Auction Update Review
Rare Book Hub: 44 Auctions Archived, another 56 Upcoming this Week
For the week ended Friday 13 October, 44 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 2 in Swiss francs, 1 in Danish krone, 7 in euros, 4 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 28 in US dollars.
Turnover was $21,989,823.00 as 86.33% of all lots changed hands. There were 12,777 offered and 11,030 transacted. The average lot sold for $1,993.64.
5 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:
Sothebys. Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library. Magnificent Books and Bindings on October 12th: $4,715,002
Heritage Auctions. International Comic Art and Anime Signature Auction on October 8th: $3,596,571
Sothebys. Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library. Magnificent Books and Bindings on October 11th: $3,392,043
Arader Galleries. October 2023 Auction on October 7th: $1,535,210
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on October 6th: $1,265,558
8 auctions saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered:
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Auction 46: I & II - Photographs and Autographs, Manuscripts, Music, Futurism, Modern books, Interna on October 3rd: 216.37%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Auction 46: III & IV - Travel books, Books on Italian History, Botany, chemistry and pharmacy, Medic on October 4th: 164.05%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Books, Prints & Playing Cards, Natural History, Maps & Atlases on October 11th: 142.04%
Sworders. Books and Maps on October 10th: 127.36%
De Baecque and Associes. Library of a Marseillaise Humanist (Last Part) on September 14th: 126.88%
Aguttes. Manuscripts - Part 1 on October 10th: 118.25%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/22 on September 30th: 115.02%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Thursday Morning at Stair on October 12th: 104.59%
30 sales saw at least 80% of their lots sell:
Heritage Auctions. The Wa Wa Collection Part III Comics - Showcase Auction on October 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on October 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on October 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction: Adventure & Jungle Featuring the Jack and Joanie Kump Collection on October 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. International Comic Art and Anime Signature Auction on October 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on October 10th: 99.70%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on October 8th: 99.33%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on October 10th: 99.07%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on October 11th: 98.18%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on October 10th: 97.17%
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on October 6th: 96.21%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Thursday Morning at Stair on October 12th: 95.00%
Heritage Auctions. Garbage Pail Kids & Wacky Packs Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on October 12th: 94.74%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/30 on October 7th: 94.71%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on October 10th: 94.59%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on October 8th: 92.62%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Books, Prints & Playing Cards, Natural History, Maps & Atlases on October 11th: 91.50%
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Rare Autograph and Sports Auction on October 12th: 88.02%
Swann Galleries. Early Printed Books on October 12th: 87.73%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Fall Fine Art & Antiques Auction - Day 2 on October 7th: 87.67%
Sworders. Books and Maps on October 10th: 86.70%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/22 on September 30th: 86.44%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Lieutenant Nobu Shirase and the Japanese Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1912: The Important Collection o on October 12th: 86.02%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 9/22 on September 30th: 85.34%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Auction 46: I & II - Photographs and Autographs, Manuscripts, Music, Futurism, Modern books, Interna on October 3rd: 85.20%
Purcell Auctioneers. c.680 Lots to Include a Collection of Signed, First & Rare Editions, Fine Antiquarian Books, Maps, I on October 11th: 84.91%
De Baecque and Associes. Library of a Marseillaise Humanist (Last Part) on September 14th: 84.08%
Aguttes. Manuscripts - Part 1 on October 10th: 83.47%
Ripley Auctions. Fine Art Auction featuring 20th Century American Modernism on October 7th: 82.28%
EV Stamps. Sports Card and Comic Book Auction - bistart 6/29 on October 7th: 80.16%
44 total sales reported this week:
Sothebys. Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library. Magnificent Books and Bindings on October 12th: 78.59%
Swann Galleries. Early Printed Books on October 12th: 87.73%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. Thursday Morning at Stair on October 12th: 95.00%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Lieutenant Nobu Shirase and the Japanese Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1912: The Important Collection o on October 12th: 86.02%
Forum Auctions. Editions and Works on Paper 1500-2022 on October 12th: 61.82%
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Rare Autograph and Sports Auction on October 12th: 88.02%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 9/25 on October 11th: 74.33%
Sothebys. Bibliotheca Brookeriana: A Renaissance Library. Magnificent Books and Bindings on October 11th: 68.89%
Copley Fine Art Auctions. Fall Sporting Discovery Auction on October 12th: 78.48%
Purcell Auctioneers. c.680 Lots to Include a Collection of Signed, First & Rare Editions, Fine Antiquarian Books, Maps, I on October 11th: 84.91%
Heritage Auctions. Garbage Pail Kids & Wacky Packs Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on October 12th: 94.74%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction: Adventure & Jungle Featuring the Jack and Joanie Kump Collection on October 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Wa Wa Collection Part III Comics - Showcase Auction on October 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on October 11th: 61.54%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on October 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on October 11th: 98.18%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Books, Prints & Playing Cards, Natural History, Maps & Atlases on October 11th: 91.50%
Arader Galleries. October 2023 Auction on October 7th: 50.48%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on October 10th: 94.59%
Sworders. Books and Maps on October 10th: 86.70%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on October 10th: 97.17%
Chiswick Auctions. Autographs and Memorabilia on October 10th: 54.10%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on October 10th: 74.42%
