PBA Galleries: Fine Literature - Mystery, Fantasy & Sci-Fi - Beat & The Counterculture
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Literature - Mystery, Fantasy & Sci-Fi - Beat & The Counterculture | Total Sales (USD) | 184,831.25 |
| Auction Date | February 20, 2025 - February 20, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 175,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #832 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 278,100.00 |
| Total Lots | 528 | ||
| Sold Lots | 408 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 224,700.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 77.27% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 354,500.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 120 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 52.14% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 187 | Dixon, Franklin W. | The Tower Treasure |
[1927] | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
| 154 | Woolf, Virginia | Mrs. Dalloway |
1925 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,062.50 |
| 407 | Bukowski, Charles | Selection of correspondence between Charles Bukowski and Don Schenker |
Various dates | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,062.50 |
| 95 | O'Connor, Flannery | Wise Blood |
[1952] | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 192 | Doyle, Arthur Conan | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes |
1892 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 194 | Doyle, Arthur Conan | The Hound of the Baskervilles |
1902 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 173 | Christie, Agatha | The Mysterious Affair at Styles: A Detective Story |
1920 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,437.50 |
| 287 | Bradbury, Ray | Night Call, Collect - original typescripts |
[c.1960s] | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,812.50 |
| 415 | Bukowski, Charles | Abstract acrylic painting |
No date | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,375.00 |
| 217 | Highsmith, Patricia | The Talented Mr. Ripley |
[1955] | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
| 405 | Bukowski, Charles | Charles Bukowski handwritten letter, 1966 |
1966 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
| 406 | Bukowski, Charles | Handwritten letter from Charles Bukowski to Jon Webb |
1966 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
| 408 | Bukowski, Charles | The Death-Trend |
1976 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
| 409 | Bukowski, Charles | The Empties |
1984 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
| 412 | Bukowski, Charles | No Luck at All |
1978 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
| 526 | Warhol, Andy | The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (From A to B and Back Again) |
[1975] | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
| 503 | Large collection of Bill Graham concert postcards |
[late 1960s] | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,625.00 | |
| 504 | Large collection of Family Dog postcards |
[late 1960s] | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,625.00 | |
| 35 | Didion, Joan | Slouching Towards Bethlehem |
[1968] | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 441 | Cohen, Leonard | Beautiful Losers |
[1966] | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 102 | Graham's Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine Vol. XVIII |
1841 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,375.00 | |
| 318 | King, Stephen | The Dead Zone |
[1979] | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 331 | Rowling, J.K. | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone |
[1998] | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
| 395 | Berman, Wallace, editor | Semina VI - The Clown by David Meltzer |
1960 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
| 414 | Bukowski, Charles | Wrong Crapper |
1972 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,250.00 |