• Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    May 14
    Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
    Dominic Winter, May 14: (Choiseul-Gouffier, Marie). Voyage Pittoresque de la Grece, 2 vols, 1st edition, 1782-1822. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Gentlemen's Magazine and Historical Chronicle, by Sylvanus Urban, 11 volumes. £700-1,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Shackleton (Ernest). The Heart of the Antarctic, 2 vols, 1st ed, presentation copy, 1909. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    May 14
    Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Drayton (Michael). Poly Olbion..., London: 1622. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Scheuchzer (Johann Jacob). Ouresiphoites Helveticus, 4 parts in 1, 2nd ed, 1723. £3,000-4,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Roberts (Henry, after). Chart of the NW Coast of America and NE Coast of Asia ..., [1784]. £500-800
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    May 14
    Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
    Dominic Winter, May 14: World. Maffei (Giovanni), Indiarum orientalium Occidentaliumque Descriptio..., 1589. £1,200-1,500
    Dominic Winter, May 14: World. Ortelius (Abraham), Typus Orbis Terrarum, [1598]. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Bible [English]. [The Holy Bible, Conteyning the Old Testament, and the New..., 1613]. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    May 14
    Printed Books & Maps, Travel, Atlases & Exploration
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Taylor (John). All the Workes of John Taylor the Water-Poet..., 1630. £1,000-1,500
    Dominic Winter, May 14: Pierpont Morgan Collection. Catalogue of the Morgan Collection of Chinese Porcelains, 1904 & 1906. £2,000-3,000
  • Swann, May 15: Lot 4: Helena Bochoráková-Dittrichová, Z Mého Detství Drevoryty, Prague: Obzina, 1929. First trade edition, signed by the artist. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 10: Nancy Cunard, Negro Anthology, with a tipped-in A.L.S. to Karl Marx's niece, 1934. First edition. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 14: Margaret Fuller, Woman in the Nineteenth Century, 1845. First edition. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 17: Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun, inscribed first edition, 1959. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 28: Margaret Hill Morris, Private Journal Kept during a Portion of the Revolutionary War, for the Amusement of a Sister, 1836. First edition. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 38: Anna Sewell, Black Beauty: The Autobiography of a Horse, 1877. First edition. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 43: Gertrude Stein, Portrait of Mabel Dodge at the Villa Curonia, signed presentation copy with photograph of Stein, 1912. First edition. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 48: Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse, first edition in the scarce dust jacket, 1927. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 54: Katherine Dunham, large archive of material from her attorney, 1951-53. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 55: Margaret Fuller Signed Autograph Letter, New York City, 1846. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 92: Sonia Delaunay, illus. & Tristan Tzara, Juste Present, deluxe edition with original gouache, 1961. $20,000 to $25,000.
    Swann, May 15: Lot 93: Flor Garduño, The Sonnets of Shakespeare, 2006. Limited edition. $6,000 to $8,000.
  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 26th
    Ketterer, May 26: Th. McKenney & J. Hall, History of the Indian tribes of North America, 1836-1844. Est: €50,000
    Ketterer, May 26: Biblia latina vulgata, manuscript on thin parchment, around 1250. Est: €70,000
    Ketterer, May 26: M. Beckmann, Fanferlieschen Schönefüßchen, 1924. Est: €10,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 26th
    Ketterer, May 26: A. Ortelius, Theatrum orbis terrarum, 1574. Est: €50,000
    Ketterer, May 26: M. S. Merian, Eurcarum ortus, alimentum et paradoxa metamorphosis, 1717-18. Est: €6,000
    Ketterer, May 26: PAN, 9 volumes, 1895-1900. Est: €12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 26th
    Ketterer, May 26: Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: €15,000
    Ketterer, May 26: Quran manuscript from the Saadian period, Maghreb, 16th century. Est: €10,000
    Ketterer, May 26: E. Hemingway, The old man and the sea, 1952. First edition in first issue jacket. Presentation copy. Est: €3,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 26th
    Ketterer, May 26: Flavius Vegetius Renatus, De re militari libri quatuor, 1553. Est: €3,000
    Ketterer, May 26: K. Marx, Das Kapital, 1867. Est: €30,000
    Ketterer, May 26: Brassaï, Transmutations, 1967. Est: €6,000
  • Leland Little, May 21: Signed Artist Proof of the Monumental G.O.A.T.: A Tribute to Muhammad Ali.
    Leland Little, May 21: Assorted Rare Publications Related to H.P. Lovecraft, Including The Recluse Signed by Vincent Starrett.
    Leland Little, May 21: Two Issues of The Vagrant, Including the First Appearance of H.P. Lovecraft's "Dagon" in Number Eleven.
    Leland Little, May 21: Rare First Printing of Anne of Green Gables, With ALS from the Author.
    Leland Little, May 21: First Edition of Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, In First Issue Jacket.
    Leland Little, May 21: The Limited Paumanok Edition of The Complete Writings of Walt Whitman.
    Leland Little, May 21: Beautifully Bound Limited Flaubert Edition of The Works of Guy de Maupassant.
    Leland Little, May 21: First Edition of Bonaparte's Celebrated American Ornithology, With Spectacular Hand-Colored Plates.
    Leland Little, May 21: A Rare Complete Set of Jardine's The Naturalist's Library, With Hand-Colored Plates.
    Leland Little, May 21: Invitation to the Lincoln-Johnson National Inaugural Ball, March 4th, 1865.
    Leland Little, May 21: A Scarce Inscribed First Edition of James Baldwin's Nobody Knows My Name.
    Leland Little, May 21: Picasso's Le Goût du Bonheur, Limited Edition.
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Heritage Auctions: Valentine's Day Romance and Good Girl Art Comics Showcase Auction

Auction Reports

Auction Name Valentine's Day Romance and Good Girl Art Comics Showcase Auction Total Sales (USD) 98,647.40
Auction Date February 13, 2025 - February 13, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #40289 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 112
Sold Lots 111 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 99.11% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
Unsold Lots 1 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
81109

True-to-Life Romances #10 (Star Publications, 1952) CGC VF 8.0 Cream to off-white pages.

