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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 57 Auctions Archived, another 59 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended 12 April, 57 Auctions Archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database; 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 6 in euros, 6 in British pounds, 1 in Mexican pesos, 1 in Norwegian krone, and 41 in US dollars.

 

Turnover was $50,667,914.94 as a svelte 90.66% of all lots changed hands.  The average lot sold for $3,410.14 thanks to Heritage who hit a home run.

 

59 auctions are scheduled during the upcoming week.
 
 
8 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on April 7th: $28,204,583
Sothebys. Photographs - online 4/1 on April 10th: $3,597,910
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Disneyland - Featuring the Marc and Alice Davis Archive Signature Auction on April 8th: $2,521,299
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs on April 9th: $2,132,851
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts - online 3/31 on April 10th: $1,805,438
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on March 28th: $1,422,417
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts Signature Auction on April 5th: $1,158,011
Christies. Man Ray in the Marion Meyer collection on April 11th: $1,029,075
 

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

JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs on April 9th: 138.71%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on April 10th: 134.26%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Travel & Exploration, Architecture & Design on April 10th: 119.98%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts - online 3/31 on April 10th: 117.48%
Heritage Auctions. Photo Legends Type 1 Showcase Auction on April 7th: 104.88%
Santa Fe Art Auction. The Christopher Cardozo Collection of Edward Curtis Photogravures on April 11th: 104.50%


