Lot 154 · Books & Manuscripts
typed letter signed ("p. g. wodehouse"), to g. l. c. "bertie" wooster, westeliff-on-sea, essex
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- Estimate
- $8,000–$10,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Books & Manuscripts, New York · 3 June 2014
- Dimensions
- 1 page (7 1/8 x 6 in.; 182 x 153mm) on his letterhead, Remsenburg, NY, 20 May 1962; horizonal fold, some light browning and foxing. With typed envelope
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4268456
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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P.g. Wodehouse, typed letter signed ("p. g. wodehouse"), to g. l. c. "bertie" wooster, westeliff-on-sea, essex. Sotheby's, 3 Jun 2014, lot 154. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4268456.
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P.g. Wodehouse, typed letter signed ("p. g. wodehouse"), to g. l. c. "bertie" wooster, westeliff-on-sea, essex. Sotheby's, 3 Jun 2014, lot 154. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4268456.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyle, Kay. Short Stories. Paris, 1929 | — | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Le Cirque. Paris, Tériade éditeur, 1967 | Marc Chagall | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| Lawrence, D. H. The Escaped Cock. Paris, 1929 | — | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| Crosby, Harry. Aphrodite in Flight, being some observations on the ær… | — | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| Two autograph albums, signed by Presidents Chester A. Arthur and Benj… | — | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| Requiem for a Nun. New York: Random House, [1951] | Faulkner, William. 1897-1962. | $800–$1,200 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.g. Wodehouse | Love Among the Chickens. New York: Circle Publishing Company | $3,825 | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | |
| P.g. Wodehouse | Mike: A Public School Story. London: Adam and Charles Black, | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | Not George Washington. London/Paris/New York/Toronto/Melbour | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | The Pothunters. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1902. | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | Love Among the Chickens. London: George Newnes, Ltd., n.d. [ | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | By the Way Book. London: The Globe Publishing Company, 1908. | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | The Swoop! Or How Clarence Saved England. London: Alston Riv | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | very good, jeeves. new york: doubleday, doran & company inc. | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 |
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.