• Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: A Rare Complete Run of the Cuala Press Broadsides. €5,500 to €7,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…, 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Yeats (W.B.) The Poems of W.B. Yeats, 2 vols. Lond. (MacMillan & Co.) 1949. Signed by author, limited edition. €1,250 to €1,750.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Literal Translation into English of the Earliest Known Book on Fowling and Fishing, Written originally in Flemish and Printed at Antwerp in 1492. London (Chiswick Press) 1872. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Blacker's - Art of Fly Making, etc., Comprising Angling & Dying of Colours..., Rewritten & Revised. Lond. 1855. €250 to €350.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Joyce (James). Finnegans Wake,, London (Faber & Faber Ltd.) 1939, Lim. Edn. No. 269 (425) copies, Signed by the Author (in green pen). €3,000 to €4,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Synge (J.M.) & Yeats (Jack B.) illus. The Aran Islands,, D. (Maunsel & Co. Ltd.) 1907, Signed Limited Edn. €4,000 to €5,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Meyer (Dr. A.B.) Unser Auer -, Rackel-Und Birkwild und Seine Abarten, Wien (Verlag Von Adolph W. Kunast) 1887. €2,500 to €3,500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Carve (Thomas). Itinerarium R.D. Thomas Carve Tripperariensis, Sacellani Maioris in Fortisima iuxta…,, Moguntia (Mainz) impriemebat Nicolaus Heyll, 1639. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Grose (Francis). The Antiquities of Ireland, 2 vols. folio London (for S. Hooper) 1791. First Edition. €3,000 to €5,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus) & Le Brocquy (Louis) artist. Ugolino, D. (Dolmen Press) 1979, Signed Limited Edition No. 87 (125) Copies. €3,500 to €4,500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus). Eleven Poems, Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.
  • Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera
    Printing Woodblocks by Thomas & John Bewick
    12 December 2024
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Gell (William). The Topography of Troy, and its Vicinity, 1804. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Low (David). The Breeds of the Domestic Animals of the British Islands, 1842. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: North America. Moll (Herman)..., This Map of North America..., circa 1725. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera
    Printing Woodblocks by Thomas & John Bewick
    12 December 2024
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Bible [English]. [The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe, 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Chaucer (Geoffrey). The Workes of Our Ancient and Learned English Poet, newly Printed, 1602. £1,500 to £2,000. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Cuffee (Paul). Memoir of Captain Paul Cuffee, A Man of Color, Liverpool, 1811. £300 to £500.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Modern First Editions & Illustrated Books, Playing Cards, Toys & Games
    13 December 2024
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Milne (A. A.) The House at Pooh Corner, signed limited edition, 1928. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Huxley (Aldous). Brave New World, limited signed edition, 1932. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Orwell (George). Animal Farm, 1st edition, 1945. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Modern First Editions & Illustrated Books, Playing Cards, Toys & Games
    13 December 2024
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Rowling (J. K.). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1st edition, 1st impression, 1997. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Tolkien (J. R. R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 volumes, 1st edition, 1954-55. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Wells (H. G.) The War of the Worlds, 1st edition, 1st issue, 1898. £1,000 to £1,500.
  • Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: RAND, AYN. Single page from Ayn Rand’s handwritten first draft of her influential final novel Atlas Shrugged. $30,000 to $50,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Ernest Hemingway’s first book with interesting provenance. Three Stories & Ten Poems. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Hemingway’s second book, one of 170 copies. In Our Time. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A finely colored example of Visscher’s double hemisphere world map, with a figured border. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Raymond Chandler’s Olivetti Studio 44 Typewriter. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Antonio Ordóñez's “Suit of Lights” owned by Ernest Hemingway. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A remarkable Truman archive featuring an inscribed beam from the White House construction. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: The fourth edition of Audubon’s The Birds of America. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: The original typed manuscript for Chandler’s only opera. The Princess and the Pedlar: An Entirely Original Comic Opera. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A splendidly illustrated treatise on ancient Peru and its Incan civilization. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A superb copy of Claude Lorrain’s Liber Veritatis from Longleat House. $5,000 to $8,000.
  • High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Book Press 10 1/2× 15 1/4" Platen , 2 1/2" Daylight.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: The Tubbs Mfg Co. wooden-type cabinet 27” w by 37” h by 22” deep.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: G.P.Gordon printing press 7” by 11” with treadle. Needs rollers, trucks, and grippers. Missing roller spring.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: D & C Ventris curved wood type 2” tall 5/8” wide.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wood Type 1 1/4” tall.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Triangles.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Page & Co wood type 1 1/4” tall 1/4” wide.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Awt 578 type hi gauge.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Cents and Pound Signs.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wooden type cabinet 27” w by 19” d by 38” h.

Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 73 Auctions Archived, another 73 Upcoming this Week

 For the week ended 29 November, 73 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Swiss francs, 25 in euros, 6 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in New Zealand dollars, 4 in Swedish krona, and 34 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $37,356,713.51.  The average lot sold for $2,719.23.

 

A fresh 73 auctions are posted that will complete this week. The market is humming.

 

 

7 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage AuctionsComics and Comic Art Signature Auction on November 24th: $16,599,370
ChristiesPost-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale on November 22nd: $4,660,900
Galerie BassengeArt of the 15th-19th Centuries on November 27th: $1,653,335
Ketterer Kunst DoerlingValuable Books on November 25th: $1,416,022
Peter ArnoldAustraliana & Pacific Voyages: The Collection of John Alexander on November 23rd: $1,408,282
BonhamsPrints and Multiples on November 26th: $1,296,424
Arader GalleriesTravel and Exploration Works on Paper on November 23rd: $1,125,389

 


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

Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates45th Semi-Annual Premier Americana Auction - Day 3 on November 23rd: 314.92%
Forum AuctionsOnline sale: The John and Eileen Harris Collection of Architectural Drawings and Works of Art on November 26th: 212.00%
BonhamsAll That Jazz - The Estate of Chita Rivera on November 26th: 173.17%
Tennants AuctioneersBooks, Maps and Manuscripts on November 27th: 171.67%
De Baecque and AssociesAncient and Modern Books on November 28th: 148.14%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on November 28th: 141.24%
Heritage AuctionsFall U.S. Currency Showcase Auction on November 24th: 140.68%
Koller AuctionsPrints and Multiples on November 28th: 125.00%
Galerie BassengeArt of the 15th-19th Centuries on November 27th: 124.99%
Il PontePrints and Multiples on November 27th: 122.93%
ChristiesPost-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale on November 22nd: 116.15%
AderAncient and Modern Prints on November 27th: 116.06%
TooveysSingle Owner Collections on November 26th: 115.28%
BukowskisOnline: Japanese Prints and Works of Art on November 24th: 112.79%
Chiswick AuctionsBooks and Works on Paper on November 27th: 110.64%
Ketterer Kunst DoerlingValuable Books on November 25th: 107.95%
Peter ArnoldAustraliana & Pacific Voyages: The Collection of John Alexander on November 23rd: 105.02%
Christian Hesse AuktionenFall Auction on November 23rd: 102.97%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction on November 26th: 100.67%


