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Auction Name
Pulp, Paperback, Sci-Fi and Fantasy Illustration Art Showcase Auction
Auction Date
08/11/2026 - 08/11/2026
Sale Number
#15267
Total Lots
139
Sold Lots
139.0
Lots Sold
100.00%
Unsold Lots
0
Total Sales (USD)
208,034.00
Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
0.00
High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
0.00
Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
0.00
High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
0.00
Total Sales as a % of High Est.
Inf%

Top twenty five by sale price

Top twenty five lots by sale price
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
18127 Horne Daniel R. (b. 1960)

Daniel Horne (American, b. 1960) A Gilded Cage Oil on masonite 34 x 23 inches (86.4 x 58.4 cm) Signed lower right: Daniel R. Horne

2003 Not Available USD 9,375.00
18001 Valigursky Ed (1926-2009)

Ed Valigursky (American, 1926-2009) The Lunar Eye paperback cover, 1964 Gouache on board 17 x 11 inches (43.2 x 27.9 cm) (sight) Not signed

1964 Not Available USD 8,750.00
18136 Vallejo Boris (b. 1941)

Boris Vallejo (American, b. 1941) Angel, 2001 Pencil on board 18 x 15 inches (45.7 x 38.1 cm) Signed and dated lower left: Boris © / 01

2001 Not Available USD 6,875.00
18044 McGuire Robert (20th Century)

Robert McGuire (American, 20th Century) A Woman Possessed paperback cover, 1961 Oil on board 28-1/4 x 20 inches (71.8 x 50.8 cm) Not signed

1958; 1961; 2009 Not Available USD 5,000.00
18116 Vess Charles (b. 1951)

Charles Vess (American, b. 1951) The Roots of Fear, 1980 Ink on board 20 x 15 inches (50.8 x 38.1 cm) Signed and dated lower left: © C. Vess 80

1980 Not Available USD 4,500.00
18146 Kunstler Morton (1931-2025)

Morton Kunstler (American, 1931-2025) The Oran Pass, MALE magazine interior, July 1963 Gouache on board 15-3/4 x 24-3/8 inches (40.0 x 61.8 cm) (image) Signed lower left: MKunstler

1963; 1965 Not Available USD 4,250.00
18007 Freas Kelly (1922-2005)

Kelly Freas (American, 1922-2005) Promised Land paperback cover, 1974 Acrylic on board 16 x 10-1/2 inches (40.6 x 26.7 cm) (image) Signed lower center: Kelly Freas

1974 Not Available USD 4,250.00
18108 Freas Kelly (1922-2005)

Kelly Freas (American, 1922-2005) Lifeboat Part One of Three, Analog Science Fiction and Fact pulp magazine interior, February 1975 Gouache on paper laid on board 12-7/8 x 15-7/8 inches (32.7 x 40.3 cm) (image) Initialed lower left: KF

1975 Not Available USD 4,250.00
18073 Craft Fred (1883-1935)

Fred Craft (American, 1883-1935) The Clearing House of Crime, Clues All-Star Detective Stories pulp magazine cover, May 1933 Oil on canvas 28-1/2 x 20 inches (72.4 x 50.8 cm) Signed lower left: Fred Craft

1933 Not Available USD 3,750.00
18083 Rozen George (1895-1973)

George Rozen (American, 1895-1973) Yesterday's Pilot, Sky Fighters pulp magazine cover, Fall 1946 Oil on canvas 21 x 17 inches (53.3 x 43.2 cm) Signed lower right: George Rozen

1946 Not Available USD 3,750.00
18085 Tinsley Frank Xavier Theban (1899-1965)

Frank Xavier Theban Tinsley (American, 1899-1965) The Blood Flower, Bill Barnes Air Adventurer pulp magazine cover, August 1934 Oil on canvas 30 x 21 inches (76.2 x 53.3 cm) Signed lower right: F Tinsley

1934 Not Available USD 3,750.00
18084 Rozen George (1895-1973)

George Rozen (American, 1895-1973) Battle in the Sky, likely Sky Fighters pulp magazine cover, circa 1946 Oil on canvas 35-1/2 x 25 inches (90.2 x 63.5 cm) Signed lower left: George Rozen

circa 1946 Not Available USD 3,500.00
18046 Abbett Robert Kennedy (1926-2015)

Robert Kennedy Abbett (American, 1926-2015) Target for Tonight paperback cover, 1962 Gouache on board 20 x 13 inches (50.8 x 33.0 cm) (image) Not signed

1962 Not Available USD 3,500.00
18088 Schomburg Alex (1905-1998)

Alex Schomburg (American, 1905-1998) Wings of the Underground, Sky Raiders pulp magazine cover, Spring 1944 Watercolor and gouache on board 16 x 17-1/4 inches (40.6 x 43.8 cm) Signed lower right: Schomburg

1944 Not Available USD 3,500.00
18118 Fabian Stephen (1930-2025)

Stephen Fabian (American, 1930-2025) Chariot, 1985 Acrylic on canvasboard 20 x 24 inches (50.8 x 61.0 cm) Initialed lower left: SF Signed, dated, and titled on the reverse: Stephen E. Fabian / © 1985 / Chariott The Barry Lamka Collection

1985 Not Available USD 3,250.00
18120 Fabian Stephen (1930-2025)

Stephen Fabian (American, 1930-2025) Zuvuya Acrylic on canvas 30 x 20 inches (76.2 x 50.8 cm) Initialed lower left: SF The Barry Lamka Collection

N/A Not Available USD 3,250.00
18057 Dillon Leo (20th Century); Dillon Diane (20th Century)

Leo and Diane Dillon (American, 20th Century) Of Love and Shadows paperback cover, 1988 Pastel and watercolor on board 22-3/4 x 14 inches (57.8 x 35.6 cm) Signed and dated lower left: L+D Dillon / 87

1988 Not Available USD 3,000.00
18124 Fabian Stephen (1930-2025)

Stephen Fabian (American, 1930-2025) Dungeon's and Dragons: Ravenloft Van Richten's Guide to the Lich interior, 1993 Watercolor and ink on paper 11 x 13-3/4 inches (27.9 x 34.9 cm) (sheet) Not signed The Barry Lamka Collection

1993 Not Available USD 3,000.00
18075 Wright Paul (1947-)

Paul Wright (British, b. 1947) WWII Naval Battle, likely Bantam Books paperback cover Acrylic on board 15-3/8 x 20-1/4 inches (38.9 x 51.4 cm) Signed lower left: Paul Wright

N/A Not Available USD 3,000.00
18008 Freas Kelly (1922-2005)

Kelly Freas (American, 1922-2005) Mindship paperback cover study, 1974 Mixed media on board 7-3/8 x 5 inches (18.6 x 12.7 cm) (image) Signed lower right: Kelly Freas

1974 Not Available USD 3,000.00
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    Freeman’s, August 20. Weeks After Victory at Yorktown, Benjamin Franklin Promises Repayment of a French Loan that Funded the American Revolution. $200,000 – 300,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. Rare First Edition of the Foundational Text of the Mormon Church. $100,000 – 150,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. President Washington Sends the First Major Law Passed by Congress, the Tariff Act of 1789. $100,000 – 150,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. A Scarce Example of Audubon's Depiction of a Brown Pelican, Plate CCLI from his Birds of America. $30,000 – 50,000.
    Freeman’s, August 20. The Official and First Obtainable Broadside Printing of the Lincoln's Final Emancipation Proclamation. $30,000 – 50,000.