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Auction Info
- Auction Name
- James Bond: A Collection of Books and Manuscripts, The Property of a Gentleman - bidstart 10/28
- Auction Date
- 11/11/2020 - 11/11/2020
- Sale Number
- #L20424
- Total Lots
- 114
- Sold Lots
- 95
- Lots Sold
- 83.33%
- Unsold Lots
- 19
- Total Sales (GBP)
- 1,230,894.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 603,300.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP)
- 905,000.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 730,450.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (GBP)
- 1,089,900.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 112.94%
Top twenty by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | FLEMING | LIVE AND LET DIE. |
1954 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 189,000.00 |
| 19 | FLEMING | DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER |
GBP 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | GBP 138,600.00 | |
| 4 | FLEMING | CASINO ROYALE. |
1953 | GBP 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | GBP 69,300.00 |
| 12 | FLEMING | LIVE AND LET DIE. |
1954 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 63,000.00 |
| 52 | FLEMING | THE SPY WHO LOVED ME. |
1962 | GBP 35,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 56,700.00 |
| 36 | FLEMING | GOLDFINGER. |
1959 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 50,400.00 |
| 37 | FLEMING | GOLDFINGER. |
1959 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 50,400.00 |
| 24 | FLEMING | FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE. |
1957 | GBP 24,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 47,880.00 |
| 25 | FLEMING | FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE. |
1957 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 37,800.00 |
| 17 | FLEMING | MOONRAKER. |
1955 | GBP 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | GBP 35,280.00 |
| 5 | FLEMING | CASINO ROYALE. |
1953 | GBP 24,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 32,760.00 |
| 23 | FLEMING | FROM RUSSIA, WITH LOVE. |
1957 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 32,760.00 |
| 40 | FLEMING, CHOPPING, HOWARD | ARCHIVE RELATING TO THE DUST-JACKET OF FOR YOUR EYES ONLY: |
GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 32,760.00 | |
| 110 | FLEMING | MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK USED DURING A TRIP TO THE FAR EAST |
GBP 24,000.00 - 35,000.00 | GBP 32,760.00 | |
| 20 | FLEMING | DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER. |
1956 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 25,200.00 |
| 28 | FLEMING | DR NO. |
1958 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 22,680.00 |
| 98 | CHANDLER | PLAYBACK. |
1958 | GBP 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | GBP 22,680.00 |
| 30 | FLEMING | DR NO. |
1958 | GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 16,380.00 |
| 82 | FLEMING | THE DIAMOND SMUGGLERS. WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ‘JOHN BLAIZE’ FORMERLY OF THE INTERNATIONAL DIAMOND SECURITY ORGANIZATION. |
1957 | GBP 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | GBP 12,600.00 |
| 105 | STEVENS--SMITH | TWO VOLUMES OF POETRY, FROM THE LIBRARY OF IAN FLEMING, COMPRISING: Samuel John Stevens. A Wildling Posy. Sonnets and Miscellaneous Poems. |
1925 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 12,600.00 |
