Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 36 Auctions Archived, another 42 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 24 February 2023, 36 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Danish krone, 8 in euros, 2 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 24  in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was $8,831,592.30 as 87.09% of all lots changed hands.  There were 7,862 offered and 6,894 transacted.  The average lot sold for $1,281.05.

 

Beware the Ides of March! 

 

1 auction saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage AuctionsHistorical Manuscripts Signature Auction on February 22nd: $1,827,331
 

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

Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/3 on February 15th: 262.38%
Heritage AuctionsThe Estate of Veronique and Gregory Peck Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction on February 23rd: 165.85%
ALDEAncient and 19th Century Books on February 22nd: 159.04%
Heritage AuctionsHistorical Manuscripts Signature Auction on February 22nd: 113.69%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on February 23rd: 112.77%
Stair Auctioneers and AppraisersThe Matisse Legacy, Part II: Property from the Collection of Jacquelyn Miller Matisse - bidstart 2/1 on February 23rd: 111.76%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 2/3 on February 14th: 107.22%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/3 on February 13th: 107.10%


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

Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 2/14 on February 21st: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsThe Thrillingly Exciting Heroes of Nedor Comics Showcase Auction on February 23rd: 100.00%
Stair Auctioneers and AppraisersThe Matisse Legacy, Part II: Property from the Collection of Jacquelyn Miller Matisse - bidstart 2/1 on February 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 2/15 on February 22nd: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 2/14 on February 21st: 98.98%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 2/5 on February 19th: 98.84%
Heritage AuctionsThe Estate of Veronique and Gregory Peck Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction on February 23rd: 98.66%
Heritage AuctionsSunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 2/12 on February 20th: 98.59%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 2/15 on February 22nd: 98.02%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 2/11 on February 18th: 98.00%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 2/12 on February 19th: 97.28%
Leland Little AuctionsPresident's Day Estate Sale on February 23rd: 96.97%
Holabird Kagin Americana"Treasures from the Shelves": Americana, Mining, & Numismatics Auction - Day 2 on February 19th: 95.74%
Waverly AuctionsQuinns Presidential Autograph and Americana Auction on February 20th: 94.51%
Aspire AuctionsOnline Auction - bidstart 2/10 on February 18th: 94.00%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/3 on February 15th: 93.10%
Doyle New YorkSporting and Travel Books on February 23rd: 93.02%
Heritage AuctionsHistorical Manuscripts Signature Auction on February 22nd: 92.31%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 2/3 on February 14th: 87.50%
Aste BolaffiComics on February 23rd: 87.30%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/3 on February 11th: 86.67%
PBA GalleriesFine Bindings and Small Press on February 23rd: 85.61%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/3 on February 13th: 84.42%
Forum AuctionsOnline Sale: Books and Works on Paper on February 23rd: 83.39%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/3 on February 12th: 82.76%
Bruun RasmussenModern Art and Design - Prints on February 21st: 81.52%
Swann GalleriesFine Photographs on February 23rd: 80.21%
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Forum Auctions Choose Your Weapon, Gold (VIP) (Signed) on February 22nd Actual price: USD $222,408.
  2. Forum Auctions NOLA (Orange Rain) (Signed) on February 22nd Actual price: USD $164,389.
  3. Heritage Auctions Martin Luther King Jr. Inscribed and Signed Copy of Ebony Magazine. on February 22nd Actual price: USD $93,750.
  4. Heritage Auctions Personal book-bound presentation script for To Kill a Mockingbird (Universal, 1962). on February 23rd Actual price: USD $84,375.
  5. Forum Auctions Welcome to Hell (Signed) on February 22nd Actual price: USD $72,524.
  6. Forum Auctions Grin Reaper (Signed) on February 22nd Actual price: USD $67,689.
  7. Sothebys Chicago (Car) on February 22nd Actual price: USD $63,500.
  8. Sothebys 'From the Bus NYC' (Woman and Man on the Sidewalk) on February 22nd Actual price: USD $63,500.
  9. Forum Auctions Jack and Jill (Police Kids) (Signed) on February 22nd Actual price: USD $59,631.
  10. Winner's Auctions Ltd Precious Find! Chamishah Chumshei Torah with Prayers. Sephard. Zhitomir. Unknown Edition on February 22nd Actual price: USD $57,040.
  11. Sothebys From the Bus (Plymouth Dealership) on February 22nd Actual price: USD $53,340.
  12. Forum Auctions No Ball Games (Grey) (Signed) on February 22nd Actual price: USD $53,185.
  13. Heritage Auctions [French Revolution]. Archive of Personal Correspondence of Charles Philippe de Bourbon, Comte d'Artois and Future King Charles X of France, to the Comte de Vaudreuil. on February 22nd Actual price: USD $52,500.
  14. Winner's Auctions Ltd The Most Precious Tefillin in the World: "Tefillin shel Rabi Netantel" - Complete Pair, in Rare Condition. Examined and Found to be in the Best Possible Condition on February 21st Actual price: USD $49,600.
  15. Heritage Auctions Anwar Sadat Diplomatic Passport Number 1 from 1974 to 1981. on February 22nd Actual price: USD $47,500.
  16. Winner's Auctions Ltd Important Document Handwritten by the Historic Rabbinic Leader, the Author of Noda BiYehudah on February 21st Actual price: USD $44,640.
  17. ALDE Physica. on February 22nd Actual price: USD $42,402.
  18. Heritage Auctions Confederate Colonel John S. Mosby's Farewell Address to His Rangers. on February 22nd Actual price: USD $40,000.
  19. Sothebys 'South Carolina' (Beaufort) on February 22nd Actual price: USD $38,100.
  20. Swann Galleries Group of approximately 65 hand-colored botanical studies, all apparently California native plants. on February 23rd Actual price: USD $37,500.
  21. Heritage Auctions To Kill a Mockingbird Inscribed by Harper Lee to Gregory and Veronique Peck. on February 23rd Actual price: USD $35,000.
  22. Heritage Auctions Civil War Archive of Medal of Honor Recipient General Frederick W. Swift, 17th Michigan Infantry Regiment. on February 22nd Actual price: USD $35,000.
  23. Heritage Auctions [Revolutionary War]. George Washington Letter Signed. on February 22nd Actual price: USD $33,750.
  24. Forum Auctions Bomb Love on February 22nd Actual price: USD $33,039.
  25. Winner's Auctions Ltd Sacred Zhitomir Tehillim. Unknown Edition. Zhitomir, 1861 on February 22nd Actual price: USD $32,240.



