Lot 161 · The Library of an English Bibliophile Part VII
two mr. chips volumes, comprising:
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- Estimate
- £500–£700 hammer ≈ $657–$919
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Library of an English Bibliophile Part VII, London · 7 November 2017
- Dimensions
- 190 x 132mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4611124
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Hilton, James. 1900-1954., two mr. chips volumes, comprising:. Sotheby's, 7 Nov 2017, lot 161. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4611124.
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Hilton, James. 1900-1954., two mr. chips volumes, comprising:. Sotheby's, 7 Nov 2017, lot 161. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4611124.
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From the same sale The Library of an English Bibliophile Part VII · Nov 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| over the brazier. london: the poetry bookshop, 1916 | Graves, Robert. 1796-1853. | £700–£900 | |
| two works, comprising: | Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968. | £600–£900 | |
| jonah. oxford: holywell press, 1917 | Huxley, Aldous. 1894-1963. | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| the african queen. boston: little, brown and company, 1935 | C.s. Forester | £800–£1,200 | |
| [chinese:] mao zhuxi yulu ["quotations of chairman mao"]. [beijing:] … | [mao Zedong.] | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| topic of cancer. paris: obelisk press, 1934 | Miller, Henry. 1891-1980. | £10,000–£15,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton, James. 1900-1954. | Goodbye, Mr. Chips. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1934. | $896 | Bonhams, Aug 2023 | |
| Hilton, James. 1900-1954. | two editions of random harvest, comprising: | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Hemingway, Ernest. 1899-1961. | The Old Man and the Sea, first edition, New York: Charles Sc | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Hilton, James. 1900-1954. | Lost Horizon. New York: William Morrow & Coo, 1933. | Bonhams, Aug 2023 | ||
| Hilton, James. 1900-1954. | HILTON, James. | Christie's, Nov 1999 | ||
| Cain, James M. 1892-1977. | The Postman Always Rings Twice. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1 | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| Hemingway, Ernest. 1899-1961. | The Sun Also Rises. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926 | Bonhams, Jan 2024 | ||
| Hemingway, Ernest. 1899-1961. | The Old Man and the Sea, first edition, New York, Charles Sc | Bonhams, Nov 2022 |
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.