Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 54 Auctions Archived, another 52 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 16 June, 54 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 2 denominated in Canadian dollars, 2 in Danish krone, 10 in euros, 5 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 34 in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was $15,240,411.56 as 78.06% of all lots changed hands.  There were 12,021 offered and 9,383 transacted.  The average lot sold for $1,624.26.

 

It’s summer! 
 
 
2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

ChristiesThe Bruce M. Lissman Collection of Important American Literature: Part 1 on June 15th: $2,686,950
ChristiesThe Magnificent Library of Norman Bobbins. Part 1: American Color on June 16th: $2,245,320
 

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

SothebysA Life & Legacy: The Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman Collection - bidstart 5/26 on June 12th: 346.34%
Bruun RasmussenBooks and Manuscripts on June 14th: 173.37%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic BooksellersImportant Numismatic Books - bidstart 5/21 on June 10th: 163.50%
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsPrinted Books, Maps & Documents, Children's Books, Illustrated & Modern First Editions on June 15th: 132.98%
Dirk Soulis AuctionsSpring Fine Art Auction on June 16th: 121.69%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on June 7th: 119.58%
Ketterer Kunst Collection Hermann Gerlinger: Woodcuts on June 10th: 113.70%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 6/6 on June 13th: 113.19%
ALDEOriginal Editions from the 19th to 21st Century on June 13th: 112.29%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on June 5th: 108.79%
Leslie Hindman AuctioneersAmerican Historical Ephemera and Photography on June 15th: 103.85%


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

SothebysA Life & Legacy: The Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman Collection - bidstart 5/26 on June 12th: 100.00%
Schilb AntiquarianRare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on June 11th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 5/28 on June 11th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 6/6 on June 13th: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsSunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 6/4 on June 12th: 99.92%
Heritage AuctionsTuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 6/6 on June 13th: 99.77%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 6/7 on June 14th: 99.63%
Heritage AuctionsWednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 6/7 on June 14th: 95.83%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on June 5th: 95.12%
Dirk Soulis AuctionsSpring Fine Art Auction on June 16th: 93.22%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on June 7th: 93.22%
Heritage AuctionsSunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 6/4 on June 11th: 90.63%
Dominic Winter Book AuctionsPrinted Books, Maps & Documents, Children's Books, Illustrated & Modern First Editions on June 15th: 89.52%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 6/3 on June 10th: 88.50%
Forum AuctionsA fourth selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library on June 15th: 88.32%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & ValuersAntiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on June 15th: 88.26%
Leslie Hindman AuctioneersAmerican Historical Ephemera and Photography on June 15th: 87.77%
Dorotheum Imperial Court Memorabilia and Historical Objects on June 13th: 84.31%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic BooksellersImportant Numismatic Books - bidstart 5/21 on June 10th: 84.22%
Bruun RasmussenBooks and Manuscripts on June 14th: 84.21%
Ketterer Kunst Collection Hermann Gerlinger: Woodcuts on June 10th: 84.13%
PBA GalleriesFine Printing with Illustrated and Antiquarian Books: Selections from the Phil Lenna Collection (wit on June 15th: 82.83%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on June 6th: 81.36%
ChristiesThe Magnificent Library of Norman Bobbins. Part 1: American Color on June 16th: 80.72%
Swann GalleriesFine Books and Autographs on June 15th: 80.14%
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Reise in das innere Nord-America in den Jahren 1832 bis 1834. Coblenz: J. Holscher. on June 16th Actual price: USD $529,200.
  2. Christies Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque, inscribed on June 15th Actual price: USD $441,000.
  3. Christies The Yellowstone National Park, and the Mountain Regions of Portions of Idaho, Nevada, Colorado and Utah. on June 16th Actual price: USD $403,200.
  4. Christies Typee, inscribed, the Bradley Martin copy on June 15th Actual price: USD $176,400.
  5. Christies The Whale, the Silver copy in a contemporary binding on June 15th Actual price: USD $170,100.
  6. Christies Picturesque Views of American Scenery. on June 16th Actual price: USD $163,800.
  7. Sothebys Giraffes and Zebras on June 13th Actual price: USD $160,587.
  8. Christies Defending his reputation to his future father-in-law on June 15th Actual price: USD $151,200.
  9. Christies The Scarlet Letter, a presentation copy to Mullet on June 15th Actual price: USD $138,600.
  10. Christies The Scarlet Letter, signed family copy with autograph manuscript on June 15th Actual price: USD $126,000.
  11. Christies "Uncle Tom's Cabin; Or, Life among the Lowly," in The National Era on June 15th Actual price: USD $126,000.
  12. RR Auction Edouard Manet Illustrated Autograph Letter Signed with Watercolors on June 14th Actual price: USD $112,403.
  13. Christies [The Hudson River Port Folio. on June 16th Actual price: USD $100,800.
  14. Christies [Quebec.] Views of Quebec on June 16th Actual price: USD $94,500.
  15. Bruun Rasmussen Code of Jutland on June 14th Actual price: USD $90,582.
  16. Christies Illustrated Notes of an Expedition through Mexico and California. on June 16th Actual price: USD $88,200.
  17. Christies [Prints of Canada.] on June 16th Actual price: USD $81,900.
  18. Ketterer Kunst Doppelseitiger Holzstock: Liegendes Mädchen. Akt mit Obstschale, 1910. on June 10th Actual price: USD $81,869.
  19. Christies Clarel, with autograph letter on pulping the edition on June 15th Actual price: USD $75,600.
  20. Swann Galleries "Fall Bounty." on June 15th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  21. Swann Galleries Das Werk von Gustav Klimt. on June 15th Actual price: USD $68,750.
  22. Ketterer Kunst Doppelseitiger Holzstock: Mädchen mit aufgestemmten Armen. Dorf, 1911. on June 10th Actual price: USD $68,224.
  23. Christies A rare draft manuscript from Leaves of Grass on June 15th Actual price: USD $63,000.
  24. Christies Catlin's North American Indian Portfolio. Hunting Scenes and Amusements of the Rocky Mountains and Prairies of America. From Drawings and Notes of the Author, made during Eight Years' Travel. on June 16th Actual price: USD $60,480.
  25. Christies Tales, in wrappers on June 15th Actual price: USD $60,480.


