Lot 16 · The Joseph Conrad Collection from the Library of the late Stanley J. Seeger - Part I
the children of the sea. a tale of the forecastle. new york: dodd, mead and company, 1897
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- Estimate
- £300–£500 hammer ≈ $447–$745
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Joseph Conrad Collection from the Library of the late Stanley J. Seeger - Part I, London · 10 July 2013
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4190609
- Record
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Conrad, Joseph. 1857-1924., the children of the sea. a tale of the forecastle. new york: dodd, mead and company, 1897. Sotheby's, 10 Jul 2013, lot 16. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4190609.
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Conrad, Joseph. 1857-1924., the children of the sea. a tale of the forecastle. new york: dodd, mead and company, 1897. Sotheby's, 10 Jul 2013, lot 16. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4190609.
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From the same sale The Joseph Conrad Collection from the Library of the late Stanley J. Seeger - Part I · Jul 2013
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falk, corrected typescript | Conrad, Joseph. 1857-1924. | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| bust of Joseph Conrad | Jacob Epstein | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| autograph letter signed, to Alice Kinkead | Conrad, Joseph. 1857-1924. | £600–£800 | |
| Portrait of Joseph Conrad (Conrad listening to music) | Muirhead Bone | £800–£1,200 | |
| typhoon and other stories. london: william heinemann, 1903 | Conrad, Joseph. 1857-1924. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| some reminiscences. london: eveleigh nash, 1912 | Conrad, Joseph. 1857-1924. | £5,000–£7,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conrad, Joseph. 1857-1924. | the nigger of the "narcissus" preface. [hythe: privately pri | $750 | Sotheby's, Dec 2015 | |
| Conrad, Joseph. 1857-1924. | Nostromo: A Tale of the Seabord. London and New York: Harper | Bonhams, Oct 2023 | ||
| Conrad, Joseph. 1857-1924. | the rescue. a romance of the shallows. new york: doubleday, | Sotheby's, Jul 2013 | ||
| Conrad, Joseph. 1857-1924. | an outcast of the islands. london: t. fisher unwin, 1896 | Sotheby's, Jul 2013 | ||
| Conrad, Joseph. 1857-1924. | Lord Jim: A Tale. Edinburgh and London: William Blackwood an | Bonhams, Oct 2023 | ||
| Conrad, Joseph. 1857-1924. | the arrow of gold. a story between two notes. london: t. fis | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Conrad, Joseph. 1857-1924. | Typed letter signed, to Mr Blodgett | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Conrad, Joseph. 1857-1924. | collection of 35 periodicals containing work by or about jos | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.