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

Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on April 9th: 100.00%
Doyle New York. American Paintings and Prints on April 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Archie Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction on April 11th: 100.00%
Vogt Auction. Texas and Western Art on April 6th: 100.00%
Eldreds. Spring Auction - Session 2 on April 5th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Photo Legends Type 1 Showcase Auction on April 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Spring Hong Kong World Paper Money Showcase Auction on April 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on April 7th: 99.81%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on April 2nd: 99.72%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on April 9th: 99.60%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on April 9th: 99.54%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on April 10th: 99.48%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Disneyland - Featuring the Marc and Alice Davis Archive Signature Auction on April 8th: 99.46%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on April 7th: 99.18%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on April 9th: 99.13%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on April 10th: 99.07%
Santa Fe Art Auction. The Christopher Cardozo Collection of Edward Curtis Photogravures on April 11th: 98.83%
Winter Associates. Automobilia & Literature Auction on April 6th: 98.66%
Heritage Auctions. The Gathering Alpha Edition Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on April 11th: 97.29%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on April 7th: 97.25%
Mennonite Life. March 2024 Rare and Used Book Auction on March 8th: 95.41%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Books Printed in Jerusalem, Letters and Manuscripts on April 9th: 94.79%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 6th: 94.38%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on April 10th: 93.97%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts Signature Auction on April 5th: 93.88%
Ripley Auctions. Baseball Opening Week Auction featuring the St Louis Cardinals on April 6th: 93.69%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Magnolia Collection: German Post Offices in China and Kiauchau on April 9th: 91.80%
Blackwell Auctions. April Collectibles Countdown Auction - online 3/22 on April 10th: 90.67%
Charlton Hall. 95th Anniversary Sale (Live Online) on April 5th: 90.63%
Brunk Auctions. Modern and Design Auction on April 11th: 88.24%
Christies. Man Ray in the Marion Meyer collection on April 11th: 87.61%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Travel & Exploration, Architecture & Design on April 10th: 87.61%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints Unlimited on April 8th: 87.50%
Angling Auctions. Angling Auction on April 6th: 87.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700)- online 3/22 on April 1st: 86.42%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on April 9th: 85.71%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books on April 11th: 84.42%
EV Stamps. Sports and Comic Book Auction on April 6th: 83.91%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs on April 9th: 82.98%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on April 9th: 82.61%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Common Surium Auction on April 7th: 82.29%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on April 10th: 80.57%
Hansons. The April Library Auction – Rare Books & Manuscripts Including Children’s & Illustrated on April 9th: 80.11%
 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Action Comics #1 Kansas City Pedigree (DC, 1938) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages. on April 7th Actual price: USD $6,000,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions 1951 Mickey Mantle, Center fielder, New York Yankees Inc. Official Roster 8" x 10" "Action Shot" Original Photograph by Bob Olen Used for 1951 Bowman Rookie Card. From the Jack Kramer Collection. PSA/DNA Type 1. on April 7th Actual price: USD $843,750.
  3. Heritage Auctions Tales of Suspense #39 (Marvel, 1963) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages. on April 7th Actual price: USD $840,000.
  4. Bonhams A BABE RUTH M101-4 1916 ROOKIE CARD #151 PSA EX 5, WITH GIMBELS INK STAMP ON THE VERSO. on April 10th Actual price: USD $762,500.
  5. Heritage Auctions Captain America Comics #1 (Timely, 1941) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages. on April 7th Actual price: USD $750,000.
  6. Heritage Auctions Detective Comics #27 (DC, 1939) CGC GD/VG 3.0 Slightly brittle pages. on April 7th Actual price: USD $600,000.
  7. Heritage Auctions Action Comics #1 (DC, 1938) CGC Apparent VF 8.0 Moderate (P) Cream to off-white pages. on April 7th Actual price: USD $576,000.
  8. Heritage Auctions Don Heck Tales of Suspense #39 Iron Man Origin Story Page 9 Original Art (Marvel, 1963). on April 7th Actual price: USD $552,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions Superman #1 (DC, 1939) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Cream to off-white pages. on April 7th Actual price: USD $504,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions The Avengers #1 (Marvel, 1963) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages. on April 7th Actual price: USD $432,000.
  11. Heritage Auctions Sensation Comics #1 (DC, 1942) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white pages. on April 7th Actual price: USD $420,000.
  12. Sothebys A Woman and Her Doctor on April 10th Actual price: USD $381,000.
  13. Sothebys Untitled (Face in Dirt) on April 10th Actual price: USD $381,000.
  14. Heritage Auctions Daredevil #1 (Marvel, 1964) CGC NM/MT 9.8 Off-white to white pages. on April 7th Actual price: USD $360,000.
  15. Sothebys 'The Golden Gate (Before the Bridge)' on April 10th Actual price: USD $355,600.
  16. Heritage Auctions Justice League of America #1 (DC, 1960) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white to white pages. on April 7th Actual price: USD $348,000.
  17. Heritage Auctions Frank Frazetta Vampirella: 25th Anniversary Special (#nn) Cover Painting Original Art (Harris, 1996). on April 7th Actual price: USD $276,000.
  18. Heritage Auctions Jerry Siegel 3-Page Letter to Russell Keaton - On the Origin of Superman (1934). on April 7th Actual price: USD $264,000.
  19. Heritage Auctions Frank Miller and Klaus Janson Daredevil #190 Elektra Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1983). on April 7th Actual price: USD $252,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions Robert Crumb SNARF #6 Cover Original Art (Kitchen Sink Press 1976). on April 7th Actual price: USD $240,000.
  21. Heritage Auctions Rich Buckler and Joe Sinnott Fantastic Four #155 Silver Surfer vs. Thing Cover Original Art (Marvel, 1975). on April 7th Actual price: USD $192,000.
  22. Heritage Auctions Ron Frenz and Brett Breeding The Amazing Spider-Man #252 Story Page Original Art (Marvel, 1984). on April 7th Actual price: USD $174,000.
  23. Bonhams On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection. on April 10th Actual price: USD $165,600.
  24. Christies Le Violon d'lngres, 1924 on April 11th Actual price: USD $162,187.
  25. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages. on April 7th Actual price: USD $162,000.

