Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 36 Auctions Archived, another 52 Upcoming this week

For the week ended 29 August, 36 auctions have been archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+: 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Canadian dollars, 5 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Swedish krona, and 27 in US dollars. The past week’s win-rate was 86.61%.

 

Turnover was $39,031,617.88. The average lot price was $6,691.52 as baseball and sports dominated this past week’s collectible paper sales.

 

For our more traditional community, we’re also providing this week’s sales by more traditional categories. Click on our Category Headers to see their Top 25’s.  If you don’t see Categories that don’t connect with your inventory or your collecting interests, let us know.  Many of your ideas will be converted into new categories.

 

And please note, some items are showing up in strange places. We're paying attention.

 

For the upcoming week you have 52 sales to consider.

 

Best wishes for the holidays.

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions 2007-08 Upper Deck Exquisite Collection Dual Logoman Autographs Michael Jordan & Kobe Bryant #DL-KM Signed PSA EX-MT 6 - #'d 1/1. on August 24th Actual price: USD $12,932,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions 1916 Herpolsheimer Co. Babe Ruth Rookie #151 PSA NM 7. on August 24th Actual price: USD $1,403,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions Signed 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA EX+ 5.5 Auto 8. on August 24th Actual price: USD $1,067,500.
  4. Heritage Auctions 1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain Rookie #8 PSA Gem Mint 10. on August 24th Actual price: USD $976,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions 1969 Topps Mickey Mantle (Last Name In White) #500 PSA Mint 9. on August 24th Actual price: USD $915,000.
  6. Heritage Auctions Massive 1994-98 United Center Original Game Used Court Section (8' x 8') -- Signed by Michael Jordan with Five Inscriptions! on August 24th Actual price: USD $562,555.
  7. Heritage Auctions 1948 Bowman George Mikan Rookie #69 PSA Mint 9. on August 24th Actual price: USD $524,600.
  8. Heritage Auctions 1962 Topps Mickey Mantle #200 PSA Mint 9. on August 24th Actual price: USD $488,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan Rookie #57 SGC Pristine Gold Label 10 -- Pop One! on August 24th Actual price: USD $463,600.
  10. Heritage Auctions 1951 Mickey Mantle Original News Photograph Used for 1951 Bowman Rookie Card, PSA/DNA Type 1. on August 24th Actual price: USD $451,400.
  11. Heritage Auctions 1907 Ty Cobb Original Studio Cabinet Photograph by Carl Horner, PSA/DNA Type 1 -- Cobb's Personal Example! on August 24th Actual price: USD $390,400.
  12. Heritage Auctions 1968 Topps Mickey Mantle #280 PSA Gem Mint 10. on August 24th Actual price: USD $390,400.
  13. Heritage Auctions 1915 Cracker Jack Joe Jackson #103 SGC NM-MT+ 8.5. on August 24th Actual price: USD $353,800.
  14. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Sweet Caporal 350-460/25 Walter Johnson (Hands at Chest) PSA Mint 9. on August 24th Actual price: USD $353,800.
  15. Heritage Auctions 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle Rookie #253 PSA NM-MT 8. on August 24th Actual price: USD $329,400.
  16. Heritage Auctions 1916 Morehouse Baking Babe Ruth Rookie #151 PSA Poor 1. on August 24th Actual price: USD $317,200.
  17. Heritage Auctions 1984 Michael Jordan NBA Debut Chicago Bulls Ticket Stub (Season Ticket Format), PSA NM-MT 8. on August 24th Actual price: USD $280,600.
  18. Heritage Auctions 2000 Upper Deck Game Jersey Kobe Bryant (Patch 2-Autograph) #KB-PA PSA NM-MT 8, PSA/DNA Auto 10 - #'d 2/8. on August 24th Actual price: USD $268,400.
  19. Heritage Auctions Circa 1915 Babe Ruth "Hands at Hips" Rookie-Era Real Photo Postcard, SGC VG-EX 4. on August 24th Actual price: USD $268,400.
  20. Heritage Auctions 1917 D350-2 Standard Biscuit Babe Ruth #147 SGC EX-NM 6 -- Finest Known! on August 24th Actual price: USD $256,200.
  21. Heritage Auctions 1914 Cracker Jack Joe Jackson #103 SGC Good+ 2.5. on August 24th Actual price: USD $225,700.
  22. Heritage Auctions 1951 Bowman Willie Mays #305 Rookie PSA NM-MT 8. on August 24th Actual price: USD $213,500.
  23. Heritage Auctions 1998 Playoff Contender Peyton Manning Rookie Ticket - Autographed #87 PSA Gem Mint 10. on August 24th Actual price: USD $207,400.
  24. Heritage Auctions 1998 SkyBox E-X 2001 Ken Griffey Jr. (Essential Credentials Now) #10 PSA NM-MT 8 - #'d 2/10. on August 24th Actual price: USD $201,300.
  25. Heritage Auctions 1984 Michael Jordan NBA Debut Chicago Bulls Ticket Stub (Season Ticket Format), PSA EX-MT 6. on August 24th Actual price: USD $189,100.