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

Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on November 27th: 100.00%
BonhamsAll That Jazz - The Estate of Chita Rivera on November 26th: 100.00%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates45th Semi-Annual Premier Americana Auction - Day 3 on November 23rd: 100.00%
Addison and SarovaBookworm Online-Only Auction on November 24th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on November 26th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on November 24th: 100.00%
Neal Auction CompanyLouisiana Purchase Auction on November 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on November 26th: 99.84%
Heritage AuctionsFall U.S. Currency Showcase Auction on November 24th: 99.73%
Heritage AuctionsComics and Comic Art Signature Auction on November 24th: 99.59%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction on November 26th: 99.13%
Heritage AuctionsPulp Magazine Select Auction on November 24th: 98.72%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on November 27th: 98.32%
Forum AuctionsOnline sale: The John and Eileen Harris Collection of Architectural Drawings and Works of Art on November 26th: 97.44%
Addison and SarovaRare Books, Manuscripts, and Ephemera on November 23rd: 97.39%
New England Book AuctionsHunting, Fishing, Travel and Exploration - online 11/2 on November 26th: 97.12%
Tennants AuctioneersBooks, Maps and Manuscripts on November 27th: 95.54%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction on November 24th: 94.86%
Mennonite LifeRare and Used Book Auction on November 8th: 94.00%
BukowskisFranco Costa on November 24th: 93.75%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 23rd: 93.75%
BukowskisCarl Oscar Borg on November 24th: 93.33%
TooveysSingle Owner Collections on November 26th: 93.18%
BonhamsDiscovery On Sunset on November 25th: 92.31%
Koller AuctionsPrints and Multiples on November 28th: 91.67%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on November 28th: 89.30%
ChristiesPost-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale on November 22nd: 88.89%
Il PontePrints and Multiples on November 27th: 88.03%
Potter and Potter AuctionsFine Books and Manuscripts on November 21st: 84.19%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books on November 16th: 83.61%
Chiswick AuctionsBooks and Works on Paper on November 27th: 81.68%
Rago Arts and AuctionsPhotographs Unlimited on November 22nd: 81.37%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Silhouette Cowboy on November 22nd Actual price: USD $1,744,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions Rob Liefeld The New Mutants #98 First Deadpool Story Page 14 Original Art (Marvel, 1991). on November 24th Actual price: USD $960,000.
  3. Christies Untitled #94 on November 22nd Actual price: USD $806,400.
  4. Tajan Arcano del Mare. on November 27th Actual price: USD $542,477.
  5. Christies Brushstroke Still Life with Lamp on November 22nd Actual price: USD $453,600.
  6. Christies Untitled (Cowboy) on November 22nd Actual price: USD $315,000.
  7. Heritage Auctions Detective Comics #27 (DC, 1939) CGC PR 0.5 Brittle pages. on November 24th Actual price: USD $312,000.
  8. Heritage Auctions Frank Miller and Klaus Janson Batman: The Dark Knight Returns #2 Dark Knight Triumphant Story Page 29 Original Art (DC, 1986). on November 24th Actual price: USD $288,000.
  9. Christian Hesse Auktionen Eigenhandiges Manuskript >>Erstes Leid<< und eigenhandiger Brief mit Unterschrift. on November 23rd Actual price: USD $281,501.
  10. Peter Arnold A journal of a tour of discovery across the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. on November 23rd Actual price: USD $246,941.
  11. Heritage Auctions John Romita Sr. - Wolverine Character Concept Original Art (1974). on November 24th Actual price: USD $240,000.
  12. Christies Eden, Colorado on November 22nd Actual price: USD $239,400.
  13. Galerie Bassenge Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn: Die Landschaft mit den drei Baumen on November 27th Actual price: USD $236,503.
  14. Heritage Auctions Detective Comics #27 Married/Trimmed (DC, 1939) CGC Apparent VG/FN 5.0 Extensive (B-5) Off-white to white pages. on November 24th Actual price: USD $228,000.
  15. Christies Untitled (Sand) on November 22nd Actual price: USD $214,200.
  16. Heritage Auctions Harvey Kurtzman MAD #10 Cover Original Art (EC, 1954). on November 24th Actual price: USD $204,000.
  17. Arader Galleries Hooping Crane, Plate 226. on November 23rd Actual price: USD $199,260.
  18. Arader Galleries Common American Swan, Plate 411. on November 23rd Actual price: USD $184,500.
  19. Heritage Auctions Detective Comics #31 (DC, 1939) CGC VG 4.0 Off-white pages. on November 24th Actual price: USD $174,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions George Wilson Magnus, Robot Fighter #1 Cover Painting Original Art (Gold Key, 1963). on November 24th Actual price: USD $168,000.
  21. Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #1 (Timely, 1941) CGC FN- 5.5 Off-white pages. on November 24th Actual price: USD $168,000.
  22. Peter Arnold Narrative of a survey of the intertropical and western coasts of Australia, performed between the years 1818 and 1822. on November 23rd Actual price: USD $156,396.
  23. Christies Untitled Film Still #84 on November 22nd Actual price: USD $151,200.
  24. Christies Untitled #213 on November 22nd Actual price: USD $151,200.
  25. Heritage Auctions J. Scott Campbell Amazing Spider-Man #601 Mary Jane Cover Original Art (Marvel, 2009). on November 24th Actual price: USD $144,000.



