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Heritage Auctions: Pulp, Paperback, Science Fiction & Fantasy Showcase Auction

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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

Koller, Sep. 17: NEWTON, ISAAC. Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. London, Joseph Streater, "Prostat apud plures Bibliopolas", 1687. CHF 250,000 to 300,000.

Koller, Sep. 17: ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. Theatrum orbis terrarum. 3 parts in 1 volume. Antwerpen, Plantin, 1612. CHF 120,000 to 160,000.

Koller, Sep. 17: BECKMANN, MAX. Apokalypse. Frankfurt a. M., Privatdruck der Bauerschen Giesserei, 1943. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.

Koller, Sep. 17: BOISSERÉE, SULPIZ. Ansichten, Risse und einzelne Theile des Doms von Köln. AND: Ders. Geschichte und Beschreibung des Doms zu Köln… CHF 30,000 to 50,000.

Koller, Sep. 17: SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. Buch der Chroniken und Geschichten. Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 23. Dez. 1493. CHF 25,000 to 40,000.
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.

Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.

Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.

Sotheby’s: Man Ray. Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934, Hartford, 1934. $7,860.

Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
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Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: BOETTI, Alighiero - Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world. Ascoli Piceno: 1977. € 15.000 - 18.000

Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco José - Los desastres de la guerra. Madrid: 1863. € 12.000 - 18.000

Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Selenographia sive lunae descriptio. Danzica: 1647. € 10.000 - 15.000

Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000