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Rare Book Hub: 39 Auctions Archived, another 32 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 2 April 2021, 39 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ Database; 1 denominated in Danish krone, 15 in euros, 5 in British pounds, and 18 is US dollars.

  

Turnover was $24,301,067 as 82% of all lots sold.  Eleven thousand three-hundred-twenty-seven lots were posted and 9,277 changed hands.

 

 

For the week ahead 32 new sales are posted.  Bon chance!

 

7 auctions saw total proceeds reach a million dollars:

ChristiesBanksy: I can't believe you morons actually buy this sh*t - bidstart 3/19 on March 30th: $6,171,247
ChristiesPrints and Multiples - Online, bidstart 3/17 on March 31st: $4,351,862
Arader GalleriesSpring Sale on March 27th: $2,880,580
Heritage AuctionsMovie Posters Signature Auction on March 28th: $2,113,010
Arenberg AuctionsBooks on March 27th: $1,435,063
Robert Siegel GalleriesInverted Jenny Position 77 and William T. Robey Letters on March 31st: $1,042,135
BonhamsFine Books and Manuscripts on March 31st: $1,030,327

 


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

FerratonBooks, Paintings and Drawings on March 26th: 171.66%
Doyle New YorkTravel & Sporting Books from the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson on March 30th: 165.74%
De Baecque and AssociesAUTOGRAPHS AND MANUSCRIPTS - NUMISMATICS - PHILATELY - BOOKS on March 26th: 165.07%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/12 on March 24th: 160.56%
BonhamsFine Books and Manuscripts on March 31st: 145.84%
Arenberg AuctionsBooks on March 27th: 144.85%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/12 on March 22nd: 126.06%
De Baecque and AssociesOld and Modern Photographs on March 25th: 123.79%
ChristiesPrints and Multiples - Online, bidstart 3/17 on March 31st: 119.60%
Robert Siegel GalleriesInverted Jenny Position 77 and William T. Robey Letters on March 31st: 118.58%
Heritage AuctionsUS Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/23 on March 30th: 115.65%
Catawiki B. V.Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/12 on March 21st: 115.00%
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/23 on March 30th: 114.57%
Robert Siegel GalleriesUnited States Stamps and Postal History on March 31st: 113.95%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 3/12 on March 23rd: 113.49%
Lark Mason AssociatesRare Books and Incunabula - bidstart 3/9 on March 30th: 112.79%
Bruun RasmussenPrints on March 30th: 108.43%
EldredsSpring Sale: Session 1 on April 1st: 107.00%


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

Leland Little AuctionsThe Americana Estate Sale on April 2nd: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsWorld Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/23 on March 30th: 100.00%
EldredsSpring Sale: Session 1 on April 1st: 100.00%
Robert Siegel GalleriesInverted Jenny Position 77 and William T. Robey Letters on March 31st: 100.00%
Heritage AuctionsComics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 3/21 on March 29th: 99.81%
Heritage AuctionsUS Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/23 on March 30th: 99.70%
Heritage AuctionsSports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/14 on March 28th: 99.67%
Bruneau & Co. Spring Comic, TCG & Toy Auction on March 27th: 99.50%
Robert Siegel GalleriesUnited States Stamps and Postal History on March 31st: 98.81%
Heritage AuctionsMovie Posters Signature Auction on March 28th: 96.64%
Doyle New YorkTravel & Sporting Books from the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson on March 30th: 95.87%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare BooksFine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 27th: 95.00%
ChristiesBanksy: I can't believe you morons actually buy this sh*t - bidstart 3/19 on March 30th: 93.62%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/12 on March 24th: 93.57%
ChristiesPrints and Multiples - Online, bidstart 3/17 on March 31st: 92.00%
Bruun RasmussenPrints on March 30th: 91.38%
Lark Mason AssociatesRare Books and Incunabula - bidstart 3/9 on March 30th: 90.69%
FerratonBooks, Paintings and Drawings on March 26th: 88.91%
SothebysOriginal Film Posters - bidstart 3/18 on April 1st: 88.37%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/12 on March 22nd: 86.90%
BonhamsFine Books and Manuscripts on March 31st: 86.00%
EldredsSpring Sale: Session 2 on April 2nd: 84.21%
Catawiki B. V.Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 3/12 on March 23rd: 82.86%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Robert Siegel Galleries 24c Inverted Jenny, Position 77 on March 31st Actual price: USD $944,000.
  2. Christies Love is in the Air on March 30th Actual price: USD $657,068.
  3. Christies Girl with Balloon on March 30th Actual price: USD $657,068.
  4. Arader Galleries Audubon - The Viviparous Quadrupeds of North America - Folio on March 27th Actual price: USD $528,000.
  5. Christies NOLA (Yellow Rain) - Outside of the edition on March 30th Actual price: USD $518,738.
  6. Arader Galleries Catesby Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama Islands - 2nd Edition on March 27th Actual price: USD $468,000.
  7. Christies Queen Elizabeth II, from: Reigning Queens (Royal Edition) on March 31st Actual price: USD $380,408.
  8. Christies Heavy Weaponry on March 30th Actual price: USD $380,408.
  9. Arader Galleries An Audubon Icon - The White Pelican on March 27th Actual price: USD $265,200.
  10. Christies Girl with Balloon on March 30th Actual price: USD $242,078.
  11. Christies Queen Elizabeth II, from: Reigning Queens on March 31st Actual price: USD $224,786.
  12. Christies Melancholy III on March 31st Actual price: USD $224,786.
  13. Christies NOLA (White) on March 30th Actual price: USD $207,495.
  14. Christies Love is in the Air on March 30th Actual price: USD $190,204.
  15. Christies Laugh Now on March 30th Actual price: USD $190,204.
  16. Christies I Fought the Law (AP - Red) on March 30th Actual price: USD $172,913.
  17. Christies Pulp Fiction on March 30th Actual price: USD $172,913.
  18. Christies Sunset on March 31st Actual price: USD $164,267.
  19. Christies Bomb Hugger (Bomb Love) on March 30th Actual price: USD $164,267.
  20. Christies Stop and Search on March 30th Actual price: USD $155,621.
  21. Christies Sunset on March 31st Actual price: USD $146,976.
  22. Bonhams The Works, ONE OF 425 COPIES, on March 31st Actual price: USD $138,245.
  23. Christies Contrejour in the French Style on March 31st Actual price: USD $129,684.
  24. Christies Happy Chopper on March 30th Actual price: USD $129,684.
  25. Christies Four Soup Cans - Gold on Cream on March 30th Actual price: USD $129,684.



