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Rare Book Hub: 42 Auctions Archived, another 24 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 15 May 2020, 42 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub; 12 denominated in euros, 4 in British pounds, 2 in Mexican pesos, and 24 in US dollars.  Turnover was $22,434,925 as 18,048 were offered and 13,801 sold for a 76% success rate.  It’s another day at the office. 

 

3 auctions saw their total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Collectibles on May 9th: $12,505,960 
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on May 14th: $1,488,965 
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana on May 14th: $1,335,918 

 


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

Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/24 on May 6th: 148.16% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 4/24 on May 4th: 107.15% 
Freemans. Fine Art - Prints on May 14th: 104.66% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 12th: 102.08% 
Sothebys. Fine Japanese Art - Woodblock Prints on May 15th: 102.05% 


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

Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/5 on May 12th: 100.00% 
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints on May 12th: 100.00% 
Freemans. Fine Art - Prints on May 14th: 100.00% 
Bruneau & Co. . Single Owner Pokemon and Trading Cards on May 14th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/26 on May 10th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 5/5 on May 12th: 99.86% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on May 11th: 99.56% 
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana on May 14th: 98.50% 
Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Collectibles on May 9th: 97.95% 
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on May 10th: 97.60% 
Alaska Auction. Prints, Books, Currency on May 14th: 96.67% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 12th: 94.05% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 9th: 93.50% 
Cowans Auctions. Travel Posters: Timed Auction on May 14th: 93.08% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/24 on May 6th: 90.00% 
Christies. Andy Warhol: Better Days - bidstart 4/28 on May 6th: 88.33% 
Alaska Auction. Books, Prints on May 13th: 87.23% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 4/24 on May 5th: 86.84% 
One Of Kind Collectibles. Autographs and Documents: Featuring on May 14th: 84.87% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 4/24 on May 4th: 83.64% 
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Posters and Books on May 8th: 80.74% 

 

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions 1921 Babe Ruth 52nd Home Run (Career #155) Game Used "Hotel Ansonia" Bat, PSA/DNA GU 10. on May 9th Actual price: USD $930,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions 1910 T210 Old Mill - Series 8 Joe Jackson SGC VG+ 3.5 - From a New to the Hobby Find! on May 9th Actual price: USD $492,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA NM-MT 8. on May 9th Actual price: USD $360,000.
  4. Freemans CHANEL FROM ADS on May 14th Actual price: USD $175,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions 1941 Play Ball Ted Williams #14 PSA Mint 9 - None Higher. on May 9th Actual price: USD $120,000.
  6. RR Auction Sun Yat-sen ALS on May 13th Actual price: USD $112,543.
  7. Heritage Auctions 2010 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospect Autograph Superfractor Christian Yelich 1/1 #BDPP78, PSA Mint 9. on May 9th Actual price: USD $111,000.
  8. Heritage Auctions 2011 Bowman Chrome Draft Prospect Autograph Superfractor Francisco Lindor 1/1 #BCAP-FL, PSA Mint 9. on May 9th Actual price: USD $102,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan #57 PSA Gem Mint 10. on May 9th Actual price: USD $96,000.
  10. Bonhams Mick Jagger, from Mick Jagger Portfolio on May 14th Actual price: USD $93,825.
  11. Heritage Auctions 1994 Michael Jordan Game Worn & Signed Birmingham Barons Air Jordan Cleats - With Player Provenance! on May 9th Actual price: USD $93,000.
  12. Heritage Auctions 1962 Topps Football Wax Box With 24 Unopened Packs! on May 9th Actual price: USD $90,000.
  13. Heritage Auctions 1972 Muhammad Ali Fight Worn Gloves from Floyd Patterson II Bout. on May 9th Actual price: USD $84,000.
  14. Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen (1884 Leipzig - New York 1950). "Gesichter". Portfolio mit 19 Radierungen auf Bütten, 1919. on May 13th Actual price: USD $83,277.
  15. One Of Kind Collectibles Edison's Original Patent for the Light Bulb and Archive of 37 Patents For the Birth of the Incandescent Light! The Control of Light in Europe. on May 14th Actual price: USD $75,000.
  16. Heritage Auctions Circa 1940 Josh Gibson & Ray Brown Dual-Signed Baseball. on May 9th Actual price: USD $74,400.
  17. Heritage Auctions 1954 Wilson Franks Ted Williams PSA NM-MT 8 - Pop Five, Two Higher. on May 9th Actual price: USD $72,000.
  18. Heritage Auctions 1941 Play Ball Pee Wee Reese #54 PSA Mint 9 - Pop Two, None Higher. on May 9th Actual price: USD $72,000.
  19. Heritage Auctions 1970 Topps Baseball Complete Master Set (720+6) - Every Card Is Mint or Gem Mint! on May 9th Actual price: USD $69,000.
  20. Bonhams Beethoven on May 14th Actual price: USD $68,825.
  21. Heritage Auctions 2018-19 Toronto Raptors NBA Championship Ring --The First to Appear at Auction! on May 9th Actual price: USD $63,000.
  22. Heritage Auctions 1986 Fleer Basketball Wax Box With 36 Unopened Packs. on May 9th Actual price: USD $63,000.
  23. Heritage Auctions 1963 Topps Pete Rose - 1963 Rookie Stars #537 PSA Mint 9 - Only One Higher. on May 9th Actual price: USD $63,000.
  24. Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen Hortus nitidissimis omnem per annum superviens floribus... Bd. 3 (v.3). on May 13th Actual price: USD $62,458.
  25. RR Auction Marilyn Monroe Collection on March 4th Actual price: USD $61,866.



