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Rare Book Hub: 23 Auctions Archived, another 25 Upcoming this Week

For the week ended Friday, 10 January 2020, 23 auctions were archived to the Rare Book Hub Transaction Database; 6 denominated in euros, 1 in British pounds, and 16 in US dollars.  Turnover was $1,995,816 as 5,031 lots were offered and 4,405 sold for an 88% sales rate.  The percentage of lots sold is extraordinary, reflecting the world-wide interest in rare books, manuscripts, maps and ephemera.

 

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

Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 12/20 on December 31st: 107.99% 
Moreshet Auctions. Judaica: Books and Manuscripts on January 1st: 107.48% 
Hindman Auctions. Palm Beach Collections on January 8th: 106.71% 


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

Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Weekly - Online bidstart 12/8 on January 5th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. The Edgar Rice Burroughs Collection from the Estate of D. Peter Ogden Online on January 9th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Currency Auction - bidstart 12/31 on January 7th: 100.00% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly, session 1 Bidstart 12/29 on January 5th: 99.58% 
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly, session 2 Bidstart 12/29 on January 6th: 97.62% 
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 12/29 on January 5th: 97.60% 
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Weekly - online bidstart 12/31 on January 7th: 97.58% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 12/20 on December 31st: 96.15% 
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Posters (online sale) on January 8th: 95.92% 
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Annual New Year's Day Auction on January 1st: 95.83% 
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 12/20 on December 29th: 94.59% 
Hindman Auctions. Palm Beach Collections on January 8th: 92.86% 
John McInnis Auctioneers. Americana - Books, Manuscripts, Prints on January 4th: 92.21% 
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 4th: 89.00% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 12/20 on December 30th: 86.54% 
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 7th: 83.82% 
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 12/27 on January 3rd: 81.75% 
 
Top 25 Lots Reported This Past Week.
  1. RR Auction Mary Blair concept painting of Peter Pan, John, Wendy, Michael, and Tinker Bell from Peter Pan on January 8th Actual price: USD $32,050.
  2. Nadeau's Auction Gallery Cat with Kitten on January 1st Actual price: USD $23,180.
  3. Heritage Auctions Reed Crandall Witzend magazine "A Fighting Man of Mars" Illustration Original Art (Wally Wood Publ., 1967). on January 9th Actual price: USD $20,400.
  4. RR Auction Eyvind Earle concept painting of Sleeping Beauty's castle from Sleeping Beauty on January 8th Actual price: USD $19,456.
  5. RR Auction George Washington and Thomas Jefferson DS on January 8th Actual price: USD $19,134.
  6. Nadeau's Auction Gallery set of three "Star Quarters Panels" on January 1st Actual price: USD $18,300.
  7. Heritage Auctions Hal Foster Tarzan #281 Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 7-26-36 (United Feature Service, 1936). on January 9th Actual price: USD $18,000.
  8. RR Auction Prince Phillip and Maleficent concept painting for Sleeping Beauty by Eyvind Earle on January 8th Actual price: USD $16,478.
  9. Heritage Auctions Amazing Fantasy #15 (Marvel, 1962) CGC GD/VG 3.0 Off-white pages. on January 5th Actual price: USD $16,200.
  10. RR Auction Mary Blair concept painting of Cinderella and Fairy Godmother from Cinderella on January 8th Actual price: USD $15,000.
  11. RR Auction Abraham Lincoln LS on January 8th Actual price: USD $14,046.
  12. RR Auction Eyvind Earle concept painting of Lady, Tramp, and Jock from Lady and the Tramp on January 8th Actual price: USD $13,753.
  13. RR Auction Eyvind Earle concept painting of Sleeping Beauty and Prince Phillip from Sleeping Beauty on January 8th Actual price: USD $13,126.
  14. Heritage Auctions Burne Hogarth Tarzan #1003 Sunday Comic Strip Original Art dated 5-28-50 (United Feature Syndicate, 1950). on January 9th Actual price: USD $12,600.
  15. RR Auction Maurice Ravel AMQS on January 8th Actual price: USD $12,501.
  16. RR Auction John Wesley ALS on January 8th Actual price: USD $12,501.
  17. RR Auction Mary Blair concept painting of Cinderella and Prince Charming from Cinderella on January 8th Actual price: USD $12,353.
  18. RR Auction Mary Blair concept painting of Alice from Alice in Wonderland on January 8th Actual price: USD $11,354.
  19. RR Auction Epcot Wonders of Life Goofy Statue (Lifting Weights) and Concept Drawing on January 8th Actual price: USD $11,239.
  20. RR Auction Epcot Wonders of Life Goofy Statue (Jump Rope) and Concept Drawing on January 8th Actual price: USD $11,239.
  21. RR Auction Mickey Mouse concept painting from Fantasia on January 8th Actual price: USD $10,073.
  22. RR Auction Sun Yat-sen Signature on January 8th Actual price: USD $9,931.
  23. RR Auction Beatles Signatures on January 8th Actual price: USD $9,831.
  24. Heritage Auctions George Perez and Joe Rubinstein Infinity Gauntlet #3 Story Page 22 Original Art (Marvel, 1991). on January 6th Actual price: USD $9,600.
  25. Hindman Auctions Regentag Portfolio: Nine Works on January 8th Actual price: USD $9,375.


