• Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands, 1st edition, 1844. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Rashleigh (Philip). Specimens of British Minerals, 2 parts in 1, 1797 & 1802. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Murchison (Roderick Impey). The Silurian System, 1st edition, 1839. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, 1st edition, 1842. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). Geological Observations on South America, 1st edition, 1846. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Sowerby (James). The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain, 6 volumes, 1812-29. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Emerson (William). Cyclomathesis: or an Easy Introduction to ... Mathematics, 10 vols. in 9, 1770. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Robinson (Thomas). New observations on the Natural History of This World of Matter, 1696. £800 to £1,200.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Aquinas (Thomas). [Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte, Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.
    Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Parfit (Cliff). Tesuki Washi. Handmade Papers of Japan, 1981-1988. £400 to £600.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Herbert (Thomas). A Relation of some yeares Travaile... Into Afrique and the greater Asia, 1634. £800 to £1,200.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Lindbergh (Charles A.). The Spirit of St. Louis, 1955, signed. £200 to £300.
  • Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 93: Autograph album containing 29 autograph letters signed by each president from Washington to Coolidge, 1785-1945.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 166: Franz Schubert, Autograph Musical Manuscript, fragment from Die Taucher, 1813.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 111: Thomas Jefferson, holograph plat drawing: map of field near Monticello, 1790s.
    Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 208: George Sand, Autograph Manuscript Signed, draft of her one-act play, Francia, ca. 1872.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 218: Walt Whitman, Manuscript Signed, draft of three complete poems from Leaves of Grass, 1891.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 8: James Dean, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, still from Giant, 1955.
    Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 20: John Lennon, Typescript Signed, interview discussing Paul, Linda, and Yoko, 1971.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 215: Mark Twain, engraved portrait Signed, "Mark Twain / SL. Clemens," 1890s.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 81: Vaslav Nijinsky, reproduction of an artwork by Léon Bakst Inscribed and Signed, 1916.
    Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 73: Malcolm X, The Harvard Crimson Signed and Inscribed: his street address and phone number, 1961.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 11: Lou Gehrig, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, ca. 1939.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 153: George Gershwin, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, portrait by Renato Toppo.
  • Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Presentation Copy of a Whitman "Holy Grail." Whitman, Walt. $10,000-$15,000.
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Endymion in Original Boards. Keats, John. $8,000-
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Association Copy of the Privately Printed Edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Potter, Beatrix. $8,000-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Christina Rossetti's Own Copy of Her First Book. Rossetti, Christina G. $8,000-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Borden Copy of The Life of Merlin in an Elaborate Binding by Riviere. Heywood, Thomas, Translator. $6,000-$8,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Arion Press. Whitman, Walt, Leaves of Grass. $4,000-$6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Call It Sleep in the First State Jacket. Roth, Henry. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Steinbeck's Best-Known Work. Steinbeck, John. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sangorski, Francis. $40,000-$60,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter: A Complete Set of First Editions. Potter, Beatrix. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Kelmscott Shelley. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Poetical Works. $3,000-$5,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Inscribed by Martin Luther King Jr. King, Martin Luther, Jr. $3,000-$5,000
  • Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 43. Mercator's Map of the North Pole - the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1606) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
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Heritage Auctions: Pulp, Paperback, Science Fiction & Fantasy Showcase Auction

Auction Reports

Auction Name Pulp, Paperback, Science Fiction & Fantasy Showcase Auction Total Sales (USD) 286,368.50
Auction Date August 26, 2025 - August 26, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 102,480.00
Sale Number #15254 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 153,720.00
Total Lots 125
Sold Lots 123 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 105,680.00
% of Lots Sold 98.40% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 158,520.00
Unsold Lots 2 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 180.65%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
18023 Eddie Jones (British, 1935-1999)

Galileo, Enterprise #11, Star Trek German magazine cover, 1973 Gouache on board 13-1/8 x 9 inches (33.3 x 22.9 cm)

1973 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 27,500.00
18035 Les Edwards (British, b. 1949)

White Dwarf (Games Workshop)

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 23,750.00
18025 Eddie Jones (British, 1935-1999)

Enterprise "The Naked Time," Star Trek, 1973 Gouache on board 14-1/4 x 10-1/2 inches (36.2 x 26.7 cm)

1973 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 18,750.00
18067 Gervasio Gallardo (American, b. 1934)

Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath paperback cover, 1970 Mixed media on board 13-1/2 x 16-1/2 inches (34.3 x 41.9 cm)

1970 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 11,875.00
18021 Ed Valigursky (American, 1926-2009)

Plague Planet, Amazing Stories digest magazine cover, January 1955 Oil on board 12 x 10-1/2 inches (30.5 x 26.7 cm)

1955 USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 USD 8,750.00
18076 John Conrad Berkey (American, 1932-2008)

From Afar paperback cover, 1998 Acrylic on board 21 x 15 inches (53.3 x 38.1 cm)

1998 USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 USD 7,812.50
18079 Romas Brandt Kukalis (American, 20th Century)

Sword of the Deceiver paperback cover, 2007 Acrylic on board 21 x 30 inches (53.3 x 76.2 cm)

