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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 41 Auctions Archived, another 44 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday 18 October 2019 41 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 1 denominated in Australian Dollars, 1 in Mexican pesos, 14 in euros, and 25 in US dollars.  Turnover was $10,904,600 as 17,897 lots were offered and 11,679 sold for a slim 65% success rate.  Eleven sales struggled to reach a 60% sell-through.  It is becoming imperative for auctions to post all lot details 25 days in advance of sale to ensure the interested have time to find and evaluate material.

 

4 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 


Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on October 15th: $2,712,698 
Swann Galleries. Classic and Contemporary Photographs on October 17th: $1,519,936 
RR Auction. Space and Aviation - Internet bidstart 10/10 on October 17th: $1,428,809 
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques on October 12th: $1,008,944 


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

Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 9/27 on October 7th: 201.77% 
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Rare Books on October 5th: 110.86% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on October 15th: 108.34% 
Case Antiques, Inc.. Fall Discovery Auction - Books and Prints on October 5th: 102.30% 
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on October 15th: 100.34% 


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

Leland Little Auctions. October Gallery Sale - Books, Prints on October 12th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. The MAD Collection of Annie Gaines Ashton Online Auction on October 17th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 9/15 on October 13th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 10/6 on October 13th: 99.90% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 10/8 on October 15th: 99.48% 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 10/8 on October 15th: 99.43% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 10/6 on October 13th: 98.73% 
Alaska Auction. Books, Prints on October 17th: 97.30% 
Alaska Auction. Prints, Books on October 16th: 94.03% 
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on October 15th: 93.10% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on October 15th: 91.38% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 9/27 on October 8th: 90.00% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 12th: 88.00% 
John McInnis Auctioneers. Kennedy Relations on October 13th: 86.81% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 10/4 on October 11th: 83.97% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 9/27 on October 7th: 83.02% 
Winter Associates. Black Americana, Nautical, etc. on October 14th: 82.98% 
Case Antiques, Inc.. Fall Discovery Auction - Books and Prints on October 5th: 81.97% 
Cowans Auctions. American History Timed Online Auction - bidstart 9/26 on October 7th: 80.77% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions Child of the Sun paperback cover, 1972 on October 15th Actual price: USD $495,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions The Chessmen of Mars book dust jacket, 1922 on October 15th Actual price: USD $150,000.
  3. Galerie Bassenge Die Eclogen on October 17th Actual price: USD $109,224.
  4. Heritage Auctions MAD #1 Gaines File Pedigree (EC, 1952) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages. on October 17th Actual price: USD $96,000.
  5. Swann Galleries Cuzco Children, Peru, December. on October 17th Actual price: USD $93,750.
  6. Heritage Auctions Pin-Up in Turquoise Bikini, Simoniz car polish advertisement, circa 1960 on October 15th Actual price: USD $81,250.
  7. Heritage Auctions Hero of Coffin Creek, Spicy Western Stories cover, June 1937 on October 15th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  8. Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen Handbibliothek eines Kunsthändlers, ca. 130 lfd. Meter mit ca. 3500 bis 4000 Bänden nicht gezählt, überw. im 20. Jhdt. erschienen. Schwerpunkt Werkverzeichnisse, Kunst und Künstler. on October 12th Actual price: USD $54,612.
  9. Heritage Auctions The Ark of the Covenant, Air Wonder Stories cover, August 1929 on October 15th Actual price: USD $53,750.
  10. Heritage Auctions The Haunted Wood, Arthur Rackham's Book of Pictures interior illustration, 1913 on October 15th Actual price: USD $51,250.
  11. Heritage Auctions Martini Time, 1935 on October 15th Actual price: USD $50,000.
  12. Heritage Auctions Game of Thrones book dust jacket, 2000 on October 15th Actual price: USD $48,750.
  13. Heritage Auctions Check and Double Check (Now Don't Get Me in a Corner), 1946 on October 15th Actual price: USD $47,500.
  14. Heritage Auctions Kelly Freas MAD #67 Cover Original Art (EC, 1961). on October 17th Actual price: USD $45,600.
  15. Heritage Auctions I've Been Spotted (Lasting Impression), 1956 on October 15th Actual price: USD $45,000.
  16. RR Auction Gemini Attitude and Rotational Hand Controller on October 17th Actual price: USD $43,751.
  17. Swann Galleries Gestapo informer recognized by a woman she had denounced, Dessau, Germany. on October 17th Actual price: USD $42,500.
  18. Heritage Auctions There's No Stopping Her! Film Fun cover, May 1936 on October 15th Actual price: USD $42,500.
  19. Heritage Auctions The Great God Harris, Spicy-Adventure Stories cover, December 1940 on October 15th Actual price: USD $40,000.
  20. Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen Für Joseph Beuys. Dreissig internationale Künstler unserer Zeit ehren Joseph Beuys. on October 12th Actual price: USD $38,228.
  21. RR Auction Dave Scott's Lunar Orbit-Flown Apollo 15 CSM Launch Checklist on October 17th Actual price: USD $37,500.
  22. RR Auction Gene Cernan's Apollo 17 Flown CSM Updates on October 17th Actual price: USD $34,371.
  23. Galerie Bassenge Brief 1918 mit 2 Holzschnitten on October 16th Actual price: USD $30,037.
  24. Marc van de Wiele Auctions Allégorie de la Rhétorique on October 5th Actual price: USD $29,138.
  25. Swann Galleries The North American Indian, Portfolio II [Apache, Pima, Pagago, and Mohave]. on October 17th Actual price: USD $27,500.



