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Heritage Auctions: The Signet/New American Library Collection of Paperback Art Showcase Auction

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Auction Name The Signet/New American Library Collection of Paperback Art Showcase Auction Total Sales (USD) 361,310.50
Auction Date December 02, 2025 - December 02, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #15259 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 106
Sold Lots 106.0 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
17044 Robert McGinnis (American, 1926-2025)

Blonde on the Rocks, Carter Brown paperback cover, 1963 Gouache on board 22 x 15 inches (55.9 x 38.1 cm)

 1963 Not Available USD 37,500.00
17049 Barye Phillips (American, 1924-1969)

Goldfinger, James Bond paperback cover, 1963 Gouache on board 5-1/2 x 16-1/2 inches (14.0 x 41.9 cm)

 1963 Not Available USD 30,000.00
17017 Paul Rader (American, 1906-1986)

Girl Running paperback cover, 1956 Oil on canvas board 30 x 20 inches (76.2 x 50.8 cm)

 1956 Not Available USD 21,250.00
17021 Robert Maguire (American, 1921-2005)

The Flesh Was Cold paperback cover, 1957 Oil on Masonite 24 x 16 inches (61.0 x 40.6 cm)

 1957 Not Available USD 21,250.00
17008 Lu Kimmel (American, 1905-1973)

The Long Wait, Mickey Spillane paperback cover, 1952 Oil on board 17-1/2 x 14-1/4 inches (44.5 x 36.2 cm)

 1952 Not Available USD 12,500.00
17050 Barye Phillips (American, 1924-1969)

Thunderball, James Bond paperback cover, 1966 Gouache on board 7 x 15 inches (17.8 x 38.1 cm)

 1966 Not Available USD 11,250.00
17045 Robert McGinnis (American, 1926-2025)

The Wayward Wahine, Carter Brown paperback cover, 1966 Gouache on board 19-1/4 x 15 inches (48.9 x 38.1 cm)

 1966 Not Available USD 10,625.00
17025 Richard M. Powers (American, 1921-1996)

The Black Cloud paperback cover, 1959 Mixed media on paper laid on board 10-1/8 x 5-7/8 inches (25.7 x 14.9 cm)

 1959 Not Available USD 10,000.00
17054 Mitchell Hooks (1923-2013)

The Bad Blonde paperback cover, 1963 Gouache on board 28 x 18 inches (71.1 x 45.7 cm)

 1963 Not Available USD 10,000.00
17076 Mitchell Hooks (American, 1923-2013)

Guilty Bystander paperback cover, 1963 Gouache on board 30 x 18-1/4 inches (76.2 x 46.4 cm)

 1963 Not Available USD 9,687.50
17060 Frank McCarthy (American, 1924-2002)

The Trail to Ogallala paperback cover, 1964 Mixed media on board 22 x 15 inches (55.9 x 38.1 cm)

 1964 Not Available USD 8,125.00
17061 Frank McCarthy (American, 1924-2002)

Dakota Rifle paperback cover, 1968 Mixed media on board 23 x 15 inches (58.4 x 38.1 cm)

 1968 Not Available USD 7,812.50
17002 James Avati (American, 1912-2005)

Margaret paperback cover, 1950 Oil on board 17 x 13-1/2 inches (43.2 x 34.3 cm)

 1950 Not Available USD 6,875.00
17037 Darrell K. Sweet (American, 1934-2011)

The Sword and The Chain paperback cover, 1984 Mixed media on board 24 x 16 inches (61.0 x 40.6 cm)

 1984 Not Available USD 5,750.00
17012 Robert Jonas (American, 1907-1997)

The Street paperback cover, 1949 Gouache on board 12 x 8-1/4 inches (30.5 x 21.0 cm)

 1949 Not Available USD 5,500.00
17014 George Ziel (American, 1914-1982)

A Kiss Before Dying paperback cover, 1954 Oil on board 25-1/4 x 20 inches (64.1 x 50.8 cm)

 1954 Not Available USD 5,000.00
17059 Frank McCarthy (American, 1924-2002)

The Sensation paperback cover, 1963 Mixed media on board 22 x 15 inches (55.9 x 38.1 cm)

 1963 Not Available USD 5,000.00
17031 Robert Ronald Pepper (American, 1938-2019)

Jack of Shadows paperback cover, 1972 Gouache with element of collage on paper laid on board 16-5/8 x 10-1/2 inches (42.2 x 26.7 cm)

 1972 Not Available USD 4,750.00
17009 Richard J. Cardiff (American, 20th Century)

Who Walks in Darkness paperback cover, 1952 Oil on board 24-1/2 x 20 inches (62.2 x 50.8 cm)

 1952 Not Available USD 4,375.00
17022 Jerry Allison (American, 20th Century)

The Silver Tombstone Mystery paperback cover, 1959 Gouache on board 29-1/4 x 19-1/4 inches (74.3 x 48.9 cm)

 1959 Not Available USD 4,000.00
17052 Barye Phillips (American, 1924-1969)

Death Is The Last Lover paperback cover, 1966 Gouache on Masonite 21-1/4 x 18 inches (54.0 x 45.7 cm)

 1966 Not Available USD 4,000.00
17086 Robert Kennedy Abbett (American, 1926-2015)

Nurse Morgan's Triumph paperback cover, 1970 Gouache on board 21-1/2 x 15-1/2 inches (54.6 x 39.4 cm)

 1970 Not Available USD 4,000.00
17023 Daniel Bennett Schwartz (American, b. 1929)

Giovanni's Room paperback cover, 1959 Oil on board 26 x 16-3/4 inches (66.0 x 42.5 cm)

 1959 Not Available USD 3,750.00
17026 Richard M. Powers (American, 1921-1996)

Anthem paperback cover, 1961 Watercolor on board 13 x 8 inches (33.0 x 20.3 cm)

 1961 Not Available USD 3,750.00
17046 Robert Kennedy Abbett (American, 1926-2015)

The Deadly Sex paperback cover, 1961 Mixed media on board 22 x 16 inches (55.9 x 40.6 cm)

 1961 Not Available USD 3,750.00
  • <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Year in Review</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
    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
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP
    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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    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Albrecht Durer Engraving, The Peasant Couple at Market. $3,400 to $3,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1777 Map: Wm. Faden, British Colonies in N. America, ex. John Tyler. $2,000 to $2,400.
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    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 30 Vols. George Eliot 1st Editions; Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Deronda, etc. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Celestial Floor Globe c. 1800. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1866 London MacMillan. $900 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: President Andrew Jackson Signed Patent, 1831. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Civil War Tintype of Calvin “Old Ballie” Walker, CSA 3rd TN Infantry, KIA, plus 3 Union Images. $800 to $1,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1855 Georgia Pocket Map, W. G. Bonner. $800 to $1,000.
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    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Audubon c. 1835 Birds of America Common Cormorant, Havell Edition. $800 to $900.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: George Eliot, Middlemarch, 1st Edition in 8 Volumes. $600 to $800.
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