39 total sales reported this week:

Leland Little Auctions. The Americana Estate Sale on April 2nd: 100.00%
Eldreds. Spring Sale: Session 2 on April 2nd: 84.21%
Finarte. Books, Autographs, and Prints, Part 1 on March 31st: 64.09%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Posters Signature Auction on March 28th: 96.64%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/23 on March 30th: 99.70%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/14 on March 28th: 99.67%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 3/21 on March 29th: 99.81%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/23 on March 30th: 100.00%
Jeschke van Vliet Auctions Berlin GmbH. Rare Books, Classic Art and Antiques on March 31st: 45.48%
Christies. Prints and Multiples - Online, bidstart 3/17 on March 31st: 92.00%
Christies. Banksy: I can't believe you morons actually buy this sh*t - bidstart 3/19 on March 30th: 93.62%
Sothebys. Original Film Posters - bidstart 3/18 on April 1st: 88.37%
PBA Galleries. Americana - Travel & Exploration - World History - Cartography on April 1st: 71.32%
Eldreds. Spring Sale: Session 1 on April 1st: 100.00%
Robert Siegel Galleries. Inverted Jenny Position 77 and William T. Robey Letters on March 31st: 100.00%
Robert Siegel Galleries. United States Stamps and Postal History on March 31st: 98.81%
Forum Auctions. Forum Auctions @ Artsy on March 31st: 39.13%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts on March 31st: 86.00%
Lark Mason Associates. Rare Books and Incunabula - bidstart 3/9 on March 30th: 90.69%
Doyle New York. Travel & Sporting Books from the Library of Arnold "Jake" Johnson on March 30th: 95.87%
Bonhams. Fine Books and Manuscripts, Online - bidstart 3/22 on March 30th: 65.14%
Aguttes. Online Only: Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/19 on March 29th: 59.23%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on March 30th: 91.38%
Arenberg Auctions. Books on March 27th: 76.17%
Second Story Books. 20th Century Art and Art Books on March 27th: 20.63%
Bruneau & Co. . Spring Comic, TCG & Toy Auction on March 27th: 99.50%
Ferraton. Books, Paintings and Drawings on March 26th: 88.91%
De Baecque and Associes. AUTOGRAPHS AND MANUSCRIPTS - NUMISMATICS - PHILATELY - BOOKS on March 26th: 77.22%
De Baecque and Associes. Old and Modern Photographs on March 25th: 63.23%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/19 on March 26th: 77.19%
Catawiki B. V.. Cartography - Bidstart 3/19 on March 26th: 42.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/19 on March 25th: 55.77%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/12 on March 24th: 93.57%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 3/12 on March 23rd: 82.86%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/12 on March 22nd: 86.90%
Catawiki B. V.. Books - bidstart 3/12 on March 21st: 40.63%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 3/12 on March 21st: 77.50%
Arader Galleries. Spring Sale on March 27th: 60.34%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on March 27th: 95.00%