54 total sales reported this week:

Potomack Company. June Cornucopia on June 16th: 71.43%
Michaans Auctions. June Gallery Auction on June 16th: 66.07%
Holabird Kagin Americana. High Grade Sale - Art and General Americana on June 16th: 68.89%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. Spring Fine Art Auction on June 16th: 93.22%
Christies. The Bruce M. Lissman Collection of Important American Literature: Part 2 on June 16th: 66.47%
Christies. The Magnificent Library of Norman Bobbins. Part 1: American Color on June 16th: 80.72%
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items on June 15th: 88.26%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books and Autographs on June 15th: 80.14%
Potomack Company. June Classic Art on June 15th: 62.50%
PBA Galleries. Fine Printing with Illustrated and Antiquarian Books: Selections from the Phil Lenna Collection (wit on June 15th: 82.83%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. American Historical Ephemera and Photography on June 15th: 87.77%
Holabird Kagin Americana. High Grade Sale - Railroadiana, Militaria, Stocks and Bonds on June 15th: 42.86%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Estate Treasures Auction on June 15th: 51.22%
Forum Auctions. A fourth selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library on June 15th: 88.32%
Christies. The Bruce M. Lissman Collection of Important American Literature: Part 1 on June 15th: 71.88%
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Art, Photography, Children's and Illustrated on June 15th: 48.59%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Children's Books, Illustrated & Modern First Editions on June 15th: 89.52%
Trafford Books. Books, Ephemera, Autographs, Photographs, Postcards, Cigarette Cards, Stamps and Postal History. on June 14th: 76.34%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - Featuring Animation bidstart 5/19 on June 14th: 53.01%
Galerie Bassenge. 19th-21st Century Photography on June 14th: 48.99%
Eldreds. Works on Paper on June 14th: 70.68%
Canada Book Auctions Limited. Antiquarian and Fine Books on June 14th: 47.86%
Bruun Rasmussen. Books and Manuscripts on June 14th: 84.21%
Potomack Company. June 20th and 21st Century Fine Art on June 13th: 70.59%
Dorotheum . Modern and Contemporary Prints on June 13th: 74.30%
Dorotheum . Imperial Court Memorabilia and Historical Objects on June 13th: 84.31%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on June 13th: 76.27%
ALDE. Original Editions from the 19th to 21st Century on June 13th: 77.86%
Sothebys. Photographs - bidstart 6/6 on June 13th: 71.01%
Sothebys. A Life & Legacy: The Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman Collection - bidstart 5/26 on June 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on June 14th: 65.22%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 6/7 on June 14th: 95.83%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 6/7 on June 14th: 99.63%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 6/6 on June 13th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 6/6 on June 13th: 99.77%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 6/4 on June 12th: 99.92%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 5/28 on June 11th: 100.00%
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 6/1 on June 11th: 76.74%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on June 11th: 100.00%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Annual Spring Outdoor, Mid Century and Contemporary Arts and Furnishings Sale on June 10th: 77.19%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Vintage Music Memorabilia Auction on June 11th: 41.28%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 6/4 on June 11th: 90.63%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity Auction on June 10th: 31.08%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Important Numismatic Books - bidstart 5/21 on June 10th: 84.22%
Ketterer Kunst . Collection Hermann Gerlinger: Woodcuts on June 10th: 84.13%
North American Auction Company. Last Chance June 2023 Passed Lots Offering - bidstart 6/5 on June 9th: 20.37%
North American Auction Company. Western and Americana Collector Spring Auction on June 3rd: 58.93%
Morphy Auctions. Fine and Decorative Arts on June 8th: 60.87%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 6/3 on June 10th: 88.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on June 7th: 93.22%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on June 6th: 81.36%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on June 5th: 95.12%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/26 on June 4th: 75.61%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 5/26 on June 3rd: 79.07%

