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Sothebys: Detective Fiction Including The Alexis Galanos Collection - bidstart 1/28
Auction Reports
Auction Name | Detective Fiction Including The Alexis Galanos Collection - bidstart 1/28 | Total Sales (GBP) | 531,594.00 |
Auction Date | February 04, 2021 - February 04, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 238,350.00 |
Sale Number | #L21407 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 343,900.00 |
Total Lots | 185 | ||
Sold Lots | 171 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 354,850.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 92.43% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 515,200.00 |
Unsold Lots | 14 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 103.18% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
113 | Fleming, Ian | You Only Live Twice, uncorrected proof for Playboy, with related correspondence, 1963-64 |
1963-64 | GBP 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | GBP 50,400.00 |
49 | Agatha Christie | The ABC Murders. |
1936 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 47,880.00 |
53 | Agatha Christie | Murder in the Mews and Other Stories. |
1937 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 30,240.00 |
43 | Agatha Christie | Lord Edgware Dies. |
1933 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 27,720.00 |
39 | Agatha Christie | The Mysterious Mr Quin. |
1930 | GBP 12,000.00 - 16,000.00 | GBP 20,160.00 |
69 | Freeman Wills Crofts | The Cask. |
1920 | GBP 12,000.00 - 16,000.00 | GBP 15,120.00 |
46 | Agatha Christie | Murder on the Orient Express. |
1934 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 13,860.00 |
140 | John le Carré | Call for the Dead. |
1961 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 12,600.00 |
119 | Dashiell Hammett | The Maltese Falcon. |
1930 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 11,340.00 |
141 | John le Carré | A Murder of Quality. |
1962 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 10,710.00 |
116 | Dashiell Hammett | Red Harvest. |
1929 | GBP 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | GBP 10,080.00 |
95 | Arthur Conan Doyle | The Sign of Four. |
1890 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 8,190.00 |
32 | Agatha Christie | The Murder on the Links. |
1923 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 7,560.00 |
42 | Agatha Christie | Peril at End House. |
1926 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 6,930.00 |
111 | Fleming, Ian | On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. |
1963 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 6,300.00 |
45 | Agatha Christie | Why Didn’t They Ask Evans? |
1934 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 6,048.00 |
54 | Agatha Christie | Death on the Nile. |
1937 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 5,670.00 |
6 | Eric Ambler | The Mask of Dimitrios. |
1939 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 5,292.00 |
2 | Eric Ambler | The Dark Frontier. |
1936 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 5,040.00 |
70 | Freeman Wills Crofts | The Ponson Case. |
1921 | GBP 2,400.00 - 2,600.00 | GBP 5,040.00 |
51 | Agatha Christie | Murder in Mesopotamia. |
1936 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 4,788.00 |
71 | Freeman Wills Crofts | Inspector French's Greatest Case. |
1924 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 4,788.00 |
169 | Bram Stoker | Dracula. |
1897 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 4,788.00 |
170 | Rex Stout | The League of Frightened Men. |
1935 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 4,788.00 |
11 | E.C. Bentley | Trent's Last Case. |
GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,032.00 |