• Sotheby’sNew York Book Week12-26 June Sotheby’sNew York Book Week12-26 June
    Sotheby’s
    New York Book Week
    12-26 June
    Sotheby’s
    New York Book Week
    12-26 June
    Sotheby’s, June 25: Theocritus. Theocriti Eclogae triginta, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, February 1495/1496. 220,000 - 280,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Great Gatsby, 1925. 40,000 - 60,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: Blake, William. Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Printed ca. 1381-1832. 400,000 - 600,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: Lincoln, Abraham. Thirteenth Amendment, signed by Abraham Lincoln. 8,000,000 - 12,000,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: Galieli, Galileo. First Edition of the Foundation of Modern Astronomy, 1610. 300,000 - 400,000 USD
  • FinarteBooks, Autographs & PrintsJune 24 & 25, 2025 FinarteBooks, Autographs & PrintsJune 24 & 25, 2025
    Finarte
    Books, Autographs & Prints
    June 24 & 25, 2025
    Finarte
    Books, Autographs & Prints
    June 24 & 25, 2025
    Finarte, 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, 2025
    Finarte, 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, 2025
    Finarte, 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, 2025
    Finarte, 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.
  • Bonhams, June 16-25: 15th-CENTURY TREATISE ON SYPHILIS. GRÜNPECK. 1496. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: THE NORMAN COPY OF BENIVIENI'S TREATISE ON PATHOLOGY. 1507. $12,000 - $18,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: FRACASTORO. Syphilis sive Morbus Gallicus. 1530. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: THE FIRST PUBLISHED WORK ON SKIN DISEASES. MERCURIALIS. De morbis cutaneis... 1572. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: BIDLOO. Anatomia humani corporis... 1685. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: THE NORMAN COPY OF DOUGLASS'S EARLY AMERICAN WORK ON INNOCULATION AND SMALLPOX. 1722. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: LIND'S FIRST TREATISE ON SCURVY. 1753. $15,000 - $20,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: RARE JENNER SIGNED CIRCULAR ON VACCINATION. 1821. $4,000 - $6,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: MOST BEAUTIFUL OF MEDICAL ILLUSTRATIONS. BRIGHT. Reports of Medical Cases... 1827-1831. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE PRESENTATION COPY TO HER MOTHER. 1860. $6,000 - $8,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: LORENZO TRAVER'S MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL OF BURNSIDE'S NORTH CAROLINA EXPEDITION. TRAVER, Lorenzo. $2,000 - $3,000
    Bonhams, June 16-25: ONE OF THE EARLIEST PHOTOGRAPHIC BOOKS ON DERMATOLOGY. HARDY. Clinique Photographique... 1868. $3,000 - $5,000
  • Dominic Winter AuctioneersJune 18 & 19Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions Dominic Winter AuctioneersJune 18 & 19Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    June 18 & 19
    Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    June 18 & 19
    Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: World. Van Geelkercken (N.), Orbis Terrarum Descriptio Duobis..., circa 1618. £4,000-6,000.
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Moll (Herman). A New Exact Map of the Dominions of the King of Great Britain..., circa 1715. £2,000-3,000.
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Churchill (Winston S.). The World Crisis, 5 volumes bound in 6, 1st edition, 1923-31. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    June 18 & 19
    Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Darwin (Charles). On the Origin of Species, 2nd edition, 2nd issue, 1860. £1,500-2,000.
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Roberts (David). The Holy Land, 6 volumes in 3, 1st quarto ed, 1855-56. £1,500-2,000.
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Saint-Exupéry (Antoine de, 1900-1944). Pilote de guerre (Flight to Arras), 1942. £10,000-15,000.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    June 18 & 19
    Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Austen (Jane, 1775-1817). Signature, cut from a letter, no date. £7,000-10,000
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Huxley (Aldous). Brave New World, 1st edition, with wraparound band, 1932. £4,000-6,000
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Tolkien (J. R. R.) The Hobbit, 1st edition, 2nd impression, 1937. £3,000-5,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    June 18 & 19
    Printed Books & Maps, Children's & Illustrated Books, Modern First Editions
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Rackham (Arthur, 1867-1939). Princess by the Sea (from Irish Fairy Tales), circa 1920. £4,000-6,000
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: Kelmscott Press. The Story of the Glittering Plain, Walter Crane's copy, 1894. £3,000-4,000
    Dominic Winter, June 18-19: King (Jessie Marion, 1875-1949). The Summer House, watercolour. £4,000-6,000

Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 78 Auctions Archived, another 79 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 4 April, 78 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Canadian dollars, 5 in Swiss francs, 1 in Columbian pesos, 20 in euros, 6 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 2 in Polish zloty, 1 in Swedish krona, and 39 in US dollars.