1 auction saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage AuctionsSummer Platinum Night Sports Auction on August 24th: $36,219,558 

 


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

Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesSummer Americana - Day 1 on August 27th: 292.78% 
Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesSummer Americana - Day 2 on August 28th: 283.50% 
Heritage AuctionsPulp, Paperback, Science Fiction & Fantasy Showcase Auction on August 26th: 180.65% 
RR AuctionSteve Jobs and the Computer Revolution on August 24th: 160.26% 
BukowskisPrints and Multiples - August on August 24th: 137.00% 
Tennants AuctioneersBooks, Maps, Manuscripts on August 22nd: 127.93% 
Rago Arts and Auctionsfaces of fame: Philippe Halsman from the Polaroid Collection on August 27th: 108.38% 
Forum AuctionsOnline: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on August 28th: 101.75% 


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

Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesSummer Americana - Day 2 on August 28th: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsThe Art of Garfield Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 28th: 100.00% 
Rago Arts and Auctionsfaces of fame: Philippe Halsman from the Polaroid Collection on August 27th: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 27th: 100.00% 
Rago Arts and AuctionsIcons & Heroes: Comic Art on August 26th: 100.00% 
Rago Arts and AuctionsIcons and Heroes: Comics on August 26th: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 26th: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsPulp Magazine Select Auction on August 24th: 100.00% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 26th: 99.81% 
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 26th: 99.78% 
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 27th: 98.59% 
Jeffrey S. Evans & AssociatesSummer Americana - Day 1 on August 27th: 98.46% 
Heritage AuctionsPulp, Paperback, Science Fiction & Fantasy Showcase Auction on August 26th: 98.40% 
Heritage AuctionsSummer Platinum Night Sports Auction on August 24th: 97.21% 
Tennants AuctioneersBooks, Maps, Manuscripts on August 22nd: 95.56% 
Heritage AuctionsTuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on August 26th: 94.00% 
Blackwell AuctionsAugust Collectible Countdown on August 27th: 93.75% 
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 24th: 91.44% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 23rd: 90.08% 
New England Book AuctionsA Fine Summer Miscellany on August 26th: 89.39% 
Forum AuctionsOnline: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on August 28th: 82.59% 


34 total sales reported this week:

PBA Galleries. History of Science - Illustrated Publisher's Bindings from the Morris-Levin Collection - Miniature Books - Children's Literature on August 28th: 63.58%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana - Day 2 on August 28th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Online: Travel Books, Maps and Atlases on August 28th: 82.59%
Fairhill Auction. August Militaria Auction on August 28th: 58.29%
Duke's. Summer Interiors on August 28th: 61.54%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Garfield Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 28th: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. faces of fame: Philippe Halsman from the Polaroid Collection on August 27th: 100.00%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Antique Art and Rare Estate Finds on August 27th: 47.93%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana - Day 1 on August 27th: 98.46%
Blackwell Auctions. August Collectible Countdown on August 27th: 93.75%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 27th: 98.59%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Churchill, Military, History and Fiction Books and Ephemera on August 24th: 43.29%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Icons & Heroes: Comic Art on August 26th: 100.00%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Icons and Heroes: Comics on August 26th: 100.00%
New England Book Auctions. A Fine Summer Miscellany on August 26th: 89.39%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Vintage Estates Art and Collectibles on August 26th: 55.35%
A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals. The Beaver Line Collection Auction on August 26th: 66.67%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp, Paperback, Science Fiction & Fantasy Showcase Auction on August 26th: 98.40%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction on August 26th: 94.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 26th: 99.78%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 26th: 99.81%
One Source Auctions. Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on August 25th: 44.12%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction on August 24th: 97.21%
Bukowskis. Prints and Multiples - August on August 24th: 76.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Select Auction on August 24th: 100.00%
RR Auction. Steve Jobs and the Computer Revolution on August 24th: 79.25%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 24th: 91.44%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 23rd: 90.08%
Morton Subastas. Saturday Sale on August 23rd: 46.67%
Hansons. Newark August Antique Fine Art & Collectables Auction on August 23rd: 68.42%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps, Manuscripts on August 22nd: 95.56%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Sporting and Collectors Auction on August 13th: 69.11%