36 total sales reported this week:

Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on February 23rd: 83.39%
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on February 22nd: 75.00%
Swann Galleries. Fine Photographs on February 23rd: 80.21%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Matisse Legacy, Part II: Property from the Collection of Jacquelyn Miller Matisse - bidstart 2/1 on February 23rd: 100.00%
PBA Galleries. Fine Bindings and Small Press on February 23rd: 85.61%
Leland Little Auctions. President's Day Estate Sale on February 23rd: 96.97%
Doyle New York. Sporting and Travel Books on February 23rd: 93.02%
Bonhams. Prints & Multiples | Live Online: Abstractions on February 23rd: 57.55%
Aste Bolaffi. Comics on February 23rd: 87.30%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Early Prints, Chassidut, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical let on February 22nd: 56.25%
Sothebys. On the Road: Photographs by Robert Frank from the Collection of Arthur Penn on February 22nd: 48.62%
Morton Subastas. Auction of Old and Contemporary Books on February 22nd: 57.38%
ALDE. Ancient and 19th Century Books on February 22nd: 68.26%
Heritage Auctions. The Thrillingly Exciting Heroes of Nedor Comics Showcase Auction on February 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Estate of Veronique and Gregory Peck Hollywood & Entertainment Signature Auction on February 23rd: 98.66%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts Signature Auction on February 22nd: 92.31%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 2/15 on February 22nd: 98.02%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 2/15 on February 22nd: 100.00%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Early Prints, Chassidut, Belongings of Tzaddikim, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical let on February 21st: 69.29%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on February 21st: 81.52%
Aspire Auctions. Online Auction - bidstart 2/10 on February 18th: 94.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 2/14 on February 21st: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 2/14 on February 21st: 98.98%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 2/12 on February 20th: 98.59%
Waverly Auctions. Quinns Presidential Autograph and Americana Auction on February 20th: 94.51%
Holabird Kagin Americana. "Treasures from the Shelves": Americana, Mining, & Numismatics Auction - Day 2 on February 19th: 95.74%
Holabird Kagin Americana. "Treasures from the Shelves": Americana, Mining, & Numismatics Auction - Day 1 on February 18th: 78.98%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/3 on February 15th: 93.10%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 2/3 on February 14th: 87.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/3 on February 13th: 84.42%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books and Maps Auction - bidstart 2/3 on February 12th: 40.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/3 on February 12th: 82.76%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/3 on February 11th: 86.67%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 2/11 on February 18th: 98.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 2/5 on February 19th: 98.84%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 2/12 on February 19th: 97.28%