For the week ahead 32 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Apr. 5th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - bidstart 3/26. 100 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 120 lots

Tue. Apr. 6th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 3/30. 391 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 3/30. 202 lots
Christies. New York. Photographs. 140 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - bidstart 3/26. 32 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Prints, Drawings, and Paintings. 45 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety. 48 lots

Wed. Apr. 7th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. English & Continental Books & Manuscripts, Fine Bindings, Maps & Colour Plate Books. 490 lots
ALDE. Paris. Old books from the 16th to the 19th century. 357 lots
Sothebys. New York. Photographs - bidstart 3/29. 166 lots
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. PARIS . POSTER SALE - Day 1. 925 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 3/26. 155 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Spring Auction - Online only. 29 lots
Lyon and Turnbull. Edinburgh. Contemporary and Post-War Art | Prints and Multiples. 90 lots

Thu. Apr. 8th
Swann Galleries. New York. Early Printed Books. 268 lots
Christies. New York. Ansel Adams and the American West - bidstart 3/25. 47 lots
One Of A Kind Collectibles. Coral Gables. Autographs and Books. 251 lots
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. PARIS . POSTER SALE - Day 2. 1008 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The Art of the Disney Theme Park/Disney Storybook Art Collection Signature Auction. 748 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Spring Auction - Online only. 69 lots

Fri. Apr. 9th
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Premier and Emporium Auctions. 144 lots
Mirabaud-Mercier Auctioneers. PARIS . POSTER SALE - Day 3. 828 lots
Bonhams. New York. Photographs. 197 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - bidstart 4/2. 111 lots

Sat. Apr. 10th
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots
North American Auction Company. Bozeman. Early Wester and Americana Sale. 65 lots

Sun. Apr. 11th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - Bidstart 4/4.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Posters Weekly - Bidstart 4/4.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - Bidstart 3/28.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly Online - Bidstart 4/6.
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 4/2. 40 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 19th Century Shop
    Catalogue 198 just published
    19th Century Shop. Darwin and Wallace, first printing of the first paper on natural selection
    19th Century Shop. Shakespeare’s Poems, first collected edition
    19th Century Shop. Walt Whitman portrait inscribed with a Leaves of Grass poem
    19th Century Shop. Major Elizabeth Barrett Browning manuscript notebook
    19th Century Shop. Spock's Baby Book, original MS
    19th Century Shop. Cellarius, Harmonia Macrocosmica, the great celestial atlas
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    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
    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
    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
    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.
  • Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: [Langland (William)]. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted..., Roberte Crowley, 1550. £8,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: [Shakespeare (William)]. [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, [by Tho.Cotes, for Robert Allot], [1632]. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, Prague, August 1488. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Shabthai Tzvi.- Collection of four printed and illustrated broadsides detailing the appearance, rise and fall of the false messiah, Shabthai Tzvi, Augsburg, 1666-67. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (c.1310)]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Aubrey (John). [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, [c. 1693]. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Oldfield (Henry Ambrose), Rajman Singh Chitrakar & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, (1833-1919), [c. 1850s-1880s]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Audubon (John James) [and William MacGillivray]. Ornithological Biography…, 5 vol., first edition, presentation copy inscribed by Audubon, Edinburgh, 1831-49 [i.e. 1831-39]. £10,000 to £15,000.
  • 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
  • Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG BEADED JUDICIAL COLLAR. $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: ONLY KNOWN COPY OF THE ONLY BOOK BY THE REMARKABLE EVE ADAMS. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A COMPLETE RUN OF VISIONAIRE MAGAZINE THROUGH 2010. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: LAW REVIEW OFFPRINT SIGNED AND INSCRIBED BY RUTH BADER GINSBURG. $3,000 - $5,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: META REBNER'S WORKING SCRIPT OF THE LOVED ONE. $1,500 - $2,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A KATHY GROVE PORTRAIT OF CYNDI LAUPER FOR THE FEBRUARY 1989 DETAILS COVER. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A PLASTIC COAT BY MILLIE DAVID FEATURED IN SOHO NEWS STYLE SECTION, FROM THE COLLECTION OF ANNIE FLANDERS. $500 - $700
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG JEWELRY BOX. $600 - $900
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A SET OF JONI MITCHELL LYRICS FOR "IF I HAD A HEART." $2,000 - $3,000