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Rare Book Hub: 34 Auctions Archived, another 36 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 8 November 2019, 34 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Transaction Database; 14 in euros, 6 in British pounds, and 14 in US dollars.  Turnover was $16,996,025 as 7,970 lots were offered and 6,450 sold for an 81% success rate.  An eighty-percent sell-through rate is no longer surprising.

 

4 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Pierre Berge and Associes. Library of Genevieve and Jean Paul Kahn on November 7th: $6,373,961 
Christies. Photographs on November 5th: $3,125,004 
Hindman Auctions. Library of a MidWestern Collector on November 5th: $1,910,985 
Heritage Auctions. Lincoln and His Times Americana & Political Signature Auction on November 2nd: $1,260,325 

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

Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on November 6th: 191.54% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on November 6th: 156.98% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Military and Aviation History on November 7th: 154.60% 
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on November 5th: 150.76% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 31st: 138.95% 
Pierre Berge and Associes. Library of Genevieve and Jean Paul Kahn on November 7th: 136.22% 
Hindman Auctions. Library of a MidWestern Collector on November 5th: 124.92% 
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. Furniture, Art Boards, Objects - Books, Prints on October 30th: 124.46% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 10/18 on October 28th: 123.56% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 10/25 on November 1st: 116.52% 
Hindman Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 6th: 113.98% 


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

Alaska Auction. Sports Cards, etc. on October 31st: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 10/29 on November 5th: 99.59% 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 10/29 on November 5th: 99.51% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 10/6 on November 3rd: 99.11% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 10/27 on November 3rd: 98.44% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 10/27 on November 3rd: 98.29% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on November 6th: 95.56% 
Pierre Berge and Associes. Library of Genevieve and Jean Paul Kahn on November 7th: 95.17% 
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on November 5th: 94.94% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 10/18 on October 29th: 94.74% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on November 5th: 92.59% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 10/25 on November 1st: 90.91% 
Heritage Auctions. Lincoln and His Times Americana & Political Signature Auction on November 2nd: 89.85% 
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on November 6th: 89.62% 
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 31st: 89.50% 
University Archives. Stellar Manuscripts, Rare Books, and Apollo Related Items on November 5th: 88.64% 
Hindman Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 6th: 86.43% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 10/18 on October 25th: 85.16% 
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Military and Aviation History on November 7th: 84.52% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 2nd: 82.50% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 10/18 on October 28th: 82.00% 
Hindman Auctions. Library of a MidWestern Collector on November 5th: 81.61% 
Christies. Photographs on November 5th: 80.42% 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Hindman Auctions On the Origin of Species. on November 5th Actual price: USD $564,500.
  2. Pierre Berge and Associes À toute épreuve. on November 7th Actual price: USD $426,958.
  3. Christies Marilyn Monroe, actress, New York city, 6 mai 1957 on November 5th Actual price: USD $383,168.
  4. Heritage Auctions Lincoln & Johnson: Awesome, Mammoth 41" x 54" 1864 Jugate Campaign Poster. on November 2nd Actual price: USD $250,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions Abraham Lincoln: A Highly Important, Seminal 1858 Political Letter, Ex: Malcolm Forbes, Jr. Collection. on November 2nd Actual price: USD $225,000.
  6. Hindman Auctions Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. [Edited by Edmond Halley (1656-1743)]. on November 5th Actual price: USD $212,500.
  7. Christies Le Coq, La Muse Endormie, 1924 on November 5th Actual price: USD $207,641.
  8. Pierre Berge and Associes Tonnerre de Brest. on November 7th Actual price: USD $201,388.
  9. Pierre Berge and Associes Le Peseur d'âmes précédé d'un frontispice et suivi de huit illustrations de Francis Picabia. on November 7th Actual price: USD $181,789.
  10. Pierre Berge and Associes La Poupée. on November 7th Actual price: USD $167,805.
  11. Hindman Auctions Plan of the City of New York in North America, surveyed in the years 1766 & 1767. on November 6th Actual price: USD $162,500.
  12. Christies Lavender Glory Poppy, New York, 1968 on November 5th Actual price: USD $152,270.
  13. Hindman Auctions Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. on November 5th Actual price: USD $150,000.
  14. Hindman Auctions Ulysses on November 5th Actual price: USD $137,500.
  15. Pierre Berge and Associes Champs magnétiques. on November 7th Actual price: USD $129,463.
  16. Pierre Berge and Associes La Barre d'appui. on November 7th Actual price: USD $128,650.
  17. Christies Bee (A), New York, 1995 on November 5th Actual price: USD $124,585.
  18. Pierre Berge and Associes La Bague d'aurore. on November 7th Actual price: USD $123,057.
  19. Hindman Auctions An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. on November 5th Actual price: USD $112,500.
  20. Hindman Auctions The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, as Agreed Upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787 on November 5th Actual price: USD $106,250.
  21. Pierre Berge and Associes Une vague de rêves. on November 7th Actual price: USD $103,480.
  22. Pierre Berge and Associes Sans titre. on November 7th Actual price: USD $100,694.
  23. Christies Frozen Foods, New York, 1977 on November 5th Actual price: USD $96,899.
  24. Pierre Berge and Associes Ubu Roi. on November 7th Actual price: USD $92,293.
  25. Christies Vue d’Atelier (La Tortue volante, les Coqs, le Roi des Rois, l’Oiseau dans l’espace, le Baiser, le Nouveau-Né), c. 1945 on November 5th Actual price: USD $89,978.



