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1872–1939

Grey, Zane. 1872-1939.

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22results on record
86%sell-through
$750median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$4,750record in our coverage

Drawn from 22 recorded results (19 sold · 3 passed) across 1 auction house, 2012–2024. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$1.6K$3.2K$4.9K2012: $350 median, 2 sold2013: $738 median, 6 sold2014: $4.8K median, 1 sold2015: $1.6K median, 4 sold2019: $382 median, 1 sold2022: $427 median, 2 sold2023: $896 median, 2 sold2024: $141 median, 1 sold20122015201820212024

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The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.

$750$125$4.8K

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
other 18 83% $768

Medium is recorded for 18 of 22 results (82%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968. Grey, Zane. 1872-1939. Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968.

$1.4K$2.7K$4.0K2012: $1.4K median2013: $781 median2014: $2.1K median2015: $5.0K median2016: $2.2K median2017: $739 median2018: $2.8K median2019: $2.4K median2020: $3.6K median2021: $408 median2022: $2.1K median2023: $1.5K median2024: $461 median2025: $1.2K median2026: $2.8K median2012: $350 median2013: $738 median2014: $4.8K median2015: $1.6K median2019: $382 median2022: $427 median2023: $896 median2024: $141 median20122015201820212024
MetricGrey, Zane. 1872-1939.Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968.
Median result$750$1,768
Record price $4,750 $45,246
Results on record22268
Years active at auction 2012–2024 2009–2026

Related artists: Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968.Hemingway, Ernest. 1899-1961.Faulkner, William. 1897-1962.Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870.

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

61/ 100
  • Sell-through86%
  • Meets estimate26%
  • Market depth22 results

How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →

Prices realized 22 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 3 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2024·03 Bank Draft Signed, in the amount of $2,500 drawn on the Bank of Australasia, $300–$500 Bonhams
2023·11 Autograph Manuscript, approximately 442 pp, 4to, no place, c.1914, in pencil, $2,000–$3,000 Bonhams
2023·11 Group of 5 volumes signed & inscribed on the front free endpaper to his daughter Betty Zane Grey: $1,000–$1,500 Bonhams
2022·08 2 titles: 1. Desert Gold: A Romance of the Border. New York: Harper & Brothers, 1913. $400–$600 Bonhams
2022·08 Tappan's Burro. New York and London: Harper and Brothers, 1923. $400–$600 Bonhams
2019·06 Photo album featuring 62 silver gelatin print photographs of Zane Grey and companions fishing for tuna in New Zealand, 1920s, each 221 x 128 mm, all mounted to 290 x 172 mm leaves, $800–$1,200 Bonhams
2017·06 Autograph Manuscript, approximately 442 pp, 4to, no place, c.1914, in pencil, $4,000–$6,000 Bonhams
2017·06 Group of 5 volumes signed & inscribed on the front free endpaper to his daughter Betty Zane Grey: $2,000–$3,000 Bonhams
2015·12 Autograph Manuscript, titled The Heritage of the Desert, pencil on legal paper, 77 pp, n.p., n.d., numbered 68-144, $800–$1,000 Bonhams
2015·09 Autograph Manuscript for "Tonto Bear," 88 pp, in purple ink, 8vo, n.p., dated October 8, 1923, $1,200–$1,800 Bonhams
2015·06 Typed Manuscript entitled "Fights with Fierce Fish," subtitled "Giant Tuna," 20 pp, $700–$900 Bonhams
2015·06 Autograph Manuscript, 114 pp, in purple ink, 8vo, n.p., August 1, 1924, $2,500–$3,500 Bonhams
2015·04 Typed Manuscript entitled "Mast Hope Brook in June," 11 pp, $1,200–$1,800 Bonhams
2014·06 Autograph Manuscript, 212 pp, in purple ink, 8vo, n.p., n.d. [c.1931], $4,000–$6,000 Bonhams
2013·12 Autograph Manuscript, 19 pp, 8vo, n.p., March 25, 1910, $800–$1,200 Bonhams
2013·12 Autograph Manuscript titled "Australia's East Coast Attractions," 4 pp, 4to, n.p., n.d., $600–$800 Bonhams
2013·12 Tales of Fishing Virgin Seas. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1925. $800–$1,200 Bonhams
2013·10 A group of material related to the fishing expeditions of Zane Grey, including: $1,500–$2,000 Bonhams
2013·02 Tales of the Angler's Eldorado, New Zealand. New York and London: Harper & Brothers, 1926. $2,000–$3,000 Bonhams
2013·01 75 volumes, most New York: Harper [or] Grosset & Dunlap, 1920s-40s, $400–$600 Bonhams
2012·07 52 volumes. $400–$600 Bonhams
2012·02 The Redheaded Outfield and Other Baseball Stories. New York: Grosset and Dunlap, [1920 but 1922]. $500–$700 Bonhams

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