Aguttes. Manuscripts - Part 1 on October 10th: 83.47%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on October 10th: 99.70%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on October 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on October 10th: 99.07%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on October 8th: 92.62%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on October 8th: 99.33%
Koller Auctions. Prints and Drawings Online Only on September 27th: 73.08%
Koller Auctions. Books and Autographs - Online Only on September 27th: 60.31%
De Baecque and Associes. Library of a Marseillaise Humanist (Last Part) on September 14th: 84.08%
Ripley Auctions. Fine Art Auction featuring 20th Century American Modernism on October 7th: 82.28%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on October 7th: 45.35%
EV Stamps. Sports Card and Comic Book Auction - bistart 6/29 on October 7th: 80.16%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Fall Fine Art & Antiques Auction - Day 2 on October 7th: 87.67%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Auction 46: III & IV - Travel books, Books on Italian History, Botany, chemistry and pharmacy, Medic on October 4th: 78.65%
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Auction 46: I & II - Photographs and Autographs, Manuscripts, Music, Futurism, Modern books, Interna on October 3rd: 85.20%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/30 on October 7th: 94.71%
Heritage Auctions. International Comic Art and Anime Signature Auction on October 8th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art Signature Auction on October 6th: 96.21%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 9/22 on September 30th: 85.34%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/22 on September 30th: 86.44%
Australian Book Auctions. Australian Book Auction on October 4th: 71.54%
For the week ahead 56 sales are scheduled:
Mon. Oct. 16th
Gorringes. Lewes. Book and Weekly. 89 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sci-Fi Trading Card Showcase Auction, Featuring the Greg Jein Collection. 218 lots
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. Cape Town Premium Auction. 86 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26. 90 lots
Tue. Oct. 17th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 607 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 143 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Important Items from the Gross Family Collection. 63 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Rare and Important Items. 82 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Photographs Signature Auction. 347 lots
Cotswold Auction Company. Cirencester. Pictures, Antiques and Interiors - Two Day Sale. 37 lots
The Book Merchant Jenkins. West End. An Antiquarian Booksellers' Miscellany. 230 lots
The Ross Art Group Inc. Boca Raton. Original Vintage Posters. 367 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. At the Book Auction to Start a Collection. Includes Section of the Engineer Don Lorenzo Zambrano Lib. 287 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 30 lots
Wed. Oct. 18th
Duke's. Dorchester. The Autumn Auction. 88 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Paintings and Works on Paper. 39 lots
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Comics. 407 lots
Sothebys. New York. The Leslie & Johanna Garfield Collection: A Celebration of Prints Evening Sale. 53 lots
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Collector's Cards. 270 lots
Finarte. Rome. Books, Autographs, and Prints. 283 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 275 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 164 lots
University Archives. Wilton. Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia. 402 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. 20th and 21st Century Art and Design. 70 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Unreserved@Neal Auction Day 1. 63 lots
New England Auctions. Branford. Day 1: Private Collection of Coins, Numismatic, Historical, Ephemera, Autographs, Medical, Books and. 44 lots
Fairhill Auction. Elkton. October Militaria, Vintage Posters, and Negro League Baseball Auction. 538 lots
Bonhams. London. Pop X Culture. 200 lots
Thu. Oct. 19th
Christies. New York. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts including Americana - bidstart 10/5. 357 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Rare and Antiquarian. 389 lots
Sothebys. New York. The Leslie & Johanna Garfield Collection: A Celebration of Prints Day Sale. 129 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 240 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Fiction House Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction. 249 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Space Exploration and Aviation - bidstart 9/24. 205 lots
Everard Auctions. Savannah. The Anglophile and the Professor. 410 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Asian Art Auction. 20 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Old Master and 19th Century Paintings, Drawings and Prints. 8 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Works on Paper. 85 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Unreserved@Neal Auction Day 2. 13 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Fall Modern and Contemporary Sale. 76 lots
Fri. Oct. 20th
Bonhams. London. Marvellously Revolting Recipes Illustrations Sold to Benefit Roald Dahl's Marvellous Children's Char. 33 lots
Bonhams. Paris. Prints and Multiples online - bidstart 10/13. 214 lots
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . October Gallery Auction. 38 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Art of Anime and Everything Cool - Part IV. 2117 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Photography | Modern Art and Design Auction. 144 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. The October 2023 Auctions: Day 2. 83 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Card Games Featuring Funko Pop! Signature Auction. 253 lots
Sat. Oct. 21st
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 10/14. 171 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Fall Fine and Decorative Arts: Day 2. 36 lots
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Windsor. Fall Americana, Chinese and Antiquities Sale. 38 lots
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Fine Art at Auction. 72 lots
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. Hauntingly Good Times Auction - session 1. 528 lots
Sun. Oct. 22nd
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction. 301 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction.
Holabird Western Americana Collections. Reno. Hauntingly Good Times Auction - session 2. 461 lots
Bruce McKinney
RBH and AE
![<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Euclid. <i>The Elements of Geometrie,</i> first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.](https://pjupgrade-staging.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dbc5286a-4210-44e3-bbf0-6031c1c49801.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Euclid. <i>The Elements of Geometrie,</i> first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.")
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