• <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library<br>19th June 2025</center></b> <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. <b>Forum, June 19:</b> Nicolay (Nicolas de). <i>The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie,</i> first edition in English, 1585. £10,000 to £15,000. <b>Forum, June 19:</b> Shakespeare source book.- Montemayor (Jorge de). <i>Diana of George of Montemayor,</i> first edition in English, 1598. £6,000 to £8,000. <b>Forum, June 19:</b> Livius (Titus). <i>The Romane Historie,</i> first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, Adam Islip, 1600. £6,000 to £8,000. <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library<br>19th June 2025</center></b> <b>Forum, June 19:</b> Robert Molesworth's copy.- Montaigne (Michel de). <i>The Essayes Or Morall, Politike and Millitarie Discourses,</i> first edition in English, 1603. £10,000 to £15,000. <b>Forum, June 19:</b> Shakespeare (William). <i>The Tempest</i> [&] <i>The Two Gentlemen of Verona,</i> from the <i>Second Folio,</i> [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000. <b>Forum, June 19:</b> Boyle (Robert). <i>Medicina Hydrostatica: or, Hydrostaticks Applyed to the Materia Medica,</i> first edition, for Samuel Smith, 1690. £2,500 to £3,500. <b>Forum, June 19:</b> Locke (John). <i>An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding in Four Books,</i> first edition, second issue, 1690. £8,00 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
    19th June 2025
    Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum, June 19: Nicolay (Nicolas de). The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie, first edition in English, 1585. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, June 19: Shakespeare source book.- Montemayor (Jorge de). Diana of George of Montemayor, first edition in English, 1598. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, June 19: Livius (Titus). The Romane Historie, first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, Adam Islip, 1600. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum Auctions
    A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
    19th June 2025
    Forum, June 19: Robert Molesworth's copy.- Montaigne (Michel de). The Essayes Or Morall, Politike and Millitarie Discourses, first edition in English, 1603. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, June 19: Boyle (Robert). Medicina Hydrostatica: or, Hydrostaticks Applyed to the Materia Medica, first edition, for Samuel Smith, 1690. £2,500 to £3,500.
    Forum, June 19: Locke (John). An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding in Four Books, first edition, second issue, 1690. £8,00 to £12,000.
  • <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> CHAPPE D'AUTEROCHE (JEAN). <i>Voyage en Sibérie fait par ordre du Roi en 1761 contenant les mœurs…,</i> Paris, 1768. €4,000 to €5,000. <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> HENNEPIN (LOUIS). <i>Description de la Louisiane nouvellement découverte au Sud-Ouest de la Nouvelle France…,</i> Paris, 1688. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> LA BOULLAYE-LE GOUZ (FRANÇOIS DE). <i>Les Voyages et Observations,</i> Paris, 1653. €1,500 to €2,000. <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> LE BRUN (CORNELIS DE BRUYN DIT CORNEILLE). <i>Voyage au Levant, c'est à dire dans les principaux endroits de l'Asie mineure...,</i> Delft, 1700. €6,000 to €8,000. <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> SAINT-NON (J.-CL. RICHARD, ABBÉ DE). <i>Voyage pittoresque ou description du royaume de Naples et de Sicile,</i> Paris, 1781-1786. €3,500 to €5,000. <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> (CALVIN JEAN). SÉNÈQUE. <i>Annei Senecae...,</i> Paris, 1532. €2,000 to €3,000. <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. <i>De remediis utriusque fortunæ,</i> [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000. <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> GAZA (THÉODORE). <i>[...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum,</i> Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000. <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> LACTANCE. <i>De divinis institutionibus. De ira Dei. De opificio Dei. De phoenice carmen,</i> Rome, 1468. €30,000 to €40,000. <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> LUTHER (MARTIN). <i>Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri,</i> Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000. <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> POLITIEN (ANGE). <i>Omnia opera, et alia quædam lectu Digna,</i> Venise, 1498. €8,000 to €10,000. <b>ALDE, June 18:</b> SIDOINE APOLLINAIRE. <i>Poema aureum ejusdemque Epistole,</i> Milan, 1498. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, June 18: CHAPPE D'AUTEROCHE (JEAN). Voyage en Sibérie fait par ordre du Roi en 1761 contenant les mœurs…, Paris, 1768. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, June 18: HENNEPIN (LOUIS). Description de la Louisiane nouvellement découverte au Sud-Ouest de la Nouvelle France…, Paris, 1688. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, June 18: LA BOULLAYE-LE GOUZ (FRANÇOIS DE). Les Voyages et Observations, Paris, 1653. €1,500 to €2,000.
    ALDE, June 18: LE BRUN (CORNELIS DE BRUYN DIT CORNEILLE). Voyage au Levant, c'est à dire dans les principaux endroits de l'Asie mineure..., Delft, 1700. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, June 18: SAINT-NON (J.-CL. RICHARD, ABBÉ DE). Voyage pittoresque ou description du royaume de Naples et de Sicile, Paris, 1781-1786. €3,500 to €5,000.
    ALDE, June 18: (CALVIN JEAN). SÉNÈQUE. Annei Senecae..., Paris, 1532. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, June 18: ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. De remediis utriusque fortunæ, [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, June 18: GAZA (THÉODORE). [...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum, Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, June 18: LACTANCE. De divinis institutionibus. De ira Dei. De opificio Dei. De phoenice carmen, Rome, 1468. €30,000 to €40,000.
    ALDE, June 18: LUTHER (MARTIN). Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri, Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.
    ALDE, June 18: POLITIEN (ANGE). Omnia opera, et alia quædam lectu Digna, Venise, 1498. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, June 18: SIDOINE APOLLINAIRE. Poema aureum ejusdemque Epistole, Milan, 1498. €3,000 to €4,000.
  • <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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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 43 Auctions Archived, another 39 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 12 January, 43 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Chinese yuan, 1 in Danish krone, 5 in euros, 6 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 29 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $7,219,746.14 as 85.38% of all lots changed hands.  The average lot sold for $811.94.

