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Swann Galleries: 19th and 20th Century Literature
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | 19th and 20th Century Literature | Total Sales (USD) | 438,932.00 |
| Auction Date | May 15, 2018 - May 15, 2018 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 284,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #2478 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 418,050.00 |
| Total Lots | 310 | ||
| Sold Lots | 268 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 327,350.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 86.45% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 481,950.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 42 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 91.07% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 193 | HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. | Three Stories & Ten Poems. |
1923 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 23,750.00 |
| 120 | DICKINSON, EMILY. | Poems * Poems Second Series * Poems Third Series. |
1890; 1891; 1896 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 106 | DICK, PHILIP K. | The Man in the High Castle. |
1962 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,400.00 |
| 4 | SIGNED TRILOGY ASIMOV, ISAAC. | The Foundation Trilogy. |
1951; 1952; 1953 | USD 4,500.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 9,750.00 |
| 117 | DICKENS, CHARLES. | [Christmas Books.] Together, 5 volumes. |
1843-48 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 9,750.00 |
| 230 | KING, STEPHEN. | The Stand. |
1978 | USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 9,100.00 |
| 188 | HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. | Men Without Women. |
1927 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 25 | BRADBURY, RAY. | Fahrenheit 451. |
1953 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 224 | KING, STEPHEN. | The Plant. |
1982; 1983 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 105 | DICK, PHILIP K. | Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 8vo, publisher's grey cloth, spine gilt-lettered; unclipped dust jacket, very light rubbing to spine panel tips and fold corners, faint smudges to rear panel; front hinge discolored from old binder's glue, else content |
1968 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,280.00 |
| 298 | INSCRIBED BY FAY WRAY AND 'KONG' CREATOR MARCEL DELGADO WALLACE, EDGAR; and COOPER, MERIAN C. | King Kong. |
1932 | USD 4,500.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,280.00 |
| 6 | ASIMOV, ISAAC. | I, Robot. |
1950 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 130 | ELIOT, T. | S. |
1922 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 209 | JOYCE, JAMES. | Finnegans Wake. |
1939 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 226 | KING, STEPHEN. | The Shining. |
1977 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 260 | [POE, EDGAR ALLAN.] The Raven. | Illustrated. |
[nd, circa 1870] | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 108 | DICK, PHILIP K. | Ubik. |
1969 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,500.00 |
| 26 | BRADBURY, RAY. | Fahrenheit 451. |
1953 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 5,200.00 |
| 223 | KING, STEPHEN. | The Green Mile. |
1996 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 5,200.00 |
| 109 | DICK, PHILIP K. | Valis. |
1981 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 91 | COLERIDGE, S[AMUEL] T[AYLOR]. | Christabel: Kubla Khan, A Vision; The Pains of Sleep. |
1816 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
| 94 | [COOPER, JAMES FENIMORE.] The Last of the Mohicans; A Narrative of 1757. | 2 volumes. |
1826 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
| 114 | DICK, PHILIP K. | Group of 7 English First Editions. |
vd | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
| 195 | HEMINGWAY, ERNEST. | The Torrents of Spring. |
1926 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
| 291 | THOMAS, DYLAN. | Collected Poems 1934-1952. |
1952 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
