Lot 157 · English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations
english and french editions of rockaby, both inscribed presentation copies:
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- Estimate
- £2,500–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,228–$6,457
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children's Books & Illustrations, London · 11 July 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4583620
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Beckett, Samuel. 1906-1989., english and french editions of rockaby, both inscribed presentation copies:. Sotheby's, 11 Jul 2017, lot 157. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4583620.
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Beckett, Samuel. 1906-1989., english and french editions of rockaby, both inscribed presentation copies:. Sotheby's, 11 Jul 2017, lot 157. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4583620.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| "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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beckett, Samuel. 1906-1989. | The Collected Works. New York: Grove Press Inc., 1970. | $3,584 | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | |
| Beckett, Samuel. 1906-1989. | Quatre poèmes, Four songs. New York, 1986. Reliure triangula | Sotheby's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Beckett, Samuel. 1906-1989. | endgame. a play in one act followed by act without words a m | Sotheby's, Nov 2015 | ||
| Beckett, Samuel. 1906-1989. | BECKETT. Molloy, Malone Dies, and The Unnamable, 1959. Prese | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Beckett, Samuel. 1906-1989. | murphy. george routledge & sons, ltd, 1938 | Sotheby's, Jul 2016 | ||
| Beckett, Samuel. 1906-1989. | proust. chatto & windus, 1931 | Sotheby's, Dec 2014 | ||
| Beckett, Samuel. 1906-1989. | The Collected Works of Samuel Beckett. New York: Grove Press | Bonhams, Oct 2013 | ||
| Beckett, Samuel. 1906-1989. | Nohow On. Limited Editions Club, by Golgonooza Letterfoundry | Sotheby's, May 2021 |
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.