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Auction Name Golden Age and Pre-Code Horror: The Comic Book Collection of Stephen J. Farber Total Sales (USD) 333,108.00
Auction Date January 11, 2024 - January 11, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 213,555.00
Sale Number #1171 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 335,900.00
Total Lots 269
Sold Lots 255.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 215,005.00
% of Lots Sold 94.80% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 339,050.00
Unsold Lots 14 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 98.25%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
23

Captain America Comics #1

1941 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 45,600.00
51

Human Torch #2 (#1)

 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 28,800.00
109

Weird Tales of the Future #8 White Mountain Pedigree

1953 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 16,800.00
47

Haunt of Fear #15 (#1)

 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 14,400.00
7

Amazing Spider-Man #1

1963 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 13,200.00
54

Journey Into Mystery #83

1962 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 9,600.00
9

Baffling Mysteries #7 White Mountain Pedigree

1952 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,400.00
6

All Star Comics #3

1940 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,200.00
66

More Fun Comics #55

1940 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 7,200.00
31

Diary of Horror #1 White Mountain Pedigree

1951 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,040.00
67

Mystic Comics #1

1940 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 4,800.00
91

Tales to Astonish #22

1962 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,560.00
32

Eerie Comics #1

1947 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,320.00
70

New York World's Fair #1939

1939 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 4,320.00
116

Pre-Code Horror and Early Mystery Comics Group of 33

1951-55 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 4,080.00
83

Strange Worlds #4 White Mountain Pedigree

1951 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,840.00
165

Collection of Modern Comics in 44 boxes

1970s-2000s USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,840.00
97

Target Comics #1

1940 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,600.00
37

Fantastic Comics #1

1939 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,360.00
58

Mad Comics Group #1-20 Complete

1952-55 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,360.00
106

Weird Mysteries #2 White Mountain Pedigree

1952 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,360.00
108

Weird Tales of the Future #6 White Mountain Pedigree

1953 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,120.00
1

Adventure Comics #61

1941 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,880.00
118

Pre-Code Horror and Early Mystery Comics Group of 11

1951-57 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 2,880.00
69

New Comics #1

1935 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,640.00
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    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.
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    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.