Heritage Auctions: Pulp, Paperback, Sci-Fi & Fantasy Illustration Art Showcase Auction, 15264, Dallas

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
May 27, 2026 - May 27, 2026
Page Size: 146 items in 6 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
17001 Julian Paul (b. 1921)

Julian Paul (American, b. 1921) African Mistress paperback cover, 1953 Oil on board 21 x 14-1/2 inches (53.3 x 36.8 cm) (sight) Not signed

1953 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 687.50
17002 Stanley Borack (1927-1993)

Stanley Borack (American, 1927-1993) Silver Doll paperback cover, 1954 Oil on board 13 x 10-1/2 inches (33.0 x 26.7 cm) Not signed

1954 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,500.00
17003 Everett Raymond Kinstler (1926-2019)

Everett Raymond Kinstler (American, 1926-2019) Inspector Maigret & The Dead Girl paperback cover, 1955 Watercolor on board 27 x 21 inches (68.6 x 53.3 cm) Signed lower left: Everett Raymond Kinstler

1955 USD 640.00 - 960.00 USD 3,250.00
17004 James Alfred Meese (1917-1971)

James Alfred Meese (American, 1917-1971) Tender Victory paperback cover, 1957 Oil on board 27 x 18 inches (68.6 x 45.7 cm) Signed lower right: Meese

1957 USD 320.00 - 480.00 USD 154.00
17005

American Artist (20th Century) Back of Town paperback cover, 1958 Gouache on board 24 x 18-3/4 inches (61.0 x 47.6 cm) Not signed

1958 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 487.50
17006 Robert Stanley (1918-1996)

Robert Stanley (American, 1918-1996) I Cried in the Dark paperback cover, 1958 Oil on board 14 x 14 inches (35.6 x 35.6 cm) Not signed

1958 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 718.75
17007 James Alfred Meese (1917-1971)

James Alfred Meese (American, 1917-1971) A Hearse Of Another Color paperback cover, 1958 Mixed media on board 29 x 20 inches (73.7 x 50.8 cm) Signed lower center: Meese

1958 USD 640.00 - 960.00 USD 875.00
17008 James Alfred Meese (1917-1971)

James Alfred Meese (American, 1917-1971) The Killings paperback cover, 1960 Gouache on board 28 x 22 inches (71.1 x 55.9 cm) Not signed

1960 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 300.00
17009 Lawrence Beall Smith (1909-1995)

Lawrence Beall Smith (American, 1909-1995) Justine paperback cover, 1961 Gouache on board 12 x 8-1/8 inches (30.5 x 20.6 cm) Not signed

1961 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 159.00
17010 Darrel Greene (1917-2014)

Darrel Greene (American, 1917-2014) Never Kill a Cop paperback cover, 1959 Gouache on board 28 x 20 inches (71.1 x 50.8 cm) Not signed

1959 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 275.00
17011 John Floherty (1907-1977)

John Jr. Floherty (American, 1907-1977) Take My Face paperback cover, 1958 Mixed media on board 21 x 14-1/2 inches (53.3 x 36.8 cm) Signed lower left: John Floherty

1958 USD 640.00 - 960.00 USD 1,562.50
17012 Lorin Thompson (1911-1997)

Lorin Thompson (American, 1911-1997) The Scarlet Letter paperback cover, 1948 Oil on canvasboard 18 x 12-1/2 inches (45.7 x 31.8 cm) Signed lower left: Lorin Thompson

1948 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 500.00
17013 Michael

American Artist (20th Century) The Rose and The Flame paperback cover, 1953 Oil on board 38-1/2 x 26 inches (97.8 x 66.0 cm) Signed lower left: Michael

1953 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 812.50
17014 George Geygan

George Geygan (American, 20th Century) Queen's Blade paperback cover, 1959 Oil on board 20-1/4 x 16-1/4 inches (51.4 x 41.3 cm) Signed lower right: Geygan

1959 USD 560.00 - 840.00 USD 575.00
17015 CB

American Artist (20th Century) The Golden Isle paperback cover, 1960 Mixed media on board 24 x 18 inches (61.0 x 45.7 cm) Initialed lower left: CB

1960 USD 640.00 - 960.00 USD 550.00
17016 Stanley M. Zuckerberg (1919-1995)

Stanley M. Zuckerberg (American, 1919-1995) The Drummond Tradition paperback cover, 1958 Oil on board 38-1/2 x 18-1/2 inches (97.8 x 47.0 cm) Signed lower left: Zuckerberg

1958 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 475.00
17018 Stanley M. Zuckerberg (1919-1995)

Stanley M. Zuckerberg (American, 1919-1995) The Grave of Heroes paperback cover, 1961 Oil on board 40 x 26-1/4 inches (101.6 x 66.7 cm) Signed center left: Zuckerberg

1961 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 525.00
17019 Stanley M. Zuckerberg (1919-1995)

Stanley M. Zuckerberg (American, 1919-1995) County Hospital paperback cover, 1963 Oil on board 40 x 26-1/2 inches (101.6 x 67.3 cm) Signed lower right: Zuckerberg

1963 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 625.00
17020 Robert Kennedy Abbett (1926-2015)

Robert Kennedy Abbett (American, 1926-2015) Not the Glory paperback cover, 1962 Mixed media on board 20-1/4 x 16 inches (51.4 x 40.6 cm) Signed lower right: Abbett

1962 USD 640.00 - 960.00 USD 687.50
17021 American Artist (20th Century)

American Artist (20th Century) The Inside Story of the Prostitute paperback cover, 1965 Oil on canvas 16 x 11 inches (40.6 x 27.9 cm) Not signed

1965 USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 325.00
17022 American Artist (20th Century)

American Artist (20th Century) The Abnormal World of Transvestites and Sex Changes paperback cover, 1965 Oil on canvas 16 x 11-1/4 inches (40.6 x 28.6 cm) Not signed

1965 USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 656.25
17024 James Bama (1926-2022)

James Bama (American, 1926-2022) Thoreau, Walden, and Other Writings paperback cover, 1962 Gouache on board 11-1/2 x 20-1/2 inches (29.2 x 52.1 cm) Signed lower right: Bama

1962 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 937.50
17026 Carl Cassler (20th Century)

Carl Cassler (American, 20th Century) The Man with the Heart in the Highlands paperback cover, 1968 Watercolor on board 21-1/2 x 18 inches (54.6 x 45.7 cm) Not signed

1968 USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 229.00
17028 Frank Utpatel (1905-1980)

Frank Utpatel (American, 1905-1980) The Adventure of the Broken Chessman, Solar Pons Ink on board 14-1/2 x 11-1/2 inches (36.8 x 29.2 cm) Not signed The Barry Lamka Collection

N/A USD 560.00 - 840.00 USD 625.00
17029 Maurice Greiffenhagen (1862-1931)

Maurice Greiffenhagen (British, 1862-1931) The Holy Flower, Windsor magazine interior, July 1914 Gouache on board 21-1/4 x 14-1/2 inches (54.0 x 36.8 cm) Signed lower right: Maurice Greiffenhagen

1914 Not Available USD 450.00
  • Freeman’s
    How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
    June 30
    Freeman’s, June 30: [Queen Anne's War] Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York Accomplished to Queen Anne. $8,000/12,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [Mormonism] A Unique Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words Offered to His Congregation, the Day Before his Violent Death, 1844. $8,000/12,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] [Mantle, Mickey] Mickey Mantle's First Cover: The Earliest Front-Page Newspaper Image of Mickey Mantle, "Something Good from Joplin". $8,000/12,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [Baseball] A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000/12,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [Declaration of Independence] One of the First Printed Announcements of American Independence, Subscriber Ebenezer Hazard's Copy, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000/15,000
    Freeman’s
    How History Unfolds on Paper: Important Americana from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part X
    June 30
    Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776! $15,000/25,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [War of 1812] "We Have Met the Enemy and They are Ours": The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry is Appointed Master Commandant in the United States Navy, 1812. $40,000/60,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [Star-Spangled Banner] Eyewitness Account of the Shelling of Fort McHenry in the War of 1812, in a Manuscript Logbook from the HMS Trave, Present at the Battles of Baltimore and New Orleans, 1814-16. $60,000/80,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [American Revolution] Thomas Jefferson at the Birth of a New Nation: An Important Letter Carried by a Jewish Patriot Communicating the Definitive Treaty of Paris, January 16, 1784. $100,000/200,000
    Freeman’s, June 30: [Colonial America] [Plymouth Colony] Plymouth Colony Seeks a Royal Charter: A Rare and Important Plymouth Colony Document, 1690/91. $6,000/9,000
  • Sotheby’s
    Selections from The Jay T. Snider Collection of Benjamin Franklin
    Live Sale 24 June
    Sotheby’s, June 24: (Benjamin Franklin). The founding—and funding—of the Pennsylvania Hospital. $150,000 to $200,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, "the Day of the Declaration of Independence is everywhere annually celebrated”. $80,000 to $120,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin, “probably the most fundamental thing ever done in the field of electricity”. $75,000 to $125,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 24: Benjamin Franklin. One of Franklin's very earliest surviving letters. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 24: Roger More and Benjamin Franklin. The only complete copy known of Poor Roger. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Sotheby’s, June 24: John Jerman. The American Almanack ... for 1731 — the only known copy in private hands. $25,000 to $35,000.