 

The auction market returns!

 

As well, we are now including collectible paper sales held in mainland China.  We hope and expect to see many more!  You'll see one in today's report.

 

2 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Christies. 10th Shanghai Auction Anniversary: 20th and 21st Centuries: Art Evening Sale on September 23rd: $1,309,125
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 12/15 on January 10th: $1,029,431
 

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

New England Auctions. Fine Americana, Folk Art and Native American from estates and collections on January 10th: 170.80%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/22 on January 3rd: 160.59%
Tennants Auctioneers. Stamps, Postcards and Postal History on January 10th: 142.57%
New England Auctions. Antiques & Works of Art from Estates & Collections on January 11th: 123.37%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 9th: 106.11%


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

New England Auctions. Antiques & Works of Art from Estates & Collections on January 11th: 100.00%
New England Auctions. Fine Americana, Folk Art and Native American from estates and collections on January 10th: 100.00%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on January 9th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on January 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 9th: 100.00%
Christies. 10th Shanghai Auction Anniversary: 20th and 21st Centuries: Art Evening Sale on September 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 9th: 99.67%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 2nd: 99.61%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 7th: 99.12%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 10th: 98.81%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on January 9th: 98.67%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 9th: 98.66%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on December 24th: 97.94%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 6th: 97.13%
PBA Galleries. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana and Maps - Fine Press - bidstart 12/22 on January 4th: 97.12%
Heritage Auctions. Star Wars Holiday Movie Posters Showcase Auction on January 10th: 95.48%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/22 on January 3rd: 94.83%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Golden Age and Pre-Code Horror: The Comic Book Collection of Stephen J. Farber on January 11th: 94.80%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 9th: 94.55%
Tennants Auctioneers. Stamps, Postcards and Postal History on January 10th: 94.12%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 10th: 92.25%
University Archives. Rare, Signed Manuscripts, Books, Photos and Relics on January 10th: 92.08%
One Source Auctions. 12TH ANNUAL POST NEW YEARS QUALITY ANTIQUES & COLECTIBLES ONLINE AUCTION on January 8th: 91.88%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 7th: 91.84%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/22 on December 31st: 85.48%
EV Stamps. Sports and Comics Auction on January 6th: 84.09%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/22 on January 1st: 82.67%
Purcell Auctioneers. Timed Auction - Antiquarian Books, Irish & World Literature and Poetry, ... on January 4th: 81.40%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 12/15 on January 10th: 80.52%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on January 11th: 80.51%
 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies Autograph manuscript signed ('A. Einstein'), 'Altes und Neues zur Feld-Theorie', [Berlin, before 3 February 1929], with two pages of scientific workings. In German. 14 pages, 290 x 229mm. on September 23rd Actual price: USD $1,309,125.
  2. RR Auction Sun Yat-sen Hand-Annotated Typed Manuscript: "How China Was Made a Republic" on January 10th Actual price: USD $75,625.
  3. New England Auctions Andy Warhol on January 11th Actual price: USD $70,400.
  4. Rago Arts and Auctions Views of Hotel Well I (from the Moving Focus series) on January 10th Actual price: USD $69,300.
  5. University Archives Ronald Reagan "Win one for the Gipper" Famous Commencement Speech for the University of Notre Dame Class of 1981. Perhaps the Best Ever Offered! on January 10th Actual price: USD $62,500.
  6. RR Auction Bob Dylan Handwritten and Signed Lyrics for 'All Along the Watchtower' on January 10th Actual price: USD $53,625.
  7. Rago Arts and Auctions The Witch (from the Myths series) on January 10th Actual price: USD $47,880.
  8. Potter and Potter Auctions Captain America Comics #1 on January 11th Actual price: USD $45,600.
  9. RR Auction Gustav Mahler Autograph Letter Signed on Rehearsals for Strauss's 'Feuersnot' on January 10th Actual price: USD $43,750.
  10. RR Auction Sam Houston Autograph Letter Signed to Brother on His Arrival in Texas: "Texas is the finest portion of the Globe, that has, ever blessed my vision" on January 10th Actual price: USD $40,676.
  11. Rago Arts and Auctions OK (State II) on January 10th Actual price: USD $40,320.
  12. Kestenbaum and Company FULL THREE-LINE AUTOGRAPH INSCRIPTION IN THE HAND OF THE CHOFETZ CHAIM ONE THE OPENING PAGE. on January 11th Actual price: USD $32,500.
  13. Rago Arts and Auctions Untitled III (from The Figure portfolio) on January 10th Actual price: USD $30,240.
