Greats of sci fi, fantasy and horror score $500K at PBA Galleries

Isaac Asimov, the Foundation Trilogy, $15,000
Isaac Asimov, the Foundation Trilogy, $15,000
Isaac Asimov, the Foundation Trilogy, all first editions in dust jackets, $15,000

BERKELEY, Calif.  – PBA Galleries‘ June 1 Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror auction topped $500,000. The auction featured more than 400 lots of books from the three genres named in the title, including signed and inscribed copies of major works by Stephen King, Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov, Octavia Butler, Frank Herbert, Ray Bradbury and Robert Heinlein.

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Modern and contemporary classic books offered at Potter & Potter, July 21

Inscribed Book Club Edition of Stephen King’s ‘The Dead Zone,’ est. $300-$400
Inscribed Book Club Edition of Stephen King’s ‘The Dead Zone,’ est. $300-$400
Inscribed Book Club Edition of Stephen King’s ‘The Dead Zone,’ est. $300-$400

CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions will hold a Fine Books and Manuscripts Sale on Thursday, July 21, starting at 10 am Central time. The online-only auction includes a full range of titles and authors spanning numerous centuries and categories, collections of hard-boiled fiction and modern literature, and signed volumes by noted authors. Absentee and Internet live bidding will be available through LiveAuctioneers.

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