1952 Not Available USD 14,400.00
81087

Popular Teen-Agers #7 (Star Publications, 1951) CGC VF+ 8.5 Off-white pages.

1951 Not Available USD 13,200.00
81088

Popular Teen-Agers #12 (Star Publications, 1952) CGC VF- 7.5 Cream to off-white pages.

1952 Not Available USD 10,200.00
81020

Confessions of Love #11 (Star Publications, 1952) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white pages.

1952 Not Available USD 4,560.00
81006

Archie Comics #50 (Archie, 1951) CGC FN/VF 7.0 White pages.

1951 Not Available USD 4,080.00
81098

Seven Seas Comics #6 (Leader Enterprises, 1947) CGC VG- 3.5 Cream to off-white pages.

1947 Not Available USD 3,360.00
81111

Wartime Romances #11 (St. John, 1952) CGC FN+ 6.5 Off-white to white pages.

1952 Not Available USD 3,120.00
81019

Confessions of Love #5 (Star Publications, 1953) CGC FN 6.0 Off-white pages.

1953 Not Available USD 2,160.00
81089

Popular Teen-Agers #21 (Star Publications, 1954) CGC FN- 5.5 Off-white to white pages.

1954 Not Available USD 2,040.00
81100

Top Love Stories #5 (Star Publications, 1951) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white to white pages.

1951 Not Available USD 2,040.00
81018

Confessions of Love #4 (Star Publications, 1953) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Cream to off-white pages.

1953 Not Available USD 1,680.00
81024

Daring Love #1 (Gillmor, 1953) CGC GD/VG 3.0 Cream to off-white pages.

1953 Not Available USD 1,680.00
81099

Strange Worlds #4 (Avon, 1951) CGC FN 6.0 Off-white to white pages.

1951 Not Available USD 1,440.00
81032

Fighting Yank #23 (Nedor Publications, 1948) CGC GD/VG 3.0 Cream to off-white pages.

1948 Not Available USD 1,262.40
81021

Crime Reporter #2 (St. John, 1948) CGC VG+ 4.5 Off-white to white pages.

1948 Not Available USD 1,200.00
81112

Wonder Comics #14 (Better Publications, 1947) CGC FN/VF 7.0 Off-white to white pages.

1947 Not Available USD 1,200.00
81029

Diary Secrets #12 (St. John, 1952) CGC FN- 5.5 Off-white pages.

1952 Not Available USD 1,080.00
81052

Heart and Soul #1 (Mikeross Publications, 1954) CGC FN 6.0 Off-white pages.

1954 Not Available USD 1,080.00
81097

Secret Romances #6 (Superior Comics, 1952) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white to white pages.

1952 Not Available USD 1,020.00
81110

True-to-Life Romances #17 (Star Publications, 1953) CGC FN 6.0 Off-white pages.

1953 Not Available USD 1,020.00
81009

Blue Ribbon Comics #4 (St. John, 1949) CGC FN+ 6.5 Off-white pages.

1949 Not Available USD 960.00
81045

Girls' Romances #16 Davis Crippen "D" Copy Pedigree - Double Cover (DC, 1952) CGC VF 8.0 Off-white pages.

1952 Not Available USD 960.00
81064

Love and Marriage #9 (Superior Comics, 1953) CGC VF 8.0 Cream to off-white pages.

1953 Not Available USD 960.00
81081

Love Tales #61 (Atlas, 1955) CGC VF- 7.5 White pages.

1955 Not Available USD 840.00
81007

Authentic Police Cases #8 (St. John, 1950) CGC VG/FN 5.0 Off-white to white pages.

1950 Not Available USD 780.00
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    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
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    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
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    Auction 59
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 20th 2025
    Gonnelli: Pietro Aquila, Psyche and Proserpina,1690. Starting price 140€
    Gonnelli: Jacques Gamelin, Memento homo quia pulvis es et in pulverem reverteris, 1779. Starting price 300€
    Gonnelli: Giorgio Ghisi, The final Judgement, 1680. Starting price 480€
    Gonnelli
    Auction 59
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 20th 2025
    Gonnelli Goya y Lucientes Francisco, Los Proverbios.1877. Starting price 1000 €
    Gonnelli: Domenico Peruzzini, Long bearded old man, 1660. Starting price 2200€
    Gonnelli: Enea Vico, Leda and the Swan,1542. Starting price 140€
    Gonnelli
    Auction 59
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 20th 2025
    Gonnelli: Andrea Del Sarto [school of], San Giovanni Battista, 1570. Starting price 25000€
    Gonnelli: Carlo Maratta, Virgin Mary and Jesus, 1660. Starting Price 1200€
    Gonnelli: Louis Brion de La Tour, Sphére de Copernic Sphere de Ptolemée / Le Systême de Ptolemée. Le Systême de Ticho-Brahe…, 1766. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli
    Auction 59
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 20th 2025
    Gonnelli: Marc’Antonio Dal Re, Ville di Delizia o Siano Palaggi Camparecci nello Stato di Milano Divise in Sei Tomi Con espressevi le Piante…, Tomo Primo, 1726. Starting price 7000€
    Gonnelli: Katsushika Hokusai, Bird on a branch, 1843. Starting price 100€
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