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Auction Update Review

Rare Book Hub: 33 Auctions Archived, another 39 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 2 September 2022, 33 auctions were archived to Rare Book Hub’s Transactions+ database, 1 denominated in Australian dollars, 1 in Danish krone, 4 in euros, 2 in British pounds, and 25 in US dollars.

 

Turnover this past week was a svelte $35,883,380.60 as 85% of all lots changed hands.  There were 8,939 offered while 7,554 were sold.  The average lot sold for $4,750.25.  The extraordinary numbers are courtesy of Heritage’s Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction that included an exceptional example of an apparently rare, significant and tres boffo baseball card showing Mickey Mantle.  Who ever knew it was possible to get cavities and a multi-million dollar baseball card for a nickel? Such epiphanies then and now, are among the great mysteries of life.

 

We're now in September and the season begins!

 

1 auction saw its total proceeds reach a million dollars:

Heritage Auctions. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction on August 28th: $31,334,857


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

Winter Associates. Americana on August 29th: 486.20%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration on August 27th: 189.02%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana on August 27th: 148.23%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Summer Americana Sale on August 27th: 127.06%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 31st: 118.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 8/12 on August 21st: 103.93%


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

Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration on August 27th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/23 on August 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/14 on August 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 8/21 on August 29th: 99.51%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/24 on August 31st: 99.29%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/24 on August 31st: 99.25%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/23 on August 30th: 98.31%
Heritage Auctions. The Michael L. Turner Collection Currency Showcase Auction on August 28th: 96.69%
New England Auctions. Science, Medicine, Technology, Travel, Etc. on August 30th: 95.48%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction on August 28th: 94.99%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/21 on August 28th: 92.00%
Morphy Auctions. General Advertising on August 25th: 91.74%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Vintage Posters on August 20th: 91.70%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana on August 27th: 90.08%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 31st: 89.89%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Online Only on August 30th: 88.89%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Rush to the Rockies Auction on August 27th: 88.64%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 8/12 on August 21st: 88.33%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/20 on August 27th: 88.00%
Winter Associates. Americana on August 29th: 85.37%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. American Historical Ephemera and Photography - bidstart 8/19 on August 30th: 84.54%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/12 on August 22nd: 81.63%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/12 on August 23rd: 80.00%


33 total sales reported this week:

Sydney Rare Book Auctions. Another delightful miscellany of books on September 2nd: 71.49%
Forum Auctions. Only Banksy on September 1st: 75.00%
AntiquarianAuctions.com. Antiquarian Books - bidstart 8/25 on September 1st: 26.85%
Leslie Hindman Auctioneers. American Historical Ephemera and Photography - bidstart 8/19 on August 30th: 84.54%
Heritage Auctions. Wednesday Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/24 on August 31st: 99.25%
Heritage Auctions. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/24 on August 31st: 99.29%
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/23 on August 30th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/23 on August 30th: 98.31%
Heritage Auctions. The Michael L. Turner Collection Currency Showcase Auction on August 28th: 96.69%
Heritage Auctions. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/14 on August 28th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 8/21 on August 28th: 92.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 8/21 on August 29th: 99.51%
Heritage Auctions. Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction on August 28th: 94.99%
Forum Auctions. Online Sale: Books and Works on Paper on August 31st: 89.89%
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety Online Only on August 30th: 88.89%
New England Auctions. Science, Medicine, Technology, Travel, Etc. on August 30th: 95.48%
Bruun Rasmussen. Modern Art and Design - Prints on August 30th: 79.22%
Winter Associates. Americana on August 29th: 85.37%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/12 on August 23rd: 80.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/12 on August 22nd: 81.63%
Catawiki B. V.. Exclusive Books Auction - bidstart 8/12 on August 22nd: 29.31%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts -- bidstart 8/12 on August 21st: 88.33%
Kolbe and Fanning Numismatic Booksellers. Summer Americana Sale on August 27th: 72.24%
Early American. Early American Auction on August 27th: 78.97%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Rush to the Rockies Auction on August 28th: 71.74%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Rush to the Rockies Auction on August 27th: 88.64%
Holabird Kagin Americana. Rush to the Rockies Auction on August 26th: 68.96%
Thomaston Place Auction Galleries. August Splendor on August 28th: 76.04%
Morphy Auctions. General Advertising on August 25th: 91.74%
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates. Summer Americana on August 27th: 90.08%
Potter and Potter Auctions. Vintage Posters on August 20th: 91.70%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 8/20 on August 27th: 88.00%
Heritage Auctions. Space Exploration on August 27th: 100.00%

