For the week ended Friday, 23 August 2019, 21 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database;  4 denominated in euros, 1 in British pounds, and 16 in US dollars.  Turnover was $3,545,685 as 5,366 lots were offered and 4,503 sold for an 84% success rate.  Buyers increasingly buy right through the doldrums because collecting has become a matter of what rather than when.

1 auction saw total proceeds reach a million dollars: 

Heritage Auctions. ANA World's Fair of Money Currency Platinum Night Auction on August 15th: $1,909,980 

1 auction saw total sales exceed 100% of the high estimates of all lots offered: 

Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 20th: 100.78% 


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

Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 8/13 on August 20th: 100.00% 
Alaska Auction. Prints on August 21st: 100.00% 
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints on August 20th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 8/13 on August 20th: 99.63% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 8/11 on August 18th: 99.57% 
Heritage Auctions. ANA World's Fair of Money Currency Platinum Night Auction on August 15th: 98.37% 
Alaska Auction. Antique Books on August 22nd: 95.35% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 8/11 on August 18th: 95.19% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 17th: 93.19% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 20th: 88.46% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 7/19 on July 29th: 86.27% 


21 total sales reported this week: 

Alaska Auction. Antique Books on August 22nd: 95.35% 
Alaska Auction. Prints on August 21st: 100.00% 
Kestenbaum and Company. Printed Books and Posters on August 20th: 71.53% 
PBA Galleries. Americana, Travel & Cartography with Material from the Warren Heckrotte Collection on August 22nd: 75.25% 
Trafford Books. Books, Photos & Ephemera, Postcards, Stamps and Postal History. on August 14th: 77.46% 
William H. Bunch Auctions and Appraisals. Eclectic Variety - Books, Prints on August 20th: 100.00% 
Eldreds. Japanese Art and the Prints of Paul Jacoulet on August 21st: 71.84% 
Heritage Auctions. Monthly Photographs - Internet bidstart 7/31 on August 21st: 70.10% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on August 20th: 88.46% 
Addison and Sarova. Rare Books and Ephemera on August 17th: 79.80% 
North American Auction Company. August Classic Car, Western Antiques and Collectors Sale on August 3rd: 33.00% 
Purcell Auctioneers. Antiques and Collectables -Books and Prints, Advertising Signs on August 14th: 60.42% 
Heritage Auctions. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 8/13 on August 20th: 99.63% 
Heritage Auctions. World Currency Weekly - Internet bidstart 8/13 on August 20th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 8/11 on August 18th: 95.19% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 7/19 on July 29th: 86.27% 
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 7/19 on July 28th: 76.67% 
RR Auction. Pop Culture, Featuring Woodstock - Online bidstart 8/8 on August 15th: 55.54% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on August 17th: 93.19% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 8/11 on August 18th: 99.57% 

Heritage Auctions. ANA World's Fair of Money Currency Platinum Night Auction on August 15th: 98.37% 

For the week ahead 16 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Aug. 26th
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 48 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 8/16. 41 lots

Tue. Aug. 27th
Lark Mason Associates. New York. Fine Books, Manuscripts, and Stamps - online bidstart 8/8. 138 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. U.S. Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 8/20. 554 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. World Currency Weekly - Internet Bidstart 8/20. 190 lots

Wed. Aug. 28th
University Archives. Westport. Rare Autographs, Books. 257 lots
Grays Auctioneers. Cleveland, . Fine Art - Prints. 90 lots

Thu. Aug. 29th
Forum Auctions. London. Online Sale: Maps and Atlases. 241 lots
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Book Sale - Day 1. 706 lots
Morton Subastas. México DF CP 11000. Books and Papers: World Travelers and Explorers. 280 lots

Fri. Aug. 30th
Keys Fine Arts Auctioneers. Norwich. Book Sale - Day 2. 139 lots

Sat. Aug. 31st
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots

Sun. Sep. 1st
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Sports Collectibles Auction - online bidstart 8/4. 136 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Comics - bidstart 8/25.
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Internet Movie Posters - bidstart 8/25.
National Book Auctions. Ithaca. Books and EphemeraTurkish Manuscript, Hunt & Fish, Catholic. 108 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE