Los Angeles Estate Auction: Vintage Comics, Art & Collectibles Auction, 416883, Glendale
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 12, 2026 - May 12, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 140 | John Byrne; George Perez | 6 Books, including: The Avengers |
c. 1979 | USD 40.00 - 80.00 | USD 31.75 | |
| 144 | R. Diggs; Prof. Sikken Z. Tyred Ph.D; Fillbach Brothers | 4 Books, including: Great Diggs of 77 |
early-to-mid 1990s | USD 20.00 - 45.00 | USD 25.40 | |
| 145 | Teo Jonelli | 4 Books, including: The Amazing Spider-Man |
c.2023; c.1990s; 1987; c.1980s-90s | USD 20.00 - 45.00 | USD 31.75 | |
| 146 | Neil Gaiman; Charles Vess | A Fall of Stardust; The Equalizer; The Art of War of the Worlds: Goliath |
2012 | USD 40.00 - 80.00 | USD 25.40 | |
| 147 | R. Crumb; Wally Wood | Weirdo No. 15; Witzend #8 |
1985; 1971 | USD 40.00 - 80.00 | USD 50.80 | |
| 148 | Steve Lafler | Guts #1; Guts #2; Interior Art Print |
1981; 1982 | USD 40.00 - 80.00 | USD 25.40 | |
| 149 | 3-D Space Zombies #1; Boneyard Press Sampler |
early 1990s; 2/93 | USD 15.00 - 30.00 | USD 25.40 | ||
| 150 | Robert Crumb; Jack Kirby; Steve Gerber | Weirdo No. 24; Destroyer Duck #1 |
N/A | USD 40.00 - 80.00 | USD 25.40 | |
| 151 | 4 Books, including: Harley Quinn #1 |
2000; 1974; early 1950s | USD 40.00 - 80.00 | USD 50.80 | ||
| 152 | Wally Wood; Vaughn Bode; Ralph Reese | Witzend #7; Witzend #10; Witzend #11 |
1970; 1976; 1978 | USD 120.00 - 200.00 | USD 50.80 | |
| 153 | 4 Books, including: The Cow Crusaders: Crusaders to the Rescue! #1 |
1984; 1972 | USD 40.00 - 80.00 | USD 38.10 | ||
| 154 | 4 Books, including: Political Pix No. 111 |
Norwich Vermont | 1990 | USD 40.00 - 80.00 | USD 31.75 | |
| 155 | 13 Books, including: Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars |
c. 1983–1986 | USD 40.00 - 80.00 | USD 69.85 | ||
| 156 | 13 Books, including: Avengers King-Size Annual #10 |
early-to-mid 1980s | USD 40.00 - 80.00 | USD 69.85 | ||
| 157 | Walt Simonson | 13 Books, including: X-Factor |
c.1987-1990 | USD 30.00 - 60.00 | USD 76.20 | |
| 158 | Tom DeFalco; Mark Bright | 9 Books, including: Marvel Team-Up #145 |
1984-1986; 1987-1988 | USD 25.00 - 55.00 | USD 63.50 | |
| 159 | Bob Hall; John Buscema | 11 Books, including: The Mighty Avengers #247 |
c. 1984-1986 | USD 30.00 - 60.00 | USD 63.50 | |
| 160 | John Byrne | 14 Books, including: Fantastic Four |
mid-to-late 1980s | USD 30.00 - 60.00 | USD 69.85 | |
| 161 | Walt Simonson; Marc Silvestri | 14 Books, including: X-Factor |
c. 1987-1989; 1988 | USD 40.00 - 80.00 | USD 57.15 | |
| 184 | Contact Sheets, Female Figure Studies |
c.1970s-80s | USD 40.00 - 80.00 | USD 25.40 | ||
| 185 | Contact Sheets, Nude & Figure Studies |
c.1970s | USD 80.00 - 150.00 | USD 95.25 | ||
| 186 | Contact Sheets & Color Film Strips, Adult Figure Studies |
c.1970s | USD 80.00 - 150.00 | USD 139.70 | ||
| 187 | 4 Books, including: Playboy |
1965; 1971; 1974 | USD 40.00 - 80.00 | USD 25.40 | ||
| 188 | 4 Books, including: Playboy |
1966; 1976 | USD 40.00 - 80.00 | USD 22.86 | ||
| 189 | Playboy Magazine Lot x4: Jan 1971, Aug 1973, May 1974, Nov 1974 |
1971; 1973; 1974 | USD 20.00 - 50.00 | USD 22.86 |
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Sotheby’s
Shelf Life: Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper from the Library of Stanley J. Seeger and Christopher Cone
25 June – July 7Sotheby’s, July 7: Ludwig van Beethoven. Autograph sketches for the overture "Die Weihe des Hauses", op.124, [1822], UNPUBLISHED. £150,000 to £200,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice, 1813, first edition, 3 volumes, contemporary half calf. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Walt Whitman. Leaves of Grass, Brooklyn, 1855, first edition, first issue, original green cloth, the Doheny copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: Binding—Sangorski & Sutcliffe—Omar Khayyam. Rubaiyat, London, 1872, third edition, in a magnificent jewelled Peacock binding. £15,000 to £20,000.Sotheby’s, July 7: George Eliot. Middlemarch, Edinburgh and London, 1871, first edition in the original parts. £20,000 to £30,000. -
Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Hassall (Joan) A large collection of over 300 original woodblocks of engravings for various books, v.d., with Hassall's engraver's glass water-globe (Qty) - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Eragny Press.- [Bradley (Katherine Harris) & Edith Emma Cooper], "Michael Field." Whym Chow, Flame of Love, one of only 27 copies, inscribed by Bradley, the rarest book from the press, 1914. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: [Moore (Thomas Sturge)] [Wood Engravings], 71 wood-engravings printed by David Chambers from the original blocks, the only set on Japanese Hosho paper, from an edition of 5 sets, [1970]. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: La Fontaine (Jean de) Contes et Nouvelles en vers, 2 vol., engraved plates after Eisen, fine early 19th century blue morocco, gilt, by Bradel l'ainé, Amsterdam [Paris], 1762. - Est. £2,000-3,000Forum, July 9: Erotica.- Prostitution.- Pretty Women of Paris (The); Their Names and Addresses, Qualities and Faults..., [Paris], privately printed at the Press of the Prefecture de Police, 1883. - Est. £3,000-4,000Forum, July 9: Vale Press.- Ricketts (Charles) & Lucien Pissarro. De la Typographie et de l'Harmonie de la Page Imprimée…, [one of 216 copies], bound in dark blue morocco tooled in gilt, by Sarah T.Prideaux, 1898. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Martin (John) Illustrations of the Bible, complete set of 20 mezzotints, good impressions, rarely found in early states, [c.1831-1835]. - Est. £1,000-1,500Forum, July 9: Golden Cockerel Press.- Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ (The), one of 500 copies, Mary Gill's copy, Waltham St. Lawrence, 1931 with a signed proof of engraving on japon numbered 10/10 (2) - Est. £5,000-7,000Forum, July 9: Boccaccio (Giovanni) The Decameron, 3 vol., vol.1 extra-illustrated by John Buckland Wright with c.150 erotic original drawings in pen & ink and pencil, 1886 [extra-illustrated c.1940]. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum Auctions
The Private Library:
Fine Printing & Private Press books, the collection of the late David Chambers
July 9, 2026Forum, July 9: Cox (Morris) Collection of Gogmagog Press Books, 35 vol., rare complete collection of printed books issued by the press, limited editions, most signed by Cox, 1957-83. - Est. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 9: Wynkyn de Worde.- [Terentius Afer (Publius)] [Comedie...], [Paris, Josse Badius: sold in London by Wynkyn de Worde, & others], [15 July 1504]. - Est. £4,000-6,000Forum, July 9: Mosley (James) Ornamented Types. Twenty-Three Alphabets from the Foundry of Louis John Pouchée, 2 vol., one of 10 copies for presentation, from an edition of 210, 1992-93. - Est. £1,000-2,000 -
Freeman’s, June 30. Thomas Jefferson’s “Birth of the New Nation” letter, carried to Paris with the Treaty of Peace, by a Jewish patriot. $100,000-200,000.Freeman’s, June 30. “The rockets’ red glare.” A British midshipman’s log recording the bombardment of Fort McHenry. $60,000-80,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The Critical Promotion of a Naval Hero, Oliver Hazard Perry Commission signed by James Madison, 1812. $40,000-60,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Born in the USA: First Day of Printing in the United States, July 4, 1776. $15,000-25,000.Freeman’s, June 30. One of the Earliest Printed Announcements of American Independence, in the Exceedingly Rare Original Wrappers, 1776. $10,000-15,000.Freeman’s, June 30. "The Two Big Guns of the N.Y. Yanks": A Striking Type 1 Press Photograph of Lou Gehrig's Hands. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. A Unique Contemporary Manuscript Account of Joseph Smith's Final Words to His Followers, the Day Before his Violent Death. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. The State of Minnesota Officially Certifies the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution Of the United States. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Extraordinarily Large Manuscript Petition Signed by a Who's Who of Colonial New York to Queen Anne from the Colony of New York. $8,000-12,000.Freeman’s, June 30. 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. A Call to Arms in the Months Following the Declaration of Independence: An Early Continental Army Recruitment Poster. $6,000-9,000.Freeman’s, June 30. Samuel Jones, the Statesman Behind the Newly Discovered "Jones Declaration": His Annotated Set Used in His Working Law Library. $6,000-9,000.