• Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD
    Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
  • Freeman’s | Hindman
    Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
    November 14
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: LEROUX, Gaston. The Phantom of the Opera. FIRST AM. ED, FIRST ISSUE IN THE VERY RARE DUST JACKET. 1911. $6,000 – 8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD, John. A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds. L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: ORWELL, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Lon., 1949. FIRST EDITION IN A VERY FINE DUST JACKET. $6,000 – 8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD. A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans. L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: The Federalist. NY, 1788. FIRST EDITION, THICK PAPER COPY. $60,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: SELBY. Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology. Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.
  • Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    APRES DE MANNEVILLETTE
    Le Neptune Oriental
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    CASSAS
    Eaux fortes de la Sicile et quelques vues d’Espagne
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    CASSINI DE THURY
    Carte générale et particulière de la France.
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    JOUY; GARNERAY
    Vues des côtes de France dans l'Océan et dans la Méditerranée
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LA PÉROUSE
    Voyage autour du monde
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LE GENTIL DE LA GALAISIERE
    Voyage dans les Mers de l’Inde
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LICENT
    Hoang Ho, Pai Ho, Loan Ho, Leao Ho. Itinéraires suivis dans le bassin du golfe du Pei Tcheuly
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    FRENCH SCHOOL FROM THE 19th CENTURY
    Panorama d’Athènes
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    PEETERS
    Description des principales villes, havres et isles du golfe de Venise
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    PÉRON; FREYCINET
    Voyage de découverte aux terres australes
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    STACKELBERG
    La Grèce : vues pittoresques et topographiques.
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    VALENTINER
    Atlas des Sonnensystems.
  • Forum Auctions
    Online Sale:
    The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
    Ending 7th November, 2024
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). The Thirteen Problems, first edition, The Crime Club, 1932. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Dumb Witness, first edition, 1937. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Cards on the Table, first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. Drop to his Death, first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Berkeley (Anthony). Jumping Jenny, first edition, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions
    Online Sale:
    The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
    Ending 7th November, 2024
    Forum, Nov. 7: Marsh (Ngaio). Overture to Death, first edition, The Crime Club, 1939. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". The Beast Must Die, first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Brand (Christianna). Green for Danger, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Murder is Easy, first edition, signed by the author, 1939. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Sayers (Dorothy L.) Lord Peter Views the Body, first edition, Gollancz, 1928. £6,000 to £8,000.

PBA Galleries: Strange Tales: The Steve Ditko Collection Part 3, 3039, Berkeley

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 31, 2024 - October 31, 2024
Page Size: 100 items in 4 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1

AVENGING WORLD (No Number) * Steve Ditko Collection

1973 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,000.00
2

BEWARE The CREEPER No. 5 * Steve Ditko Collection

January-February, 1969 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 162.50
3

E-MAN No. 2 * Steve Ditko Collection

December, 1973 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 187.50
4

JACK KIRBY'S SECRET CITY SAGA No. 1 * Steve Ditko Collection

May, 1993 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 175.00
5

JACK KIRBY'S SECRET CITY SAGA No. 2 * Steve Ditko Collection

June, 1993 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 150.00
6

JACK KIRBY'S SECRET CITY SAGA No. 4 * Steve Ditko Collection

August, 1993 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 162.50
7

Mr. A [No. 1] * SIGNED by DITKO * Steve Ditko Collection

[1973] USD 600.00 - 900.00 Not Sold
8

MYSTERIOUS SUSPENSE No. 1 * Steve Ditko Collection

October, 1968 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,125.00
9

The SAFEST PLACE (No Number) * Steve Ditko Collection

2008 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 625.00
10

SHADE, The CHANGING MAN No. 1 * Steve Ditko Collection

June-July, 1977 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 593.75
11

SHADE, The CHANGING MAN No. 2 * Steve Ditko Collection

August-September, 1977 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 187.50
12

SHADE, The CHANGING MAN No. 3 * Steve Ditko Collection

October-November, 1977 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
13

SHADE, The CHANGING MAN No. 4 * Steve Ditko Collection

December, 1977-January, 1978 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 150.00
14

SHADE, The CHANGING MAN No. 5 * Steve Ditko Collection

February-March, 1978 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 125.00
15

SHADE, The CHANGING MAN No. 6 * Steve Ditko Collection

April-May, 1978 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 125.00
16

SHADE, The CHANGING MAN No. 7 * Steve Ditko Collection

June-July, 1978 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 137.50
17

SHADE, The CHANGING MAN No. 8 * Steve Ditko Collection

August-September, 1978 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 125.00
18

SPACE ADVENTURES No. 39 * Steve Ditko Collection

April, 1961 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 593.75
19

SPIDER-MAN CLASSICS No. 3 * Steve Ditko Collection

June, 1993 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 375.00
20

SPIDER-MAN CLASSICS No. 4 * Steve Ditko Collection

July, 1993 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 312.50
21

SPIDER-MAN CLASSICS No. 5 * Steve Ditko Collection

August, 1993 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 281.25
22

SPIDER-MAN CLASSICS No. 6 * Steve Ditko Collection

September, 1993 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 437.50
23

SPIDER-MAN CLASSICS No. 8 * Steve Ditko Collection

November, 1993 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 225.00
24

SPIDER-MAN CLASSICS No. 9 * Steve Ditko Collection

December, 1993 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 200.00
25

SPIDER-MAN CLASSICS No. 10 * Steve Ditko Collection

January, 1994 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 187.50
  • Doyle
    Stage & Screen
    November 14 & 15
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A studio-sanctioned Darth Vader Touring Costume from The Empire Strikes Back. $50,000 to $100,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An original Al Hirschfeld's illustration of the cast of On Golden Pond. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The largest trove of personal Grace Kelly letters to come to market. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An Important Archive of Musical Manuscripts of Truman Capote and Harold Arlen's House of Flowers. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The archive of an original Merrily We Roll Along Broadway cast member. $5,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Jerry Herman's Yamaha Model C7 Ebonized Grand Piano. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A large group of Jerry Herman musical posters. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Group of awards presented to Jerry Herman. $300 to $400.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Six pages of original art for "The MAD Game of Basebrawl," a complete story published in MAD #167, pages 31-36, June 1974. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A MAD book made for Al Jaffee, containing original art and writings from many MAD contributors. 2011. $1,200 to $1,800.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A Jaffee-themed MAD Fold-In - "What honor should the creator of the MAD Fold-Ins be given?" $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: MAD Fold-In - "What developing news story has many Americans totally transfixed?" $800 to $1,200.
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