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Auction Name Hake's Auction Total Sales (USD) 216,382.07
Auction Date September 24, 2025 - September 24, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 173,400.00
Sale Number #1038 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 355,100.00
Total Lots 789
Sold Lots 788.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 173,500.00
% of Lots Sold 99.87% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 355,300.00
Unsold Lots 1 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 60.90%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
977

FANTASTIC FOUR #1 NOVEMBER 1961 CGC 3.5 VG- (FIRST FANTASTIC FOUR & MOLE MAN).

 1961 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 10,189.30
936

BATMAN #92 JUNE 1955 CGC 8.5 VF+ (FIRST ACE THE BAT-HOUND).

 1955 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 9,215.80
1059

INCREDIBLE HULK #1 MAY 1962 CGC RESTORED 2.0 MOD./EXT. (C-4) GOOD (FIRST INCREDIBLE HULK).

 1962 USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 4,822.66
1180

X-MEN #1 SEPTEMBER 1963 CGC 2.0 GOOD (FIRST X-MEN, PROFESSOR X & MAGNETO).

 1963 USD 2,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,810.22
723

1912 T207 BROWN BACKGROUND RUBE MARQUARD (HOF) PSA/DNA 4 VG/EX AUTOGRAPH 8 (1 OF 1).

 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 3,634.40
1063

INCREDIBLE HULK #181 NOVEMBER 1974 CGC 8.0 VF (FIRST FULL WOLVERINE).

 1974 USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 3,625.31
658

1946-47 PROPAGANDAS MONTIEL LOS REYES DEL DEPORTE #130 MAX ROSENFELD CGC 1 POOR.

 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 3,569.50
1277

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 1980 DAILY STRIP ORIGINAL ART BY JOHN ROMITA SR.

 1980 USD 2,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,439.70
1276

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 1980 DAILY STRIP ORIGINAL ART BY JOHN ROMITA SR.

 1980 USD 2,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,753.06
910

AVENGERS #1 SEPTEMBER 1963 CGC 3.5 VG- (FIRST AVENGERS).

 1963 USD 2,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,596.00
945

CAPTAIN AMERICA COMICS #47 JUNE 1945 CGC 4.5 VG+.

 1945 USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 2,475.29
1064

INCREDIBLE HULK #181 NOVEMBER 1974 CGC 6.5 FINE+ (FIRST FULL WOLVERINE).

 1974 USD 2,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,461.48
872

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #129 FEBRUARY 1974 CGC 9.0 VF/NM (FIRST PUNISHER).

 1974 USD 2,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,277.99
1088

MARVEL FAMILY #1 DECEMBER 1945 CGC 2.5 GOOD (FIRST BLACK ADAM).

 1945 USD 2,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,210.14
895

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #300 MAY 1988 CGC 9.8 NM/MINT (FIRST VENOM).

 1988 USD 2,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,166.36
1273

OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE BULLPEN ARCHIVES ORIGINAL ART.

 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 2,070.31
1272

OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE BULLPEN ARCHIVES ORIGINAL ART.

 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 2,062.52
1049

FOREVER PEOPLE #1 FEBRUARY-MARCH 1971 CGC 9.8 NM/MINT (FIRST FULL DARKSEID & FOREVER PEOPLE).

 1971 USD 2,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 1,931.42
1052

GIANT-SIZE X-MEN #1 SUMMER 1975 CGC 7.5 VF- (FIRST STORM, NIGHTCRAWLER, COLOSSUS & THUNDERBIRD).

 1975 USD 2,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 1,921.04
836

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #14 JULY 1964 CGC 5.0 VG/FINE (FIRST GREEN GOBLIN).

 1964 USD 2,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 1,919.58
1268

OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE BULLPEN ARCHIVES ORIGINAL ART.

 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 1,817.20
1271

OFFICIAL HANDBOOK OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE BULLPEN ARCHIVES ORIGINAL ART.

 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 1,732.83
1021

FANTASTIC FOUR #48 MARCH 1966 CGC 7.0 FINE/VF (FIRST SILVER SURFER & GALACTUS).

 1966 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,665.33
682

1911 T205 GOLD BORDER TY COBB (HOF) POLAR BEAR PSA 1 POOR.

 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,628.99
724

1921 EXHIBITS STAN COVELESKI (HOF) (COVELESKI) PSA/DNA 6 EX/MINT AUTOGRAPH 10 (SINGLE HIGHEST GRADED).

 USD 400.00 - 700.00 USD 1,416.00
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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.
  • <b><center>SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions<br>The Odfjell Collection<br>Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books<br>Ending December 4th</center></b> <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY! <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911. <b><center>SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions<br>The Odfjell Collection<br>Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books<br>Ending December 4th</center></b> <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ]. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD. <b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> J.K. Rowling. <i>Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone,</i> 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Hooke, Robert. <i>Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses.</i> London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Chappuzeau, Samuel. <i>The history of jewels,</i> first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 12:</b> Sowerby, James. <i>Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions,</i> London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    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.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    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.