73 total sales reported this week:

Koller Auctions. Prints and Multiples on November 28th: 91.67%
Dorotheum . Books and Decorative Graphics on November 28th: 64.46%
De Baecque and Associes. Ancient and Modern Books on November 28th: 64.68%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on November 27th: 95.54%
Tajan. Books, Manuscripts and Prints on November 27th: 74.03%
PIASA. Art + Design A life in pictures Patrizia Pilotti and Olivier Massart Collection on November 27th: 69.77%
Il Ponte. Prints and Multiples on November 27th: 88.03%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Autumn Gold - session 7 on November 27th: 71.43%
Galerie Bassenge. Art of the 15th-19th Centuries on November 27th: 62.28%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on November 28th: 89.30%
Forum Auctions. Modern and Contemporary Art and Editions on November 27th: 62.10%
Chiswick Auctions. Books and Works on Paper on November 27th: 81.68%
ALDE. A Bacchic Library on November 27th: 40.31%
Ader. Ancient and Modern Prints on November 27th: 75.85%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on November 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on November 27th: 98.32%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on November 26th: 99.13%
Dunbar Sloane. NZ and International Fine Art - Day Sale on November 21st: 75.00%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases on November 20th: 70.91%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 21st: 84.19%
Tooveys. Single Owner Collections on November 26th: 93.18%
Soler Y Llach. Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Collectibles on November 26th: 38.52%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Curated: Picasso on November 26th: 56.25%
New England Book Auctions. Hunting, Fishing, Travel and Exploration - online 11/2 on November 26th: 97.12%
Forum Auctions. Online sale: The John and Eileen Harris Collection of Architectural Drawings and Works of Art on November 26th: 97.44%
Ketterer Kunst Doerling. Valuable Books on November 25th: 58.33%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on November 26th: 75.98%
Bonhams. All That Jazz - The Estate of Chita Rivera on November 26th: 100.00%
Bonhams. Discovery On Sunset on November 25th: 92.31%
Bukowskis. Worldwide Private Collections on November 24th: 66.67%
Bukowskis. Franco Costa on November 24th: 93.75%
Bukowskis. Carl Oscar Borg on November 24th: 93.33%
Bukowskis. Online: Japanese Prints and Works of Art on November 24th: 75.00%
Peter Arnold. Australiana & Pacific Voyages: The Collection of John Alexander on November 23rd: 71.35%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on November 23rd: 47.92%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. 45th Semi-Annual Premier Americana Auction - Day 3 on November 23rd: 100.00%
Christian Hesse Auktionen. Fall Auction on November 23rd: 63.77%
Arader Galleries. Travel and Exploration Works on Paper on November 23rd: 39.26%
Mennonite Life. Rare and Used Book Auction on November 8th: 94.00%
Addison and Sarova. Bookworm Online-Only Auction on November 24th: 100.00%
Addison and Sarova. Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Ephemera on November 23rd: 97.39%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Autumn Gold - session 6 on November 26th: 74.04%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Autumn Gold - session 5 on November 25th: 56.86%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Autumn Gold - session 4 on November 24th: 68.83%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Autumn Gold - session 3 on November 23rd: 70.79%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Autumn Gold - session 2 on November 22nd: 54.65%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on November 26th: 99.84%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on November 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs from the Collection of Eric Franck Signature Auction on November 25th: 28.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on November 24th: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Photographs Unlimited on November 22nd: 81.37%
Neal Auction Company. Louisiana Purchase Auction on November 22nd: 100.00%
Il Ponte. Sport on November 22nd: 36.36%
Guernseys. American History Auction on November 22nd: 75.76%
Giquello. COLLECTION OF BOOKS PUBLISHED BY PAB on November 22nd: 52.46%
Christies. Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale on November 22nd: 88.89%
Bubb Kuyper. FINE ARTS. Maps, plans and views - Optical views - Catchpenny prints - Prints, drawings, watercolours 16th-19th cent on November 22nd: 70.03%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on November 20th: 65.91%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on November 18th: 76.60%
Catawiki B. V.. Historical Photography Auction on November 17th: 65.63%
Catawiki B. V.. French Literature and Illustrated on November 17th: 47.69%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Historical Memorabilia on November 17th: 72.97%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction on November 17th: 43.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on November 17th: 79.86%
Catawiki B. V.. Art and Photography Books on November 17th: 28.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books on November 16th: 83.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Maps Auction on November 16th: 66.15%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction on November 16th: 35.42%
Heritage Auctions. Fall U.S. Currency Showcase Auction on November 24th: 99.73%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on November 24th: 98.72%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on November 24th: 94.86%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 23rd: 93.75%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on November 24th: 99.59%