 

57 total sales reported this week:

Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction on April 9th: 100.00%
Swann Galleries. Fine Books on April 11th: 84.42%
Christies. Man Ray in the Marion Meyer collection on April 11th: 87.61%
Brunk Auctions. Modern and Design Auction on April 11th: 88.24%
Tennants Auctioneers. Books, Maps and Manuscripts on April 10th: 93.97%
Sothebys. Photographs - online 4/1 on April 10th: 72.59%
Doyle New York. American Paintings and Prints on April 10th: 100.00%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps & Documents, Travel & Exploration, Architecture & Design on April 10th: 87.61%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts - online 3/31 on April 10th: 70.68%
Blackwell Auctions. April Collectibles Countdown Auction - online 3/22 on April 10th: 90.67%
Santa Fe Art Auction. The Christopher Cardozo Collection of Edward Curtis Photogravures on April 11th: 98.83%
Moreshet Auctions. Kodesh Auction on April 7th: 70.99%
Heritage Auctions. The Gathering Alpha Edition Trading Card Games Showcase Auction on April 11th: 97.29%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction on April 10th: 99.07%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Archie Comics & Comic Art Showcase Auction on April 11th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Depth of Field: Photographs Showcase Auction on April 10th: 80.57%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction on April 10th: 99.48%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction on April 9th: 99.13%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Auction on April 9th: 85.71%
Sworders. Modern and Contemporary Art on April 9th: 68.03%
Rossini. Paintings, Posters, Lithographs, Works on Paper, and Sculptures on April 9th: 77.33%
Robert Siegel Galleries. The Magnolia Collection: German Post Offices in China and Kiauchau on April 9th: 91.80%
New England Book Auctions. Fine Books and Ephemera List on April 9th: 99.54%
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Early Printed Books, Chassidut and Kabbalah, Books Printed in Jerusalem, Letters and Manuscripts on April 9th: 94.79%
JA Stargardt Autographenhandlung. Autographs on April 9th: 82.98%
Hansons. The April Library Auction – Rare Books & Manuscripts Including Children’s & Illustrated on April 9th: 80.11%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on April 9th: 82.61%
Rago Arts and Auctions. Prints Unlimited on April 8th: 87.50%
Dorotheum . Photography - Online Auction on April 8th: 63.30%
Antikvariat Bryggen AS. Common Surium Auction on April 7th: 82.29%
Winter Associates. Automobilia & Literature Auction on April 6th: 98.66%
Vogt Auction. Texas and Western Art on April 6th: 100.00%
Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Icons: Opera House, Idriess Manuscripts, Art and History on April 6th: 59.47%
Ripley Auctions. Baseball Opening Week Auction featuring the St Louis Cardinals on April 6th: 93.69%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. April Live Auction on April 7th: 56.86%
Morton Subastas. Discovery Auction on April 6th: 57.14%
Holabird Western Americana Collections. April Live Auction on April 6th: 56.75%
EV Stamps. Sports and Comic Book Auction on April 6th: 83.91%
Arader Galleries. Spring Auction on April 6th: 53.17%
Angling Auctions. Angling Auction on April 6th: 87.50%
Eldreds. Spring Auction - Session 2 on April 5th: 100.00%
Charlton Hall. 95th Anniversary Sale (Live Online) on April 5th: 90.63%
Bonhams. Photographs on April 5th: 66.43%
Mennonite Life. March 2024 Rare and Used Book Auction on March 8th: 95.41%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700)- online 3/22 on April 1st: 86.42%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - online 3/22 on March 31st: 75.00%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on April 6th: 94.38%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Select Auction on April 7th: 99.18%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Select Auction on April 7th: 97.25%
Heritage Auctions. Photo Legends Type 1 Showcase Auction on April 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on April 9th: 99.60%
Heritage Auctions. Historical Manuscripts Signature Auction on April 5th: 93.88%
Heritage Auctions. The Art of Disneyland - Featuring the Marc and Alice Davis Archive Signature Auction on April 8th: 99.46%
Heritage Auctions. Spring Hong Kong World Paper Money Showcase Auction on April 6th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction on April 7th: 99.81%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday, Monday & Tuesday Comic Books Select Auction on April 2nd: 99.72%
Forum Auctions. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Works on Paper on March 28th: 72.39%