  14. Rago Arts and Auctions Untitled IV (from The Figure portfolio) on January 10th Actual price: USD $30,240.
  15. Rago Arts and Auctions Mammy (from the Myths series) on January 10th Actual price: USD $30,240.
  16. Rago Arts and Auctions Untitled (from the Pop Shop IV series) on January 10th Actual price: USD $30,240.
  17. Lyon and Turnbull GSTAAD - lithographic poster on January 11th Actual price: USD $28,939.
  18. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC GD/VG 3.0 Off-white pages. on January 9th Actual price: USD $28,800.
  19. Potter and Potter Auctions Human Torch #2 (#1) on January 11th Actual price: USD $28,800.
  20. Rago Arts and Auctions In the Cloud on January 10th Actual price: USD $27,720.
  21. University Archives Ronald Reagan, 1st Draft of "Welcome Home" Freed Iranian Hostages Speech, Signed & Copiously Annotated on January 10th Actual price: USD $25,000.
  22. RR Auction Benjamin Franklin Document Signed for Revolutionary War Veteran's Pension on January 10th Actual price: USD $24,361.
  23. Kestenbaum and Company Joint autographed letters signed, written in Russian, to Nacha Rivkin. on January 11th Actual price: USD $23,750.
  24. Heritage Auctions Sal Buscema and Joe Staton The Incredible Hulk #197 Story Page 1 Original Art (Marvel, 1976). on January 10th Actual price: USD $22,800.
  25. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC Apparent VG- 3.5 Slight (C-1) Cream to off-white pages. on January 2nd Actual price: USD $21,600.


43 total sales reported this week:

Potter and Potter Auctions. Golden Age and Pre-Code Horror: The Comic Book Collection of Stephen J. Farber on January 11th: 94.80%
PBA Galleries. Rare & Antiquarian: Fine Press, Fine Bindings, Illustrated Books on January 11th: 68.51%
New England Auctions. Antiques & Works of Art from Estates & Collections on January 11th: 100.00%
Lyon and Turnbull. The Ski Sale on January 11th: 79.01%
Los Angeles Estate Auction. Los Angeles Estate Auction on January 11th: 72.26%
Kestenbaum and Company. Fine Judaica: Rare Printed Books, Manuscripts, Autograph Letters, Graphic & Ceremonial Arts on January 11th: 53.63%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on January 11th: 80.51%
University Archives. Rare, Signed Manuscripts, Books, Photos and Relics on January 10th: 92.08%
Heritage Auctions. Star Wars Holiday Movie Posters Showcase Auction on January 10th: 95.48%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints and Multiples on January 10th: 71.37%
Tennants Auctioneers. Stamps, Postcards and Postal History on January 10th: 94.12%
Vermot de Pas. History and Regions of France: Manuscripts, Documents, Plates and Archives on January 10th: 15.92%
RR Auction. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - bidstart 12/15 on January 10th: 80.52%
New England Auctions. Fine Americana, Folk Art and Native American from estates and collections on January 10th: 100.00%
Lyon and Turnbull. Contemporary and Post-War Art // Prints and Multiples on January 10th: 52.67%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 10th: 92.25%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 9th: 98.66%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on January 10th: 78.57%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 10th: 98.81%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on January 9th: 100.00%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on January 9th: 98.67%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 9th: 94.55%
One Source Auctions. 12TH ANNUAL POST NEW YEARS QUALITY ANTIQUES & COLECTIBLES ONLINE AUCTION on January 8th: 91.88%
Winner's Auctions Ltd. UNLIMITED Kaballa and Chassidut, ... on January 7th: 72.48%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on January 7th: 100.00%
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Timed Auction: Books, Pictures, Ceramics, Silver, Collectors' Items etc. - bidstart 12/20 on January 7th: 64.66%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on January 6th: 50.52%
EV Stamps. Sports and Comics Auction on January 6th: 84.09%
Tennants Auctioneers. Antiques and Interiors, to Include Affordable Modern and Contemporary Art on January 5th: 72.34%
Eldreds. Cabin Fever Auction - session 2 on January 5th: 73.68%
Purcell Auctioneers. Timed Auction - Antiquarian Books, Irish & World Literature and Poetry, ... on January 4th: 81.40%
PBA Galleries. Books in All Fields with Literature, Americana and Maps - Fine Press - bidstart 12/22 on January 4th: 97.12%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/22 on January 3rd: 94.83%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 12/22 on January 1st: 82.67%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 12/22 on December 31st: 85.48%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 6th: 97.13%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on December 24th: 97.94%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 7th: 99.12%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 7th: 91.84%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 2nd: 99.61%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 9th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 9th: 99.67%
Christies. 10th Shanghai Auction Anniversary: 20th and 21st Centuries: Art Evening Sale on September 23rd: 100.00%