 

Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 SGC Mint+ 9.5 – 1985 Rosen Find - "Finest Known Example!" on August 28th Actual price: USD $12,600,000.
  2. Heritage Auctions 1979 Topps Wayne Gretzky Rookie #18 PSA Gem Mint 10 - Population Two! on August 28th Actual price: USD $1,200,000.
  3. Heritage Auctions 1996 Topps Chrome Kobe Bryant (Refractor) Rookie #138 BGS Pristine 10. on August 28th Actual price: USD $795,000.
  4. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle #311 PSA NM+ 7.5 on August 28th Actual price: USD $705,000.
  5. Heritage Auctions 1948 Leaf Babe Ruth #3 PSA Mint 9. on August 28th Actual price: USD $540,000.
  6. Heritage Auctions Circa 1910-12 Ty Cobb Original Photograph Used for 1914-15 Cracker Jack Card, PSA/DNA Type 1. on August 28th Actual price: USD $516,000.
  7. Heritage Auctions 1953 Topps Baseball PSA-Graded Complete Set (274) - Ranked #5 on PSA Set Registry! on August 28th Actual price: USD $456,000.
  8. Heritage Auctions 1951 Bowman Mickey Mantle Rookie #253 PSA NM-MT 8. on August 28th Actual price: USD $438,000.
  9. Heritage Auctions 1952 Topps Baseball PSA Graded Complete Set (407) - A Fantastic High-Grade Collection with PSA EX 5 Mantle. on August 28th Actual price: USD $420,000.
  10. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 Polar Bear Ty Cobb (Red Portrait) PSA NM-MT 8 - Pop One, None Higher for Brand! on August 28th Actual price: USD $312,000.
  11. Heritage Auctions 1952 Bowman Mickey Mantle #101 SGC Mint 9. on August 28th Actual price: USD $300,000.
  12. Heritage Auctions 1955 Topps Baseball PSA-Graded Complete Set (206) - The #12 Ranked Set at PSA with a Rating of 8.00! on August 28th Actual price: USD $264,000.
  13. Heritage Auctions 1933 Goudey Babe Ruth #144 SGC NM-MT 8. on August 28th Actual price: USD $234,000.
  14. Heritage Auctions 1949 Bowman Satchell Paige Rookie #224 PSA Mint 9. on August 28th Actual price: USD $228,000.
  15. Heritage Auctions 1954 Topps Baseball PSA-Graded Complete Set (250) - All Cards PSA NM-MT 8 or PSA NM-MT+ 8.5. on August 28th Actual price: USD $222,000.
  16. Heritage Auctions 1912 T202 Hassan Triple-Folder Advertising Display Sign with Christy Mathewson & Ty Cobb. on August 28th Actual price: USD $222,000.
  17. Heritage Auctions 2018 Panini Prizm World Cup Soccer Kylian Mbappé (Gold Prizm) #80 PSA Gem Mint 10 - #'d 3/10. on August 28th Actual price: USD $216,000.
  18. Heritage Auctions 1888 Old Judge Tobacco Cards Retail Advertising Sign. on August 28th Actual price: USD $210,000.
  19. Heritage Auctions 1986 Fleer Michael Jordan Rookie #57 PSA Gem Mint 10. on August 28th Actual price: USD $210,000.
  20. Heritage Auctions 1909-11 T206 PSA Graded Near Set (495) - Including Cobb, Tinker, Evers & Chance, #32 Ranked T206 Set at PSA! on August 28th Actual price: USD $198,000.
  21. Forum Auctions Choose Your Weapon (Purple) (Signed) on September 1st Actual price: USD $162,176.
  22. Heritage Auctions 1951 Bowman Willie Mays Rookie #305 PSA NM-MT 8. on August 28th Actual price: USD $162,000.
  23. Heritage Auctions 1996 Topps Chrome Kobe Bryant (Refractor) Rookie #138 PSA Gem Mint 10. on August 28th Actual price: USD $156,000.
  24. Heritage Auctions Signed 1961 Fleer Wilt Chamberlain Rookie #8 PSA VG 3 (MK), Auto 8. on August 28th Actual price: USD $144,000.
  25. Heritage Auctions 1955 Topps Sandy Koufax Rookie #123 SGC Mint 9. on August 28th Actual price: USD $144,000.

