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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 32 Auctions Archived, another 34 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 11 August, 32 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 5 in euros, 3 in British pounds, and 23 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $5,277,643.21 as 89.21% of all lots changed hands.  There were 8,205 offered and 7,320 transacted.  The average lot sold for $720.99.  The fall approaches.

 

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


Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/21 on July 30th: 204.62%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia Signature Auction on August 5th: 198.85%
Bruneau & Co. . Comics, Sports and Toy Auction on August 8th: 142.30%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/21 on August 2nd: 130.48%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 8/2 on August 8th: 127.92%
Fleischer's Auctions. Civil War and African American History on August 5th: 119.02%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on July 26th: 113.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/21 on July 29th: 110.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 8th: 104.35%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on August 9th: 103.94%


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

Heritage Auctions. The Greenwich Collection Comics Showcase Auction on August 10th: 100.00%
Leland Little Auctions. August Estate Auction on August 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on August 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 8th: 99.69%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 9th: 99.41%
Bruneau & Co. . Comics, Sports and Toy Auction on August 8th: 99.37%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 8th: 99.26%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia Signature Auction on August 5th: 96.15%
EV Stamps. Monthly Sports and Comic Book Auction on August 5th: 95.27%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 9th: 95.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 7/29 on August 5th: 94.50%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana and Other Related Wares on August 10th: 94.44%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/21 on August 2nd: 94.12%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on July 26th: 93.29%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 6th: 92.86%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/21 on July 29th: 92.86%
Fleischer's Auctions. Civil War and African American History on August 5th: 92.21%
Loon Estates . Sophistication in South Minneapolis Estate Sale on August 6th: 91.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/21 on July 30th: 91.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/21 on July 31st: 90.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 8/2 on August 8th: 89.47%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/21 on August 1st: 86.36%

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Batman #181 (DC, 1966) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages. on August 10th Actual price: USD $96,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions FD-26 Grateful Dead 1966 "Skeleton & Roses" Concert Poster Signed by Mouse & Kelley, Graded 9.2. on August 5th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  3. Fleischer's Auctions [Civil War, Tintype] Nude Portrait of Soldier on August 5th Actual price: USD $60,270.
  4. Heritage Auctions BG-105 Jimi Hendrix Experience 1968 "Flying Eyeball" Concert Poster Graded 9.6. on August 5th Actual price: USD $55,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions Billie Holiday 1949 "America's No. 1 Song Stylist" Globe Concert Poster. on August 5th Actual price: USD $40,000.
  6. Heritage Auctions BG-2 "Batman" Rare, Early Fillmore Auditorium Concert Poster Graded 9.8. on August 5th Actual price: USD $40,000.
  7. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VG- 3.5 Off-white pages. on August 10th Actual price: USD $34,800.
  8. Fleischer's Auctions [Slavery & Abolition] The Scourged Back on August 5th Actual price: USD $32,595.
  9. Heritage Auctions Nick Cardy Brave and the Bold #91 Story Page 11 Original Art (DC, 1970). on August 9th Actual price: USD $28,800.
  10. Heritage Auctions Fantastic Four #48 (Marvel, 1966) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages. on August 10th Actual price: USD $28,800.
  11. Heritage Auctions The Amazing Spider-Man #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC FN+ 6.5 Off-white to white pages. on August 10th Actual price: USD $28,800.
  12. Heritage Auctions The Beatles 1966 Candlestick Park Final Show Poster Signed by Wes Wilson, Graded 9.2 (AOR-1.115). on August 5th Actual price: USD $27,500.
  13. Fleischer's Auctions [Slavery & Abolition] Overseer Instructions on August 5th Actual price: USD $26,445.
  14. Fleischer's Auctions George Washington Signed Document, Soc. of Cincinnati on August 5th Actual price: USD $25,215.
  15. Heritage Auctions Buddy Holly, Chuck Berry, Eddie Cochran, Everly Bros. 1957 Biggest Show of Stars Jumbo Concert Poster. on August 5th Actual price: USD $23,750.
  16. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC GD 2.0 Off-white pages. on August 8th Actual price: USD $21,600.
  17. Robert Siegel Galleries Union Military Mails, Balance of the David Bernstein Collection. on July 26th Actual price: USD $20,650.
  18. Fleischer's Auctions Archive of Gen. Augustus Chetlain [Civil War] on August 5th Actual price: USD $20,295.
  19. Fleischer's Auctions Freed Slave & Abolitionist Family Album on August 5th Actual price: USD $19,680.
  20. Robert Siegel Galleries The Diamond Collection of Spanish-American War Prominent Figures. on July 26th Actual price: USD $19,470.
  21. Heritage Auctions Fantastic Four #50 (Marvel, 1966) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages. on August 10th Actual price: USD $19,200.
  22. Fleischer's Auctions NYC Police Captain & Civil War Colonel Grouping on August 5th Actual price: USD $17,835.
  23. Fleischer's Auctions Union is Dissolved! Iconic Broadside on August 5th Actual price: USD $17,835.
  24. Robert Siegel Galleries Spanish-American War Patriotic Covers, Balance of the Diamond Collection. on July 26th Actual price: USD $17,700.
  25. PBA Galleries A Natural History of Birds - Gleanings of Natural History on August 10th Actual price: USD $17,500.



