies Autograph manuscript quotation signed ('Maurice Ravel'), the opening of Boléro, n.d. [?c.1930] on November 8th Actual price: USD $37,135.
  8. Doyle New York Daphne. on November 7th Actual price: USD $32,760.
  9. Doyle New York Manuscript on paper. Calculus temporum Ecclesiasticus [=cover title in the hand of Sir Thomas Phillipps]. on November 7th Actual price: USD $31,500.
  10. Christies Contemporary scribal manuscript of the four Coronation Anthems, ‘Zadock the Priest’, ‘Let thy hand be strengthened’, ‘The king shall rejoice, ‘My heart is inditing’, HWV 258-261, n.p. [England], n.d. [18th century, after 1730] on November 8th Actual price: USD $30,946.
  11. Aste Bolaffi Ladies and Gentleman 1975 on November 8th Actual price: USD $30,132.
  12. RR Auction Martin Luther King, Jr. Typed Letter Signed on Civil Rights Movement: "Our nation is moving towards its proper and pronounced ideal of real democracy and equality for all citizens" on November 8th Actual price: USD $29,283.
  13. Christies Contemporary scribal manuscript, the printer’s copy for the authentic English edition of the Violin Sonata in A major, Op. 47, n.d. [1805] on November 8th Actual price: USD $27,851.
  14. Christies Autograph letter signed ('Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy') to the violinist Ferdinand David, Frankfurt, 19 February 1845 on November 8th Actual price: USD $26,304.
  15. Bonhams Autograph letter signed ("C.F. Gauss.") to Wilhelm von Struve, in German, 3 pp including address, Goettingen 14 July, 1820. on November 8th Actual price: USD $25,600.
  16. Doyle New York Geografia di M. Livio Sanvto distinta in XII libri. Ne' quali, oltra l'esplicatione di molti luoghi di Tolomeo e della Bussola, e dell' Aguglia; si dichiarano le Provincie, Popoli, Regni, Città; Porti, Monti, Fiumi, Laghi, e Costumi dell' Africa. on November 7th Actual price: USD $25,200.
  17. Christies Papadike, in Greek, decorated manuscript on paper [Ottoman Empire, ?Macedonia] on November 8th Actual price: USD $25,149.
  18. Doyle New York Bodmer's America. Karl Bodmer's Illustrations to Prince Maximilian of Wied-Neuwied's Travels in the Interior of North America 1832-1834. on November 7th Actual price: USD $22,680.
  19. Dorotheum Zeichnungen - Egon Schiele on November 8th Actual price: USD $22,257.
  20. Dorotheum Drei hohe Häuser on November 8th Actual price: USD $20,865.
  21. Christies Leaves from a Gospel lectionary, in Greek, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Greece, late 11th century] on November 8th Actual price: USD $20,434.
  22. Christies Autograph manuscript, part of the waltz-sequence 'Einleitung und Walzer aus "Der Rosenkavalier"', op.59, [1944] on November 8th Actual price: USD $20,115.
  23. Christies A fragment from a Antiphonal, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum [Montecassino, second half 12th century] on November 8th Actual price: USD $18,567.
  24. Dorotheum Schwarzes Kreuz (Großes Kreuz I) on November 8th Actual price: USD $18,083.
  25. Christies A leaf from a noted Breviary, in Latin, decorated manuscript on vellum [northern Spain or southern France, late 12th century] on November 8th Actual price: USD $17,290.

 

30 total sales reported this week:

Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Collection of Niall Smith on November 8th: 100.00%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 10/28 on November 8th: 15.41%
Purcell Auctioneers. A Superb Collection of Rare, Signed, First & Limited Editions, Fine Antiquarian Books, Maps, Postcar on November 8th: 83.26%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Popular Culture, Music, Film and Sporting Memorabilia on November 8th: 75.00%
Doyle New York. American Paintings and Prints on November 8th: 71.43%
Dorotheum . Modern and Contemporary Prints on November 8th: 71.55%
Christies. The History of Western Music: Manuscripts from the Schoyen Collection - bidstart 10/25 on November 8th: 80.00%
Bonhams. History of Science and Technology - bidstart 10/30 on November 8th: 51.35%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction - bidstart 11/1 on November 7th: 91.30%
Rossini. Sale Photos Theme 2 on November 7th: 16.26%
Doyle New York. Rare Books, Autographs, and Maps on November 7th: 90.33%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on November 7th: 82.98%
Aste Bolaffi. Modern and Contemporary Art on November 8th: 77.00%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on November 8th: 58.62%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on November 8th: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Multi-Generational Virtual Online Auction on November 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on November 8th: 98.99%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on November 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on November 7th: 99.20%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on November 7th: 99.34%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on November 5th: 97.39%
Sarasota Estate Auction. Art Auction on November 5th: 54.15%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on November 5th: 100.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/28 on November 4th: 94.83%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on November 4th: 28.26%
EV Stamps. Sports Card and Comic Book Auction on November 4th: 93.10%
Tennants Auctioneers. Antiques & Interiors, to include Affordable Modern & Contemporary Art on November 3rd: 85.71%
Damien Voglaire. Books on November 4th: 83.15%
Damien Voglaire. Books and Paintings on November 3rd: 81.08%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on November 5th: 90.66%


For the week ahead 60 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Nov. 13th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 11/3. 54 lots