For the week ahead 39 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 15th
Hake's Auctions. York. Hake's January Auction. 1612 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/5. 92 lots

Tue. Jan. 16th
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. The Winter Auction. 66 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 488 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 49 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 207 lots
Rossini. Paris. Paintings, Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, and Scultures. 101 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/9. 34 lots

Wed. Jan. 17th
Christies. New York. Fine Printed And Manuscript Americana. 153 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 451 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 109 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Books, Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/10. 85 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. The Collected Home - bidstart 1/3. 14 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26. 34 lots

Thu. Jan. 18th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Printed Books and Manuscripts - Online Only. 483 lots
Thomson Roddick Auctioneers & Valuers. Carlisle. Antiquarian and Collectable Books. 314 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Olympic Memorabilia - bidstart 12/15. 110 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Winter Autograph and Militaria Live Auction - Day 1. 575 lots
Christies. New York. Important Americana. 7 lots
Finarte. Milan. Photographs/Timed Auction. 300 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. January Estate Auction. 25 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Discovery Auction. 116 lots
Rossini. Paris. Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper. 510 lots

Fri. Jan. 19th
Bonhams. Los Angeles. Prints and Multiples - bidstart 1/9. 187 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Old and Modern Books. 294 lots
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Selections. Rare Books, Prints, Historical Photography. 671 lots
Alexander Historical Auctions. Chesapeake City. Winter Autograph and Militaria Live Auction - Day 2. 689 lots
Sothebys. New York. Western Art and Design From Bar Cross Ranch, Wyoming. 11 lots

Sat. Jan. 20th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 175 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Wells, Maine Online Retirement Auction. 36 lots
Sothebys. New York. Important Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Chinese Export Art and Prints. 7 lots
Sothebys. New York. Important Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Chinese Export Art and Prints. 2 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Movie Posters. 523 lots
Vogt Auction. San Antonio. The Texas Ranch Auction.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/12. 32 lots

