• No description No description
    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
  • Fonsie Mealy’sChatsworth Summer Fine Art Sale18th June 2025 Fonsie Mealy’sChatsworth Summer Fine Art Sale18th June 2025
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Chatsworth Summer Fine Art Sale
    18th June 2025
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    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.
  • No description
    Bonhams, June 16-24: SOCIETY OF THE CINCINNATI. WASHINGTON, George. Engraved document signed, 1786. $8,000 - $12,000
    No description
    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
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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 74 Auctions Archived, another 55 Upcoming this Week

 For the week ended 11 April, 74 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Swiss francs, 30 in euros, 7 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, 1 in New Zealand dollars, 1 in Swedish krona, and 32 in US dollars.

 

Seventeen thousand four hundred and fifteen lots were offered and 13,934 sold for a 80.01% win rate.

 

Turnover was $36,548,681.93. The average lot sold for $2,622.99.

 

A fresh 55 auctions are completing this week!
 
 
8 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on April 6th: $18,534,539
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autograph and Manuscript Auction on April 8th: $2,047,505
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on April 8th: $2,026,606
Sothebys. Marc Chagall, Symphony of Dreams. Works from the Artist's Estate on April 9th: $1,505,722
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on April 8th: $1,440,308
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts, featuring The Civil War and Abraham Lincoln on April 9th: $1,054,975
Ader. Yolanda and Lucien Clergue Collection - Part 1 on April 10th: $1,047,180
Arader Galleries. April 2025 Auction on April 5th: $1,014,050
 

11 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered in the sale:

Gorringes. Weekly House & Gardens on April 7th: 275.41%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on April 2nd: 162.20%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on April 9th: 158.73%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, English Bibles, Maps & Decorative Prints on April 9th: 143.43%
Ader. Lucien Clergue Collection - Part 2 on April 10th: 140.93%
OSENAT. Antiquarian Books on April 6th: 140.87%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autograph and Manuscript Auction on April 8th: 132.22%
Neal Auction Company. Premier Estate Collections Auction on April 4th: 128.99%
Arenberg Auctions. April Live Auction on April 4th: 123.22%
Bonhams. Los Angeles: The Passionate Collector: Prints, Posters, and Curiosities from the Eddi Van Auken Collection on April 9th: 100.42%
Bukowskis. Jan Håfström – Prints on April 10th: 100.29%


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

Heritage Auctions. The Art of Archie Comics Part VIII Showcase Auction on April 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on April 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on April 9th: 100.00%
Neal Auction Company. Premier Estate Collections Auction on April 4th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on April 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on April 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on April 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on April 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Miscellaneous Man Poster Showcase Auction on April 5th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Spring Hong Kong World Paper Money Showcase Auction on April 5th: 100.00%
Arenberg Auctions. April Live Auction on April 4th: 99.89%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on April 6th: 99.86%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books - Cultures and Civilizations on April 9th: 99.25%
Heritage Auctions. Tapping Into The Many Worlds Of Magic: The Gathering Volume VI Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on April 10th: 99.19%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on April 8th: 99.11%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on April 8th: 98.40%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Thursday Morning at Stair on April 10th: 97.62%
Bonhams. Los Angeles: The Passionate Collector: Prints, Posters, and Curiosities from the Eddi Van Auken Collection on April 9th: 97.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on April 6th: 96.37%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Lots of Antiquarian and Collectable Books, Prints, and Related Items on April 10th: 95.54%
Dunbar Sloane. Collectibles and Estate Auction on April 8th: 95.26%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on April 2nd: 94.76%
EV Stamps. Sports and Comic Book Auction on April 5th: 93.40%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on April 9th: 93.01%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on March 30th: 92.19%
Sothebys. Marc Chagall, Symphony of Dreams. Works from the Artist's Estate on April 9th: 92.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on April 8th: 90.38%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Advertising and Coin-Op on April 10th: 89.08%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on April 9th: 88.81%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, English Bibles, Maps & Decorative Prints on April 9th: 87.97%
Angling Auctions. Angling Auction on April 5th: 86.96%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on April 2nd: 86.84%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on April 8th: 85.96%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 5th: 85.43%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Spring Rare Book, Print and Americana Auction on April 10th: 84.78%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on April 8th: 83.75%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on March 31st: 83.67%
Copley Fine Art Auctions. The Spring Discovery Sale on April 9th: 82.86%
Gorringes. Weekly House & Gardens on April 7th: 81.08%
Ader. Lucien Clergue Collection - Part 2 on April 10th: 80.56%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Gil Kane Marvel Spotlight #32 Cover - First Appearance of Spider-Woman Original Art (Marvel, 1977). on April 6th Actual price: USD $690,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions Frank Frazetta Night Walk Paperback Cover Painting Original Art (Banner Press, 1967). on April 6th Actual price: USD $528,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions Don Heck Tales of Suspense #39 Story Page 7 - First Appearance of Iron Man Original Art (Marvel, 1963). on April 6th Actual price: USD $504,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions Herb Trimpe and John Severin The Incredible Hulk #144 Cover Doctor Doom Original Art (Marvel, 1971). on April 6th Actual price: USD $336,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions The Incredible Hulk #1 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to white pages. on April 6th Actual price: USD $312,000.
  6. Bonhams Jazz 20 on April 8th Actual price: USD $279,900.
  7. Arader Galleries An Archive of Original Manuscript Maps Related to the Survey of the River Patapsco and part of Chesapeake Bay Instituted by the Insurance Companies of Baltimore in 1817. on April 5th Actual price: USD $276,000.
  8. Bonhams An Image of Celia, State I, from Moving Focus on April 8th Actual price: USD $241,800.
  9. Heritage Auctions Arthur Adams and Terry Austin New Mutants Special Edition #1 Wraparound Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1985). on April 6th Actual price: USD $240,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions Detective Comics #1 (DC, 1937) CGC FN+ 6.5 Cream to off-white pages. on April 6th Actual price: USD $228,000.
  11. JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus, 1756--1791. Eigenhandiger Brief mit Unterschrift on April 8th Actual price: USD $221,164.
  12. Heritage Auctions Tom Yeates Saga of the Swamp Thing #21 Cover Original Art (DC, 1984). on April 6th Actual price: USD $192,000.
  13. Heritage Auctions Frank Miller and Joe Rubinstein The Marvel Comics Index #9B Wraparound Cover Original Art (G&T Enterprises, 1976). on April 6th Actual price: USD $180,000.
  14. JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung BEETHOVEN, Ludwig van, 1770--1827. Eigenhandiges Musikmanuskript mit Widmung und Unterschrift. on April 8th Actual price: USD $179,695.
  15. Sothebys Cirque. 1967. 38 lithographs. Limited edition of 270 copies on Arches vellum. on April 9th Actual price: USD $171,267.
  16. Heritage Auctions John Romita Jr. and Al Milgrom The Incredible Hulk #256 Cover - Sabra First Full Appearance Original Art (Marvel, 1981). on April 6th Actual price: USD $168,000.
  17. Heritage Auctions Ron Lim and George Perez The Infinity Gauntlet #5 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1991). on April 6th Actual price: USD $162,000.
  18. JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung CHOPIN, Fryderyk, 1810--1849. Eigenhandiges Musikmanuskript, mit dreizeiliger eigenhandiger Anmerkung auf der Ruckseite. on April 8th Actual price: USD $152,050.
  19. Heritage Auctions Jack Kirby and Bill Everett Thor #171 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1969). on April 6th Actual price: USD $144,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages. on April 6th Actual price: USD $144,000.
  21. Ader Face, 1959 on April 10th Actual price: USD $138,789.
  22. Arader Galleries Ptolemeo La Geografia di Claudio Ptolemeo Alessandrino, Con alcuni comenti & aggiunte fattevi da Sebastiano munstero Alamann, Con le tavole non solamente antiche & moderna solite di staparsi, ma altre nuove aggiuntevi di Messer Iacopo Gastaldo Piamotese c on April 5th Actual price: USD $132,000.
  23. Heritage Auctions Charles Schulz Peanuts Sunday Comic Strip Snoopy, Lucy, and Schroeder Original Art dated 2-16-58 (United Feature Syndicate, 1958). on April 6th Actual price: USD $132,000.
  24. Heritage Auctions Marie Severin and Joe Sinnott The X-Men #52 Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1968). on April 6th Actual price: USD $132,000.
  25. Heritage Auctions Jon Bogdanove and Dennis Janke Superman: The Man of Steel #19 Story Page 22 Doomsday Original Art (DC, 1993). on April 6th Actual price: USD $132,000.



