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PBA Galleries: The Conjuring Collection of Steven Goldstein (+ additions) - With the Occult, History of Science & Natural History

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Auction Name The Conjuring Collection of Steven Goldstein (+ additions) - With the Occult, History of Science & Natural History Total Sales (USD) 74,725.00
Auction Date October 29, 2026 - October 29, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 65,400.00
Sale Number #2313 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 102,400.00
Total Lots 314
Sold Lots 143.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 144,300.00
% of Lots Sold 45.54% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 223,300.00
Unsold Lots 171 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 33.46%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Top Sale Price Lots
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
209 Ricardo David

The Principles of Political Economy and Taxation

N/A USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 13,750.00
47 Houdini Harry

A Magician Among the Spirits

N/A USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,375.00
248 Rutherford Ernest

Bakerian Lecture: Nuclear Constitution of Atoms

1920 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 4,375.00
206 Keynes

A Tract on Monetary Reform

1922 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,500.00
153 Hutchinson Francis (1660-1739)

An Historical Essay Concerning Witchcraft

N/A USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,125.00
175 Waite A E

The Hermetic Museum, Restored and Enlarged

N/A USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,125.00
289 Michaux Francois Andre

The North American Sylva

N/A USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,125.00
275 Darwin Charles

15 Books, including: [Works]

N/A USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,750.00
138 Boehme Jacob (1575-1624); Law William

The Works of Jacob Behmen

N/A USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,625.00
281

Investigations of the Aquatic Resources and Fisheries of Porto Rico

1900 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,375.00
151 Gurdjieff G.I.

The Herald of the Coming Good: First Appeal to Contemporary Humanity

N/A USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 937.50
141 Crowley Aleister

The Equinox: The Official Organ of the A∴A∴; the Review of Scientific Illuminism

1909-1913 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 875.00
214 Einstein Albert; Freud Sigmund

Warum Krieg?

1932 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 875.00
266 Boerhaave

Index Plantarum, quae in Horto Academico Lugduno Batavo Reperiuntur

1710 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 875.00
313 Fitch Walter Hood

85 botanical prints

N/A USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 875.00
225 Schenk Jan

Theatrum machinarum universale

1736; 1737 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 812.50
292 Gruber William B.

Mushrooms in Their Natural Habitats

1939 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 750.00
326 Britton Nathaniel Lord; Rose Joseph Nelson

The Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family

N/A USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 687.50
235 Newton Isaac

La Methode des Fluxions, et des Suites Infinies

1736 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 625.00
286 Hooker Joseph Dalton

On Welwitschia, a New Genus of Gnetaceae

N/A USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 625.00
97 Hoffmann

Modern Magic. A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring

N/A USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 593.75
157 Matt Daniel C.; Hecker Joel; Wolski Nathan

The Zohar: Pritzker Edition

N/A USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 593.75
285 Cruz Martin de la; Badiano Juan

The De La Cruz - Badiano, Aztec Herbal of 1552

1552 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 593.75
145 Ficino Marsilio (1433-1499)

Il Comento di Marsilio Ficino Sopra il Convito di Platone

N/A USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 531.25
173 Thorndike

A History of Magic and Experimental Science During the First Thirteen Centuries of Our Era

N/A USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 531.25
  • Heritage, Nov. 18: Orson Welles. Signed Third Revised Final Draft for Citizen Kane (RKO, 1941). July 16, 1940.
    Heritage, Nov. 18: Bob Dylan. Autograph manuscript working lyrics to "Man on the Street."
    Heritage, Nov. 18: Ernest Hemingway. Death in the Afternoon. Inscribed by the author to the daughter of the Spanish Ambassador.
    Heritage, Nov. 18: Jack London. The Call of the Wild. Inscribed by the author.
    Heritage, Nov. 18: John Steinbeck. East of Eden. Inscribed by 27 members of the movie cast and crew, including James Dean and Elia Kazan.
  • Sotheby’s
    Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
    The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
    November 18, 2026
    Sotheby’s
    Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
    The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
    November 18, 2026
    Sotheby’s
    Nelson, His Life and His Navy:
    The Clive Richards Collection of Letters and Manuscripts
    November 18, 2026
  • Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 41. Rare First State of the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1595) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 63. The Largest of the Strada "Leo Belgicus" Editions (1632) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 71. Blaeu's Stunning Carte-a-Figures Map of the Americas (1640) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 8. Mariette's Rare and Decorative Map of the World Based on the Work of Hondius (1642) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 172. 1775 Edition of the Landmark Fry-Jefferson Map of Virginia and Maryland (1775) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 46. Doppelmayr's Fine Celestial Chart (1742) Est. $800 - $950
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 212. First Edition Ski Country Map by Pioneer Hal Shelton (1965) Est. $500 - $700
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 732. Ruscelli's Complete Atlas with 69 Maps and Updated Maps of the Continents (1599) Est. $8,000 - $9,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 329. Ortelius' Map of Iceland Surrounded by Sea Monsters (1585) Est. $11,000 - $13,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 600. Heinrich Bunting's Rare Map of Asia in the Form of a Pegasus (1581) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 11): Lot 716. Bible Leaf with Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Magi (1490) Est. $2,000 - $2,300