23 total sales reported this week:

Trafford Books. Books on January 8th: 70.10%
Moreshet Auctions. Judaica: Books and Manuscripts on January 1st: 72.73%
Alaska Auction. Sports Cards, etc. on January 9th: 59.46%
Alaska Auction. Sports cards, Prints, Books on January 8th: 79.41%
Tessier & Sarrou and Associates. Posters (online sale) on January 8th: 95.92%
Hindman Auctions. Palm Beach Collections on January 8th: 92.86%
RR Auction. Fine Autograph and Artifact Auction, featuring Animation - online bidstart 12/13 on January 8th: 61.39%
Heritage Auctions. The Edgar Rice Burroughs Collection from the Estate of D. Peter Ogden Online on January 9th: 100.00%
Bruun Rasmussen. Prints on January 7th: 83.82%
Nadeau's Auction Gallery. Annual New Year's Day Auction on January 1st: 95.83%
Leland Little Auctions. The New Year's Weekend Gallery Auction on January 4th: 77.27%
John McInnis Auctioneers. Americana - Books, Manuscripts, Prints on January 4th: 92.21%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday US Currency Weekly - online bidstart 12/31 on January 7th: 97.58%
Heritage Auctions. Tuesday World Currency Auction - bidstart 12/31 on January 7th: 100.00%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly, session 2 Bidstart 12/29 on January 6th: 97.62%
Heritage Auctions. Comics, Animation and Art Weekly, session 1 Bidstart 12/29 on January 5th: 99.58%
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper on January 4th: 89.00%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 12/27 on January 3rd: 81.75%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1600) - Internet bidstart 12/20 on December 31st: 96.15%
Catawiki B. V.. Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 12/20 on December 30th: 86.54%
Catawiki B. V.. Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 12/20 on December 29th: 94.59%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Movie Posters Weekly - bidstart 12/29 on January 5th: 97.60%
Heritage Auctions. Sunday Sports Collectibles Weekly - Online bidstart 12/8 on January 5th: 100.00%


For the week ahead 25 sales are scheduled:

Mon. Jan. 13th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. FUN World Paper Money - Session 2. 747 lots
Winter Associates. Plainville, CT . Prints. 36 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 6 - 10am. 1682 lots
Bruun Rasmussen. Copenhagen. Prints. 44 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1700) - Internet bidstart 1/3. 40 lots
Revere Auctions. St. Paul. Online Only: Fine Books, Maps, and Manuscripts. 463 lots

Tue. Jan. 14th
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. FUN Currency Signature Auction - Orlando - session 7 - 10am. 685 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday US Currency Weekly - online bidstart 1/7. 632 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Tuesday World Currency Auction - bidstart 1/7. 212 lots

Wed. Jan. 15th
Saffronart. Mumbai. ANTIQUARIAN BOOK AUCTION. 100 lots
Nye & Company Auctioneers. Bloomfield. Collector's Passion Auction. 69 lots
Brunk Auctions. Asheville, NC . Books. 58 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Sports cards, Prints, Books. 44 lots

Thu. Jan. 16th
RR Auction. Amherst. Olympics - online bidstart 1/9. 146 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. The David Hall T206 Collection Part III Sports Card Catalog Auction. 570 lots
University Archives. Westport. Books. 284 lots
Leland Little Auctions. Hillsborough, NC. Modern Art and Design - Prints. 72 lots
Kestenbaum and Company. New York. "K2" Online Sale: Hebrew and Judaic Printed Books. 276 lots
Alaska Auction. Anchorage. Sports cards, Prints, Books. 27 lots

Fri. Jan. 17th
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Old and Rare Books (Pre-1800) - Internet bidstart 1/10. 162 lots

Sat. Jan. 18th
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Fine Art - Prints. 152 lots
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books. Franklin. Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper. 200 lots

Sun. Jan. 19th
Clars Auction Gallery. Oakland. Fine Art - Prints. 38 lots
Heritage Auctions. Dallas. Sunday Pre-War Baseball Collectibles - online bidstart 1/5. 347 lots
Catawiki B. V.. LA Assen, . Autographs and Manuscripts - Internet bidstart 1/10. 44 lots

Bruce McKinney

RBH and AE

  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ian Fleming. <i>Casino Royale,</i> London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. <i>Winnie The Pooh,</i> United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000. <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> L. Frank Baum. <i>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,</i> Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Man Ray. <i>Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934,</i> Hartford, 1934. $7,860. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Thomas Pennant. <i>Zoologia Britannica,</i> Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.
    Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.
    Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.
    Sotheby’s: Man Ray. Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934, Hartford, 1934. $7,860.
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
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