32 total sales reported this week:

Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Americana and Other Related Wares on August 10th: 94.44%
PBA Galleries. Americana - Travel & Exploration - Maps, Prints & Views on August 10th: 65.36%
Leland Little Auctions. August Estate Auction on August 10th: 100.00%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 10th: 77.70%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on August 9th: 71.68%
Lyon and Turnbull. Prints and Multiples on August 9th: 66.37%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Auction - bidstart 8/2 on August 8th: 89.47%
Bruneau & Co. . Comics, Sports and Toy Auction on August 8th: 99.37%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on August 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on August 8th: 99.26%
Heritage Auctions. The Greenwich Collection Comics Showcase Auction on August 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Jim Davis: The Art of Garfield Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction on August 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on August 9th: 68.24%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on August 9th: 95.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on August 9th: 99.41%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on August 8th: 99.69%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on July 26th: 93.29%
Loon Estates . Sophistication in South Minneapolis Estate Sale on August 6th: 91.67%
Sarasota Estate Auction. Monumental Two-Day Chinese, Fine Art, Pottery & Antiques Auction - Day 2 on August 6th: 46.67%
Sarasota Estate Auction. Monumental Two-Day Chinese, Fine Art, Pottery & Antiques Auction - Day 1 on August 5th: 67.62%
Fleischer's Auctions. Civil War and African American History on August 5th: 92.21%
EV Stamps. Monthly Sports and Comic Book Auction on August 5th: 95.27%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Signed first editions, non fiction and other items for the bibliomaniac A100 on August 4th: 68.27%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/21 on August 2nd: 94.12%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 7/21 on August 1st: 86.36%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 7/21 on July 31st: 90.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/21 on July 30th: 91.43%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 7/21 on July 29th: 92.86%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 7/29 on August 5th: 94.50%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on August 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on August 6th: 92.86%
Heritage Auctions. Music Memorabilia Signature Auction on August 5th: 96.15%


For the week ahead 34 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Aug. 14th
Bonhams. New York. Prints and Multiples: Summer Splash - bidstart 8/4. 288 lots
Gorringes. Lewes. Book and Weekly Auction. 105 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/4. 26 lots

Tue. Aug. 15th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 507 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 152 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Rare Books, Autographs and Maps. 219 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Book Auction to Start a Collection. 303 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 58 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/4. 26 lots

Wed. Aug. 16th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps and Documents. 369 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Postcards; Cigarette and Trade Cards; Photographs, Autographs, and Ephemera. 196 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 313 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 103 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 7/27. 722 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Anders Zorn: A Lifetime of Etchings. 59 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/4. 43 lots

Thu. Aug. 17th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. The Library of Robin and Kathryn Smiley. 383 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. LGBTQ+ Art, Material Culture & History. 372 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Two Day Book Sale.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Art of the Animated Super-Hero Animation Art Showcase Auction. 260 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Matt Baker Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction. 156 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books, and Related Items. 265 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Albert Vargas Showcase Auction. 39 lots

Fri. Aug. 18th
Christies. New York. Tales of the City: New York Prints and Photographs of the Early 20th Century - bidstart 8/8. 104 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . August Gallery Auction. 42 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. Summertime(d) Sale.

Sat. Aug. 19th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/12. 170 lots
Librairie Loeb Larocque . Paris . VICHY ENCHERES - The "Vichy - Boym" map of China & de l'Isle Mer Caspiene. 2 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction. 851 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Precision Design: Porsche and Automotive Posters Showcase Auction. 99 lots
Blackwell Auctions. Clearwater. Exceptional Estates: Americana, Jewelry, Coins & Fine Art.

Sun. Aug. 20th
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. 323 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet<br> 5-19 June</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s, June 5-19:</b> Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR <b>Sotheby’s, June 5-19:</b> 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 <b>Sotheby’s, June 5-19:</b> Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet<br> 5-19 June</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s, June 5-19:</b> Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR <b>Sotheby’s, June 5-19:</b> Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR <b>Sotheby’s, June 5-19:</b> 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
    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
  • <b><center>Finarte<br>Books, Autographs & Prints<br>June 24 & 25, 2025</center></b> <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> ALIGHIERI, DANTE / LANDINO, CRISTOFORO. <i>Comento di Christophoro Landino Fiorentino sopra la Comedia di Danthe Alighieri poeta fiorentino,</i> 1481. €40,000 to €50,000. <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> ALIGHIERI, DANTE. <i>La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano],</i> 1487. €40,000 to €60,000. <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> ALIGHIERI, DANTE. <i>Il Convivio,</i> 1490. €20,000 to €25,000. <b><center>Finarte<br>Books, Autographs & Prints<br>June 24 & 25, 2025</center></b> <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> BANDELLO, MATTEO. <i>La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello,</i> 1554. €7,000 to €9,000. <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> LEGATURA – PLUTARCO. <i>Le vies des hommes illustres, grecs et romaines translates,</i> 1567. €10,000 to €12,000. <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> TOLOMEO, CLAUDIO. <i>Ptolemeo La Geografia di Claudio Ptolemeo Alessandrino, Con alcuni comenti…,</i> 1548. €4,000 to €6,000. <b><center>Finarte<br>Books, Autographs & Prints<br>June 24 & 25, 2025</center></b> <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. <i>Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…,</i> 1637. €6,000 to €8,000. <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> SPINOZA, BARUCH. <i>Opera posthuma,</i> 1677. €8,000 to €12,000. <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> PUSHKIN, ALEXANDER. <i>Borus Godunov,</i> 1831. €30,000 to €50,000. <b><center>Finarte<br>Books, Autographs & Prints<br>June 24 & 25, 2025</center></b> <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> LIBRO D'ARTISTA - LECUIRE, PIERRE. <i>Ballets-minute,</i> 1954. €35,000 to €40,000. <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> LIBRO D'ARTISTA - MAJAKOVSKIJ, VLADIMIR / LISSITZKY, LAZAR MARKOVICH. <i>Dlia Golosa,</i> 1923. €7,000 to €10,000. <b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> LIBRO D'ARTISTA - MATISSE, HENRI / MONTHERLANT, HENRY DE. <i>Pasiphaé. Chant de Minos.,</i> 1944. €22,000 to €24,000.
    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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