Lot 41 · The Library of an English Bibliophile Part VII
playback. boston: houghton mifflin company, 1958
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- Estimate
- £150–£200 hammer ≈ $197–$263
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Library of an English Bibliophile Part VII, London · 7 November 2017
- Dimensions
- 8vo (203 x 138mm.), first American edition, original light brown cloth lettered and with circular design in dark brown, DUST-JACKET, slightly soiled dust-jacket frayed at extremities
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4611901
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Chandler, Raymond. 1888-1959., playback. boston: houghton mifflin company, 1958. Sotheby's, 7 Nov 2017, lot 41. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4611901.
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Chandler, Raymond. 1888-1959., playback. boston: houghton mifflin company, 1958. Sotheby's, 7 Nov 2017, lot 41. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4611901.
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|---|---|---|---|
| over the brazier. london: the poetry bookshop, 1916 | Graves, Robert. 1796-1853. | £700–£900 | |
| two works, comprising: | Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968. | £600–£900 | |
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| the african queen. boston: little, brown and company, 1935 | C.s. Forester | £800–£1,200 | |
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| topic of cancer. paris: obelisk press, 1934 | Miller, Henry. 1891-1980. | £10,000–£15,000 |
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