Sun. Jan. 21st
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. 263 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/12. 105 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • <b>Old World Auctions (June 18):</b> Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000 <b>Old World Auctions (June 18):</b> Lot 681. Zatta's Complete Atlas with 218 Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1779) Est. $27,500 - $35,000 <b>Old World Auctions (June 18):</b> Lot 347. MacDonald Gill's Landmark "Wonderground Map" of London (1914) Est. $1,800 - $2,100 <b>Old World Auctions (June 18):</b> Lot 1. Fries' "Modern" World Map with Portraits of Five Kings (1525) Est. $4,000 - $4,750 <b>Old World Auctions (June 18):</b> Lot 539. Ortelius' Superb, Decorative Map of Cyprus in Full Contemporary Color (1573) Est. $1,100 - $1,400 <b>Old World Auctions (June 18):</b> Lot 51. Mercator's Foundation Map for the Americas in Full Contemporary Color (1630) Est. $3,250 - $4,000 <b>Old World Auctions (June 18):</b> Lot 667. Manuscript Bible Leaf with Image of Mary and Baby Jesus (1450) Est. $1,900 - $2,200 <b>Old World Auctions (June 18):</b> Lot 226. "A Powerful Example of Color Used to Make a Point" (1895) Est. $400 - $600 <b>Old World Auctions (June 18):</b> Lot 290. One of the Most Decorative Early Maps of South America - from Linschoten's "Itinerario" (1596) Est. $7,000 - $8,500 <b>Old World Auctions (June 18):</b> Lot 62. Coronelli's Influential Map of North America with the Island of California (1688) Est. $10,000 - $12,000 <b>Old World Auctions (June 18):</b> Lot 589. The First European-Printed Map of China - by Ortelius (1584) Est. $4,000 - $5,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 681. Zatta's Complete Atlas with 218 Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1779) Est. $27,500 - $35,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 347. MacDonald Gill's Landmark "Wonderground Map" of London (1914) Est. $1,800 - $2,100
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 1. Fries' "Modern" World Map with Portraits of Five Kings (1525) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 539. Ortelius' Superb, Decorative Map of Cyprus in Full Contemporary Color (1573) Est. $1,100 - $1,400
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 51. Mercator's Foundation Map for the Americas in Full Contemporary Color (1630) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 667. Manuscript Bible Leaf with Image of Mary and Baby Jesus (1450) Est. $1,900 - $2,200
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 226. "A Powerful Example of Color Used to Make a Point" (1895) Est. $400 - $600
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 290. One of the Most Decorative Early Maps of South America - from Linschoten's "Itinerario" (1596) Est. $7,000 - $8,500
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 62. Coronelli's Influential Map of North America with the Island of California (1688) Est. $10,000 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 589. The First European-Printed Map of China - by Ortelius (1584) Est. $4,000 - $5,000
  • <b>Swann, June 17:</b> Lot 13: Arthur Rackham, <i>Candlelight,</i> pen and ink, circa 1900. <b>Swann, June 17:</b> Lot 28: Harold Von Schmidt, <i>"I Asked Jim If He Wanted To Accompany Us To Teach The Hanneseys A Lesson."</i>, oil on canvas, 1957. <b>Swann, June 17:</b> Lot 96: Arthur Szyk, <i>Thumbelina,</i> gouache and pencil, 1945. <b>Swann, June 17:</b> Lot 101: D.R. Sexton, <i>The White Rabbit And Bill The Lizard,</i> watercolor and gouache, 1932. <b>Swann, June 17:</b> Lot 127: Miguel Covarrubias, <i>Bradypus Tridactilus. Three-Toed Sloth,</i> gouache, circa 1953. <b>Swann, June 17:</b> Lot 132: William Pène Du Bois, <i>2 Illustrations: Balloon Merry Go Round On The Ground And In The Air,</i> pen and ink and wash, 1947. <b>Swann, June 17:</b> Lot 137: Lee Lorenz, <i>Confetti Hourglass,</i> mixed media, 1973. <b>Swann, June 17:</b> Lot 181: Norman Rockwell, <i>Portrait Of Floyd Jerome Patten (Editor At Boy's Life Magazine),</i> charcoal, circa 1915. <b>Swann, June 17:</b> Lot 188: Ludwig Bemelmans, <i>Rue De Buci, Paris,</i> casein, watercolor, ink and gouache, 1955. <b>Swann, June 17:</b> Lot 263: Maurice Sendak, <i>Sundance Childrens Theater Poster Preliminary Sketch,</i> pencil, 1988.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 13: Arthur Rackham, Candlelight, pen and ink, circa 1900.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 28: Harold Von Schmidt, "I Asked Jim If He Wanted To Accompany Us To Teach The Hanneseys A Lesson.", oil on canvas, 1957.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 96: Arthur Szyk, Thumbelina, gouache and pencil, 1945.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 101: D.R. Sexton, The White Rabbit And Bill The Lizard, watercolor and gouache, 1932.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 127: Miguel Covarrubias, Bradypus Tridactilus. Three-Toed Sloth, gouache, circa 1953.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 132: William Pène Du Bois, 2 Illustrations: Balloon Merry Go Round On The Ground And In The Air, pen and ink and wash, 1947.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 137: Lee Lorenz, Confetti Hourglass, mixed media, 1973.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 181: Norman Rockwell, Portrait Of Floyd Jerome Patten (Editor At Boy's Life Magazine), charcoal, circa 1915.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 188: Ludwig Bemelmans, Rue De Buci, Paris, casein, watercolor, ink and gouache, 1955.
    Swann, June 17: Lot 263: Maurice Sendak, Sundance Childrens Theater Poster Preliminary Sketch, pencil, 1988.
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