For the week ahead 73 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Dec. 2nd
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Amsterdam. Session 1: Children's Books, Manuscripts and Old Books, Literature, Amsterdam, Militariav. 554 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Showcase Auction. 467 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Signature Auction. 715 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 55 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 111 lots

Tue. Dec. 3rd
Bonhams. London. Prints and Multiples - online 11/25. 193 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. The DC Universe Collection Part4: Superman. 216 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 428 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 145 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Sports Memorabilia. 105 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Ancient and Contemporary Books. 239 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. December Art Cornucopia. 34 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autographs, Letters, Historical Documents and Manuscripts. 1520 lots
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Amsterdam. Session 2: Topography, Cartography, Comics, Photography, Indonesia, Asian Arts and Fine Arts. 517 lots

Wed. Dec. 4th
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Prints and Multiples - Online Only. 70 lots
ALDE. Paris. Beautiful Old Books. 393 lots
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Billinghurst, West Sussex. Printed Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 109 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 318 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 60 lots
Sothebys. Cologne. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 11/27. 45 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books. 237 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Art and Photography of the 19th and 20th Centuries. 303 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. Books and Manuscripts. 119 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Anything is Possible • Celebrity Photos and Art from the Beverly Hilton. 244 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. Rock, Pop & Film. 102 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Only Banksy. 15 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books and Antiques, Ancient and Modern Art - Day 1. 1494 lots
New England Auctions. Branford. Holiday Native American, Silver Jewelry and Collector's Items ONLINE ONLY. 35 lots
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Amsterdam. Session 3: Fine Arts, Trade Catalogues, Ephemera, Sports, Toys, WW I & II, Antiques, Posters, Erotica and Counterculture. 474 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 61 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Chic & Antique Auction - Day 1. 38 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Historical Militaria & Autographs Auction Summer 2024. 2058 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Library of the Late T. J. Hurley, Tralee, Co. Kerry and other Private Clients. T. J. (Tim) Hurley was Closely Connected with Austin Stack, Constance Markievicz etc..
Rossini. Paris. Photo gallery background & Photographs by Anker Spang-Larsen. 738 lots

Thu. Dec. 5th
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Coin-Op and Advertising - Las Vegas. 221 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Modern Literature.
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Fine Literature with Star Wars & Science Fiction - Children's & Illustrated - d.a. levy, Bukowski & The Beats. 450 lots
Christies. London - King Street. The Sam Josefowitz Collection: Graphic Masterpieces by Rembrandt van Rijn - Part II. 90 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. New York. Collections of an Only Child: Seventy Years a Bibliophile, the Library of Justin G. Schiller. 261 lots
Bonhams. New York. The Gift of Photographs - online 11/25. 145 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Fine Art and Photographs. 134 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Art of Archie Comics Part VII Showcase Auction. 50 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Dawn of the Pulps Showcase Auction. 57 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Winter Sports Catalog Auction. 3011 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Space Exploration Signature Auction. 471 lots
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Amsterdam. Session 4: Photography Special - Early, EU, ROW, General, Modern, Contemporary, Erotic, Press, Photobooks & Periodicals. 484 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books and Antiques, Ancient and Modern Art - Day 2. 974 lots
Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. Illustrated Books,.

