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Los Angeles Estate Auction: Vintage Comics, Art & Collectibles Auction
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| Auction Name | Vintage Comics, Art & Collectibles Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 12,697.46 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | May 12, 2026 - May 12, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 12,250.00 |
| Sale Number | #416883 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 24,445.00 |
| Total Lots | 265 | ||
| Sold Lots | 246.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 12,990.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 92.83% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 25,990.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 19 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 48.86% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | Carmine Infantino; Murphy Anderson | Batman #171 |
1965 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 342.90 |
| 27 | Dick Briefer | Frankenstein Comics #10 |
-1947 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 317.50 |
| 248 | Will Eisner; Jerry Grandenetti | The Spirit |
1952 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 279.40 |
| 62 | Dark Mysteries #3 |
-1951 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 241.30 | |
| 22 | Jack Kirby; Dick Ayers | Strange Tales #89 |
1961 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 215.90 |
| 44 | Shock SuspenStories #10 |
-1953 | USD 80.00 - 150.00 | USD 177.80 | |
| 52 | Prize Comics No. 43 |
1943 | USD 75.00 - 175.00 | USD 177.80 | |
| 23 | Space Detective #3 |
1952 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 165.10 | |
| 1 | Jack Davis; Wally Wood; Graham Ingels | Shock SuspenStories #18 |
1954 | USD 80.00 - 150.00 | USD 152.40 |
| 53 | The Haunt of Fear #27 |
1954 | USD 40.00 - 80.00 | USD 152.40 | |
| 28 | Frankenstein Comics #11 |
-1948 | USD 75.00 - 150.00 | USD 139.70 | |
| 186 | Contact Sheets & Color Film Strips, Adult Figure Studies |
c.1970s | USD 80.00 - 150.00 | USD 139.70 | |
| 365 | Frank Frazetta; Richard Corben; Barry Windsor-Smith | Ariel: The Book of Fantasy #1-4 |
1976; 1977; 1978 | USD 120.00 - 200.00 | USD 127.00 |
| 61 | Journey Into Mystery #68 |
1961 | USD 60.00 - 120.00 | USD 120.65 | |
| 336 | Jim Morrison | The Lords and The New Creatures |
1970 | USD 60.00 - 120.00 | USD 120.65 |
| 37 | Jack Cole | Smash Comics #35 |
1942 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 114.30 |
| 7 | Nick Cardy | Aquaman #35 |
1967 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 107.95 |
| 50 | Web of Evil #15 |
1954 | USD 80.00 - 150.00 | USD 107.95 | |
| 11 | Vicky Comics #1 |
1948 | USD 40.00 - 80.00 | USD 101.60 | |
| 24 | Adventures Into Weird Worlds #19 |
1953 | USD 60.00 - 120.00 | USD 101.60 | |
| 41 | Web of Mystery #9 |
1952 | USD 75.00 - 150.00 | USD 101.60 | |
| 138 | Alan Moore; Dave Gibbons | 12 Books, including: Watchmen |
1986; 1987 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 101.60 |
| 256 | Vintage Black & White Glamour/Boudoir Photography Prints |
N/A | USD 40.00 - 80.00 | USD 101.60 | |
| 15 | Marvel Tales #138 |
1956 | USD 40.00 - 80.00 | USD 95.25 | |
| 48 | L.B. Cole | Horrors of War #11 |
1952 | USD 75.00 - 150.00 | USD 95.25 |
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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.