74 total sales reported this week:

Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Lots of Antiquarian and Collectable Books, Prints, and Related Items on April 10th: 95.54%
Swann Galleries. Autographs and Subculture on April 10th: 64.86%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Thursday Morning at Stair on April 10th: 97.62%
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Spring Rare Book, Print and Americana Auction on April 10th: 84.78%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Advertising and Coin-Op on April 10th: 89.08%
OSENAT. Photographs and Cameras on April 10th: 48.94%
Morton Subastas. Auction of Photographs and Books on April 10th: 25.91%
Finarte. Photographs on April 10th: 60.53%
Bukowskis. Jan Håfström – Prints on April 10th: 79.07%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Antiquarian Book Auction on April 10th: 41.85%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Online Sale - Books - Cultures and Civilizations on April 9th: 99.25%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on April 9th: 93.01%
Sothebys. Marc Chagall, Symphony of Dreams. Works from the Artist's Estate on April 9th: 92.00%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autograph and Manuscript Auction on April 8th: 76.48%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts, featuring The Civil War and Abraham Lincoln on April 9th: 76.15%
Grant Zahajko Auctions. Collectibles ft. Autographs, Militaria, Disneyana, Coins, Posters & More! on April 9th: 59.57%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Literature on April 10th: 47.98%
Galerie Bassenge. Autographs on April 9th: 47.15%
Galerie Bassenge. Literature and Book Illustration, 17th-19th Century on April 9th: 49.55%
Galerie Bassenge. Rare Books, Theology on April 8th: 54.62%
Galerie Bassenge. Varia on April 8th: 40.19%
Galerie Bassenge. History, Geography, and Travel on April 8th: 47.49%
Galerie Bassenge. Special catalogue Mille Annos Manu-Skriptum III on April 8th: 53.54%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, English Bibles, Maps & Decorative Prints on April 9th: 87.97%
Copley Fine Art Auctions. The Spring Discovery Sale on April 9th: 82.86%
Bonhams. Los Angeles: The Passionate Collector: Prints, Posters, and Curiosities from the Eddi Van Auken Collection on April 9th: 97.50%
Artcurial. Online Only: Swiss Art on April 9th: 58.97%
Artcurial. Limited Editions Online - 3/27 on April 3rd: 63.68%
Artcurial. The Universe of Enki Bilal on April 9th: 58.82%
ALDE. Mountain Books and Paintings on April 9th: 67.92%
Ader. Lucien Clergue Collection - Part 2 on April 10th: 80.56%
Ader. Yolanda and Lucien Clergue Collection - Part 1 on April 10th: 65.22%
Ader. Ancient and Modern Books - Kilian Fritsch Collection, Part 2 on April 9th: 43.10%
Ader. Psychedelic Posters on April 8th: 71.79%
Venator and Hanstein. Modern and Contemporary Graphic Art, Modern Books on March 29th: 53.08%
Venator and Hanstein. Books, Graphic Art, Autographs on March 28th: 58.37%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on April 2nd: 86.84%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) on March 31st: 83.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on March 31st: 62.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts on March 30th: 92.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Literature and Illustrated Books on March 30th: 52.17%
Heritage Auctions. Tapping Into The Many Worlds Of Magic: The Gathering Volume VI Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on April 10th: 99.19%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Archie Comics Part VIII Showcase Auction on April 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on April 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on April 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on April 9th: 88.81%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on April 8th: 90.38%
Dunbar Sloane. Collectibles and Estate Auction on April 8th: 95.26%
Duke's. Avenue Auctions on April 8th: 66.40%
Bonhams. The Classics Paris on April 8th: 33.33%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on April 8th: 85.96%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on April 8th: 83.75%
Gorringes. Weekly House & Gardens on April 7th: 81.08%
OSENAT. The Interiors of Versailles on April 6th: 71.43%
OSENAT. Antiquarian Books on April 6th: 69.62%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on April 5th: 34.38%
EV Stamps. Sports and Comic Book Auction on April 5th: 93.40%
Angling Auctions. Angling Auction on April 5th: 86.96%
North American Auction Company. Last Chance March 2025 Passed Lots Sale on April 4th: 14.63%
Arenberg Auctions. April Live Auction on April 4th: 99.89%
Neal Auction Company. Premier Estate Collections Auction on April 4th: 100.00%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on April 2nd: 94.76%
Arader Galleries. April 2025 Auction on April 5th: 42.02%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on April 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on April 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on April 8th: 98.40%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on April 6th: 96.37%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on April 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on April 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on April 8th: 99.11%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 5th: 85.43%
Heritage Auctions. The Miscellaneous Man Poster Showcase Auction on April 5th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Spring Hong Kong World Paper Money Showcase Auction on April 5th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on April 6th: 99.86%


