Heritage Auctions: The Signet/New American Library Collection of Paperback Art Showcase Auction, 15259, Dallas

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 02, 2025 - December 02, 2025
Page Size: 106 items in 5 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
17001 James Avati (American, 1912-2005)

My Gun Is Quick paperback cover, 1960 Gouache on board 28 x 19 inches (71.1 x 48.3 cm)

1960 Not Available USD 3,250.00
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
17003 American Artist (20th Century)

I Am Thinking of My Darling paperback cover, 1950 Gouache on board 19-1/2 x 12 inches (49.5 x 30.5 cm)

1950 Not Available USD 812.50
17004 American Artist (20th Century)

Room For Murder/Uneasy Street paperback cover, 1950 Gouache on board 17-1/2 x 22 inches (44.5 x 55.9 cm)

1950 Not Available USD 2,000.00
17005 Gerald B. Gregg (American, 1907-1985)

Double Indemnity paperback cover, 1950 Gouache on board 11 x 9-1/2 inches (27.9 x 24.1 cm)

1950 Not Available USD 3,000.00
17006 American Artist (20th Century)

Limbo Tower paperback cover, 1951 Gouache on board 21-1/2 x 16-1/4 inches (54.6 x 41.3 cm)

1951 Not Available USD 1,125.00
17007 American Artist (20th Century)

The Broken Body paperback cover, 1952 Oil on board 25 x 20 inches (63.5 x 50.8 cm)

1952 Not Available USD 2,875.00
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
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
17010 James Alfred Meese (American, 1917-1971)

Shoot to Kill paperback cover, 1953 Oil on board 24-1/4 x 17 inches (61.6 x 43.2 cm)

1953 Not Available USD 1,750.00
17011 Barye Phillips (American, 1924-1969)

The Lonely paperback cover, 1950 Oil on board 21-1/4 x 15-3/4 inches (54.0 x 40.0 cm)

1950 Not Available USD 375.00
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
17013 Al Rossi (American, 1927-2004)

The Double Shuffle paperback cover, 1954 Oil on board 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm)

1954 Not Available USD 2,125.00
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
17015 Frank Cozzarelli (American, 1930-1979)

The Sunburned Corpse paperback, 1954 Oil on board 28 x 20-1/2 inches (71.1 x 52.1 cm)

1954 Not Available USD 1,250.00
17016 American Artist (20th Century)

The Farmer's Bride paperback cover, 1955 Oil on board 23-1/2 x 17-7/8 inches (59.7 x 45.4 cm)

1955 Not Available USD 2,125.00
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
17018 Robert Maguire (American, 1921-2005)

The Revolt of Mamie Stover paperback back cover, 1956 Oil on board 8 x 13 inches (20.3 x 33.0 cm)

1956 Not Available USD 1,625.00
17019 Stanley M. Zuckerberg (American, 1919-1995)

The Tyranny of Sex paperback cover, 1956 Oil on board 30 x 21 inches (76.2 x 53.3 cm)

1956 Not Available USD 450.00
17020 Clark Hulings (American, 1922-2011)

Lizzie/The Bird's Nest paperback cover, 1957 Mixed media on board 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm)

1957 Not Available USD 2,750.00
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
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
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
17024 Robert Emil Schulz (American, 1928-1978)

The Case of the Dead Divorcee paperback, 1958 Oil on board 24-3/4 x 16-1/2 inches (62.9 x 41.9 cm)

1958 Not Available USD 2,000.00
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
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