For the week ahead 59 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Apr. 15th
One Source Auctions. Canandaigua. QUALITY ANTIQUE AND COLLECTIBLES ONLINE ROBERT L. PAUL ESTATE AUCTION PART I. 58 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Sports Posters. 233 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - online 4/5. 113 lots

Tue. Apr. 16th
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Posters - Advertising. 628 lots
Il Ponte. Milan (Italy). Books. 417 lots
Christies. New York. Prints and Multiples. 161 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Valuable Books - part I. 688 lots
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood. Exeter. The Spring Auction. 46 lots
Bonhams. Paris. Prints and Multiples - online 4/4. 205 lots
Rossini. Paris. Photo Themes 4. 235 lots
A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals. Toronto. Fine and Decorative Arts Auction. 13 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Select Auction. 598 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction. 209 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Marvel Memorabilia Auction. 61 lots
Ader. PARIS. Photograph Books Online 4/5. 86 lots
Bellmans Auctioneers and Valuers. Billinghurst, West Sussex. The Purple Shop - The Anthony Gardner Collection. 16 lots
ALDE. Paris. Atlas & Travel Books - Natural History. 285 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 102 lots

Wed. Apr. 17th
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Ancient and Modern Books - Manuscripts, including Bernard Mamy Library Funds. 425 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Comic Art and Animation Select Auction. 396 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction. 101 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. Fine Autographs and Artifacts - onlilne 3/22. 799 lots
Purcell Auctioneers. Birr. Irish Interest to include Signed, First & Rare Editions, Antiquarian Books, Maps, Broadsides, Literature & Poetry, GAA & Sport, Local Histories, Irish Language & Ephemera.. 120 lots
International Autograph Auctions Europe SL. Malaga. Autograph Letters, Manuscripts & Historical Documents. 461 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Popular Culture, Music, Film and Sporting Memorabilia. 127 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Urban Project. 252 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Ephemera, Autographs, Photographs, Cigarette Cards, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History.. 169 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Literature and Autographs. 377 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Valuable Books - part II. 319 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Mille Annos Manu-Scriptum. 152 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. 500 Autographs.

Thu. Apr. 18th
PBA Galleries. Berkeley. Fine Art - Fine Press - Fine Bindings. 353 lots
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. How History Unfolds on Paper: Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part IX. 554 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Chicago. Editions and Works on Paper.
Swann Galleries. New York. Old Master Through Modern Prints. 360 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 295 lots
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Constantia. Rare Books - online 4/11. 411 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Card Games Signature Auction. 187 lots
Propstore. Valencia. Collectible Posters Live - Day 1. 314 lots
Sloane Street Auctions. London. The Spring Fine Auction 18th April Sale: Old Masters, Modern British, Antique and Modern Furniture, Jewellery, Bags and Estate Contents.
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. The Maritime Sale. 14 lots
Galerie Bassenge. Berlin-Grunewald . Modern Literature. 866 lots

Fri. Apr. 19th
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Premier Estate Collections Live and Online Auction. 47 lots
Sothebys. New York. Prints and Multiples - Online 4/12.
Michaans Auctions. Alameda, CA . April Gallery Auction. 46 lots
Propstore. Valencia. Collectible Posters Live - Day 2. 335 lots
Du Mouchelles. Detroit. April 2024: Day 2. 119 lots
Bertolami Fine Art . Rome. Drawings, Prints and Geographical Maps from the 15th to the 19th Century. 187 lots
Stephenson's Auctioneers & Appraisers. Southampton. Contents of Estates and Downsizing Homes.

Sat. Apr. 20th
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. Poster Auction. 444 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 160 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Discovery Auction.

