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

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 02, 2025 - December 02, 2025

Page Size: 106 items in 5 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
17051	Mitchell Hooks (American, 1923-2013)	The Girl from Outer Space, Carter Brown paperback cover, 1965 Watercolor on board 16-3/4 x 17-7/8 inches (42.5 x 45.4 cm)	1965	Not Available	USD 2,750.00
17052	Barye Phillips (American, 1924-1969)	Death Is The Last Lover paperback cover, 1966 Gouache on Masonite 21-1/4 x 18 inches (54.0 x 45.7 cm)	1966	Not Available	USD 4,000.00
17053	American Artist (20th Century)	An Eye for An Eye paperback, 1959 Oil on board 20 x 16-3/4 inches (50.8 x 42.5 cm)	1959	Not Available	USD 2,250.00
17054	Mitchell Hooks (1923-2013)	The Bad Blonde paperback cover, 1963 Gouache on board 28 x 18 inches (71.1 x 45.7 cm)	1963	Not Available	USD 10,000.00
17055	Ron Lesser (American, b. 1941)	The Tigress, Carter Brown paperback cover, 1967 Gouache on board 18-1/2 x 12 inches (47.0 x 30.5 cm)	1967	Not Available	USD 3,250.00
17056	Ron Lesser (American, b. 1941)	The Intrusion paperback cover, 1967 Gouache on board 23 x 14-3/4 inches (58.4 x 37.5 cm)	1967	Not Available	USD 1,375.00
17057	Victor Kalin (American, 1919-1991)	Killers Choice paperback cover, 1961 Gouache on board 22 x 15 inches (55.9 x 38.1 cm)	1961	Not Available	USD 812.50
17058	Frank McCarthy (American, 1924-2002)	The Manchurian Candidate paperback cover, 1969 Gouache on board 22-7/8 x 13 inches (58.1 x 33.0 cm)	1969	Not Available	USD 2,750.00
17059	Frank McCarthy (American, 1924-2002)	The Sensation paperback cover, 1963 Mixed media on board 22 x 15 inches (55.9 x 38.1 cm)	1963	Not Available	USD 5,000.00
17060	Frank McCarthy (American, 1924-2002)	The Trail to Ogallala paperback cover, 1964 Mixed media on board 22 x 15 inches (55.9 x 38.1 cm)	1964	Not Available	USD 8,125.00
17061	Frank McCarthy (American, 1924-2002)	Dakota Rifle paperback cover, 1968 Mixed media on board 23 x 15 inches (58.4 x 38.1 cm)	1968	Not Available	USD 7,812.50
17062	Lillian Chestney (American, 1913-2000)	Lord Grizzly paperback cover, 1964 Mixed media on board 23 x 18-1/2 inches (58.4 x 47.0 cm)	1964	Not Available	USD 937.50
17063	Howard A. Terpning (American, b. 1927)	Romance paperback cover Gouache on board 28-3/4 x 20 inches (73.0 x 50.8 cm)		Not Available	USD 2,500.00
17064	Attributed to Frank McCarthy (American, 1924-2002)	Red Runs the River paperback cover, 1971 Mixed media on board 24 x 15 inches (61.0 x 38.1 cm)	1971	Not Available	USD 1,625.00
17065	American Artist (20th Century)	For Love of Imabelle paperback cover, 1974 Oil on canvasboard with painted overlay 40 x 26 inches (101.6 x 66.0 cm)	1974	Not Available	USD 3,750.00
17066	American Artist (20th Century)	The Make-Believe Children paperback cover, 1975 Oil on Masonite 32 x 24 inches (81.3 x 61.0 cm)	1975	Not Available	USD 625.00
17067	American Artist (20th Century)	All Shot Up paperback cover, 1975 Oil on board 16 x 16 inches (40.6 x 40.6 cm)	1975	Not Available	USD 1,375.00
17068	Milton Glaser (American, 1929-2020)	Othello paperback cover, 1963 Ink and watercolor on paper laid on board 17-3/4 x 13-3/4 inches (45.1 x 34.9 cm)	1963	Not Available	USD 2,750.00
17069	Albert John Pucci (American, 1920-2005)	Pudd'nhead Wilson paperback cover, 1964 Gouache on board 29-1/2 x 17-3/4 inches (74.9 x 45.1 cm)	1964	Not Available	USD 875.00
17070	Seymour Chwast (American, b. 1931)	Our Mutual Friend paperback cover, 1964 Mixed media on paper laid on board 17-3/4 x 12 inches (45.1 x 30.5 cm)	1964	Not Available	USD 199.00
17071	Attributed to Tomi Ungerer (French, 1931-2018)	Stiff Upper Lip Jeeves paperback cover, 1966 Ink and watercolor on tracing paper 9 x 6-3/4 inches (22.9 x 17.1 cm)	1966	Not Available	USD 1,125.00
17072	Push Pin Studios (American, 20th Century)	Pale Horse, Pale Rider paperback cover, 1965 Watercolor on paper laid on board 15-1/4 x 11-3/4 inches (38.7 x 29.8 cm)	1965	Not Available	USD 1,625.00
17073	Alex Tsao (American, 20th Century)	Everything That Rises Must Converge paperback cover, 1967 Ink and watercolor on paper laid on board 9 x 4-1/2 inches (22.9 x 11.4 cm)	1967	Not Available	USD 625.00
17074	Bill Hoffmann (American, 20th Century)	Che: The Making of a Legend paperback cover, 1969 Mixed media with collage on board 30 x 20 inches (76.2 x 50.8 cm)	1969	Not Available	USD 687.50
17075	Stanislaw Zagorski (Polish, b. 1933)	Dracula paperback cover, 1965 Mixed media on gelatin silver print 19 x 13-1/2 inches (48.3 x 34.3 cm)	1965	Not Available	USD 1,750.00

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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