34 total sales reported this week:

Vermot de Pas. NASA Photographs on November 7th: 4.33%
Pierre Berge and Associes. Library of Genevieve and Jean Paul Kahn on November 7th: 95.17%
Eldreds. Antiques and Accessories - Books and Prints on November 7th: 52.08%
Ader. Photographs on November 7th: 42.51%
PBA Galleries. Art and Illustration - Books in All Fields on November 7th: 75.12%
Binoche et Giquello. Antiquarian and Modern Books on November 6th: 45.27%
Christies. On the Shoulders of Giants: A Brief History of Big Ideas - Online bidstart 10/30 on November 7th: 67.24%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Military and Aviation History on November 7th: 84.52%
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Maps and Documents on November 6th: 95.56%
Purcell Auctioneers. Antiques and Collectibles -Books, Advertising and Prints on November 6th: 70.65%
Hindman Auctions. Fine Books and Manuscripts on November 6th: 86.43%
Hindman Auctions. Library of a MidWestern Collector on November 5th: 81.61%
Tooveys. Prints, Maps and Posters on November 6th: 89.62%
Tooveys. Antiquarian and Collectors' Books on November 5th: 94.94%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 10/29 on November 5th: 99.59%
Christies. Photographs on November 5th: 80.42%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on November 5th: 92.59%
Alaska Auction. Sports Cards, etc. on October 31st: 100.00%
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. Furniture, Art Boards, Objects - Books, Prints on October 30th: 60.87%
JellyFishTree. Collectable Books, Antique Maps & Engravings. on October 30th: 30.93%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on October 31st: 89.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 10/18 on October 25th: 85.16%
University Archives. Stellar Manuscripts, Rare Books, and Apollo Related Items on November 5th: 88.64%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 10/29 on November 5th: 99.51%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 10/27 on November 3rd: 98.29%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 10/27 on November 3rd: 98.44%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 10/6 on November 3rd: 99.11%
Heritage Auctions. Lincoln and His Times Americana & Political Signature Auction on November 2nd: 89.85%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 10/25 on November 1st: 90.91%
Catawiki B. V.. Cartography - Online Bidstart 10/25 on October 31st: 28.89%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 10/18 on October 29th: 94.74%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 10/18 on October 28th: 82.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 10/18 on October 27th: 62.96%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on November 2nd: 82.50%

 


For the week ahead 36 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Nov. 11th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 11/1. 44 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 80 lots

Tue. Nov. 12th
Burgersdijk and Niermans. Leiden. Books. 1120 lots
Doyle New York. New York. Rare Books, Autographs & Maps. 290 lots
Sothebys. London. Travel, Atlases, Maps and Natural History. 319 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 11/12. 665 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 11/5. 239 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 11/1. 18 lots

Wed. Nov. 13th
Old World Auctions. Richmond. Maps and Atlases - Internet bidstart 10/30. 717 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Banksy X Editions. 182 lots
Vermot de Pas. Paris. Library on Gastronomy and Oenology. 316 lots
Christies. New York. Modern Editions - Online bidstart 11/6. 46 lots
Trafford Books. Manchester. Books, Photos & Ephemera, Postcards, and Postage Stamps.. 232 lots

Thu. Nov. 14th
Chiswick Auctions. London. Photographica. 200 lots
Pierre Berge and Associes. Paris. Thomas Vroom Library - History and Perspective. 163 lots
Swann Galleries. New York. Rare and Important Travel Posters. 198 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 222 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Space Exploration Auction Featuring The Armstrong Family Collection Part IV. 1416 lots

Fri. Nov. 15th
Cowans Auctions. Cincinnati. American History: Premier Auction. 442 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 11/8. 153 lots

Sat. Nov. 16th
Potter and Potter Auctions. Chicago. Circus - Side Show - Oddities. 757 lots
OSENAT. FONTAINEBLEAU. Books and Manuscripts. 124 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
Arader Galleries. New York City. November Sale. 85 lots
Potomack Company. Alexandria. American, European & Asian Historic to Modern Auction. 22 lots
PosterConnection Inc.. Clayton. Posters. 358 lots
Waverly Auctions. Falls Church. Quinn Auction: Modern and Contemporary Prints and Posters. 251 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Entertainment & Music Memorabilia. 1231 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. November Premier Collector Sale - Books, Prints, Signs, Photographs. 119 lots

Sun. Nov. 17th
Grogan and Company. Dedham. Fall Auction. 23 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 11/10.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 11/10.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles - Internet bidstart 10/20. 193 lots
Skinner. Boston. Fine Books and Manuscripts - Online - Bidstart 11/11. 540 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Books. 12 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 11/8. 38 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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.
  • 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