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Global secondary-market sales records for rare books and manuscripts: over 780,000 lots from 350+ auction houses and marketplaces, 2001 to present, with 490,000+ realised prices. Rare and antiquarian books, first editions, manuscripts and autograph letters, maps and atlases, comic books, periodicals and prints. Daily updates for price discovery, valuation and index construction.
Overview
Rare Books & Manuscripts Auction Sales: rare books and manuscripts market data
This feed delivers global secondary-market sales records for rare books and manuscripts, combining auction and online sales in one daily-updated dataset with lot-level detail.
Built on ALT/FNDATA's rare books and manuscripts sales data (over 780,000 lots across 350+ auction houses and marketplaces, 2001 to present, with 490,000+ realised prices). Records come in JSON, CSV and SQL formats and update daily.
What you can do with this data
- Price discovery and comps: realised prices with full lot-level attributes.
- Index and factor construction: segment and maker benchmarks.
- Valuation and insurance: market-based values for appraisal and cover.
- Market research: track segments and makers over time.
Dataset facts
- Data formats: JSON, CSV, SQL tables
- Geographic coverage: Global (North America, Europe, Asia)
- History: 2001 to present
- Update frequency: Daily
- Update type: Incremental
- Sources: Auction houses, online marketplaces, dealer listings, catalogues
- Provider: ALT/FNDATA (Oarbt Inc.)
More ALT/FNDATA data on AWS Data Exchange
ALT/FNDATA publishes a Rare Books & Manuscripts feed, a Rare Book & Manuscript Index and segment indices (Comic Books, Manuscripts & Autographs, Maps & Atlases) on AWS Data Exchange. Search "ALT/FNDATA" to see the full catalogue.
Getting started
For help evaluating this dataset for your use case, or to discuss coverage and integration, contact the ALT/FNDATA data team at info@altfndata.com .
Highlights
- Over 780,000 rare books and manuscripts lots from 350+ auction houses and marketplaces, with 490,000+ realised prices.
- Rare and antiquarian books, first editions, manuscripts and autograph letters, maps and atlases, comic books, periodicals and prints. Delivered in JSON, CSV and SQL formats.
- Supports price discovery, index construction, insurance and estate valuation, and market research. Daily incremental updates.
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This listing offers one pricing dimension: Product Access, billed per unit at no cost. There is a single option, so there are no tiers, instance sizes, or usage add-ons to compare. Access grants subscribers use of the rare books and manuscripts auction sales data. Because the product is free, you do not pay based on data volume, seats, or usage. You simply gain access to the dataset under this one dimension.
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One unit grants a subscriber access to the rare books and manuscripts auction sales data. It covers use of the dataset itself. Access is tied to the subscribing account, so the unit maps to product entry rather than a seat count or a fixed data volume.
No. This dimension is billed at no cost, so your charges do not rise with the number of records you pull, the volume of data you access, or how often you query. There are no usage thresholds or overage points that would trigger a cost change.
The dataset covers auction and private-sale transaction records, deduplicated and currency-converted, with normalized fields across the catalog. Access is provided through the subscription tied to your account. For specifics on delivery method or query access, contact the vendor.
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Additional details
You will receive access to the following data sets.
Data set name | Type | Historical revisions | Future revisions | Sensitive information | Data dictionaries | Data samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
all_books_data | All historical revisions | All future revisions | Not included | Not included |
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