Lot 1098 · Property from Serendipity Books
Typed Carbon, 126 pp, 4to, n.p., April 29, 1940, being the first draft of the screenplay And Now Goodbye, pages mildly creased and age-toned,
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- Estimate
- $1,000–$1,500 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Bonhams — Property from Serendipity Books, Los Angeles · 12 February 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-2238410
- Record
- first seen 25 Jul 2026 · updated 25 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Hilton, James. 1900-1954., Typed Carbon, 126 pp, 4to, n.p., April 29, 1940, being the first draft of the screenplay And Now Goodbye, pages mildly creased and age-toned,. Bonhams, 12 Feb 2012, lot 1098. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2238410.
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Hilton, James. 1900-1954., Typed Carbon, 126 pp, 4to, n.p., April 29, 1940, being the first draft of the screenplay And Now Goodbye, pages mildly creased and age-toned,. Bonhams, 12 Feb 2012, lot 1098. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-2238410.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Comedies and Tragedies. London: Printed for Humphrey Robinson & Humph… | Beaumont, Francis. 1584-1616. | $1,000–$2,000 | |
| Disegni e scritti d'architettura. Vincenza: Paroni, 1808-[1817]. | Calderari, Ottone. 1730-1803. | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| La Royalle Chymie. Lyons: Pierre Drobet, 1624. | Croll, Oswald. 1563-1609. | $700–$900 | |
| Opus in evangelium Joannis. Paris: Wolfgang Hopyl for himself, Jean P… | Cyril Of Alexandria, Saint, C.375-444. | $800–$1,200 | |
| Geographicorum lib. xvii. Basel: [Joannes Walder, 1539]. | STRABO. 63 B.C.E.-24 C.E. | $700–$900 | |
| Lyrical Ballads. London: T.N. Longman and O. Rees, 1800. | Wordsworth, William. 1770-1850. | $3,000–$5,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilton, James. 1900-1954. | two mr. chips volumes, comprising: | $1,068 | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | |
| Hilton, James. 1900-1954. | two editions of random harvest, comprising: | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Hilton, James. 1900-1954. | Goodbye, Mr. Chips. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1934. | Bonhams, Aug 2023 | ||
| Hilton, James. 1900-1954. | Lost Horizon. New York: William Morrow & Coo, 1933. | Bonhams, Aug 2023 | ||
| Cain, James M. 1892-1977. | The Postman Always Rings Twice. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1 | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| Hilton, James. 1900-1954. | HILTON, James. | Christie's, Nov 1999 | ||
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | Joyce, James (1882-1941) Ulysses (two copies), Paris: Shakes | Bonhams, Jan 2023 | ||
| Hilton, James. 1900-1954. | Lost Horizon. London: Macmillan and Co., 1933. | Bonhams, Aug 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.