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
17076 Mitchell Hooks (American, 1923-2013)

Guilty Bystander paperback cover, 1963 Gouache on board 30 x 18-1/4 inches (76.2 x 46.4 cm)

1963 Not Available USD 9,687.50
17077 Robert Kennedy Abbett (American, 1926-2015)

Episode in Rome paperback cover, 1967 Gouache on board 24-1/2 x 17 inches (62.2 x 43.2 cm)

1967 Not Available USD 1,562.50
17078 American Artist (20th Century)

The Secret of the Chateau paperback cover, 1967 Gouache on board 23 x 15 inches (58.4 x 38.1 cm)

1967 Not Available USD 2,125.00
17079 American Artist (20th Century)

Throne of Satan paperback, 1967 Gouache on board 14-3/4 x 11-1/2 inches (37.5 x 29.2 cm)

1967 Not Available USD 1,062.50
17080 George Sottung (American, 1927-1999)

The River & The Rose paperback cover, 1967 Gouache on board 16-1/2 x 10-3/4 inches (41.9 x 27.3 cm)

1967 Not Available USD 1,062.50
17081 American Artist (20th Century)

The Empress of Shame paperback cover, 1969 Mixed media on board 27-1/4 x 18-1/4 inches (69.2 x 46.4 cm)

1969 Not Available USD 750.00
17082 Robert A Heindel (American, 1938-2005)

Missing! paperback cover, 1969 Watercolor on board 13-1/2 x 10-3/4 inches (34.3 x 27.3 cm)

1969 Not Available USD 687.50
17083 Attributed to Mitchell Hooks (American, 1923-2013)

Resort Nurse paperback cover, 1969 Mixed media on board 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm)

1969 Not Available USD 625.00
17084 Jack Gaughan (American, 1930-1985)

Moon of Mutiny, 1961 Mixed media on Masonite 19-3/4 x 15-7/8 inches (50.2 x 40.3 cm)

1961 Not Available USD 3,250.00
17085 Charles Geer (American, 1922-2008)

Dear Once paperback cover, 1977 Gouache on board 23-1/4 x 14-1/4 inches (59.1 x 36.2 cm)

1977 Not Available USD 375.00
17086 Robert Kennedy Abbett (American, 1926-2015)

Nurse Morgan's Triumph paperback cover, 1970 Gouache on board 21-1/2 x 15-1/2 inches (54.6 x 39.4 cm)

1970 Not Available USD 4,000.00
17087 Stanley Borack (American, 1927-1993)

Running Scared paperback cover, 1973 Oil on board 19-1/2 x 12 inches (49.5 x 30.5 cm)

1973 Not Available USD 350.00
17088 Franco Accornero (Italian/American, 1938-2020)

Only Couples Need Apply paperback cover, 1974 Acrylic on board 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm)

1974 Not Available USD 350.00
17089 American Artist (20th Century)

Arthur McCann and All His Women Oil on board 40 x 24 inches (101.6 x 61.0 cm)

Not Available USD 300.00
17090 Howard Rogers (American, b. 1932)

The Tease paperback cover, 1975 Mixed media on board 20 x 15 inches (50.8 x 38.1 cm)

1975 Not Available USD 1,125.00
17091 Birney Lettick (American, 1919-1986)

Fear of Flying paperback cover, 1974 Oil on board 29-1/4 x 19-1/2 inches (74.3 x 49.5 cm)

1974 Not Available USD 3,000.00
17092 Robert Baxter (American, 20th Century)

Tobacco Road paperback cover, 1970 Oil on canvas 30 x 19 inches (76.2 x 48.3 cm)

1970 Not Available USD 937.50
17093 Joseph Cellini (Hungarian, 1924-1988)

The Stud paperback cover, 1971 Oil on board 24 x 17 inches (61.0 x 43.2 cm)

1971 Not Available USD 325.00
17094 Victor Prezio (American, 1924-1976)

Mansion Malevolent paperback cover, 1974 Gouache on board 28 x 17-3/4 inches (71.1 x 45.1 cm)

1974 Not Available USD 1,625.00
17095 Jerome Podwil (American, b. 1938)

The Fire and the Gold paperback cover, 1974 Oil on Masonite 30 x 20 inches (76.2 x 50.8 cm)

1974 Not Available USD 812.50
17096 Harry Barton (American, 1908-2001)

The Hovering Darkness paperback cover, 1974 Oil on board 30 x 20 inches (76.2 x 50.8 cm)

1974 Not Available USD 1,062.50
17097 William Maughan (American, b. 1946)

Give Me Your Love paperback cover, 1975 Oil on board 30 x 18 inches (76.2 x 45.7 cm)

1975 Not Available USD 154.00
17098 Attributed to Clark Hulings (American, 1922-2011)

Bubblegum & Kipling paperback cover, 1965 Mixed media on board 30 x 22 inches (76.2 x 55.9 cm)

1965 Not Available USD 2,250.00
17099 Tom Hall (American, 1932-2010)

Like Love paperback cover, 1976 Oil on board 30 x 20 inches (76.2 x 50.8 cm)

1976 Not Available USD 2,500.00
17100 Attributed to Franco Accornero (Italian/American, 1938-2020)

Twilight at the Elms paperback cover, 1976 Oil on board 22 x 15 inches (55.9 x 38.1 cm)

1976 Not Available USD 1,062.50
  • 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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