 

Fifteen thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine lots were offered and 13,192 sold for an 82.46% win rate.

 

Turnover was $27,110,001.44. The average lot sold for $2,055.03.

 

A fresh 79 auctions are completing this week!

 

 

6 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage AuctionsSpring Sports Card Catalogue Auction on March 29th: $8,975,518
SothebysPhotographs on April 3rd: $2,811,526
Heritage AuctionsWorld Paper Money Signature Auction on March 28th: $1,974,016
Heritage AuctionsHistorical Manuscripts Including Texana Signature Auction on March 28th: $1,514,427
ChristiesContemporary Editions on April 1st: $1,410,217
Rago Arts and AuctionsEditions and Works on Paper on April 3rd: $1,144,531

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

AderThe Sagot Saga on April 2nd: 230.31%
One Source AuctionsQuality Antiques & Collectibles Online on March 31st: 228.23%
AderThe Sagot Saga on April 3rd: 189.23%
Winner's Auctions LtdUnlimited Auction on March 30th: 160.70%
Gros & DelettrezTravel: Asia - Books, Atlas and Cartography on March 27th: 155.56%
Heritage AuctionsWorld Paper Money Signature Auction on March 28th: 152.67%
RossiniModern Art on April 3rd: 150.62%
ArtcurialA Swiss Private Collection on April 3rd: 129.97%
Tennants AuctioneersToys & Models, Sporting & Fishing on April 2nd: 127.98%
Dirk Soulis Auctions27th Annual Spring Art Auction - Day 1 on March 29th: 126.49%
Koller AuctionsOld Master Prints and Drawings on March 28th: 125.42%
HansonsThe Rostrum Antiques and Interiors and Royal Memorabilia sale on March 29th: 122.05%
Doyle New YorkDoyle @ Home on April 2nd: 120.40%
Dirk Soulis Auctions27th Annual Spring Art Auction - Day 2 on March 30th: 118.39%
Heritage AuctionsPin-up, Glamour, and Romance Illustration Art Showcase Auction on April 3rd: 115.91%
Pierre Berge and AssociesContemporary Atmosphere #4 on March 30th: 115.83%
Koller AuctionsMaster Prints and Drawings - Online only on April 2nd: 114.20%
Sloane Street AuctionsThe Spring Fine Art Auction: To include Old Masters, Jewellery, Modern British, Sculpture and Fine Estate Contents on March 28th: 113.19%
BukowskisPrints and Multiples, Spring Edition on March 29th: 109.51%
ALDEManuscripts and Autographs on April 2nd: 102.64%


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

Heritage AuctionsPin-up, Glamour, and Romance Illustration Art Showcase Auction on April 3rd: 100.00%
ArtcurialSwiss Art on April 2nd: 100.00%
Doyle New YorkDoyle @ Home on April 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on April 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on April 1st: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on April 1st: 100.00%
Schilb AntiquarianRare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on March 30th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsThe Balmoral Collection of Queen Elizabeth II - World Paper Money Showcase Auction on March 30th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsPulp Magazine Select Auction on March 30th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on March 30th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSpace Exploration Featuring Selections from the Family Collection of Jacques Bracke Showcase Auction on March 29th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on April 1st: 99.81%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction on April 1st: 99.76%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on April 2nd: 99.42%
Tessier & Sarrou and AssociatesOnline -20th Century Fine Arts Library - Part 2 on April 2nd: 98.82%
Bogota AuctionEngravings and Multiples on April 3rd: 98.75%
Heritage AuctionsWorld Paper Money Signature Auction on March 28th: 98.54%
Heritage AuctionsSpring Sports Card Catalogue Auction on March 29th: 97.77%
Dirk Soulis Auctions27th Annual Spring Art Auction - Day 2 on March 30th: 95.95%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 29th: 94.70%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction on March 30th: 91.27%
Tennants AuctioneersToys & Models, Sporting & Fishing on April 2nd: 90.91%
AderThe Sagot Saga on April 3rd: 90.86%
Heritage AuctionsHistorical Manuscripts Including Texana Signature Auction on March 28th: 90.38%
Pierre Berge and AssociesContemporary Atmosphere #4 on March 30th: 90.32%
Rago Arts and AuctionsEditions and Works on Paper on April 3rd: 87.04%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on March 24th: 86.54%
EinsZwei56th eAuction - Stretti - Fremund - Machal on March 26th: 86.43%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on March 26th: 86.00%
ArtcurialNapoleon, Imperial Collection of a Great Amateur on April 1st: 84.51%
ChristiesContemporary Editions on April 1st: 84.21%
AderThe Sagot Saga on April 2nd: 81.95%
RossiniModern Art on April 3rd: 81.82%
Alexander Historical AuctionsAmerican History Auction -Spring 2025, Day 2 on April 3rd: 81.28%
BukowskisPrints and Multiples, Spring Edition on March 29th: 81.05%
New England Book AuctionsEarly Printing Americana Exploration & Selections from the Inventory of Periodyssey on April 1st: 80.57%
SothebysPhotographs on April 3rd: 80.47%
Dirk Soulis Auctions27th Annual Spring Art Auction - Day 1 on March 29th: 80.33%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts on March 24th: 80.00%


Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions 2024 Topps 50/50 Shohei Ohtani (Dynasty Black-Autographed Relic Card) #SOD1 PSA Mint 9, PSA/DNA Auto 9 - #'d 1/1. on March 29th Actual price: USD $1,067,500.
  2. Sothebys Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico on April 3rd Actual price: USD $635,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Hindu Red Ty Cobb (Red Portrait) PSA VG-EX 4 -- Pop Two, None Superior! on March 29th Actual price: USD $317,200.
  4. Heritage Auctions 1948 Leaf Jackie Robinson Rookie #79 PSA NM-MT 8. on March 29th Actual price: USD $256,200.
  5. Christies Girl with Balloon on April 1st Actual price: USD $244,151.
  6. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Broad Leaf 460 Ty Cobb (Portrait-Red) PSA Poor 1 (MK) -- Only PSA-Graded Example! on March 29th Actual price: USD $225,700.
  7. Heritage Auctions 1903 E107 Breisch-Williams Cy Young SGC EX 5 -- Pop One, None Superior! on March 29th Actual price: USD $213,500.
  8. Sothebys Photographic Views in Tanjore and Trivady on April 3rd Actual price: USD $203,200.
  9. Sothebys US Three Sheet for The Wolf Man, 1941 on April 3rd Actual price: USD $190,500.
  10. Heritage Auctions Thomas Jefferson Address to the Cherokee Nation Signed as President. on March 28th Actual price: USD $187,500.
  11. Christies Kate Moss: Purple, Hair Orange on April 1st Actual price: USD $154,629.
  12. Heritage Auctions 1932 U.S. Caramel Lou Gehrig #26 PSA NM-MT 8 - None Superior! on March 29th Actual price: USD $152,500.
  13. Sothebys 'The Tetons and the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming' on April 3rd Actual price: USD $152,400.
  14. Heritage Auctions Signed 1954 - 1976 Topps "Hank Aaron Basic Autographed Set (24 cards)" - Ranked #1 Current and All-Time Finest on the PSA Set Registry. on March 29th Actual price: USD $128,100.
  15. Heritage Auctions 1973 Topps Nolan Ryan #220 PSA Gem Mint 10 - Pop Six! on March 29th Actual price: USD $124,440.
  16. Rago Arts and Auctions Mick Jagger (from the Mick Jagger portfolio) on April 3rd Actual price: USD $118,800.
  17. Heritage Auctions 1916 Tango Eggs Ty Cobb PSA Good 2 -- The Only Example in PSA Population! on March 29th Actual price: USD $109,800.
  18. Christies NOLA (Green Rain) on April 1st Actual price: USD $105,799.
  19. Christies Choose Your Weapon (Sky Blue) on April 1st Actual price: USD $105,799.
  20. Heritage Auctions 1984 Star Co. Michael Jordan Rookie #101 BGS Mint 9. on March 29th Actual price: USD $103,700.
  21. Heritage Auctions 1971 Topps Baseball PSA NM-MT 8 Near-Set (721/752). on March 29th Actual price: USD $103,700.
  22. Heritage Auctions 1921 Standard Biscuit Co. D350-3 Babe Ruth SGC VG-EX+ 4.5 -- the Superior Example of Two in PSA & SGC Populations! on March 29th Actual price: USD $103,700.
  23. Sothebys US Window Card for James Whale's Frankenstein, 1931 on April 3rd Actual price: USD $101,600.
  24. Rago Arts and Auctions Mick Jagger (from the Mick Jagger portfolio) on April 3rd Actual price: USD $101,600.
  25. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA EX 5. on March 29th Actual price: USD $100,650.