For the week ahead 42 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Feb. 27th
Rossini. Paris. Paintings, Sculptures, Lithographs XIX, Modern and Contemporary. 570 lots
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Antique and Collectible Books and Ephemera Auction. 400 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/17. 15 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/17. 48 lots
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Ultimo. Curiosities and Collectables. 697 lots

Tue. Feb. 28th
Aspire Art Auctions. Illovo. Editions Online - bidstart 2/16. 100 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Winter Marine Sale - Day 1. 9 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 2/21. 345 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 2/21. 121 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Prints and Multiples Online - bidstart 2/21. 268 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Cincinnati. African Americana. 344 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Jewish & Israeli History, Culture and Art. 242 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . "Shanah Tovah" Postcards and Greeting Cards from the Collection of Dr. Haim Grossman, Ceremonial Art. 75 lots
Litchfield County Auctions. Litchfield. Winter Design Sale - Day 1. 19 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Auction. 45 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 2/17. 36 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 75 lots
The Ross Art Group Inc. Boca Raton. Original Vintage Poster Treasures - Over 120 Years of Advertising.

Wed. Mar. 1st
Il Ponte. Milan. Prints, Multiples, and Modern Art. 180 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 2/22. 128 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 2/22. 223 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Natural History, Maps & Documents, The Robert Gillmor Collection of Bird Books & Art. 364 lots
Sothebys. Paris. Books and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/22. 214 lots
Ader. PARIS. LITERARY REVIEWS OF THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES - ANDRÉ VASSEUR COLLECTION - FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 2/17. 40 lots
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Kilkenny. Rare Books and Collectors' Timed Online Sale. 945 lots
Sloane Street Auctions. London. The Spring Fine Art and Antiques Sale (1st March, 2023) || Including Old Masters and Russian Avant-G. 42 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Winter Marine Sale - Day 2. 36 lots

Thu. Mar. 2nd
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Winter Americana Auction. 217 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Fine Books and Autographs. 314 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. CGC Signature Series Comics Showcase Auction. 223 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tapping Into The Many Worlds of Magic: The Gathering Volume III Trading Card Games Showcase Auction. 163 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction: Science-Fiction & Fantasy. 350 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books and Maps Auction - bidstart 2/17. 41 lots
Ader. PARIS. LITERARY REVIEWS OF THE 19TH AND 20TH CENTURIES - ANDRÉ VASSEUR COLLECTION - FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE.

Fri. Mar. 3rd
Rossini. Paris. 19th C. Modern and Contemporary Paintings, Sculptures, and Lithographs. 120 lots
Ader. PARIS. Ancient and Moder Prints - Online.

Sat. Mar. 4th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 12/24.
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Montana Premier March 4 Collectors Auction.

Sun. Mar. 5th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 2/26.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 2/26.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 2/19. 341 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Sotheby's
    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR
    Sotheby's
    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
  • 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.
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