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Auction Name Pulp Magazine Select Auction Total Sales (USD) 24,278.20
Auction Date December 21, 2025 - December 21, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #352551 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 68
Sold Lots 68.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 100.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
Unsold Lots 0 Total Sales as a % of High Est. Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
38044

La Paree Stories V6#5 May 1935 (DM/Merwil, 1935) Condition: FN+.

 1935 Not Available USD 1,500.00
38006

Dime Detective Magazine #39 February 15, 1934 (Popular) CGC FN- 5.5 Off-white to white pages.

 1934 Not Available USD 1,080.00
38015

Horror Stories #32 August / September 1939 (Popular) CGC FN+ 6.5 Off-white pages.

 1939 Not Available USD 1,020.00
38028

Sinister Stories #1 February 1940 (Popular) CGC FN+ 6.5 Off-white to white pages.

 1940 Not Available USD 960.00
38039

La Paree Stories V1#7 November 1930 (DM/Merwil, 1930) Condition: VG.

 1930 Not Available USD 960.00
38008

Flash Gordon Strange Adventure Magazine #1 December 1936 (CJH Publications) CGC VG 4.0 Cream to off-white pages.

 1936 Not Available USD 930.00
38011

Horror Stories #18 April / May 1937 (Popular) CGC FN+ 6.5 White pages.

 1937 Not Available USD 900.00
38030

Spicy Adventure Stories #79 July 1941 (Culture) CGC FN- 5.5 Off-white pages.

 1941 Not Available USD 900.00
38018

Operator #5 #39 May / June 1938 (Popular) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages.

 1938 Not Available USD 720.00
38017

Operator #5 #30 January 1937 (Popular) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages.

 1937 Not Available USD 660.00
38056

Paris Nights #106 July 1934 (Red Top Publications, 1934) Condition: FN-.

 1934 Not Available USD 660.00
38007

Dime Detective Magazine #47 June 15, 1934 (Popular) CGC FN- 5.5 Off-white pages.

 1934 Not Available USD 504.00
38014

Horror Stories #31 June / July 1939 (Popular) CGC VG 4.0 Off-white to white pages.

 1939 Not Available USD 492.00
38025

Saucy Movie Tales #16 April 1937 Trimmed (Movie Digest) Condition: Apparent VG.

 1937 Not Available USD 480.00
38012

Horror Stories #25 June / July 1938 (Popular) CGC VG 4.0 Off-white pages.

 1938 Not Available USD 456.00
38005

Dime Detective Magazine #38 February 1, 1934 (Popular) CGC VG+ 4.5 White pages.

 1934 Not Available USD 432.00
38032

Spicy Adventure Stories #93 October 1942 (Culture) Condition: VG-.

 1942 Not Available USD 432.00
38026

The Secret 6 #4 January 1935 (Popular) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Off-white pages.

 1935 Not Available USD 420.00
38003

Dime Detective Magazine #28 September 1, 1933 (Popular) CGC FN 6.0 Off-white to white pages.

 1933 Not Available USD 408.00
38029

Spicy Adventure Stories #71 October 1940 (Culture) Condition: VG-.

 1940 Not Available USD 408.00
38019

The Phantom Detective #137 August 1946 (Standard) CGC VF- 7.5 Cream to off-white pages.

 1946 Not Available USD 384.00
38062

Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan of the Apes Hardcover (A. L. Burt, 1914).

 1914 Not Available USD 384.00
38063

Edgar Rice Burroughs The Beasts of Tarzan First Edition Hardcover (A. C. McClurg, 1916).

 1916 Not Available USD 384.00
38066

Walter B. Gibson The Shadow Hardcover Pulp Novels Group of 4 (Street & Smith / Doubleday & Company, 1931-78).

 1931-78 Not Available USD 384.00
38035

Tales of Magic and Mystery #2 January 1928 (Personal Arts Company) CGC GD+ 2.5 Off-white to white pages.

 1928 Not Available USD 360.00
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    Sotheby’s
    Year in Review
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD
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    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
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    January 31 and February 1, 2026
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