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
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
17027 David McCall Johnston (American, b. 1940)

Tomorrow 1 paperback cover, 1971 Mixed media on board 19-3/4 x 13-1/2 inches (50.2 x 34.3 cm)

1971 Not Available USD 1,187.50
17028 American Artist (20th Century)

Galaxies Like Grains of Sand paperback cover, 1971 Watercolor on board with collage 29 x 19 inches (73.7 x 48.3 cm)

1971 Not Available USD 687.50
17029 Gene Szafran (American, b. 1941)

Clarion II paperback cover, 1972 Watercolor on board 24-1/2 x 15-1/2 inches (62.2 x 39.4 cm)

1972 Not Available USD 1,062.50
17030 Gene Szafran (American, b. 1941)

The Fog paperback cover, 1975 Mixed media on board 30 x 19 inches (76.2 x 48.3 cm)

1975 Not Available USD 875.00
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
17032 American Artist (20th Century)

Case and the Dreamer paperback cover, 1974 Mixed media on board 13 x 8-3/8 inches (33.0 x 21.1 cm)

1974 Not Available USD 2,375.00
17033 American Artist (20th Century)

The Rats paperback cover, 1975 Oil on Masonite 18-3/8 x 11-1/2 inches (46.5 x 29.2 cm)

1975 Not Available USD 400.00
17034 Dean Ellis (American, 1920-2009)

Greybeard paperback cover, 1976 Gouache on board 17-1/4 x 10-1/2 inches (43.8 x 26.7 cm)

1976 Not Available USD 2,125.00
17035 Don Brautigam (American, 1946-2008)

The Seven Witches paperback cover, 1979 Oil on board 12-3/4 x 11-7/8 inches (32.4 x 30.2 cm)

1979 Not Available USD 812.50
17036 Don Brautigam (American, 1946-2008)

Killer Crabs paperback cover, 1979 Acrylic on board 25-1/4 x 12-1/4 inches (64.1 x 31.1 cm)

1979 Not Available USD 500.00
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
17038 American Artist (20th Century)

Inspector Maigret and the Strangled Stripper paperback cover, 1964 Mixed media on paper laid on board 23-3/4 x 17-3/4 inches (60.3 x 45.1 cm)

1964 Not Available USD 687.50
17039 Attributed to Robert Maguire (American, 1921-2005)

Night Ward paperback cover, 1959 Gouache on board 30 x 21-1/2 inches (76.2 x 54.6 cm)

1959 Not Available USD 575.00
17040 Tony Kokinos (American, 20th century)

Look Not Upon Me paperback cover, 1957 Oil on board 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm)

1957 Not Available USD 1,062.50
17041 Attributed to Sanford (Sandy)

Kossin (American, 1926-2023)

Not Available USD 1,062.50
17042 Hoot von Zitzewitz (German, 1927-1979)

Level 7 paperback cover, 1959 Mixed media with collage on board 32-1/2 x 22-7/8 inches (82.5 x 58.1 cm)

1959 Not Available USD 209.00
17043 Robert Ronald Pepper (American, 1938-2019)

Islands in the Sky paperback cover, 1960 Watercolor on paper laid on board 16-1/4 x 11-1/4 inches (41.3 x 28.6 cm)

1960 Not Available USD 2,062.50
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
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
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
17047 Barye Phillips (American, 1924-1969)

The Blonde, Carter Brown paperback cover, 1958 Gouache on board 28 x 18 inches (71.1 x 45.7 cm)

1958 Not Available USD 2,750.00
17048 Barye Phillips (American, 1924-1969)

Main Street paperback cover, 1961 Mixed media on board 22 x 15-1/4 inches (55.9 x 38.7 cm)

1961 Not Available USD 1,375.00
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
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
  • Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
  • Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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