Lot 230 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
two volumes, comprising:
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- Estimate
- £1,000–£1,500 hammer ≈ $1,316–$1,974
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations, London · 12 July 2016
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4496919
- Record
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Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936., two volumes, comprising:. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2016, lot 230. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4496919.
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Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936., two volumes, comprising:. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2016, lot 230. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4496919.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936. | kipling, a song of the english, signed | $1,401 | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | |
| Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936. | kipling, just so stores, 1902 | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936. | First editions of: The Jungle Book, 1894, Captains Courageou | Bonhams, May 2026 | ||
| Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936. | Poems 1886-1929. London: Macmillan and Co., 1929. | Bonhams, Jun 2013 | ||
| Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936. | The Works of.... London: MacMillian, 1913-1919. | Bonhams, Nov 2020 | ||
| Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936. | kipling, departmental ditties, 1886 | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936. | stalky & co. london: macmillan and co., 1899 | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 | ||
| Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936. | A group of 5 works: | Bonhams, Apr 2024 |
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.