Heritage Auctions: Fall Signature Auction Featuring The Otto Penzler Collection of Mystery Fiction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fall Signature Auction Featuring The Otto Penzler Collection of Mystery Fiction | Total Sales (USD) | 1,437,699.25 |
| Auction Date | September 05, 2019 - September 05, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 581,560.00 |
| Sale Number | #6212 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 872,340.00 |
| Total Lots | 828 | ||
| Sold Lots | 805 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 642,960.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 97.22% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 964,440.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 23 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 149.07% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42197 | Graham Greene. | Brighton Rock. A Novel. |
1938 | USD 32,000.00 - 48,000.00 | USD 93,750.00 |
| 42045 | James Joyce. | Ulysses. |
1922 | USD 30,800.00 - 46,200.00 | USD 48,125.00 |
| 42025 | Arthur Rackham (British Artist and Illustrator, 1867-1939). | In Did Come the Strangest Figure. |
1934 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 |
| 42162 | Agatha Christie. | The Mystery of the Blue Train. |
1928 | USD 2,800.00 - 4,200.00 | USD 22,500.00 |
| 42171 | Agatha Christie. | Why Didn't They Ask Evans? |
1934 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 22,500.00 |
| 42166 | Agatha Christie. | The Mysterious Mr. Quin. |
1930 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
| 42155 | Agatha Christie. | The Murder on the Links. |
1923 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 42146 | Leslie Charteris. | Meet the Tiger. |
1928 | USD 2,800.00 - 4,200.00 | USD 15,625.00 |
| 42172 | Agatha Christie. | Dumb Witness. |
1937 | USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 | USD 15,625.00 |
| 42008 | Arthur Rackham (British Artist and Illustrator, 1867-1939). | And There Were Gossips Sitting There by One, by Two, by Three (The Witches' Frolic). |
1907 | USD 5,600.00 - 8,400.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
| 42027 | Arthur Rackham (British Artist and Illustrator, 1867-1939). | I'll kiss thy foot: I'll swear myself thy subject. |
1936 | USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 42180 | Wilkie Collins. | After Dark. |
1856 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 42157 | Agatha Christie. | Poirot Investigates. |
1925 | USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 | USD 13,125.00 |
| 42020 | [Arthur Rackham, illustrator]. Izaak Walton. | The Compleat Angler, or The Contemplative Man's Recreation. |
1931 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 42113 | [Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay]. | The Federalist: A Collection of Essays, Written in Favour of the New Constitution, as Agreed upon by the Federal Convention, September 17, 1787. |
1788 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 10,937.50 |
| 42152 | Agatha Christie. | The Mysterious Affair at Styles. A Detective Story. |
1921 | USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
| 42153 | Agatha Christie. | The Mysterious Affair at Styles. A Detective Story. |
1920 | USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
| 42210 | A. A. Milne. | The Red House Mystery. |
1922 | USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
| 42017 | Arthur Rackham (British Artist and Illustrator, 1867-1939). | The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. |
1928 | USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 | USD 10,312.50 |
| 42003 | Arthur Rackham (British Artist and Illustrator, 1867-1939). | King Lear and His Fool. |
1900 | USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 42075 | [Francisco Jose de Goya y Lucientes. | Los Caprichos. |
1799, i.e. 1868. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 42174 | Agatha Christie. | Appointment with Death. |
1938 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
| 42179 | Wilkie Collins. | The Queen of Hearts. |
1859 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
| 42026 | Arthur Rackham (British Artist and Illustrator, 1867-1939). | The Oval Portrait, a. k. a. He turned suddenly to regard his beloved: she was dead! [ |
1935 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 42144 | John Buchan. | The Thirty-Nine Steps. |
1915 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