Sun. Apr. 21st
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 102 lots
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. 257 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - online 4/12. 60 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Books Auction - online 4/12. 25 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Exclusive Maps Auction - online 4/12. 40 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>27th March 2025</center></b> <b>Forum, Mar. 27:</b> Dürer (Albrecht) <i>Hierin sind begriffen vier bücher von menschlicher Proportion,</i> 4 parts in 1, first edition, Nuremberg, Hieronymus Andreae for Agnes Dürer, 1528. £30,000 to £40,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 27:</b> Book of Hours, Use of Rome, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 26 fine hand-painted miniatures, 17th century dark brown morocco, [Lyon], [c. 1475 and later c. 1490-1500]. £25,000 to £35,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 27:</b> Brontë (Emily) <i>The North Wind,</i> watercolour, [1842]. £15,000 to £20,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 27:</b> Titanic.- Mudd (Thomas Cupper, one of the youngest victims of the sinking of the Titanic, 1895-1912) Autograph Letter signed on board RMS Titanic to his mother, April 11th 1912. £20,000 to £30,000. <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>27th March 2025</center></b> <b>Forum, Mar. 27:</b> [Austen (Jane)] <i>Emma: A Novel,</i> 3 vol., first edition, for John Murray, 1816. £10,000 to £15,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 27:</b> Picasso (Pablo).- Ovid. <i>Les Metamorphoses,</i> one of 95 copies, signed by the artist, Lausanne, Albert Skira, 1931. £10,000 to £15,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 27:</b> America.- Ogilby (John) <i>America: Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World...,</i> all maps with vibrant hand-colouring in outline, probably by an early hand, 1671. £15,000 to £25,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 27:</b> Iceland.- Geological exploration.- Bright (Dr. Richard )and Edward Bird. Collection of twenty original drawings from travels in Iceland with Henry Holland and George Mackenzie, watercolours, [1810]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    27th March 2025
    Forum, Mar. 27: Dürer (Albrecht) Hierin sind begriffen vier bücher von menschlicher Proportion, 4 parts in 1, first edition, Nuremberg, Hieronymus Andreae for Agnes Dürer, 1528. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 26 fine hand-painted miniatures, 17th century dark brown morocco, [Lyon], [c. 1475 and later c. 1490-1500]. £25,000 to £35,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Brontë (Emily) The North Wind, watercolour, [1842]. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Titanic.- Mudd (Thomas Cupper, one of the youngest victims of the sinking of the Titanic, 1895-1912) Autograph Letter signed on board RMS Titanic to his mother, April 11th 1912. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    27th March 2025
    Forum, Mar. 27: [Austen (Jane)] Emma: A Novel, 3 vol., first edition, for John Murray, 1816. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Picasso (Pablo).- Ovid. Les Metamorphoses, one of 95 copies, signed by the artist, Lausanne, Albert Skira, 1931. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: America.- Ogilby (John) America: Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World..., all maps with vibrant hand-colouring in outline, probably by an early hand, 1671. £15,000 to £25,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Iceland.- Geological exploration.- Bright (Dr. Richard )and Edward Bird. Collection of twenty original drawings from travels in Iceland with Henry Holland and George Mackenzie, watercolours, [1810]. £20,000 to £30,000.
