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| Auction Name | Online Sale: Modern Literature | Total Sales (GBP) | 105,172.20 |
| Auction Date | December 05, 2024 - December 05, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 58,970.00 |
| Sale Number | #940 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 82,870.00 |
| Total Lots | 261 | ||
| Sold Lots | 235 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 67,820.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 90.04% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 95,220.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 26 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 110.45% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Wicks (Mark) | To Mars Via the Moon |
1911 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 5,040.00 |
| 244 | Verne (Jules) | A Journey to the Centre of the Earth |
1872 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 3,276.00 |
| 202 | Rowling (J.K.) | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
1999 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,024.00 |
| 41 | Brent-Dyer (Elinor) | The New Chalet School |
1938 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 2,394.00 |
| 237 | Tolkien (J.R.R.) | The Lord of the Rings |
1954 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,890.00 |
| 175 | Pinter (Harold) | No-Man's Land |
1974 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,764.00 |
| 98 | Fleming (Ian) | From Russia With Love |
1957 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,638.00 |
| 161 | McCartney (Paul), Geoff Dunbar & Philip Ardagh. | High in the Clouds |
2005 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,512.00 |
| 40 | Brent-Dyer (Elinor) | The Exploits of the Chalet Girls |
1933 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,386.00 |
| 89 | Doyle (Sir Arthur Conan) | The Lost World |
1914 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,386.00 |
| 238 | Tolkien (J.R.R.) | The Lord of the Rings |
1963 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,260.00 |
| 79 | Cunard (Nancy), W.H. Auden, Samuel Beckett, T.S. Eliot, Evelyn Waugh, etc... | Authors Take Sides on the Spanish War |
1937 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,134.00 |
| 135 | Kerr (Judith) | The Tiger Who Came to Tea |
1968 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,134.00 |
| 97 | Fleming (Ian) | Live and Let Die |
1954 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,071.00 |
| 136 | King (Stephen) | Christine |
1983 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,071.00 |
| 12 | Asimov (Isaac) | I, Robot |
1952 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,008.00 |
| 241 | Upfield (Arthur) | The Bone is Pointed |
1938 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,008.00 |
| 100 | Fleming (Ian) | Goldfinger |
1959 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 945.00 |
| 165 | Miller (Henry, writer 1891-1980) | 4 Typescripts and related correspondence |
1938 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 945.00 |
| 130 | Joyce (James) | Finnegans Wake |
1939 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 882.00 |
| 73 | Conrad (Joseph) | Youth: a Narrative and Two Other Stories |
1902 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 819.00 |
| 108 | Fleming (Ian).- Inspiration for James Bond.- Pearson (John) | The Life of Ian Fleming |
1966 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 819.00 |
| 124 | Herbert (Frank) | God Emperor of Dune |
1981 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 819.00 |
| 129 | Joyce (James) | Ulysses |
1937 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 819.00 |
| 143 | le Carre (John) | Smiley's People |
1980 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 819.00 |