Fri. Dec. 6th
Artcurial. Paris. Comic Strips. 221 lots
Sothebys. London. Old Master Prints. 52 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Rare Books, Autographs, and Maps. 309 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Card Games Signature Auction. 337 lots
Zwiggelaar Auctions. Amsterdam. Session 5: Special Avant Garde, Fluxus, Concept. and Mail Art, Women Artists, Small Press, Concrete Poetry, Ephemera. 464 lots
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. 75172 Pforzheim. Books and Antiques, Ancient and Modern Art - Day 3. 781 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Chic & Antique Auction - Day 3. 42 lots
Propstore. Valencia. Batman 85th Anniversary Live Auction.

Sat. Dec. 7th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 160 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Comic Strips.
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Prints and Drawings and Decorative Arts Sale.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Hollywood/Entertainment Signature Auction. 186 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Sports Cards and Comics Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. HKINF World Paper Money Signature Auction. 301 lots
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Lee's Summit . 19th Annual Winter Art Auction.
Britannic Auctions. Phoenix. Collectible Books, First Editions, Hollywood Photos & Autographs.
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Toronto. Holiday Auction. 213 lots

Sun. Dec. 8th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 213 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.
Carlsen Gallery. Greenville, NY. Select Antiques at Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Showcase Auction.
Olympia Auctions. London. Olympia Timed: Antique Arms, Armour and Militaria.
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Books: Historical and Literary Treasures.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • ALDE, Dec. 9: BLAEU (JOAN) ET BORGOGNIO (GIO TOMASO). Theatre des Estats de son Altesse Royale le duc de Savoye…, La Haye, 1700. €25,000 to €30,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: BROWNE (JAMES D. HOWE). Ten Scenes in the last Ascent of Mont Blanc including five Views from the Summit. London, 1853. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: FELLOWS (CHARLES). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc. London, 1827. €30,000 to €40,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: HACQUET (BELSAZAR). Physikalisch= Politische Reise aus den Dinarischen durch die Julischen…, Leipzig, 1785. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: HAWES (BENJAMIN). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc made during the summer of 1827 by Mr. William Hawes and Mr. Charles Fellows, 1828.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: MARTEL (PIERRE) ET WINDHAM (WILLIAM). An account of the glacieres or ice Alps in Savoy, in two letters…, London, 1744. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: PITSCHNER (WILHELM). Der Mont Blanc Darstellung des Besteigung desselben am 31 Juli, 1 und 2 August 1859…, Berlin, 1860-1864. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: SCHEUCHZER (JOHANN JACOB). Natur-Geschichte des Schweizerlandes, samt seinen Reisen über die Schweitzerische Gebürge. Zurich, 1746. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: STUMPF (JOANNES). Gemeiner loblicher Eydgnosschaft Stetten, Landen, und Völckeren Chronicwirdiger Thaatenbeschreybung. Zurich, Christoph Froschauer, 1548. €2,500 to €3,500.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: WALTON (ELIJAH) ET BONNEY (THOMAS GEORGE). The Peaks and valleys of the Alps. London, 1868. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: WYTTENBACH (JACOB SAMUEL). Vues remarquables des montagnes de la Suisse, avec leur description. Amsterdam, 1785. €15,000 to €20,000.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD
    Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
  • Doyle, Dec. 5: Minas Avetisian (1928-1975). Rest, 1973. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973). Yawning Tiger, conceived 1917. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert M. Kulicke (1924-2007). Full-Blown Red and White Roses in a Glass Vase, 1982. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). L’ATELIER DE CANNES (Bloch 794; Mourlot 279). The cover for Ces Peintres Nos Amis, vol. II. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012). THE BEACH AT CANNES, 1979. $1,200 to $1,800.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Richard Avendon, the suite of eleven signed portraits from the Avedon/Paris portfolio. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). Flowers in Vase, 1985. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Nude, 1936. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Juniper, High Sierra, 1937.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven J. Levn (b. 1964). Plumage II, 2011. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven Meisel (b. 1954). Madonna, Miami, (from Sex), 1992. $6,000 to $9,000.