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The Week at Auction Ending March 27, 2026

The Week at Auction Ending March 27, 2026

A mighty wave crashed over the auction results for the week ending March 27 in the field of rare books, manuscripts, prints and other forms of collectible paper. Two of the three highest prices were for prints of Katsushika Hokusai's Great Wave or Under the Great Wave Off Kanagawa. It comes from Hokusai's 36 Views of Mount Fuji. Fuji takes second place in the distance from the huge wave crashing into Tokyo Bay (then Edo Bay). Three boats in the foreground can do little but ride it out as best they can. The Great WaveOne of them sold for...

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The Week at Auction Ending March 20, 2026

The Week at Auction Ending March 20, 2026

by Mike Auction results for the past week (ending March 20) looked much like the previous week, though on a reduced scale. Once again, the most expensive item was a scroll that ran through the...

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The Week at Auction Ending March 13, 2026

The Week at Auction Ending March 13, 2026

By MikeThis past week at auction was unusual in terms of where the dollars flowed. The runaway winner by value was the sale with the fewest lots*. It was the Jim Irsay Collection sold at Christie's...

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THE WEEK THAT WAS AT THE AUCTIONS ending March 6, 2026

THE WEEK THAT WAS AT THE AUCTIONS ending March 6, 2026

By Hammer PriceThis week, Heritage dominated the big ticket auctions with antique baseball cards, comics, other sports items, gaming card collectibles, posters, entertainment and pop culture. In...

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THE WEEK THAT WAS AT THE AUCTIONS ending Feb. 27, 2026

THE WEEK THAT WAS AT THE AUCTIONS ending Feb. 27, 2026

Kedem (Jerusalem) landed eight of RBH’s top 25 positions with their Incunable and First Editions | Illuminated Manuscripts and Esther Scrolls | Jewish Ceremonial Art auction on Feb. 24. Their #1...

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THE WEEK THAT WAS AT THE AUCTIONS ending Feb. 20, 2026

THE WEEK THAT WAS AT THE AUCTIONS ending Feb. 20, 2026

Free linkhttps://www.rarebookhub.com/auction_updates/1062(Note to reader:The summary link above is FREE, the additional links below will function only for RBH subscribers.A reminder to subscribers:...

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THE WEEK THAT WAS AT THE AUCTIONS ending Feb. 13, 2026

THE WEEK THAT WAS AT THE AUCTIONS ending Feb. 13, 2026

By Hammer PriceFree linkhttps://www.rarebookhub.com/auction_updates/1060(Note to reader:The summary link above is FREE, the additional links below will function only for RBH subscribers.A reminder...

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Rare Book Monthly

  • ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
    Open for Bidding 2-17 April
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.