41 total sales reported this week:

Alaska Auction. Books, Prints on October 17th: 97.30%
Alaska Auction. Prints, Books on October 16th: 94.03%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Kennedy Relations on October 13th: 86.81%
Case Antiques, Inc.. Fall Discovery Auction - Books and Prints on October 5th: 81.97%
Michael Treloar. Travel and exploration, militaria, history of medicine, photographs and autographs. on October 12th: 72.41%
Winter Associates. Black Americana, Nautical, etc. on October 14th: 82.98%
RR Auction. Space and Aviation - Internet bidstart 10/10 on October 17th: 67.54%
Swann Galleries. Classic and Contemporary Photographs on October 17th: 67.60%
Morton Subastas. Morton Weekly:- Posters, Prints, Books on October 12th: 19.05%
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints and Photographs on October 13th: 78.69%
Clars Auction Gallery. Prints and Photographs on October 12th: 76.60%
One Of Kind Collectibles. Rare Autographs,Manuscripts, Sports, Books and Photography on October 10th: 78.26%
Cowans Auctions. American History Timed Online Auction - bidstart 9/26 on October 7th: 80.77%
Holabird Kagin Americana. October Auction - Day 4 on October 7th: 49.22%
Holabird Kagin Americana. October Auction - Day 3 on October 6th: 52.66%
Holabird Kagin Americana. October Auction - Day 2 on October 5th: 42.70%
Holabird Kagin Americana. October Auction - Day 1 on October 4th: 40.28%
Binoche et Giquello. ALEXANDRE TRAUNER (1906-1993) AND HIS ENTOURAGE: PHOTOGRAPHS, DECORATIONS, DOCUMENTS on October 16th: 71.38%
Marc van de Wiele Auctions. Rare Books on October 5th: 79.81%
Galerie Bassenge. Modern Literature and Art Documentation on October 17th: 44.48%
Galerie Bassenge. Autographs on October 16th: 52.46%
Galerie Bassenge. Literature and Book Illustrations on October 15th: 47.90%
Galerie Bassenge. Manuscripts and Old Prints on October 15th: 64.53%
Galerie Bassenge. Valuable Books (Varia) on October 15th: 44.92%
Galerie Bassenge. History, Geography and Travel Books on October 15th: 57.70%
Heritage Auctions. The MAD Collection of Annie Gaines Ashton Online Auction on October 17th: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on October 15th: 91.38%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques on October 12th: 47.33%
Heritage Auctions. Monthly Photographs Online - bidstart 9/26 on October 16th: 66.13%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 10/8 on October 15th: 99.43%
Leland Little Auctions. October Gallery Sale - Books, Prints on October 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Illustration Art on October 15th: 93.10%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 10/8 on October 15th: 99.48%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 9/15 on October 13th: 100.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 10/4 on October 11th: 83.97%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 9/27 on October 8th: 90.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 9/27 on October 7th: 83.02%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 9/27 on October 6th: 76.32%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 10/6 on October 13th: 99.90%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on October 12th: 88.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 10/6 on October 13th: 98.73%

 


For the week ahead 44 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Oct. 21st
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 10/11. 53 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 58 lots
Ader. PARIS. Post-War Prints.

Tue. Oct. 22nd
Christies. New York. Prints and Multiples. 215 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Books and Documents, Photographs and Prints. 256 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Prints and Multiples. 168 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Bank Notes. 32 lots
Rossini. Paris. Books, Autographs, Postcards. 335 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Outsider(s) - A History of Beautiful Losers. 103 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 10/15. 638 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 10/15. 225 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 10/11. 22 lots

Wed. Oct. 23rd
Chiswick Auctions. London. Books and Works on Paper. 423 lots
Bonhams. London. Natural History, Travel and Americana featuring the Dodge Family Autograph Collection. 321 lots
PIASA. Paris. Daniel Varenne Collections - Illustrated Books, Books, and Documentation. 337 lots
Beaussant Lefevre. Paris. JEAN-CLAUDE DELAUNEY COLLECTION - ANCIENT AND MODERN BOOKS. 127 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Historical Manuscripts Featuring the Bret J. Formichi American Civil War Rarities Collection. 493 lots
Lion Heart Autographs. New York, NY . 150 MAGNIFICENT AUTOGRAPHS – INCLUDING HISTORY OF ISRAEL COLLECTION – NO BUYERS’ PREMIUM. 149 lots
Sothebys. London. THE SHAKERINE COLLECTION: Calligraphy in Qur’ans and other Manuscripts. 93 lots

