Lot 201 · English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations
the hunting of the snark. an agony in eight fits... macmillan and co., 1876
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- Estimate
- £20,000–£30,000 hammer ≈ $25,827–$38,741
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations, London · 11 July 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4583123
- Record
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Lewis [charles Lutwidge Dodgson] Carroll, the hunting of the snark. an agony in eight fits... macmillan and co., 1876. Sotheby's, 11 Jul 2017, lot 201. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4583123.
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Lewis [charles Lutwidge Dodgson] Carroll, the hunting of the snark. an agony in eight fits... macmillan and co., 1876. Sotheby's, 11 Jul 2017, lot 201. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4583123.
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|---|---|---|---|
| "August - The Colour Bar" | Osbert Lancaster | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Diploma | — | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| Autograph letter signed, to Richard Creed | Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| "The Man Who Argued with the Master of the Foxhounds" | H.m. Bateman | £3,000–£5,000 | |
| A George IV mahogany library glass, c.1820 | — | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| "Crossed Paths: Edgar Allan Poe meets Ernest Hemingway" | Ronald Searle | £2,000–£3,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis [charles Lutwidge Dodgson] Carroll | the hunting of the snark: an agony in eight fits. macmillan, | $27,892 | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | |
| Lewis [charles Lutwidge Dodgson] Carroll | alice's adventures under ground. being a facsimile of the or | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Lewis [charles Lutwidge Dodgson] Carroll | alice's adventures under ground. london: macmillan and co., | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Wilde, Oscar. 1854-1900. | The Picture of Dorian Gray. London, New York & Melbourne, 18 | Sotheby's, Nov 2025 | ||
| Lewis [charles Lutwidge Dodgson] Carroll | alice’s adventures in wonderland. macmillan, 1866 | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Wilde, Oscar. 1854-1900. | the picture of dorian gray.londres, new york et melbourne, w | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | ||
| J. K. Rowling | ROWLING | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, fi | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Lewis [charles Lutwidge Dodgson] Carroll | through the looking-glass. london: macmillan and co., 1893 | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 |
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.