  • <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>The Library of Barry Humphries<br>26th March 2025</center></b> <b>Forum, Mar. 26:</b> Beckford (William) [Vathek] <i>An Arabian Tale,</i> first (but unauthorised) edition, Lady Caroline Lamb's copy with her signature and notes, 1786. £2,000 to £3,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 26:</b> Baudelaire (Charles) <i>Les Fleurs du Mal,</i> first edition containing the 6 suppressed poems, first issue, contemporary half black morocco, Paris, 1857. £4,000 to £6,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 26:</b> Beardsley (Aubrey).- Pope (Alexander) <i>The Rape of the Lock,</i> one of 25 copies on Japanese vellum, Leonard Smithers, 1896. £4,000 to £6,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 26:</b> Douglas (Lord Alfred) <i>Sonnets,</i> first edition, the dedication copy, with signed presentation inscription from the author to his wife Olive Custance, The Academy, 1909. £2,000 to £3,000. <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>The Library of Barry Humphries<br>26th March 2025</center></b> <b>Forum, Mar. 26:</b> Crowley (Aleister) <i>The Works...,</i> 3 vol. in 1 (as issued)"Essay Competition" issue on India paper, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1905-07. £1,500 to £2,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 26:</b> Rodin (Auguste).- Mirbeau (Octave) <i>Le Jardin des Supplices,</i> one of 30 copies on chine with an additional suite, bound in dark purple goatskin, Paris, 1902. £3,000 to £4,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 26:</b> Pellar (Hans) Eight original book illustrations for 'Der verliebte Flamingo' [together with] a published copy of the first edition of the book, 1923. £6,000 to £8,000. <b>Forum, Mar. 26:</b> Cretté (Georges, binder).- Louÿs (Pierre) <i>Les Aventures du Roi Pausole,</i> 2 vol., one of 99 copies, with 2 original drawings, superbly bound in blue goatskin, gilt, Paris, 1930. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum Auctions
    The Library of Barry Humphries
    26th March 2025
    Forum, Mar. 26: Beckford (William) [Vathek] An Arabian Tale, first (but unauthorised) edition, Lady Caroline Lamb's copy with her signature and notes, 1786. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Baudelaire (Charles) Les Fleurs du Mal, first edition containing the 6 suppressed poems, first issue, contemporary half black morocco, Paris, 1857. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Beardsley (Aubrey).- Pope (Alexander) The Rape of the Lock, one of 25 copies on Japanese vellum, Leonard Smithers, 1896. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Douglas (Lord Alfred) Sonnets, first edition, the dedication copy, with signed presentation inscription from the author to his wife Olive Custance, The Academy, 1909. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Forum Auctions
    The Library of Barry Humphries
    26th March 2025
    Forum, Mar. 26: Crowley (Aleister) The Works..., 3 vol. in 1 (as issued)"Essay Competition" issue on India paper, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1905-07. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Rodin (Auguste).- Mirbeau (Octave) Le Jardin des Supplices, one of 30 copies on chine with an additional suite, bound in dark purple goatskin, Paris, 1902. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Pellar (Hans) Eight original book illustrations for 'Der verliebte Flamingo' [together with] a published copy of the first edition of the book, 1923. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Cretté (Georges, binder).- Louÿs (Pierre) Les Aventures du Roi Pausole, 2 vol., one of 99 copies, with 2 original drawings, superbly bound in blue goatskin, gilt, Paris, 1930. £3,000 to £4,000.
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<BR>Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> William Blake | <i>Songs of Innocence and of Experience.</i> Sold: 4,320,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD <b><center>Sotheby's<BR>Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.</i> Sold: 1,920,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Machiavelli | <i>Il Principe,</i> a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Leonardo da Vinci | <i>Trattato della pittura,</i> ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Henri Matisse | <i>Jazz,</i> Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
  • <b><center>Swann<br>Printed & Manuscript African Americana<br>March 20, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Mar. 20:</b> Lot 7: Thomas Fisher, <i>The Negro's Memorial or Abolitionist's Catechism,</i> London, 1825. $6,000 to $9,000. <b>Swann, Mar. 20:</b> Lot 78: Victor H. Green, <i>The Negro Travelers' Green Book,</i> New York, 1958. $20,000 to $30,000. <b>Swann, Mar. 20:</b> Lot 99: Rosa Parks, Hand-written recollection of her first meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., autograph manuscript, Detroit, c. 1990s. $30,000 to $40,000. <b>Swann, Mar. 20:</b> Lot 154: Frederick Douglass, Autograph statement on voting rights, signed manuscript, 1866. $20,000 to $30,000. <b>Swann, Mar. 