Lot 144 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
fitzgerald, two autograph manuscript poems, 1931 and 1937
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $24,907–$37,360
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations, London · 9 July 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4756819
- Record
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940., fitzgerald, two autograph manuscript poems, 1931 and 1937. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2019, lot 144. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4756819.
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940., fitzgerald, two autograph manuscript poems, 1931 and 1937. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2019, lot 144. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4756819.
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|---|---|---|---|
| potter, seven volumes, comprising larger format books, 1905-1909 | Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943. | £800–£1,200 | |
| barrie--rackham, the peter pan portfolio, [1912] | Rackham, Arthur--[barrie, J.m.] | £18,000–£22,000 | |
| mao, [quotations of chairman mao], 1964 | Mao Tse Tung | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| winston churchill, a cigarette case once owned by him, 1907 | — | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| travers, mary poppins comes back, 1935, inscribed to mrs henry moriss | P.l. Travers | £2,000–£2,500 | |
| carr, a month in the country, 1990, deluxe binding | — | £800–£1,200 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940. | The Great Gatsby. New York: The Modern Library, 1934. | $28,050 | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | |
| Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940. | Tender is the Night. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1934 | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940. | This Side of Paradise. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 19 | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940. | tender is the night. a romance. new york: charles scribner's | Sotheby's, Nov 2015 | ||
| Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940. | fitzgerald, f. scott | flappers and philosophers. new york: | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| Hemingway, Ernest. 1899-1961. | In Our Time. Paris: Three Mountains Press, 1924. | Bonhams, Dec 2019 | ||
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | Dubliners. 1930. 7th edition. Signed and Inscribed by Joyce | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 1896-1940. | The Great Gatsby. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925. | Bonhams, Dec 2017 |
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.