Thu. Oct. 24th
Aste Bolaffi. Turin. Posters - Online. 310 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Americana - Yosemite - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography. 381 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Early Printed, Travel, Scientific & Medical Books. 254 lots
ALDE. Paris. Modern Illustrated Books and Original Bindings. 313 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Forum @ Artsy: Colour Theory. 72 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Estate of John and Elaine Steinbeck Manuscripts. 36 lots
Sothebys. New York. Prints and Multiples - Prints. 66 lots
Bogota Auction. Bogota. Rare Books. 208 lots

Fri. Oct. 25th
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Books - Part 1: Modern Literature, Erotica and Posters. 589 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. Prints. 114 lots
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Berlin-Schoneberg. Modern and Contemporary Art - Modern Photography. 342 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Books - Part 2: Modern Art, Graphics and Photography. 284 lots
Christies. New York. Fine Printed Books & Manuscripts including Americana. 152 lots
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. PARIS . Portraits of Stars: Photographs and Souvenirs. 389 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 10/18. 128 lots

Sat. Oct. 26th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Gahanna. George F. Kolbe Library Sale. 430 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Books - Part 3: Valuable Books, Autographs and Prints. 500 lots
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Berlin. Books - Part 4: Science, Natural History and Curiosities. 46 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Montana Antiques. 121 lots
Sothebys. New York. Important Prints and Multiples. 233 lots

Sun. Oct. 27th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 9/29. 200 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 10/20.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 10/20.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 10/18. 27 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Piccolomini's De La Sfera del Mondo (The Sphere of the World), 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Vellutello's Commentary on Petrarch, With Map, 1525.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Finely Bound Definitive, Illustrated Edition of I Promessi Sposi, 1840.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Rare First Edition of John Milton's Latin Correspondence, 1674.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Giolito's Edition of Boccaccio's The Decamerone, with Bedford Binding, 1542.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of the First Biography of Marie of the Incarnation, with Rare Portrait, 1677.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Aldine Edition of Volume One of Cicero's Orationes, 1540.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Bonanni's Illustrated Costume Catalogue, with Complete Plates, 1711.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Important Incunable, the First Italian Edition of Josephus's De Bello Judaico, 1480.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: First Edition of Jacques Philippe d'Orville's Illustrated Book of the Ruins of Sicily, 1764.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: An Incunable from 1487, The Contemplative Life, with Early Manuscript.
    Leland Little, Apr. 26: Ignatius of Loyola's Exercitia Spiritualia, 1563.
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: McCarthy (Cormac). Cities of the Plain, N.Y., 1998, First Edn., signed on hf. title; together with Uncorrected Proof and Uncorrected Advance Reading Copies, both signed by the Author. €800 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Stanihurst (Richard). De Rebus in Hibernia Gestis, Libri Quattuor, sm. 4to Antwerp (Christi. Plantium) 1584. First Edn. €525 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Fleischer (Nat.) Jack Dempsey The Idol of Fistiana, An Intimate Narrative, N.Y., 1929, First Edn. Signed on f.e.p. by Rocky Marciano. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Smith - Classical Atlas, Lond., 1820. Bound with, Smiths New General Atlas .. Principal Empires, Kingdoms, & States throughout the World, Lond. 1822. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Rare Auction Catalogues – 1856: Bindon Blood, of Ennis, Co. Clare: Sotheby & Wilkinson. €320 to €450.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Mavor (Wm.)] A General Collection of Voyages and Travels from the Discovery of America to the Commencement of the Nineteenth Century, 28 vols. (complete) Lond., 1810. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Mc Carthy (Cormac). Outer Dark, N.Y. (Random House)1968, Signed by Mc Carthy. €250 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Three signed works by Ted Huges - Wodwo, 1967; Crow from the Life and Songs of the Crow, 1970; and Tales from Ovid, 1997. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: The Garden. An Illustrated Weekly Journal of Horticulture in all its Branches, 7 vols. lg. 4to Lond. 1877-1880. With 127 colored plates. €200 to €300.
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Book & Collectors Sale
    24th April 2024
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: Procter (Richard A.) Saturn and its System: Containing Discussions of The Motion (Real and Apparent)…, Lond. 1865. First Edn. €160 to €220.
    Fonsie Mealy, Apr. 24: [Ashe] St. George, Lord Bishop of Clogher, A Sermon Preached to the Protestants of Ireland, now in London,... Oct. 23, 1712, London 1712. Second Edn. €130 to €180.