Lot 151 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
murphy. george routledge & sons, ltd, 1938
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $1,974–$3,290
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations, London · 12 July 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4496750
- Record
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Beckett, Samuel. 1906-1989., murphy. george routledge & sons, ltd, 1938. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2016, lot 151. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4496750.
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Beckett, Samuel. 1906-1989., murphy. george routledge & sons, ltd, 1938. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2016, lot 151. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4496750.
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From the same sale English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations · Jul 2016
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Autograph letter signed, to John Cam Hobhouse | Byron, George Gordon, Lord. 1788-1824. | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| "Where the bee sucks, there suck I" | Edmund Dulac | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Autograph letter signed, to George Arbuthnot | Alexander Pope | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| preliminary pencil drawing for The Pooh Story Book | Shepard, E.h. 1879-1976. | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Typescript contributions to 'Declaration' | — | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Autograph letter signed, to David Mallet | Alexander Pope | £1,000–£1,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckett, Samuel. 1906-1989. | BECKETT. Molloy, Malone Dies, and The Unnamable, 1959. Prese | $2,232 | Sotheby's, May 2022 | |
| Beckett, Samuel. 1906-1989. | Nohow On. Limited Editions Club, by Golgonooza Letterfoundry | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Beckett, Samuel. 1906-1989. | The Collected Works. New York: Grove Press Inc., 1970. | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Beckett, Samuel. 1906-1989. | whoroscope. paris: the hours press, 1930 | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Beckett, Samuel. 1906-1989. | collection of four works, in french, all signed or inscribed | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Beckett, Samuel. 1906-1989. | molloy. paris: collection merlin / the olympia press, 1955 | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Beckett, Samuel. 1906-1989. | two editions in french, one an inscribed presentation copy t | Sotheby's, Jul 2017 | ||
| Beckett, Samuel. 1906-1989. | endgame. new york: grove press, 1958 | Sotheby's, Jul 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.