20:</b> Lot 164: W.E.B. Du Bois, <i>What the Negro Has Done for the United States and Texas,</i> Washington, circa 1936. $3,000 to $4,000. <b><center>Swann<br>Printed & Manuscript African Americana<br>March 20, 2025</center></b> <b>Swann, Mar. 20:</b> Lot 263: Susan Paul, <i>Memoir of James Jackson,</i> Boston, 1835. $6,000 to $9,000. <b>Swann, Mar. 20:</b> Lot 267: Langston Hughes, <i>Gypsy Ballads,</i> signed translation of García Lorca's poetry, Madrid, 1937. $1,500 to $2,500. <b>Swann, Mar. 20:</b> Lot 274: Malcolm X, Collection from Alex Haley's estate, 38 items, 1963-1971. $4,000 to $6,000. <b>Swann, Mar. 20:</b> Lot 367: Solomon Northup, <i>Twelve Years a Slave,</i> Auburn, NY, 1853. $2,500 to $3,500. <b>Swann, Mar. 20:</b> Lot 402: Anna Julia Cooper, <i>A Voice from the South,</i> Xenia, OH, 1892. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Swann
    Printed & Manuscript African Americana
    March 20, 2025
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 7: Thomas Fisher, The Negro's Memorial or Abolitionist's Catechism, London, 1825. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 78: Victor H. Green, The Negro Travelers' Green Book, New York, 1958. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 99: Rosa Parks, Hand-written recollection of her first meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., autograph manuscript, Detroit, c. 1990s. $30,000 to $40,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 154: Frederick Douglass, Autograph statement on voting rights, signed manuscript, 1866. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 164: W.E.B. Du Bois, What the Negro Has Done for the United States and Texas, Washington, circa 1936. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann
    Printed & Manuscript African Americana
    March 20, 2025
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 263: Susan Paul, Memoir of James Jackson, Boston, 1835. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 267: Langston Hughes, Gypsy Ballads, signed translation of García Lorca's poetry, Madrid, 1937. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 274: Malcolm X, Collection from Alex Haley's estate, 38 items, 1963-1971. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 367: Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave, Auburn, NY, 1853. $2,500 to $3,500.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 402: Anna Julia Cooper, A Voice from the South, Xenia, OH, 1892. $2,000 to $3,000.
  • <b>Koller, Mar. 26:</b> Wit, Frederick de. Atlas. Amsterdam, de Wit, [1680]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000 <b>Koller, Mar. 26:</b> Merian, Maria Sibylla. Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung, und sonderbare Blumennahrung. Nürnberg, 1679; Frankfurt a. M. und Leipzig, 1683. CHF 20,000 to 30,000 <b>Koller, Mar. 26:</b> GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON. Faust. Ein Fragment. Von Goethe. Ächte Ausgabe. Leipzig, G. J. Göschen, 1790. CHF 7,000 to 10,000 <b>Koller, Mar. 26:</b> Hieronymus. [Das hochwirdig leben der außerwoelten freünde gotes der heiligen altuaeter]. Augsburg, Johann Schönsperger d. Ä., 9. Juni 1497. CHF 40,000 to 60,000. <b>Koller, Mar. 26:</b> BIBLIA GERMANICA - Neunte deutsche Bibel. Nürnberg, A. Koberger, 17. Feb. 1483. CHF 40,000 to 60,000 <b>Koller, Mar. 26:</b> HORAE B.M.V. - Stundenbuch. Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament, Kalendarium französisch. Nordfrankreich (Rouen?). CHF 25,000 to 40,000
    Koller, Mar. 26: Wit, Frederick de. Atlas. Amsterdam, de Wit, [1680]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000
    Koller, Mar. 26: Merian, Maria Sibylla. Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung, und sonderbare Blumennahrung. Nürnberg, 1679; Frankfurt a. M. und Leipzig, 1683. CHF 20,000 to 30,000
    Koller, Mar. 26: GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON. Faust. Ein Fragment. Von Goethe. Ächte Ausgabe. Leipzig, G. J. Göschen, 1790. CHF 7,000 to 10,000
    Koller, Mar. 26: Hieronymus. [Das hochwirdig leben der außerwoelten freünde gotes der heiligen altuaeter]. Augsburg, Johann Schönsperger d. Ä., 9. Juni 1497. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller, Mar. 26: BIBLIA GERMANICA - Neunte deutsche Bibel. Nürnberg, A. Koberger, 17. Feb. 1483. CHF 40,000 to 60,000
    Koller, Mar. 26: HORAE B.M.V. - Stundenbuch. Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament, Kalendarium französisch. Nordfrankreich (Rouen?). CHF 25,000 to 40,000