Lot 23025 · 2005 May Fine Art Signature Auction
Original Book Cover Illustration
John Berkey · To Save the Sun by Ben Bova and A.J. Austin. 1993
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- Heritage Auctions — 2005 May Fine Art Signature Auction · 11 May 2005
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John Berkey, Original Book Cover Illustration. Heritage Auctions, 11 May 2005, lot 23025. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13700182.
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John Berkey, Original Book Cover Illustration. Heritage Auctions, 11 May 2005, lot 23025. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-13700182.
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From the same sale 2005 May Fine Art Signature Auction · May 2005
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