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Christies: The Exceptional Literature Collection of Theodore B. Baum: Part Two - bidstart 9/2
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| Auction Name | The Exceptional Literature Collection of Theodore B. Baum: Part Two - bidstart 9/2 | Total Sales (USD) | 2,949,750.00 |
| Auction Date | September 17, 2021 - September 17, 2021 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,334,300.00 |
| Sale Number | #20858 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 2,094,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 243 | ||
| Sold Lots | 230 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,402,100.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 94.65% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,197,100.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 13 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 134.26% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 286 | JOYCE, James (1882-1941) | Dubliners. |
1914 | USD 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 | USD 400,000.00 |
| 287 | JOYCE, James (1882-1941) | Ulysses. |
1922 | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 237,500.00 |
| 403 | WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941) | Night and Day. |
1919 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 112,500.00 |
| 245 | FITZGERALD, F. Scott (1896-1940) | The Great Gatsby. |
1925 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 93,750.00 |
| 268 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961) | The Sun Also Rises. |
1926 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 87,500.00 |
| 188 | BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice (1875-1950) | Tarzan of the Apes. |
1914 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 75,000.00 |
| 385 | TOLKIEN, J.R.R (1892-1973) | The Hobbit. |
1937 | USD 20,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 68,750.00 |
| 213 | ELIOT, T.S. (1888-1965) | The Waste Land. |
1922 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 62,500.00 |
| 313 | LEWIS, Sinclair (1885-1951) | Main Street. |
1920 | USD 60,000.00 - 90,000.00 | USD 60,000.00 |
| 263 | HAMMETT, Dashiell (1894-1961) | The Maltese Falcon. |
1930 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 56,250.00 |
| 306 | LAWRENCE, Thomas Edward (1888-1935).? | Seven Pillars of Wisdom, a triumph. |
1926 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 52,500.00 |
| 262 | HAMMETT, Dashiell (1894-1961) | Red Harvest. |
1929 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 50,000.00 |
| 266 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961) | in our time. |
1924 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 40,000.00 |
| 358 | RAND, Ayn (1905-1982) | The Fountainhead. |
1943 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 386 | TOLKIEN, J.R.R (1892-1973) | The Fellowship of the Ring. [With:] – The Two Towers. [And:] – The Return of the King. |
1954, 1954, 1955 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 404 | WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941) | Jacob’s Room. |
1922 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 265 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961) | Three Stories and Ten Poems. |
1923 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
| 406 | WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941) | To the Lighthouse. |
1927 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
| 247 | FITZGERALD, F. Scott (1896-1940) | Tender is the Night. |
1934 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 30,000.00 |
| 221 | FAULKNER, William (1897-1962) | The Sound and the Fury. |
1929 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 405 | WOOLF, Virginia (1882-1941) | Mrs Dalloway. |
1925 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 27,500.00 |
| 256 | GRAHAME, Kenneth (1859-1932) | The Wind in the Willows. |
1908 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 285 | JOYCE, James (1882-1941) | A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. |
1916 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 22,500.00 |
| 307 | LE CARRÉ, John (1931-2020) | Call for the Dead. |
1961 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 22,500.00 |
| 218 | FAULKNER, William (1897-1962) | Soldier's Pay. |
1926 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 21,250.00 |