 

For the week ahead 52 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jun. 19th
Fairhill Auction. Elkton. June - Militaria, Posters and More. 497 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs: Under IK. 277 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/9. 61 lots

Tue. Jun. 20th
Finarte. Rome. Books, Autographs, and Prints. 464 lots
PIASA. Paris. Editions. 260 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction - bidstart 6/13. 447 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction - bidstart 6/13. 143 lots
Tajan. Paris. Books and Manuscripts. 273 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Milan. Trading Cards. 464 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Sports Memorabilia. 392 lots
Rossini. Paris. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, Paintings. 429 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. HKINF World Paper Money. 334 lots
Litchfield County Auctions. Litchfield. June Antiques and Decor - Day 1. 26 lots
The Ross Art Group Inc. Boca Raton. Original Vintage Poster Treasures - Rare and Collectible. 380 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Old and Contemporary Books Auction. 296 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 6/9. 32 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books from Valdemar's Castle | Books and Manuscripts | Modern Art and Design. 184 lots

Wed. Jun. 21st
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 6/7. 780 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs. 321 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 6/14. 279 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 6/14. 121 lots
Bonhams. London. Fine Books and Manuscripts including a Nobel Prize for Penicillin. 186 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Photographs. 167 lots
Litchfield County Auctions. Litchfield. June Antiques and Decor - Day 2. 17 lots
Central Mass Auctions. Boston,. Collectibles: Toys, Guitars, Baseball, NASA. 52 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 6/9. 28 lots
Zisska and Lacher. Munich. Books and Graphics - Day 1. 718 lots

Thu. Jun. 22nd
Forum Auctions. London. Editions and Works on Paper. 307 lots
Koller Auctions. Zurich. Prints and Multiples. 123 lots
Bonhams. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts. 216 lots
Chiswick Auctions. London. Autographs and Memorabilia. 475 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana & Maps - Timed Online Auction - bidstart 6/12. 404 lots
Il Ponte. Milan. The Art of Anastatics. 74 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Maps and Atlases, Natural History and Color Plate Books. 239 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Marvels of Modern Music - bidstart 5/19. 435 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction. 1441 lots
New England Auctions. Branford. Americana & Decorative Arts from Estates & Collections Including the Estate of Toni Noble. 43 lots
Kestenbaum and Company. Brooklyn. Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Photographs, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts And Fe. 187 lots
Zisska and Lacher. Munich. Books and Graphics - Day 2. 603 lots

Fri. Jun. 23rd
Dorotheum . Vienna. Autographs, Manuscripts and Documents. 450 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Celebrating 100 Years Of Disney: 1923 - 2023 Signature Auction. 1387 lots
Bonhams. New York. Fine Books and Manuscripts Online - bidstart 6/13.
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 6/13.
Zisska and Lacher. Munich. Books and Graphics - Day 3. 309 lots

Sat. Jun. 24th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 6/17. 200 lots
Morphy Auctions. Denver. Old West Events Auction in Santa Fe. 23 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Showcase Auction. 1083 lots

Sun. Jun. 25th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday & Monday Comic Books Select Auction - bidstart 6/18.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction - bidstart 6/18.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction - bidstart 6/11. 276 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia Showcase Auction. 364 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 6/16. 25 lots

Bruce McKinney

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  • 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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    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
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    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