78 total sales reported this week:

Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on March 26th: 86.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on March 24th: 86.54%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on March 24th: 80.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Science and Nature Books Auction on March 23rd: 41.38%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on March 23rd: 75.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Historical Photography Auction on March 23rd: 72.41%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction on March 23rd: 57.14%
Catawiki B. V.. Dutch Literature and Illustrated on March 23rd: 77.27%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on March 23rd: 77.42%
Catawiki B. V.. Art Books Auction on March 23rd: 51.52%
EinsZwei. 56th eAuction - Stretti - Fremund - Machal on March 26th: 86.43%
Heritage Auctions. Pin-up, Glamour, and Romance Illustration Art Showcase Auction on April 3rd: 100.00%
Sothebys. Photographs on April 3rd: 80.47%
Sothebys. “There Are Such Things:” 20th Century Horror, Science Fiction, and Fantasy on Screen on April 3rd: 62.86%
Rossini. Modern Art on April 3rd: 81.82%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Editions and Works on Paper on April 3rd: 87.04%
PBA Galleries. Rare and Antiquarian on April 3rd: 77.08%
Bonhams. Photographs on April 3rd: 62.50%
Bogota Auction. Engravings and Multiples on April 3rd: 98.75%
Alexander Historical Auctions. American History Auction -Spring 2025, Day 2 on April 3rd: 81.28%
Artcurial. A Swiss Private Collection on April 3rd: 73.94%
Artcurial. Swiss Art on April 2nd: 100.00%
Artcurial. Books and Manuscripts on April 2nd: 61.63%
Ader. The Sagot Saga on April 3rd: 90.86%
Ader. The Sagot Saga on April 2nd: 81.95%
Trafford Books. Books, Autographs, Photographs, Ephemera, Postcards, and Postage Stamps. on April 2nd: 74.64%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online -20th Century Fine Arts Library - Part 2 on April 2nd: 98.82%
Tennants Auctioneers. Toys & Models, Sporting & Fishing on April 2nd: 90.91%
Koller Auctions. Master Prints and Drawings - Online only on April 2nd: 76.92%
Koller Auctions. Books and Autographs - Online Only on April 2nd: 63.46%
Kestenbaum and Company. Annual Auction of Passover Haggadot on April 2nd: 78.85%
Doyle New York. Doyle @ Home on April 2nd: 100.00%
Alexander Historical Auctions. American History Auction -Spring 2025, Day 1 on April 2nd: 77.20%
ALDE. Manuscripts and Autographs on April 2nd: 59.38%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on April 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on April 2nd: 99.42%
New England Book Auctions. Early Printing Americana Exploration & Selections from the Inventory of Periodyssey on April 1st: 80.57%
Moreshet Auctions. Special Auction in Honor of Passover on April 1st: 74.19%
Christies. Contemporary Editions on April 1st: 84.21%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples - Online on April 1st: 68.45%
Artcurial. Napoleon, Imperial Collection of a Great Amateur on April 1st: 84.51%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques & Collectibles Online on March 31st: 76.16%
Desa Unicum. Comic Art on March 31st: 49.54%
Chiswick Auctions. Photographica on March 31st: 52.13%
Gros & Delettrez. Travel: Asia - Books, Atlas and Cartography on March 27th: 70.09%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on April 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on April 1st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on April 1st: 99.76%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on April 1st: 99.81%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Unlimited Auction on March 30th: 49.72%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on March 30th: 100.00%
Saskatchewan Network for Art Collecting. Canadian and International Prints and Photography on March 30th: 58.90%
Sarasota Estate Auction. Fine Art, Modern Design, & Jewelry - March Day 2 on March 30th: 70.78%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Contemporary Atmosphere #4 on March 30th: 90.32%
PBA Galleries. The DC Universe Collection Part 5: Silver and Bronze on March 30th: 74.14%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. First Editions, Illustrated Books, Voyages & Exploration on March 29th: 45.58%
Sarasota Estate Auction. Fine Art, Modern Design, & Jewelry - March Day 1 on March 29th: 57.87%
North American Auction Company. Legacy of Luxury: Native American Beadwork, Navajo Rugs & 18th C. French Artistry Sale on March 29th: 75.80%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on March 29th: 57.58%
Hansons. The Rostrum Antiques and Interiors and Royal Memorabilia sale on March 29th: 78.72%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. 27th Annual Spring Art Auction - Day 2 on March 30th: 95.95%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. 27th Annual Spring Art Auction - Day 1 on March 29th: 80.33%
Bukowskis. Prints and Multiples, Spring Edition on March 29th: 81.05%
Sloane Street Auctions. The Spring Fine Art Auction: To include Old Masters, Jewellery, Modern British, Sculpture and Fine Estate Contents on March 28th: 72.73%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Exclusive Montecito Art and Jewelry Auction on March 28th: 40.00%
Koller Auctions. Old Master Prints and Drawings on March 28th: 73.33%
Giquello. Arts and Literature on March 28th: 52.59%
Desa Unicum. Chagall. In Memorium on March 28th: 65.52%
Propstore. Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction: Los Angeles Spring 2025 on March 28th: 73.89%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 29th: 94.70%
Heritage Auctions. The Balmoral Collection of Queen Elizabeth II - World Paper Money Showcase Auction on March 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on March 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on March 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on March 30th: 91.27%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration Featuring Selections from the Family Collection of Jacques Bracke Showcase Auction on March 29th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Card Catalogue Auction on March 29th: 97.77%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts Including Texana Signature Auction on March 28th: 90.38%
Heritage Auctions. World Paper Money Signature Auction on March 28th: 98.54%