Tue. Nov. 14th
Bonhams. London. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 118 lots
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Leiden. Classical Antiquity, Prints, Maps, Manuscripts. 594 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Books and Manuscripts. 112 lots
Beaussant Lefevre. Paris. Robert and Isabelle De Strycker Collection - Japanese Printed - 2nd Part. 201 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 601 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 208 lots
Il Ponte. Milan (Italy). Books. 460 lots
Hake's Auctions. York. Premier Auction - bidstart 10/24. 935 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Americana and Political Signature Auction. 336 lots
Robert Siegel Galleries. New York. The Magnolia Collection: India Postal History and Stamps Used Abroad, Part 2. 244 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 219 lots
Ashcroft and Moore. Hatboro. November 2023 Discovery Sale. 48 lots

Wed. Nov. 15th
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 11/1. 856 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 425 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Harvesting Beauty: A Showcase of Fine and Decorative Arts. 172 lots
ALDE. Paris. Beautiful Old Books. 139 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Advertising, Country Store, and Railroadiana. 425 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs, and Ephemera. 308 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 85 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. The Fall Sale. 23 lots
Sothebys. London. The Leslie and Johanna Garfield Collection : A Celebration of David Hockney. 102 lots
Christies. New York. Graphic Century - bidstart 11/1. 196 lots
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Leiden. Old & Rare Books, Literature, Fine Arts. 626 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 254 lots

Thu. Nov. 16th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Rare Books and Manuscripts. 350 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books and Manuscripts. 170 lots
Pandolfini. Florence . Books, Manuscripts and Autographs. 228 lots
Ader. PARIS. Illuminations, Ancient and Modern Books. 282 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 11/9. 297 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Toomey Auction: Prints and Multiples. 401 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Emporium and Coins Auction. 42 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Winter Selection: Editions and Works on Paper. 266 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Modern and Contemporary Fine Art Auction. 110 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. The November Auctions: Day 1. 13 lots
New England Auctions. Branford. Discovery Online Only Auction. 13 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. The Fashion of Prince. 70 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction. 1167 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Fall Sports Catalogue Auction. 1930 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. November Estate Auction. 18 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Louisiana Purchase Auction - Day 2. 16 lots
Aspire Art Auctions. Illovo. 20th Century and Contemporary Art. 13 lots

Fri. Nov. 17th
A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals. Toronto. Antiquities, Books, and Curiosities. 62 lots
Finarte. Rome. Original Comic Arts and Illustration. 621 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati. Beyond a Cincinnati Legacy: The Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fleischmann III, Part II. 60 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. The November Auctions: Day 2. 88 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . November Gallery Auction. 60 lots
Binoche et Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Art and Literature. 310 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Premier Auction - Session I. 18 lots

Sat. Nov. 18th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 11/11. 172 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Comic Strips. 347 lots
Finarte. Rome. Comics: Masters of Erotica. 193 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Showcase Auction. 557 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Premier Auction - Session II. 44 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . The Royle Cowboy Collection - session II.
Fleischer's Auctions. Columbus. Collectables and Americana Timed Sale.

Sun. Nov. 19th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 232 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 106 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    26th September 2024
    Forum, 26 Sep: Bible, Arabic & Latin. Biblia Sacra Arabica, 3 vol., Rome, Tipografia della Congregazione di Propaganda Fide, 1671. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: Shepard (Ernest). "Wind in the Willows" Toad Escapes from Prison, original pencil drawing with watercolour, 1931. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: Economics.- Smith (Adam). An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, 2 vol., second edition, Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1778. £12,000 to £18,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    26th September 2024
    Forum, 26 Sep: Burma.- Burmese School (1870s). Folding manuscript, or parabaik, of festivities and processions, probably from the Court Workshop at the Royal Court at Manadaly, Burma, [c. 1870]. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: More (Sir Thomas). La Description de l'Isle d'Utopie ou est comprins le Miroer des republiques du monde, first French edition, Paris, Charles l'Angelier, 1550. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: Botany.- Dioscorides (Pedanius). De medicinali materia libri sex, hand-coloured throughout, Frankfurt-am-Main, Chr. Egenolff, 1543. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    26th September 2024
    Forum, 26 Sep: World.- Blaeu (Johannes). Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore Joanne Blaeu, engraved map, [c.1662]. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: Shelley (Mary). Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus, 2 vol., [second edition], Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: [Evans (Marian)] 'George Eliot'. A complete set of first editions of her works, uniformly bound in red morocco, 1858-1885 (30). £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    26th September 2024
    Forum, 26 Sep: Lewis (C.S.) [The Chronicles of Narnia], 7 vol., first editions, 1950-56. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: Albertolli (Ferdinando). Porte di Città e Fortezze...di Michele Sammicheli, Milan, 1815. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: Gregynog Press.- Euripides. The Plays, one of 25 specially-bound copies, this by George Fisher at the Gregynog Bindery, 1931. £4,000 to £6,000.
  • Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HAMILTON, Sir William - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: 1779. € 50,000 - 80,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KIRCHER, Athanasius - Turris Babel. Amsterdam: 1679. € 3,000 - 5,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: EDWARDS, George.London - Gleanings of Natural History. Londra: 1758-1764. € 7,000 - 10,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Cometographia. Danzica: 1668. € 20,000 - 30,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KUPKA, Frantisek - Quatre histoires de blanc et noir. Parigi: 1926. € 10,000 - 15,000
  • Sotheby’s
    10 September 2024
    The Shem Tov Bible
  • Koller Auctions
    Books & Autographs
    18 September 2024
    Koller, Sep. 18: Cowper, William. Anatomia corporum humanorum ab excellentissimis… Utrecht, 1750. CHF 25,000 to 40,000
    Koller, Sep. 18: Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.
    Koller Auctions
    Books & Autographs
    18 September 2024
    Koller, Sep. 18: Gould, John. The birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Pfinzing, Melchior. Die geverlicheiten und einsteils der geschichten des loblichen streytparen…, Nürnberg, 1517. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.