Profiles in History: The Sherlock Holmes Collection of Daniel Posnansky
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Sherlock Holmes Collection of Daniel Posnansky | Total Sales (USD) | 209,263.00 |
| Auction Date | December 19, 2017 - December 19, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 312,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #98 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 490,100.00 |
| Total Lots | 293 | ||
| Sold Lots | 270.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 395,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 92.15% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 626,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 23 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 33.38% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. | Massive collection of (1,200+) vintage pirate editions. |
1800s-1900s including Strange Secrets | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 39 | Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. | The Sign of Four. Collier Once a Week Library. |
1891 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 7,200.00 |
| 206 | Vincent Starrett's inscribed & signed uncorrected proof copy of The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. |
1933 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,480.00 | |
| 172 | Gillette, William. | Collection of (100+) vintage photographs, signed correspondence and ephemera. |
ca.1800s-1900s | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,900.00 |
| 147 | Detective Fiction. | Collection of (31+) vintage editions. |
1800s-1950s | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 240 | Fletcher, Geoffrey S. | : signed original watercolor, (5) photographs - The Baker Street Irregulars. |
1957 | USD 1,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 3,300.00 |
| 38 | Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. | The White Company. |
1891 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,000.00 |
| 40 | Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. | The White Company. |
1891 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,000.00 |
| 44 | Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. | Vintage rare (3) first authorized editions of The Sign of Four. |
1893 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 2,880.00 |
| 155 | Dickens, Charles. | Collection of (20+) editions and material related to The Mystery of Edwin Drood. |
1800s-1900s Collection of 20+ including 6 editions of The Mystery of Edwin Drood | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,880.00 |
| 195 | Sherlock Holmes. Vincent Starrett. | Autograph manuscript of "The Mystery of Edwin Drood: Notes & Queries. |
1924 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,880.00 |
| 12 | Photograph of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in Viking regalia 1894 inscribed and signed. |
1894 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,700.00 | |
| 22 | Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. | Fine autograph letter signed, regarding changes to a play. |
1920s | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,700.00 |
| 42 | Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. | The Great Shadow. |
1892 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 2,700.00 |
| 34 | Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. | The Sign of Four. |
1890 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 2,560.00 |
| 164 | Sherlockiana. | Doll of William Gillette as Sherlock Holmes. |
1899 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
| 213 | Vincent Starrett, ed. | 221B Studies in Sherlock Holmes. |
1940 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
| 185 | Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. | Billy Wilder adapted screenplay for The Private Life of Sherlock Holmes. |
1970 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 2,304.00 |
| 53 | Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. | Vintage collection of (11) editions of The Return of Sherlock Holmes. |
1911 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 2,108.00 |
| 16 | Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. | Two autograph letters signed ("A. Conan Doyle"), on the author’s stationery. |
1903 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,048.00 |
| 252 | Sherlockiana. | Christopher Morley Autograph Manuscript: Sherlock Holmes's Prayer. |
no date | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
| 14 | Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. | Fine autograph letter signed ("A. Conan Doyle"), 20 June 1898 . |
1898 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,984.00 |
| 21 | Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. | Fine autograph letter signed ("A C D."), to R.G. |
1920s | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 100 | Beerbohm, Max. | Zuleika Dobson or an Oxford Love Story. |
1911 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 228 | Bangs, John Kendrick | Bangs, John Kendrick : Group of (12) First Edition works. |
1896 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a74d9ff-42dd-46a1-8bb2-b636c4cec796.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.")