42 total sales reported this week:

Sothebys. Fine Japanese Art - Woodblock Prints on May 15th: 71.05%
Morton Subastas. Opportunity - Books, Prints on May 15th: 55.71%
Kiefer Buch und Kunstauktionen. Books, Graphics modern and ancient Arts, Antiques on May 13th: 51.43%
Morphy Auctions. Automobilia and Petroliana on May 14th: 98.50%
PBA Galleries. Rare Golf Books, Clubs & Memorabilia on May 14th: 60.94%
One Of Kind Collectibles. Autographs and Documents: Featuring on May 14th: 84.87%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Russian Avant-Gard on May 15th: 60.83%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Modern Literature, Erotica and Posters on May 15th: 68.37%
Nosbüsch & Stucke. Valuable Books, Autographs and Prints on May 14th: 58.97%
Freemans. Fine Art - Prints on May 14th: 100.00%
Eldreds. Fine Art - Prints on May 14th: 72.92%
Cowans Auctions. Travel Posters: Timed Auction on May 14th: 93.08%
Bruneau & Co. . Single Owner Pokemon and Trading Cards on May 14th: 100.00%
Alaska Auction. Prints, Books, Currency on May 14th: 96.67%
Bonhams. Prints and Multiples on May 14th: 79.90%
Alexander Historical Auctions. The Origins of the Holocaust on May 14th: 60.73%
Trafford Books. Books and Other Paper Collectibles - Online on May 13th: 75.88%
RR Auction. Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction - online bidstart 4/17 on May 13th: 70.13%
Morton Subastas. The Collection of a Mexican Library on May 13th: 35.96%
Alaska Auction. Books, Prints on May 13th: 87.23%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints on May 12th: 100.00%
Sothebys. English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations Online - bidstart 5/5 on May 12th: 60.64%
Bonhams. Photographs - Online bidstart 5/7 on May 12th: 47.27%
Christies. Andy Warhol: Better Days - bidstart 4/28 on May 6th: 88.33%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on May 12th: 94.05%
Heritage Auctions. Photographs Monthly Online Auction on May 13th: 78.38%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/5 on May 12th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 5/5 on May 12th: 99.86%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 4/26 on May 10th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Weekly on May 10th: 97.60%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online on May 11th: 99.56%
Chiswick Auctions. Books and Works on Paper on March 31st: 63.44%
RR Auction. Autographs and Artifacts, featuring Pop Culture - online bidstart 2/24 on March 4th: 57.72%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Posters and Books on May 8th: 80.74%
Heritage Auctions. Spring Sports Collectibles on May 9th: 97.95%
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers. Timed Auction: Books on May 5th: 71.93%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on May 9th: 93.50%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/1 on May 8th: 78.57%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 4/24 on May 6th: 90.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 4/24 on May 5th: 86.84%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 4/24 on May 4th: 83.64%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 4/24 on May 3rd: 66.67%

 


For the week ahead 24 sales are scheduled:

Mon. May. 18th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 75 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 5/8. 65 lots

Tue. May. 19th
Forum Auctions. London. Editions and Works on Paper. 198 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 5/12. 682 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 5/12. 141 lots
Stephan Welz & Co.. Constantia. Collector's Choice Online Auction - bidstart 5/8. 79 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 5/8. 43 lots

Wed. May. 20th
Artcurial. Paris. Prints and Multiples. 130 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Fine and Decorative Arts - Prints, Books, etc.. 75 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Art - Prints and Photographs. 50 lots
Sothebys. New York. Churchill in Charge \ 80th Anniversary - Online bidstart 5/10. 100 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/8. 104 lots

Thu. May. 21st
Swann Galleries. New York. Old Master Through Modern Prints. 520 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper. 201 lots
RR Auction. Amherst. The Lawrence Miller Collection - Bidstart 5/15. 520 lots
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. Chicago. Prints and Photographs - Live and online. 177 lots
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. Americana from the George M. Steinmetz Collection - Literature - Miscellaneous Books - Timed Auction. 301 lots
Sothebys. New York. Books and Manuscripts: A Spring Miscellany - Online bidstart 5/14. 190 lots

Fri. May. 22nd
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 5/15. 140 lots

Sat. May. 23rd
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots

Sun. May. 24th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation, & Art Weekly Online.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 5/10. 298 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 5/15. 40 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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.
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    Starting 10AM CST
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • 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
  • 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.