2007 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 7,500.00
18061 Greg and Tim Hildebrandt (American, 20th Century)

Skull Mountain, Sword of Shannara book interior, 1977 Acrylic on board 21-1/2 x 15-1/2 inches (54.6 x 39.4 cm)

1977 USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 USD 7,187.50
18024 Eddie Jones (British, 1935-1999)

Enterprise #10 "The Mark of Gideion Part 1," Star Trek, 1973 Gouache on board 11 x 9 inches (27.9 x 22.9 cm)

1973 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 6,250.00
18005 Virgil Finlay (American, 1914-1971)

The Black Drama, Weird Tales pulp magazine interior, July 1938 Ink on scratchboard 5-3/8 x 5-3/8 inches (13.5 x 13.5 cm)

1938 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 6,000.00
18008 Frank R. Paul (American, 1884-1963)

The Sun Makers, Famous Fantastic Mysteries pulp magazine interior, December 1940 Ink on paper laid on board 16-3/8 x 23-1/8 inches (41.5 x 58.7 cm)

1940 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 5,750.00
18014 Kelly Freas (American, 1922-2005)

West of Honor paperback cover, 1976 Acrylic on board 12-1/4 x 10 inches (31.1 x 25.4 cm)

1976 USD 640.00 - 960.00 USD 5,125.00
18078 Bob Eggleton (American, b. 1960)

To Outlive Eternity and Other Stories paperback cover, 2006 Oil on canvasboard 23-1/2 x 17-1/2 inches (59.7 x 44.5 cm)

2006 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 5,000.00
18070 Boris Vallejo (American, b. 1941)

Seduction, Enchantment interior book illustration, 1984 Ink on board 18 x 14 inches (45.7 x 35.6 cm)

1984 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 4,500.00
18015 Kelly Freas (American, 1922-2005)

Robot Abduction, 1990 Mixed media with collage on paper laid on board 10-5/8 x 17 inches (27.0 x 43.2 cm)

1990 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 4,250.00
18016 Kelly Freas (American, 1922-2005)

Strange Trades paperback cover, 2001 Acrylic on board 15 x 20 inches (38.1 x 50.8 cm)

2001 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 4,250.00
18075 Jean Pierre Targete (American, b. 1967)

The Guns of Avalon paperback cover, 1993 Oil on Masonite 29 x 22 inches (73.7 x 55.9 cm)

1993 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 4,125.00
18001 Frederick Blakeslee (American, 1898-1973)

The Ghost Patrol, Dare-Devil Aces pulp magazine cover, September 1932 Oil on canvas 30 x 21-1/2 inches (76.2 x 54.6 cm)

1932 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 4,000.00
18012 Kelly Freas (American, 1922-2005)

The Outposter, Analog Science Fiction digest magazine cover, May 1971 Acrylic on board 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

1971 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 3,750.00
18029 Ken Kelly (American, 1946-2022)

Lion's Walk, 2011 Oil on canvas 29-1/2 x 23-1/2 inches (74.9 x 59.7 cm)

2011 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 3,750.00
18031 Rowena Morrill (American, 1944-2021)

Gargoyle, circa 1990 Oil on board 30 x 20 inches (76.2 x 50.8 cm)

circa 1990 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 3,250.00
18071 Boris Vallejo (American, b. 1941)

Showtime, Enchantment interior book illustration, 1984 Ink on board 12 x 8 inches (30.5 x 20.3 cm)

1984 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,125.00
18087 James Bama (American, 1926-2022)

The Naked Ape paperback cover, 1973 Oil on board 19-1/4 x 16-1/4 inches (48.9 x 41.3 cm)

1973 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 3,000.00
18098 Stanley M. Zuckerberg (American, 1919-1995)

Cop paperback cover, 1952 Gouache on board 20-1/2 x 14 inches (52.1 x 35.6 cm)

1952 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,000.00
18028 Mike Hoffman (American, 20th Century)

Thor vs. Beast Woman from the Center of the Earth #1 comic cover, 2003 Oil on canvasboard 20 x 16 inches (50.8 x 40.6 cm)

2003 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 2,875.00
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare. The Temple Shakespeare. Housed in Custom Bookcase. $6,365.
    Sotheby’s: Frederick Douglass. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Boston: Anti-Slavery Office, 1845. $14,000.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol. London: William Heinemann, 1915. $2,900.
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. First Edition Set, Including This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and others. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1920 – 1941. $24,180.
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.
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  • Doyle, Nov. 5: The Director's copy of the first edition of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, inscribed by Beckett. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: Don McLean's personal test pressing of American Pie before mass production, gifted in 1971. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The important and extensive archive of original fashion photographs of model Dorothy Rice, 1945-58. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: A Charles Adams theater advertisement. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: A Small Patinated Bronze Bust of Marlene Dietrich. $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: Marlene Dietrich Studio Photograph. $100 to $200.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The very large and uncommon British Quad for Hitchcock's The Birds. $500 to $800.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: An Original Crystal "Sputnik" from the 1966 Met Opera Chandelier. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The rare poster from the first American performances of Endgame, 1958. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The original Coconut Grove Playhouse poster for Waiting for Godot, possibly unique. $3,000 to $5,000.