• <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>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.
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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 59 Auctions Archived, another 46 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 2 February, 59 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Columbian pesos, 1 in Danish krone, 10 in euros, 7 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, and 38 in US dollars.

Turnover was $24,273,355.77 as 84.2% of all lots changed hands.  The average lot sold for $1,969.76.

 

 3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:


Heritage Auctions. Winter Sports Card Catalogue Auction on January 27th: $11,150,904
Christies. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana - bidstart 1/17 on February 2nd: $4,553,078
Arader Galleries. Winter Auction on January 27th: $1,120,259

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

Bonhams. The Library of the late Robin de Beaumont - bidstart 1/22 on January 31st: 332.33%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter Auction on January 27th: 212.47%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. The Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey (Part II) on January 31st: 197.03%
Ader. Post-war and Contemporary Prints on January 24th: 135.17%
Neal Auction Company. Premier Collections: Art and Interiors on January 26th: 119.22%
Heritage Auctions. Winter US Obsolete Bank Notes Showcase Auction on January 28th: 111.32%
Christies. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana - bidstart 1/17 on February 2nd: 109.61%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on January 27th: 104.60%
De Baecque and Associes. Old and Modern Books on January 19th: 104.14%
Alex Cooper. Gallery Auction l Paintings, Furniture, Decorative Arts, and Fine Rugs on January 27th: 103.19%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - bidstart 1/19 on January 26th: 102.77%
Doyle New York. Fine Art Including Surrealism on February 1st: 102.54%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter Auction - Day 2 on January 28th: 100.13%

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

John McInnis Auctioneers. Virtual Online Estate Auction on January 28th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on January 28th: 100.00%
Neal Auction Company. Premier Collections: Art and Interiors on January 26th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 30th: 99.78%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 30th: 99.57%
Bonhams. The Library of the late Robin de Beaumont - bidstart 1/22 on January 31st: 99.47%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 30th: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction on February 1st: 99.24%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 27th: 99.09%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. The Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey (Part II) on January 31st: 99.07%
Leland Little Auctions. Prints and Multiples on February 2nd: 98.95%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter Auction on January 27th: 98.94%
Heritage Auctions. Winter Sports Card Catalogue Auction on January 27th: 98.89%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 31st: 98.68%
New England Book Auctions. The Veatchs Fine Press, Bindings and Book Arts Cat on January 30th: 98.33%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Online Winter Magic on January 27th: 97.00%
Heritage Auctions. Winter US Obsolete Bank Notes Showcase Auction on January 28th: 95.58%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 28th: 94.26%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 31st: 91.92%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 28th: 91.69%
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on January 30th: 91.67%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - bidstart 1/19 on January 26th: 91.67%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 30th: 91.49%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter Auction - Day 2 on January 28th: 91.49%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on January 27th: 91.08%
Ader. Post-war and Contemporary Prints on January 24th: 90.49%
Morphy Auctions. 34th Annual, Brian Lebel's Cody Old West Auction - Las Vegas, Nevada on January 26th: 88.89%
Bogota Auction. Antique Books, Documents, and Engravings - Online bidstart 12/19 on January 31st: 86.70%
Doyle New York. Fine Art Including Surrealism on February 1st: 85.11%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/12 on January 21st: 83.49%
Alex Cooper. Gallery Auction l Paintings, Furniture, Decorative Arts, and Fine Rugs on January 27th: 83.33%
Bonhams. Prints and Photographs - bidstart 1/21 on January 31st: 82.56%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/12 on January 22nd: 82.52%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Rare Manuscripts - bidstart 1/22 on February 1st: 82.27%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/12 on January 20th: 81.25%
Christies. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana - bidstart 1/17 on February 2nd: 81.19%