For the week ahead 79 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Apr. 7th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 40 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 112 lots
Gorringes. Lewes. Weekly House & Gardens. 37 lots

Tue. Apr. 8th
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Berlin. Autograph and Manuscript Auction. 744 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Prints and Multiples. 160 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Special catalogue Mille Annos Manu-Skriptum III. 99 lots
Ader. PARIS. Psychedelic Posters. 117 lots
Bonhams. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 228 lots
Bonhams. Paris. The Classics Paris. 3 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction. 52 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . History, Geography, and Travel. 259 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Varia. 316 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Rare Books, Theology. 260 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 437 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 203 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction. 115 lots
Duke's. Dorchester. Avenue Auctions. 125 lots
Dunbar Sloane. Wellington. Collectibles and Estate Auction. 190 lots

Wed. Apr. 9th
ALDE. Paris. Mountain Books and Paintings. 212 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, English Bibles, Maps & Decorative Prints. 474 lots
Tennants Auctioneers. Leyburn. Books, Maps and Manuscripts. 143 lots
Ader. PARIS. Ancient and Modern Books - Kilian Fritsch Collection, Part 2. 174 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Marc Chagall, Symphony of Dreams. Works from the Artist's Estate. 75 lots
Grant Zahajko Auctions. DAVENPORT. Collectibles ft. Autographs, Militaria, Disneyana, Coins, Posters & More!. 324 lots
Copley Fine Art Auctions. Boston. The Spring Discovery Sale. 35 lots
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Los Angeles: The Passionate Collector: Prints, Posters, and Curiosities from the Eddi Van Auken Collection. 40 lots
Artcurial. Paris. The Universe of Enki Bilal. 17 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction. 134 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts, featuring The Civil War and Abraham Lincoln. 587 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Literature and Book Illustration, 17th-19th Century. 337 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Autographs. 193 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 28 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 323 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 89 lots
Artcurial. Basel. Online Only: Swiss Art. 39 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Online Sale - Books - Cultures and Civilizations. 531 lots

Thu. Apr. 10th
OSENAT. PARIS. Photographs and Cameras. 141 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Antiquarian Book Auction. 227 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs. 266 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online: Books and Works on Paper. 306 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Lots of Antiquarian and Collectable Books, Prints, and Related Items. 269 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Autographs and Subculture. 276 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Advertising and Coin-Op. 284 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Books & Manuscripts, Silverware, Jewelry & Watches. 57 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Hatchets, Horror and Havoc: Precode Comics. 404 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Art of Archie Comics Part VIII Showcase Auction. 71 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tapping Into The Many Worlds Of Magic: The Gathering Volume VI Trading Card Games Showcase Auction. 123 lots
Ader. PARIS. Yolanda and Lucien Clergue Collection - Part 1. 161 lots
Ader. PARIS. Lucien Clergue Collection - Part 2. 180 lots
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Falls Church. Spring Rare Book, Print and Americana Auction. 184 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Modern Literature. 494 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Auction of Photographs and Books. 247 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Post-War and Contemporary Art Online. 45 lots
Lay's Auctioneers. Cornwall. Cornish Art, Fine Art and Studio Pottery. 39 lots
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Hudson. Thursday Morning at Stair. 42 lots

