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

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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>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient. <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN. <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc. <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b> THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux <b>Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:</b>
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
  • <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500 <b>Old World Auctions (Feb 11):</b><br>Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000