Lot 320 · The Library of an English Bibliophile Part VII
love among the chickens. london: george newnes, limited, [1906]
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,940–$6,566
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Library of an English Bibliophile Part VII, London · 7 November 2017
- Dimensions
- 184 x 120mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4611866
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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P.g. Wodehouse, love among the chickens. london: george newnes, limited, [1906]. Sotheby's, 7 Nov 2017, lot 320. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4611866.
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P.g. Wodehouse, love among the chickens. london: george newnes, limited, [1906]. Sotheby's, 7 Nov 2017, lot 320. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4611866.
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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 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.g. Wodehouse | By the Way Book. London: The Globe Publishing Company, 1908. | $6,120 | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | |
| P.g. Wodehouse | Not George Washington. London/Paris/New York/Toronto/Melbour | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | Love Among the Chickens. New York: Circle Publishing Company | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | very good, jeeves! herbert jenkins ltd., 1930 | Sotheby's, Dec 2012 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | Mike: A Public School Story. London: Adam and Charles Black, | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| Huxley, Aldous. 1894-1963. | Brave New World. A Novel . London: Chatto & Windus, 1932. | Christie's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Hemingway, Ernest. 1899-1961. | The Old Man and the Sea, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | eggs, beans and crumpets. herbert jenkins ltd., 1940 | Sotheby's, Dec 2012 |
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