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Aste Bolaffi: Collectibles - Comics, Original Comic Art & Cards
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Collectibles - Comics, Original Comic Art & Cards | Total Sales (EUR) | 70,107.50 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | April 23, 2026 - April 23, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 0.00 |
| Sale Number | #790 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 0.00 |
| Total Lots | 502 | ||
| Sold Lots | 402.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 0.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 80.08% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 0.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 100 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 227 | Walt Disney | TOPOLINO LIBRETTO N.1 |
1949 | Not Available | EUR 4,500.00 |
| 114 | ALBI DEL FALCO, SUPERMAN "NEMBO KID" NN. 1/574 |
1954 | Not Available | EUR 4,375.00 | |
| 126 | CORNO L'Incredibile Devil N.44 "Vieni Fratello" |
N/A | Not Available | EUR 1,250.00 | |
| 491 | Benito Jacovitti (1923-1997) | BEVI ROSMUNDA...-COS'e, COGNAC? |
1961 | Not Available | EUR 812.50 |
| 515 | Milo Manara | LA VASCA |
N/A | Not Available | EUR 812.50 |
| 221 | Walt Disney | LE AVVENTURE DI TOPOLINO NN. 1/2 |
1933 | Not Available | EUR 750.00 |
| 14 | COLLANA FRECCIA, IL GRANDE BLEK SERIE I NN. 1/21 |
1954 | Not Available | EUR 687.50 | |
| 493 | Benito Jacovitti (1923-1997) | GENOVA |
1961 | Not Available | EUR 687.50 |
| 169 | SORELLE GIUSSANI | DIABOLIK SECONDA SERIE |
1965 | Not Available | EUR 625.00 |
| 366 | Sorelle Giussani | CARTOLINE DI DIABOLIK |
1990-2000 | Not Available | EUR 625.00 |
| 488 | Andrea Pazienza | PAZIENZA, ANDREA "Dedicata a Manuela" 1988 |
1988 | Not Available | EUR 625.00 |
| 236 | Walt Disney | TOPOLINO LIBRETTO N.10 |
1950 | Not Available | EUR 593.75 |
| 30 | COLLANA FRECCIA, CAPITAN MIKI SERIE I NN. 1/42 |
1951 | Not Available | EUR 531.25 | |
| 228 | Walt Disney | TOPOLINO LIBRETTO N.2 |
1949 | Not Available | EUR 531.25 |
| 229 | Walt Disney | TOPOLINO LIBRETTO N.3 |
1949 | Not Available | EUR 531.25 |
| 489 | Benito Jacovitti (1923-1997) | … MI SO DE VENESSIA… |
1961 | Not Available | EUR 531.25 |
| 226 | Walt Disney | TOPOLINO LIBRETTO NUMERI TONDI |
1960-2000 | Not Available | EUR 500.00 |
| 232 | Walt Disney | TOPOLINO LIBRETTO N.6 |
1949 | Not Available | EUR 500.00 |
| 386 | Guido Crepax | GUIDO CREPAX L'Histoire d'O 1975 |
1975 | Not Available | EUR 500.00 |
| 436 | Hugo Pratt (1927) | CORTO MALTESE ALL'UNIVERSITa |
1980 | Not Available | EUR 500.00 |
| 52 | COLLANA ARCO, CHERRY BRANDY RACCONTA NN. 1/18 |
1956 | Not Available | EUR 468.75 | |
| 231 | Walt Disney | TOPOLINO LIBRETTO N.5 |
1949 | Not Available | EUR 468.75 |
| 235 | Walt Disney | TOPOLINO LIBRETTO N.9 |
1949 | Not Available | EUR 468.75 |
| 495 | Benito Jacovitti (1923-1997) | BENITO JACOVITTI 1923-1997 Oggetti smarriti 1961 |
1961 | Not Available | EUR 468.75 |
| 234 | Walt Disney | TOPOLINO LIBRETTO N.8 |
1949 | Not Available | EUR 437.50 |
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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.