• <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><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
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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 42 Auctions Archived, another 41 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 26 January, 42 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 8 in euros, 5 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, and 27 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $4,978,916.46 as 81.03% of all lots changed hands.  The average lot sold for $710.46.

 

The ABAA book fair at San Francisco opens on February 9th!  Be there.

 

 


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

Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty on January 25th: 200.62%
Artcurial. HISTORICAL MEMORIES Collection and Library of the Counts of Marcellus, the Dukes of Abrantès & various others on January 24th: 173.17%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Collectors' Passion on January 25th: 147.95%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on January 17th: 135.33%
Hansons. The January Derbyshire Specialist Diecast, Model Railway & Collectable Toys Auction: To Include a Single-Owner Collection of Pokemon Cards on January 25th: 131.55%
Doyle New York. OLD MASTER & 19TH CENTURY PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS & PRINTS / ENGLISH & CONTINENTAL DECORATIVE ARTS on January 25th: 119.06%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/5 on January 14th: 112.21%
Christies. Important Americana on January 19th: 108.17%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on January 25th: 106.23%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Pop Culture, Music, Film and Sporting Memorabilia on January 24th: 106.01%
Vogt Auction. The Texas Ranch Sale on January 20th: 102.32%


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

Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty on January 25th: 100.00%
Revere Auctions. Visual Splendor: Decorative Arts and Photography on January 24th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Wells, Maine Online Retirement Auction on January 20th: 100.00%
Vogt Auction. The Texas Ranch Sale on January 20th: 100.00%
Christies. Important Americana on January 19th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 24th: 99.74%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 23rd: 99.62%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 21st: 98.48%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 21st: 97.54%
Hansons. The January Derbyshire Specialist Diecast, Model Railway & Collectable Toys Auction: To Include a Single-Owner Collection of Pokemon Cards on January 25th: 95.92%
Artcurial. HISTORICAL MEMORIES Collection and Library of the Counts of Marcellus, the Dukes of Abrantès & various others on January 24th: 93.75%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 20th: 93.71%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 24th: 92.38%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on January 22nd: 92.05%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/5 on January 14th: 91.07%
Swann Galleries. The Artists of the WPA on January 25th: 90.76%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 23rd: 89.02%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on January 17th: 88.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/5 on January 15th: 88.04%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Collectors' Passion on January 24th: 87.69%
Revere Auctions. January Jewels: Fine Art and Luxury Goods on January 23rd: 86.96%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Pop Culture, Music, Film and Sporting Memorabilia on January 24th: 85.00%
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Rare Autograph and Book Auction on January 25th: 84.71%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on January 24th: 83.54%
Doyle New York. OLD MASTER & 19TH CENTURY PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS & PRINTS / ENGLISH & CONTINENTAL DECORATIVE ARTS on January 25th: 83.33%
Trafford Books. Books, Documents & Ephemera, Autographs, Photographs, Cigarette & Trade cards, Postcards, Banknotes, Stamps and Postal History. on January 24th: 80.84%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Forum Auctions Atlas of the West-Indies on January 25th Actual price: USD $88,077.
  2. Forum Auctions On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life on January 25th Actual price: USD $80,070.
  3. Forum Auctions The Lord of the Rings on January 25th Actual price: USD $56,049.
  4. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Off-white to white pages. on January 23rd Actual price: USD $49,200.
  5. Sarasota Estate Auction Thanksgiving Day Proclamation by George Washington 1795. on January 20th Actual price: USD $47,360.
  6. Dorotheum 3 Figurationszeichen/3 Konfigurationszeichen, in 3 Teilen, on January 25th Actual price: USD $42,926.
  7. Artcurial Le Nouveau miroir des voiages marins de la navigation de la mer occidentale & orientale. on January 24th Actual price: USD $38,832.
  8. Forum Auctions The Cup of Gold, Being The Life of a Pirate, With Occasional Historic Accuracies on January 25th Actual price: USD $38,434.
  9. Heritage Auctions The Incredible Hulk #1 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Off-white to white pages. on January 23rd Actual price: USD $27,600.
  10. Sothebys Great Northern Diver or Loon (Plate CCCVI) on January 20th Actual price: USD $25,400.
  11. Forum Auctions Cornucopiae, sive linguae latinae commentarii on January 25th Actual price: USD $24,021.
  12. Forum Auctions Doves Press.- English Bible (The), containing the Old Testament & the New Translated out of the Original Tongues by Special Command of His Majesty King James the First on January 25th Actual price: USD $22,420.
  13. Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH Messbuch mit Antiphonarium on January 20th Actual price: USD $22,062.
  14. Forum Auctions [Views of Calcutta and its environs, from drawings Executed by James B. Fraser Esq. From Sketches made on the Spot] on January 25th Actual price: USD $21,677.
  15. Forum Auctions Five botanical studies on January 25th Actual price: USD $21,677.
  16. Heritage Auctions The Amazing Spider-Man #129 (Marvel, 1974) CGC NM/MT 9.8 Off-white to white pages. on January 23rd Actual price: USD $21,600.
  17. Forum Auctions [New Testament and Evangeliare] on January 25th Actual price: USD $20,818.
  18. Forum Auctions Imperatorum Romanorum omnium Orientalium et Occidentalium Verissimae Imagines ex Antiquis Numismatis quam Fidelissime Delineatae on January 25th Actual price: USD $20,818.
  19. Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH The Method of fluxions and infinite series with its application to the Geometry of curve-lines.. on January 20th Actual price: USD $20,683.
  20. Nye & Company Auctioneers Petrus Plancius, Engraved World Map on January 24th Actual price: USD $20,480.
  21. Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH De la carte de la France et de la perpendiculaire a la meridienne de Paris... on January 20th Actual price: USD $19,304.
  22. Dorotheum Space 2, Providence, Rhode Island, on January 25th Actual price: USD $18,343.
  23. Swann Galleries Drafting. on January 25th Actual price: USD $17,500.
  24. Swann Galleries Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California (variant). on January 25th Actual price: USD $16,250.
  25. Heritage Auctions X-Men #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC FN- 5.5 Off-white to white pages. on January 23rd Actual price: USD $15,600.