For the week ahead 55 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Apr. 14th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 42 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 90 lots
Desa Unicum. Warszawa. Wassily Kandinsky: The Coryphaeus of Abstraction. 14 lots

Tue. Apr. 15th
Il Ponte. Milan (Italy). Books. 250 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Old Master Through Modern Prints: Featuring The Reba W. & Dave H. Williams Collection of Color Woodcuts. 382 lots
Sothebys. New York. Prints and Multiples.
L'Autographe Auctions. London. Antique Book Auction.
Ader. PARIS. Clergue Collection - Part III Online: Photography Books dedicated to Lucien Clergue. 171 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. A Modern Antiquarian, The Collection of Graham Slater Part I. 13 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . The Harry Potter Auction – Uncorrected Proofs, First Editions, Signed Books & Illustrations. 23 lots
Hansons. Etwall, Derbyshire . The April Library Sale – To Include Counter-Culture & Underground Publishing. 187 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 436 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 229 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction. 109 lots
Freeman's | Hindman. Philadelphia. Contemporary Visions: Two Distinguished Private Collections including Property from the Estate of Ruth Miles Pite. 38 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Pickers EXPRESS Auction of Industrial, Scientific & Pop Culture Collectibles VIII. 45 lots

Wed. Apr. 16th
Christies. New York. Prints and Multiples. 208 lots
Il Ponte. Milan (Italy). Prints, Multiples and Modern Art.
Duke's. Dorchester. The Spring Auction. 82 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Two Day Books, Maps, Ephemera and Works on Paper. 1060 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. British. Cool.. 48 lots
Sandwich Auction House. East Dennis MA . April Discovery Auction. 35 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Lynn Rosetto Kasper: The Splendid Collection. 162 lots
Bertolami Fine Art . Rome. Old and Modern Master Prints. 319 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 343 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 91 lots
Bonhams. London, New Bond Street. A Modern Antiquarian, The Collection of Graham Slater Part 2. 30 lots
Finarte. Rome. Maps of Liguria and Corsica. 225 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 73 lots
Bukowskis. Stockholm. Contemporary Art and Design.
Blackwell Auctions. Clearwater. Beatlemania Collectibles Countdown Auction.
Santa Fe Art Auction. Santa Fe. Spring Sale. 37 lots

Thu. Apr. 17th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Fine Literature - Beats, and the Counterculture. 504 lots
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Books, Manuscripts & Autographs #1.
Christies. New York. Photographs. 222 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Music Memorabilia & Concert Posters Signature Auction. 421 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Non-Sports Trading Cards Showcase Auction. 258 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Spring is in Bloom Romance Comics and Comics Art Showcase Auction. 262 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Japanese Trading Card Games Showcase Auction. 114 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Space Exploration. 381 lots
Duke's. Dorchester. Art and Design post 1880. 26 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 45 lots

Fri. Apr. 18th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Celestial and Terrestrial Exploration. 348 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Furniture, Art, Jewelry & Asian Auction, featuring Spring Fine Jewelry & Asian Art.
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. April 2025: Day 2. 130 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . April Gallery Auction.

Sat. Apr. 19th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 154 lots
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. The Warehouse Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Hollywood/Entertainment Showcase Auction. 529 lots
Early American. Rancho Santa Fe. Early American History Auction. 136 lots

Sun. Apr. 20th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 217 lots
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 107 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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
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    A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
    19th June 2025
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
  • Sotheby’sNew York Book Week12-26 June Sotheby’sNew York Book Week12-26 June
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    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
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    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.
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    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.
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    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.
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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 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