For the week ended 30 June 2019  42 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database, 1 in Australian dollars, 14 in euros, 7 in British pounds, and 20 in US dollars.  Turnover was $12,295,274 as10,176 lots were offered and 8,043 sold for a 79% success rate.  It was another strong week.

3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on June 13th: $2,300,812 
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts Online - bidstart 6/7 on June 21st: $1,255,000 
Minerva Auctions Roma. Finarte Sale - Books, Autographs and Prints on June 20th: $1,092,284 

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

Dominic Winter Book Auctions. The Library of the late Martin Woolf Orskey on June 26th: 219.33% 
Minerva Auctions Roma. Finarte Sale - Books, Autographs and Prints on June 20th: 205.58% 
De Baecque and Associes. Photographs on June 20th: 125.27% 
ALDE. Library of an Amateur on June 25th: 122.97% 
Ferraton. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs on June 22nd: 112.50% 
Neal Auction Company. Summer Estates Auction on June 22nd: 101.01% 


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

National Book Auctions. Civil War, Americana, Signatures, Firsts on June 23rd: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 5/26 on June 23rd: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 6/16 on June 23rd: 99.61% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 6/18 on June 25th: 99.27% 
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 6/18 on June 25th: 99.07% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. The Library of the late Martin Woolf Orskey on June 26th: 99.01% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 6/16 on June 23rd: 98.35% 
Heritage Auctions. The David and Janice Frent Collection of Presidential & Political Americana, Part V on June 23rd: 94.28% 
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints on June 25th: 93.10% 
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Fine Sale - Prints on June 22nd: 90.48% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on June 20th: 89.59% 
Dirk Soulis Auctions. 21st Annual Spring Fine Art Auction With Historical American Prints on June 21st: 88.42% 
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Art Summer Selections - Prints on June 28th: 88.14% 
Ferraton. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs on June 22nd: 86.34% 
Bonhams. Sam Francis Prints - Online bidstart 6/19 on June 27th: 85.71% 
Neal Auction Company. Summer Estates Auction on June 22nd: 84.62% 
Dorotheum . Books and Decorative Prints on June 25th: 82.47% 

42 total sales reported this week:

PBA Galleries. Fine Literature with Mystery & Detective Fiction on June 27th: 71.01%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Fine Art Summer Selections - Prints on June 28th: 88.14%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Interiors - Prints on June 26th: 69.70%
PIASA. Editions: prints, illustrated books, multiples on June 26th: 51.45%
Rossini. Modern and Contemporary Prints on June 25th: 58.33%
Old World Auctions. Maps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 5/29 on June 5th: 74.79%
Bonhams. Sam Francis Prints - Online bidstart 6/19 on June 27th: 85.71%
Bonhams. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs on June 27th: 66.67%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on June 26th: 78.99%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. The Library of the late Martin Woolf Orskey on June 26th: 99.01%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints on June 25th: 93.10%
De Baecque and Associes. Prints on June 26th: 43.40%
Kestenbaum and Company. Fine Judaica on June 20th: 48.31%
ALDE. Library of an Amateur on June 25th: 74.11%
National Book Auctions. Civil War, Americana, Signatures, Firsts on June 23rd: 100.00%
Vermot de Pas. Comic Strips and Original Boards on June 22nd: 51.35%
Neal Auction Company. Summer Estates Auction on June 23rd: 67.57%
Stair Auctioneers and Appraisers. The Fine Sale - Prints on June 22nd: 90.48%
Dirk Soulis Auctions. 21st Annual Spring Fine Art Auction With Historical American Prints on June 21st: 88.42%
Neal Auction Company. Summer Estates Auction on June 22nd: 84.62%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on June 13th: 75.80%
Aguttes. Contemporary Art and Photography - Prints and Photos on June 24th: 54.90%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on June 25th: 78.82%
Dorotheum . Books and Decorative Prints on June 25th: 82.47%
Australian Book Auctions. Rare Books on June 24th: 76.07%
Ferraton. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs on June 22nd: 86.34%
Cowans Auctions. American History: Premier Auction on June 21st: 78.81%
De Baecque and Associes. Photographs on June 20th: 79.89%
Ader. Autograph Letters and Manuscripts on June 21st: 47.88%
Ader. Autograph Letters and Manuscripts on June 20th: 54.23%
Forum Auctions. Artsy - Color Theory on June 21st: 69.44%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on June 20th: 89.59%
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Modern and Contemporary Art - Prints and Photographs on June 21st: 37.53%
Minerva Auctions Roma. Finarte Sale - Books, Autographs and Prints on June 20th: 65.48%
Sothebys. Books and Manuscripts Online - bidstart 6/7 on June 21st: 60.46%
Heritage Auctions. Weekly World Currency Internet Auction - Online bidstart 6/18 on June 25th: 99.07%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 6/16 on June 23rd: 99.61%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday Internet Currency Auction - bidstart 6/18 on June 25th: 99.27%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 6/16 on June 23rd: 98.35%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 5/26 on June 23rd: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. The David and Janice Frent Collection of Presidential & Political Americana, Part V on June 23rd: 94.28%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on June 22nd: 75.57%

Very truly yours,

Bruce McKinney

Rare Book Hub