Swann Galleries: 19th and 20th Century Literature
Auction Reports
Auction Name | 19th and 20th Century Literature | Total Sales (USD) | 493,026.00 |
Auction Date | November 14, 2017 - November 14, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 324,350.00 |
Sale Number | #2462 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 470,650.00 |
Total Lots | 305 | ||
Sold Lots | 254 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 406,200.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 83.28% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 586,800.00 |
Unsold Lots | 51 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 84.02% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
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130 | FLEMING, IAN. | The Centenary Edition of the Works of Ian Fleming. |
USD 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 | |
121 | FAULKNER, WILLIAM. | The Marble Faun. |
1924 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 22,500.00 |
143 | FRANK, ANNE. | Het Achterhuis: Dagboekbrieven van 12 Juni 1942-1 Augustus 1944 ["The House Behind: Diary Entries."] Illustrated with halftone frontispiece author portrait, 2 photographic reproductions of the interior of the house, 1 floor plan, and 2 facsimiles from th |
1947 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 18,200.00 |
96 | DICK, PHILIP K. | The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch. |
1965 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
73 | SENDAK, MAURICE. | Where the Wild Things Are. |
1963 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
268 | STOKER, BRAM. | Dracula. |
1897 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
55 | MILNE. A.A. | A Complete set of the Christopher Robin books. |
vd | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
49 | DAHL, ROALD. | Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. |
1964 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
25 | BRADBURY, RAY. | Fahrenheit 451. |
1953 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
74 | SEWELL, ANNA. | Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions. The Autobiography of a Horse. |
1877 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
110 | (ECONOMICS.) Graham, Benjamin. | The Intelligent Investor. |
1949 | USD 4,500.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
267 | STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS. | Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. |
1886 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
98 | DICK, PHILIP K. | World of Chance. |
1956 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 7,250.00 |
5 | Earhart, Amelia. | 20 hrs. |
1928 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,500.00 |
116 | ELIOT, T.S. | The Waste Land. |
1922 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
158 | HAMMETT, DASHIELL. | The Maltese Falcon. |
1930 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 5,750.00 |
288 | WELLS, H.G. | Works. |
1924-27 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,500.00 |
26 | BRADBURY, RAY. | Fahrenheit 451. |
1953 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 5,200.00 |
39 | CHANDLER, RAYMOND. | The Big Sleep. |
1939 | USD 4,500.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
197 | LEE, HARPER. | To Kill A Mockingbird. |
1960 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
249 | SHELLEY, MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT. | Frankenstein: or, the Modern Prometheus. |
1831 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
100 | [DOSTOYEVSKY.] Dostoieffsky, Fedor. | Crime and Punishment. |
1886 | USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
285 | WELLS, H.G. | The Time Machine. |
1895 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
97 | DICK, PHILIP K. | Time Out of Joint. |
1959 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 4,160.00 |
159 | HARDY, THOMAS. | The Writings of Thomas Hardy in Prose and Verse. |
1915 | USD 4,500.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,160.00 |