Fri. Apr. 11th
Doyle New York. New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Maps. 362 lots
Bertolami Fine Art . Rome. Photographs from important european collections. 91 lots
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. The Collection of an Amateur Couple. 27 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Modern and Contemporary Art Day Auction. 9 lots
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Incunabula to modern times: Science, History, Religion, Literature LIVE. 196 lots

Sat. Apr. 12th
Aspire Auctions. Pittsburgh. April 2025 Auction.
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 152 lots
Marion Antique Auctions. Marion. April Adventure Sale. 79 lots
Vogt Auction. San Antonio. 50th Anniversary Sale.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Maps Auction. 54 lots

Sun. Apr. 13th
Lay's Auctioneers. Cornwall. All Things Music - Timed Sale. 42 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 252 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Vermot de Pas. Paris. 2024: The Legacy. 29 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art Books Auction. 17 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 80 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books Auction. 67 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . French Literature Illustrated. 70 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Historical Photography Auction. 29 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Literature and Illustrated Books. 32 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Science and Nature Books Auction. 44 lots
Vogt Auction. San Antonio. 50th Anniversary Sale - Day 2.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

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  • Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000 Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 681. Zatta's Complete Atlas with 218 Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1779) Est. $27,500 - $35,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 347. MacDonald Gill's Landmark "Wonderground Map" of London (1914) Est. $1,800 - $2,100
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 1. Fries' "Modern" World Map with Portraits of Five Kings (1525) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 539. Ortelius' Superb, Decorative Map of Cyprus in Full Contemporary Color (1573) Est. $1,100 - $1,400
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 51. Mercator's Foundation Map for the Americas in Full Contemporary Color (1630) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 667. Manuscript Bible Leaf with Image of Mary and Baby Jesus (1450) Est. $1,900 - $2,200
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 226. "A Powerful Example of Color Used to Make a Point" (1895) Est. $400 - $600
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 290. One of the Most Decorative Early Maps of South America - from Linschoten's "Itinerario" (1596) Est. $7,000 - $8,500
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 62. Coronelli's Influential Map of North America with the Island of California (1688) Est. $10,000 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 589. The First European-Printed Map of China - by Ortelius (1584) Est. $4,000 - $5,000
  • Forum AuctionsA Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library19th June 2025 Forum AuctionsA Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library19th June 2025
    Forum Auctions
    A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
    19th June 2025
    Forum Auctions
    A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
    19th June 2025
    Forum, 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 2025
    Forum, 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.
  • Fonsie Mealy’sChatsworth Summer Fine Art Sale18th June 2025 Fonsie Mealy’sChatsworth Summer Fine Art Sale18th June 2025
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    18th June 2025
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    Chatsworth Summer Fine Art Sale
    18th June 2025
    Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.
    Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.
    Fonsie Mealy, June 18: William IV, c1830, oversized slope-top Rosewood Davenport Desk, Attributed to Gillows of Lancaster. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.
    Fonsie Mealy, June 18: French Bateau Bed, exhibition piece from the Exposition Universelle—The Paris World’s Fair, 1878. Third quarter of the 19th century. With Provenance to Oscar Wilde.
  • Bonhams, June 16-24: KELMSCOTT PRESS. RUSKIN. The Nature of Gothic. 1892. $1,500 - $2,500
    Bonhams, June 16-24: ASHENDENE PRESS. The Wisdom of Jesus. 1932. $2,000 - $3,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: CHARLOTTE BRONTE WRITES AS GOVERNESS. Autograph Letter Signed, 1851. $15,000 - $25,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: FIRST AMERICAN EDITION OF WUTHERING HEIGHTS. BRONTE, Emily. New York, 1848. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: IAN FLEMING ASSOCIATION COPY. You Only Live Twice. London, 1964. $7,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: DELUXE EDITION WITH ORIGINAL PAINTING. BUKOWSKI, Charles. War All the Time. 1984. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: EINSTEIN'S MOST POWERFUL STATEMENT ON THE ATOMIC BOMB. Original Typed Manuscript Signed, "On My Participation in the Atom Bomb Project," 1953. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: EINSTEIN ON SCIENCE, WAR AND MORALITY. Autograph Letter Signed, 1949. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI. WASHINGTON, George. Engraved document signed, 1786. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: AN EARLY CHINESE-MADE 34-STAR U.S. CONSULAR FLAG. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH OF LINCOLN WITH HIS SON TAD. 1864. $60,000 - $90,000
    Bonhams, June 16-24: MALCOLM X WRITES FROM KENYA. Postcard signed, 1964. $4,000 - $6,000