Forum Auctions: Online sale: Modern Literature, Children's and Illustrated Books
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Online sale: Modern Literature, Children's and Illustrated Books | Total Sales (GBP) | 151,386.56 |
| Auction Date | February 15, 2024 - February 15, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 69,270.00 |
| Sale Number | #2302 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 98,380.00 |
| Total Lots | 270 | ||
| Sold Lots | 253 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 76,320.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 93.70% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 107,680.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 17 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 140.59% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 230 | Harry Clarke | Cartoon for the 'Assumption Window' at Ashdown park & Notre Dame |
GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 11,152.00 | |
| 238 | Hans Hennig | Geburtstag der Infantin, an original illustration for 'The Birthday of the Infanta' |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 9,840.00 | |
| 252 | Francois-Louis Schmied | Sheet of original typographical designs |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 6,297.60 | |
| 124 | Flann O'Brien | At Swim-Two-Birds |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 2,520.00 | |
| 180 | Stewart Edward White | & Samuel Hopkins Adams. The Mystery |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 2,394.00 | |
| 168 | Jules Verne | Caesar Cascabel |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 2,268.00 | |
| 81 | Graham Greene | The Name of Action |
GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,142.00 | |
| 158 | John Steinbeck | The Short Reign of Pippin IV |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,890.00 | |
| 116 | John Mastin | The Autobiography of a Picture |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,764.00 | |
| 141 | J.K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,764.00 | |
| 248 | Charles Robinson | The Spotted Mimulus |
GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,705.60 | |
| 22 | G.W. Goss | Original dust-jacket artwork for 'Tarzan the Terrible' |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,512.00 | |
| 56 | T.S. Eliot | Ash-Wednesday |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,512.00 | |
| 97 | Christopher Isherwood | Mr. Norris Changes Trains |
GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,512.00 | |
| 179 | A Screen Adaptation of... The First Men in the Moon |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,512.00 | ||
| 192 | Sir Thomas Malory | [Le Morte Darthur] The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur... |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,512.00 | |
| 241 | Frank Cheyne Pape | Your are my Salamander |
GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,443.20 | |
| 14 | Helena Bochorakova-Dittrichova | Childhood. A Cycle of Woodcuts |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,386.00 | |
| 5 | Ringo Starr | Postcards from the Boys |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,260.00 | |
| 157 | John Steinbeck | The Short Reign of Pippin IV |
GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,260.00 | |
| 186 | P.G. Wodehouse | Jeeves Omnibus |
GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,260.00 | |
| 199 | Mrs C.-W. Elphinstone Hope | The Star of the Fairies |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,260.00 | |
| 255 | Edmund Joseph Sullivan | and others. Large mixed collection of over c.100 original illustrations by various artists |
GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,246.40 | |
| 20 | Mikhail Bulgakov | The Master and Margarita |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,197.00 | |
| 136 | Poem-of-the-Month Club.- Collection of c.89 broadsides signed by the authors, 1970s. |
GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,197.00 |