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Christies De humani corporis fabrica libri septem. on February 2nd Actual price: USD $2,228,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions 1916 M101-5 Blank Backs Babe Ruth Rookie #151 SGC EX+ 5.5. on January 27th Actual price: USD $630,000.
  3. Christies Elementa geometriae. Translated from Arabic into Latin by Adelard of Bath and Robert of Chester. Edited by Giovanni Campano da Novara. on February 2nd Actual price: USD $403,200.
  4. Heritage Auctions 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan Rookie #57 PSA Gem Mint 10. on January 27th Actual price: USD $372,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions 1965 Topps Baseball (2nd, 3rd & 4th Series) Wax Box with 24 Unopened Packs! on January 27th Actual price: USD $336,000.
  6. Christies Comedies, Histories and Tragedies. Published according to the true Originall Copies. The second Impression. Edited by John Heminge (d. 1630) and Henry Condell (d. 1627) on February 2nd Actual price: USD $277,200.
  7. Heritage Auctions 1953 Topps Willie Mays #244 PSA NM-MT 8. on January 27th Actual price: USD $186,000.
  8. Arader Galleries American White Pelican, Plate 367. on January 27th Actual price: USD $144,000.
  9. Morphy Auctions WHITE BULL'S LEDGER BOOK on January 26th Actual price: USD $128,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions 1986 Fleer Basketball Wax Box with 36 Unopened Packs. on January 27th Actual price: USD $126,000.
  11. Arader Galleries Great White Heron, Plate 281. on January 27th Actual price: USD $120,000.
  12. Christies A brass telegraphic stock ticker, stamped, "M'F'D. BY T. A. EDISON, INC.", No. 12676, on February 2nd Actual price: USD $119,700.
  13. Heritage Auctions Signed 1949 Bowman Jackie Robinson #50 PSA 1.5, PSA/DNA Auto 8 from The Mike Greenbaum Collection. on January 27th Actual price: USD $117,000.
  14. Arader Galleries Winter Scene in Kamchatka. on January 27th Actual price: USD $111,000.
  15. Arader Galleries The Birds of Europe. on January 27th Actual price: USD $108,000.
  16. Heritage Auctions 1970 Topps Baseball (6th Series) Cello Box with 24 Unopened Packs. on January 27th Actual price: USD $105,000.
  17. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Piedmont 150 Ty Cobb (Green Portrait) PSA EX-MT 6 (PWCC-S) -- Pop One, Three Higher. on January 27th Actual price: USD $105,000.
  18. Heritage Auctions 1968 Topps Football (1st Series) Cello Box with 36 Unopened Packs. on January 27th Actual price: USD $99,000.
  19. Heritage Auctions 1959 Topps Baseball (4th Series) Cello Box with 36 Unopened Packs. on January 27th Actual price: USD $99,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions 1969 Topps Basketball PSA Graded Complete Set (99) - #16 Current Finest on PSA Registry. on January 27th Actual price: USD $93,000.
  21. Heritage Auctions 1941 Play Ball Joe DiMaggio #71 PSA NM-MT 8 - Only Six Higher! on January 27th Actual price: USD $93,000.
  22. Arader Galleries Male Turkey, Plate 1.<br>Aquatint engraving with original hand color. on January 27th Actual price: USD $90,000.
  23. Sothebys Pieta II on January 26th Actual price: USD $88,741.
  24. Christies Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies. Published according to the true Original Copies. Unto which is added, Seven Plays, never before Printed in Folio. The Fourth edition. Edited by John Heminge (d. 1630) and Henry Condell (d. 1627), except for Pericles and on February 2nd Actual price: USD $88,200.
  25. Heritage Auctions 1952 Bowman Baseball PSA Graded Complete Set (252) - All Cards Graded PSA NM-MT 8! on January 27th Actual price: USD $84,000.


59 total sales reported this week:

Christies. Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana - bidstart 1/17 on February 2nd: 81.19%
Sothebys. The One on February 2nd: 33.33%
North American Auction Company. Last Chance January Passed Lots Auction on February 2nd: 1.52%
Leland Little Auctions. Prints and Multiples on February 2nd: 98.95%
Doyle New York. Fine Art Including Surrealism on February 1st: 85.11%
Ader. Photography Books Online 1/19 on January 30th: 62.25%
Bogota Auction. Antique Books, Documents, and Engravings - Online bidstart 12/19 on January 31st: 86.70%
Ader. Post-war and Contemporary Prints on January 24th: 90.49%
Rossini. Photo Themes 3 on January 23rd: 17.04%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Rare Manuscripts - bidstart 1/22 on February 1st: 82.27%
De Baecque and Associes. Old and Modern Books on January 19th: 79.93%
De Baecque and Associes. Old and Modern Books on February 1st: 71.07%
Bonhams. Vintage Posters - Bidstart 1/25 on February 1st: 46.19%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on January 30th: 99.38%
Heritage Auctions. Pulp Magazine Showcase Auction on February 1st: 99.24%
Heritage Auctions. The Voices and Illustrators of Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on February 1st: 62.22%
The Book Merchant Jenkins. Antiquarian Bookseller's Moving Sale - Part 2 on January 31st: 72.86%
Litchfield County Auctions. Advertising and More on January 31st: 78.69%
Forum Auctions. A fifth selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library on January 31st: 65.38%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. The Library of the Late Christopher Foyle of Beeleigh Abbey (Part II) on January 31st: 99.07%
Bonhams. The Library of the late Robin de Beaumont - bidstart 1/22 on January 31st: 99.47%
Bonhams. Prints and Photographs - bidstart 1/21 on January 31st: 82.56%
ALDE. Old Books and the 19th Century - Part 2, online bidstart 1/2 on January 31st: 29.17%
New England Book Auctions. The Veatchs Fine Press, Bindings and Book Arts Cat on January 30th: 98.33%
Morton Subastas. Books to Start a Collection on January 30th: 26.15%
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on January 30th: 91.67%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on January 30th: 91.49%
ALDE. Old Books and the 19th Century on January 30th: 70.79%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/12 on January 22nd: 82.52%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 1/12 on January 21st: 83.49%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/12 on January 20th: 81.25%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on January 31st: 91.92%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on January 31st: 98.68%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on January 30th: 99.57%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on January 30th: 99.78%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Virtual Online Estate Auction on January 28th: 100.00%
Schilb Antiquarian. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium on January 28th: 100.00%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Postal History on January 27th: 91.08%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Online Winter Magic on January 27th: 97.00%
North American Auction Company. Echoes of the West January 27th sale on January 27th: 72.43%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. 2024 Mid-Century Modern Art and Furnishings with Decorative Accessories on January 27th: 79.57%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on January 27th: 46.15%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter Auction - Day 2 on January 28th: 91.49%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Winter Auction on January 27th: 98.94%
Alex Cooper. Gallery Auction l Paintings, Furniture, Decorative Arts, and Fine Rugs on January 27th: 83.33%
Sothebys. Contemporary Discoveries - bidstart 1/19 on January 26th: 91.67%
Neal Auction Company. Premier Collections: Art and Interiors on January 26th: 100.00%
Morphy Auctions. 34th Annual, Brian Lebel's Cody Old West Auction - Las Vegas, Nevada on January 26th: 88.89%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. "Marvels of the West" - Day 4 on January 28th: 63.10%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. "Marvels of the West" - Day 2 on January 26th: 77.19%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. "Marvels of the West" - Day 3 on January 27th: 72.73%
Fairhill Auction. January Early American Pattern Glass and Collectibles on January 26th: 46.27%
Arader Galleries. Winter Auction on January 27th: 49.71%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 27th: 99.09%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on January 28th: 94.26%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on January 28th: 91.69%
Heritage Auctions. Winter US Obsolete Bank Notes Showcase Auction on January 28th: 95.58%
Heritage Auctions. Winter Sports Card Catalogue Auction on January 27th: 98.89%


