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Heritage Auctions: The Dr. Richard Meli Collection Pulps Signature® Auction

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Auction Name The Dr. Richard Meli Collection Pulps Signature® Auction Total Sales (USD) 1,841,591.00
Auction Date December 04, 2025 - December 06, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #7444 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 471
Sold Lots 471.0 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
82010

Spicy Mystery Stories #1 June 1935 (Culture) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages.

 1935 Not Available USD 156,000.00
82019

Weird Tales #118 October 1933 Frank M. Robinson Pedigree (Popular Fiction) CGC NM- 9.2 White pages.

 1933 Not Available USD 105,000.00
82016

Weird Tales #1 March 1923 First State (Rural) CGC FN+ 6.5 Off-white to white pages.

 1923 Not Available USD 90,000.00
82009

Snappy Mystery Stories Ashcan #1 (V1#2) May 1935 (Culture) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to white pages.

 1935 Not Available USD 66,000.00
82017

Weird Tales #2 April 1923 (Rural) CGC VF 8.0 White pages.

 1923 Not Available USD 66,000.00
82018

Weird Tales #114 June 1933 Frank M. Robinson Pedigree (Popular Fiction) CGC NM/MT 9.8 Off-white pages.

 1933 Not Available USD 40,800.00
82011

Spicy Mystery Stories #5 October 1935 (Culture) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white to white pages.

 1935 Not Available USD 38,400.00
82020

Weird Tales #125 May 1934 Frank M. Robinson Pedigree (Popular Fiction) CGC NM+ 9.6 Off-white pages.

 1934 Not Available USD 33,600.00
82012

Spicy Mystery Stories #14 July 1936 (Culture) CGC NM- 9.2 Off-white pages.

 1936 Not Available USD 28,800.00
82007

Snappy Adventure Stories Ashcan #1 (V1#1) July 1934 (Trojan Magazines) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages.

 1934 Not Available USD 26,400.00
82003

Mystery Adventure Magazine #20 November 1936 (Movie Digest) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white pages.

 1936 Not Available USD 22,800.00
82013

The Spider #6 March 1934 Strasser Pedigree (Popular) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages.

 1934 Not Available USD 19,200.00
83031

Spicy Mystery Stories #27 August 1937 (Culture) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages.

 1937 Not Available USD 19,200.00
82015

Vice Squad Detective #1 1933 (Fawcett) CGC VF- 7.5 Off-white to white pages.

 1933 Not Available USD 18,000.00
82014

Terror Tales #14 October 1935 (Popular) CGC NM- 9.2 Cream to off-white pages.

 1935 Not Available USD 16,800.00
82004

Saucy Movie Tales #10 October 1936 (Movie Digest) CGC VF+ 8.5 White pages.

 1936 Not Available USD 15,600.00
82005

Saucy Romantic Adventures #1 May 1936 (Movie Digest, Inc.) CGC FN 6.0 Cream to off-white pages.

 1936 Not Available USD 13,200.00
82006

Secret Agent X #5 June 1934 Strasser Pedigree (Ace) CGC VF 8.0 White pages.

 1934 Not Available USD 12,000.00
82008

Snappy Adventure Stories Ashcan #2 (V1#2) May 1935 (Culture) CGC VF/NM 9.0 Off-white to white pages.

 1935 Not Available USD 11,400.00
83039

The Spider #57 June 1938 (Popular) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white to white pages.

 1938 Not Available USD 10,800.00
82002

Horror Stories #33 October / November 1939 (Popular) CGC VF/NM 9.0 White pages.

 1939 Not Available USD 10,200.00
83054

Thrilling Mystery #16 February 1937 (Standard) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white pages.

 1937 Not Available USD 10,200.00
83038

The Spider #9 June 1934 Strasser Pedigree (Popular) CGC NM 9.4 Off-white to white pages.

 1934 Not Available USD 9,600.00
82001

Crime Busters #22 August 1939 Strasser Pedigree (Street & Smith) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white pages.

 1939 Not Available USD 9,000.00
82042

Black Mask #207 March 1936 (Pro-Distribution) CGC VF+ 8.5 White pages.

 1936 Not Available USD 9,000.00
  • <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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