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Leslie Hindman Auctioneers: Literature from a Private New Orleans Collection
Auction Reports
Auction Name | Literature from a Private New Orleans Collection | Total Sales (USD) | 439,254.00 |
Auction Date | March 19, 2021 - March 19, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 197,650.00 |
Sale Number | #855 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 289,450.00 |
Total Lots | 267 | ||
Sold Lots | 263 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 199,950.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 98.50% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 293,050.00 |
Unsold Lots | 4 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 149.89% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
251 | STOKER, Bram (1847-1912). | Dracula. |
1897 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 26,250.00 |
237 | STEINBECK, John (1902-1968). | The Pastures of Heaven. |
1932 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 23,750.00 |
205 | MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891). | Moby-Dick; or, the Whale. |
1851 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 15,000.00 |
141 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). | Men Without Women. |
1927 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 12,160.00 |
153 | HUXLEY, Aldous (1894-1963). | Brave New World. |
1932 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
236 | STEINBECK, John (1902-1968). | Cup of Gold. |
1929 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
92 | FITZGERALD, F. Scott (1896-1940). | Tender is the Night. |
1934 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 8,960.00 |
164 | JOYCE, James (1882-1941). | Finnegans Wake. |
1939 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
231 | SALINGER, J. D. (1919-2010). | The Catcher in the Rye. |
1951 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
111 | GOLDING, William (1911-1993). | Lord of the Flies. |
1954 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
139 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). | The Torrents of Spring. |
1926 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
38 | COLERIDGE, Samuel Taylor (1772-1834). | Christabel: Kubla Khan, A Vision; The Pains of Sleep. |
1816 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
258 | WELLS, H.G. | The Time Machine, an Invention. |
1895 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
256 | VONNEGUT, Kurt, Jr. (1922-2007). | Slaughterhouse-Five or The Children's Crusade. |
1969 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,760.00 |
11 | BOSWELL, James (1740-1795). | The Life of Samuel Johnson. |
1791 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 5,625.00 |
238 | STEINBECK, John (1902-1968). | To A God Unknown. |
1933 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 5,120.00 |
159 | JOYCE, James. | Ulysses. |
1922 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
199 | MCMURTRY, Larry (b. 1936). | A group of FIRST EDITIIONS by McMurtry, comprising: |
USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 4,800.00 | |
149 | HERBERT, Frank (1920-1986). | Dune. |
1965 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,688.00 |
165 | KEROUAC, Jean-Louis Lebris de ("Jack"), (1922-1969). | On the Road. |
1957 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,688.00 |
77 | FAULKNER, William (1897-1962). | Absalom, Absalom! |
1936 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 4,480.00 |
94 | FLEMING, Ian (1908-1964). | Casino Royale. |
1953 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,375.00 |
173 | LAWRENCE, David Herbert (1885-1930). | Lady Chatterley's Lover. |
1928 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,375.00 |
211 | NABOKOV, Vladimir (1899-1977). | Lolita. |
1955 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,375.00 |
264 | WHITMAN, Walt (1819-1892). | Complete Poems & Prose of Walt Whitman, 1855...1888. Authenticated and Personal Book (handled by W.W.)... Portraits from Life...Autograph. |
1888-89]. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,375.00 |