For the week ahead 46 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Feb. 5th
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. Antique and Collectible Books and Ephemera Auction. 379 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/26. 74 lots

Tue. Feb. 6th
Cotswold Auction Company. Cheltenham. Books, Medals, Militaria, Coins, Stamps and Collectables. 158 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 367 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 189 lots
Freemans. Philadelphia. Books and Manuscripts. 138 lots
The Ross Art Group Inc. Boca Raton. Original Vintage Posters. 376 lots
ALDE. Paris. Château du C. library and various. 205 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 1/26. 61 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. 20th and 21st Century Fine Art: Including Washington Color School. 29 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 52 lots

Wed. Feb. 7th
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Frigidaire, Original Comics. 184 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Rare Books, Manuscripts, Maps and Photographs. 336 lots
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - bidstart 1/24. 790 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 367 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 102 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Great Auction of the History of Medicine - Session I. 128 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Alternative Movie Posters Showcase Auction. 189 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. American Art and Americana. 31 lots
Tooveys. West Sussex. Cigarette and Trade Cards, Postcards, Photographs, Autographs and Ephemera. 214 lots
Ahlers & Ogletree. Atlanta. Dickens, Shakespeare, Incunabula and Early Documents from the Estate of Fred Bentley, Sr.. 376 lots
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps, Decorative Prints, Vinyl Records.

Thu. Feb. 8th
Aguttes. Neuilly-sur-Seine . Collector's Cards bidstart 1/29. 235 lots
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Rare Books and Manuscripts - A PBA Platinum Auction. 97 lots
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. Vintage Posters. 315 lots
Propstore. Valencia. Collectable Posters Live Auction. 400 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. The Subculture Sale. 176 lots
Tajan. Paris. Comics and Illustration. 100 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Great Auction of the History of Medicine - Session II. 177 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Golden Age Comics Showcase Auction Featuring the Secret Sound Collection. 240 lots
Ahlers & Ogletree. Atlanta. Historical Books & Documents from the Revolutionary War through the 19th C. from The Estate of Fred Bentley, Sr.. 354 lots
Bonhams. New York. The Eric Cohler Collection. 186 lots

Fri. Feb. 9th
Finarte. Rome. Original Movie Poster Artworks - Part 1. 145 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. Virtual Online Collectibles Auction. 189 lots
Ahlers & Ogletree. Atlanta. Important Works of Fiction and Poetry from Mark Twain & Others from the Estate of Fred Bentley, Sr.. 184 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Steidel Collection Auction - Day 1. 19 lots

Sat. Feb. 10th
Rachel Davis Fine Arts. Cleveland. Prints and Drawings at Auction. 304 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 171 lots
Finarte. Rome. Original Movie Poster Artworks -Part 2: Timed Auction. 94 lots
Ripley Auctions. Indianapolis. Dead of Winter Great Estates Art and Antiques. 135 lots
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Harrisonburg. Steidel Collection Auction - Day 2.
Blackwell Auctions. Clearwater. February Exceptional Estates Auction - online 1/24. 28 lots

Sun. Feb. 11th
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. 279 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 2/2. 72 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • <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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    Rose City Book & Paper Fair
    June 14-15, 2025
    1000 NE Multnomah, Portland
    ROSECITYBOOKFAIR.COM
  • <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