 

For the week ahead 39 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Sep. 5th
Winner's Auctions Ltd. Jerusalem. Incunabula, Early Prints, Chassidut, Amulets, Segula Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinical letters and Chab. 150 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) - bidstart 8/26. 61 lots

Tue. Sep. 6th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. US Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/30. 478 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - bidstart 8/30. 121 lots
Sothebys. London. Original Film Posters - bidstart 8/25. 163 lots
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Chadds Ford, PA . Eclectic Variety Online Only - bidstart 9/2. 52 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 77 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1600) - bidstart 8/26. 25 lots
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial - Part 1.
Kedem Auctions Ltd.. Jerusalem . Judaica - Books, Manuscripts, Rabbinic Letters, Ceremonial - Part 2.

Wed. Sep. 7th
Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Gloucestershire. Printed Books, Maps & Playing Cards, Fine English & Continental Literature including Jane Austen. 470 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comic Art and Animation Select Auction - bidstart 8/31. 318 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Estate Treasures Auction. 102 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Trading Card Games Select Auction - bidstart 8/31. 140 lots
De Baecque and Associes. Lyon. PHOTOGRAPHY - TABACOLOGY - FURNITURE AND ART OBJECTS - PAINTINGS - XXTH CENTURY. 142 lots
Artcurial. Paris. Four Seasons Hotel, George V, Paris. 27 lots

Thu. Sep. 8th
PBA Galleries. San Francisco. PBA Platinum: Rare Books and Manuscripts. 107 lots
Sothebys. London. James Bond on Bond Street - bidstart 8/25. 124 lots
Gonnelli Casa DAste. Firenze. Antique, Modern and Contemporary Prints, Drawings and Paintings - bidstart 9/1. 166 lots
Rago Arts and Auctions. Lambertville. Prints and Multiples. 208 lots
Rossini. Paris. Guy Gaulard Library: Books, Manuscripts and Historical Documents. 350 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics and Comic Art Signature Auction. 1467 lots
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Books from the Maynard and Outram Smith Library on behalf of the Diocese of Worcester. 205 lots
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Marine and Americana. 52 lots
Duke's. Dorchester. Interiors. 29 lots

Fri. Sep. 9th
Eldreds. East Dennis,. Marine and Americana. 24 lots
Rossini. Paris. Paintings, Sculptures, Lithographs XIX, Modern and Contemporary. 92 lots

Sat. Sep. 10th
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Signature Fall Auction. 20 lots
Aspire Auctions. Cleveland. September Auction - bidstart 8/26. 90 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper - bidstart 9/3. 200 lots
John McInnis Auctioneers. Amesbury. September Americana Auction. 58 lots
Neal Auction Company. New Orleans. Premier Collections: Art and Interiors. 38 lots

Sun. Sep. 11th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly - bidstart 9/4.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Movie Poster Weekly - bidstart 9/4.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sports Collectibles Weekly - bidstart 8/28. 184 lots
Garth's Auctioneers and Appraisers. Columbus. Americana Auction - online only - bidstart 9/1. 28 lots
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Paris. Books and Boards.
Schilb Antiquarian. Columbia. Rare Books with NO Reserve, NO Buyer's Premium. 107 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - bidstart 9/2. 50 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • 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.
  • 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.