 


For the week ahead 52 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Sep. 1st
Chiswick Auctions. London. The Poster Sale. 91 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Annual Labor Day Quality Antiques. 187 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Jewish Ceremonial Art / Illustrated Scrolls and Manuscripts / Engravins and Graphic Art / Ketubot / Hebraica, Part 1. 102 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 76 lots
Moreshet Auctions. Jerusalem. The 19th Chabad Auction. 57 lots

Tue. Sep. 2nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 520 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 150 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday Animation and Anime Art, Disneyana and Disneyland Select Auction. 103 lots
Desa Unicum. Warszawa. Comic Art. 115 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Early Printed Books | Sabbateanism and Crypto-Jews of Spain and Portugal | Chassidut and Kabbalah | Books Printed in Slavita and Jerusalem | Letters and Manuscripts, Part 2. 284 lots
Rossini. Paris. LA PLÉIADE. 254 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Online Estates Auction. 79 lots

Wed. Sep. 3rd
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 465 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 349 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 92 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Van Nuys, CA. Prints and Multiples. 287 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts. 96 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700). 45 lots
Desa Unicum. Warszawa. Masters of Imagination. The Big Blue. 15 lots
Dunbar Sloane. Wellington. Affordable Art & Studio Ceramics. 48 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. wo Day Sale of the Library of the Late Tommy Smith (Grogan's Pub, Dublin) and Other Select Clients. To include Some Exceptional Items of Irish Literary, Poetic & Historical Interest. Day 1. 501 lots

Thu. Sep. 4th
Forum Auctions. London. Modern and Contemporary Prints and Multiples. 294 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Edinburgh. Edinburgh Collector's Auction: Toys, Postcards, Stamps, Coins, Whisky, Wine & Spirits, Medals & Militaria.
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Antique books - Mr M**'s library. 214 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Books, Documents and Old Engravings. 99 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Select Rarities: Exceptional Books and Manuscripts. 116 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Interiors and Décor. 37 lots
Propstore. Valencia. Entertainment Memorabilia Live Auction: Los Angeles Summer 2025. 142 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. The Scale Model Collection & Library of James Hutchison - Single-Owner Timed Auction.. 104 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. wo Day Sale of the Library of the Late Tommy Smith (Grogan's Pub, Dublin) and Other Select Clients. To include Some Exceptional Items of Irish Literary, Poetic & Historical Interest. Day 2. 460 lots
Quinn's Auction Galleries. Falls Church. Sports Memorabilia. 125 lots

Fri. Sep. 5th
Chiswick Auctions. London. Photographica & Photography Books - Timed online. 212 lots
Desa Unicum. Warszawa. Mourlot. 48 lots
Bonhams. Brockenhurst, Beaulieu,. Beaulieu: The Beaulier Sale Collectors' Motor Cars & Automobilia.

Sat. Sep. 6th
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. Poster Auction #60, From War to Wanderlust. 360 lots
Aspire Auctions. Pittsburgh. September 2025 Auction. 66 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 150 lots
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. Jewelry, Fine Art, Decorative Furnishings & Accessories Auction. 41 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Monthly Sports Card & Comic Book Auction. 119 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Art & Design. 29 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Saturday Sale. 71 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Maps Auction.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books.

Sun. Sep. 7th
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. 212 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Select Auction.
Genazym. Monsey. Catalog of the Giants. 76 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Virtual Estate Auvction - Wolfeboro, NH. 104 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Historical Memorabilia.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700).

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE


  • Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
  • Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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