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Auction Name
The Signet/New American Library Collection of Paperback Art Showcase Auction
Auction Date
12/02/2025 - 12/02/2025
Sale Number
#15259
Total Lots
106
Sold Lots
106.0
Lots Sold
100.00%
Unsold Lots
0
Total Sales (USD)
361,310.00
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

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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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  • <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, <i>Americae pars Borealis,</i> double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, <i>Map of the United States,</i> London and Liverpool, 1827. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, <i>Typus Orbis Terrarum,</i> hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, <i>Chart of the World,</i> oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800). <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, <i>A General Atlas,</i> 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 240: Anthony Finley, <i>A New American Atlas,</i> 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 263: John Bachmann, <i>Panorama of the Seat of War,</i> portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, <i>Cosmographei,</i> Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, <i>Epitome Theatri Orteliani,</i> Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601. <center><b>Swann<br>Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books<br>December 9, 2025</b></center> <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, <i>Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae,</i> Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, <i>Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt,</i> 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623. <b>Swann, Dec. 9:</b> Lot 341: John James Audubon, <i>Carolina Parrot, Plate 26,</i> London, 1827.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.
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    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
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    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.