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| Auction Name | Online: Modern Literature | Total Sales (GBP) | 124,561.60 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | September 03, 2026 - September 03, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 64,300.00 |
| Sale Number | #90326 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 91,200.00 |
| Total Lots | 315 | ||
| Sold Lots | 285.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 74,550.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 90.48% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 105,650.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 30 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 117.90% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | Christie Agatha | The Body in the Library |
1942 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,794.00 |
| 214 | Joyce James | Ulysses |
1922 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,540.00 |
| 197 | Heaney Seamus; Egan Felim | Squarings |
1991 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,032.00 |
| 245 | Lewis CS | The Magician's Nephew |
1955 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 2,032.00 |
| 86 | Christie Agatha | Towards Zero |
1944 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,778.00 |
| 82 | Christie Agatha | N or M? |
1941 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 87 | Christie Agatha | Death Comes as the End |
1945 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 193 | Grisham John | A Time to Kill |
1989 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 257 | Milne AA | The House at Pooh Corner |
1978 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,651.00 |
| 24 | Rushdie Salman | The Satanic Verses |
1988 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,524.00 |
| 45 | Allingham Margery | 120 Books, including: The Tiger in the Smoke |
1952 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,524.00 |
| 284 | Rowling J.K. | The Christmas Pig |
2021 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,524.00 |
| 312 | Woolf Virginia | Night and Day |
1919 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,524.00 |
| 61 | Beresford Elisabeth | The Wombles |
1968 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 83 | Christie Agatha | Five Little Pigs |
1942 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 313 | Woolf Virginia | Monday or Tuesday |
1921 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,270.00 |
| 244 | Lewis CS | The Horse and his Boy |
1954 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,206.50 |
| 246 | Lewis CS | The Last Battle |
1956 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,206.50 |
| 300 | Tolkien J.R.R. | The Fellowship of the Ring |
1957 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,206.50 |
| 81 | Christie Agatha | The Hound of Death and other stories; Murder in the Mews |
[1933] | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,143.00 |
| 101 | Clancy Tom | The Hunt for Red October |
1984 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,143.00 |
| 170 | Freeman R. Austin | The Eye of Osiris |
[1911] | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,143.00 |
| 243 | Lewis CS | The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe |
1950 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,079.50 |
| 259 | Naipaul VS | A House for Mr. Biswas |
1961 | GBP 400.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,016.00 |
| 267 | Orwell George | Nineteen Eighty-Four |
1949 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,016.00 |
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Koller, Sep. 16: FRANZÖSISCHE REVOLUTION - ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE - Extrait des Procès-Verbaux de L'Assemblée Nationale, Des 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 Août & premier Octobre 1789.Koller, Sep. 16: MOURADJA D'OHSSON, IGNACE. Tableau général de l'Empire Othoman, divisé en deux parties dont l'une comprend la Législation Mahométane, l'autre l'histoire de l'Empire Othoman [... ]Koller, Sep. 16: BOTANIK - Blackwell, Elisabeth. A curious herbal, containig five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick.Koller, Sep. 16: SCHEUCHZER, JOHANN JAKOB. Physica Sacra. Iconibus Aeneis illustrata procurante & sumtus suppeditante.Koller, Sep. 16: HAIMONSKINDER – Eyn schön lustig Geschicht, wie Keyser Carle der groß, vier gebrüder, Hertzog Aymont von Dordons Süne [...]Koller, Sep. 16: KRÄUTERBÜCHER - HORTUS SANITATIS - [H]ortus Sanitatis. De herbis et plantis. De animalibus et reptilibus. De avibus et volatilibus. De piscibus et natalibus…Koller, Sep. 16: GAUGUIN, PAUL, MALER (1848-1903). Eigenhändiger Brief mit Unterschrift und Couvert. An den Künstler und Freund Daniel de Monfreid in Paris. -
Sotheby’s
Original Film Posters
10 September 2026Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: The Invisible Man (1933). Extremely Rare US Leader Press One Sheet. £20,000 to £26,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: You Only Live Twice (1967). Italian Advance Quattro Fogli. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: A Dog's Life (1918). Extremely Rare US One Sheet. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: La Belle et la Bête/Beauty and the Beast (1946). French Style A Grande. £12,000 to £18,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). US Lenticular Prototype One Sheet. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Théâtre d’Ombres (1897). Exceptionally Rare French Poster. £8,000 to £12,000.