42 total sales reported this week:

Swann Galleries. The Artists of the WPA on January 25th: 90.76%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. "Marvels of the West" - Day 1 on January 25th: 53.54%
PBA Galleries. Fine Literature - Beats, and the Counterculture on January 25th: 79.45%
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Rare Autograph and Book Auction on January 25th: 84.71%
Hansons. The January Derbyshire Specialist Diecast, Model Railway & Collectable Toys Auction: To Include a Single-Owner Collection of Pokemon Cards on January 25th: 95.92%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on January 25th: 78.30%
Doyle New York. OLD MASTER & 19TH CENTURY PAINTINGS, DRAWINGS & PRINTS / ENGLISH & CONTINENTAL DECORATIVE ARTS on January 25th: 83.33%
Dorotheum . Photography on January 25th: 65.67%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Rare Books - bidstart 1/18 on January 25th: 29.94%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Collectors' Passion on January 25th: 65.22%
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Collectors' Passion on January 24th: 87.69%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Collection of Ann and Gordon Getty on January 25th: 100.00%
Trafford Books. Books, Documents & Ephemera, Autographs, Photographs, Cigarette & Trade cards, Postcards, Banknotes, Stamps and Postal History. on January 24th: 80.84%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on January 24th: 83.54%
Revere Auctions. Visual Splendor: Decorative Arts and Photography on January 24th: 100.00%
Purcell Auctioneers. c.670 Lots to include a Collection of Signed First & Rare Editions on January 24th: 71.17%
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Pop Culture, Music, Film and Sporting Memorabilia on January 24th: 85.00%
Artcurial. HISTORICAL MEMORIES Collection and Library of the Counts of Marcellus, the Dukes of Abrantès & various others on January 24th: 93.75%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 24th: 92.38%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 24th: 99.74%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
Clars Auction Gallery. Art Within Reach on January 22nd: 55.56%
Sothebys. Important Americana: Furniture, Folk Art, Silver, Chinese Export Art and Prints on January 20th: 57.14%
Sarasota Estate Auction. Day 2- Colossal Fine Art, Chinese, & Antiques on January 21st: 72.41%
Sarasota Estate Auction. Day 1- Rare Books, Fine Art, Silver & Jewelry on January 20th: 74.16%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Wells, Maine Online Retirement Auction on January 20th: 100.00%
Revere Auctions. January Jewels: Fine Art and Luxury Goods on January 23rd: 86.96%
Vogt Auction. The Texas Ranch Sale on January 20th: 100.00%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on January 20th: 42.05%
One Source Auctions. Quality Antiques and Collectibles Online Auction on January 22nd: 92.05%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 23rd: 89.02%
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Selections. Rare Books, Prints, Historical Photography on January 20th: 42.62%
Christies. Important Americana on January 19th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/9 on January 16th: 38.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 5/26 on January 17th: 88.24%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/5 on January 15th: 88.04%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/5 on January 14th: 91.07%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 21st: 98.48%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 20th: 93.71%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 23rd: 99.62%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 21st: 97.54%


For the week ahead 41 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 29th
Sothebys. New York. Fine Manuscripts and Printed Americana.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/19. 71 lots

Tue. Jan. 30th
ALDE. Paris. Old Books and the 19th Century. 178 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 460 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 232 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Books to Start a Collection. 260 lots
New England Book Auctions. South Deerfield. The Veatchs Fine Press, Bindings and Book Arts Cat. 239 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Only Banksy. 12 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 47 lots
Ader. PARIS. Photography Books Online 1/19. 151 lots

Wed. Jan. 31st
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. The Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey (Part II). 321 lots
Forum Auctions. London. A fifth selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library. 338 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 378 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 99 lots
ALDE. Paris. Old Books and the 19th Century - Part 2, online bidstart 1/2. 240 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Antique Books, Documents, and Engravings - Online bidstart 12/19. 233 lots
Bonhams. Marlborough. Prints and Photographs - bidstart 1/21. 195 lots
Bonhams. London. The Library of the late Robin de Beaumont - bidstart 1/22. 189 lots
Litchfield County Auctions. Litchfield. Advertising and More. 122 lots
The Book Merchant Jenkins. West End. Antiquarian Bookseller's Moving Sale - Part 2. 339 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/19. 42 lots

Thu. Feb. 1st
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Old and Modern Books. 356 lots
Bonhams. London. Vintage Posters - Bidstart 1/25. 236 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Voices and Illustrators of Trading Card Games Showcase Auction. 180 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction. 264 lots
Bonhams. Marlborough. Fine Books and Rare Manuscripts - bidstart 1/22. 344 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Fine Art Including Surrealism. 47 lots

Fri. Feb. 2nd
Christies. New York. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana - bidstart 1/17. 218 lots
Giquello. rue La Boetie, Paris. JULIEN BOGOUSSLAVSKY COLLECTION. 112 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Prints and Multiples. 95 lots
Sothebys. New York. The One. 3 lots

Sat. Feb. 3rd
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 170 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Racing, Flying and Yachting. 64 lots
EV Stamps. Richmond. Sports Cards and Comic Books Auction. 141 lots

Sun. Feb. 4th
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. 289 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . French Literature and Illustrated - bidstart 1/19. 44 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Collection of Photography Books.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Art and Photography Books - bidstart 1/26. 19 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/26. 80 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • <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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  • <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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