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Auction Name The Signet/New American Library Collection of Paperback Art Showcase Auction Total Sales (USD) 361,310.50
Auction Date December 02, 2025 - December 02, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #15259 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 106
Sold Lots 106.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 100.00% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
Unsold Lots 0 Total Sales as a % of High Est. Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> 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. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    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.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> 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.
    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.
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>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…</i>
    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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