Lot 183 · The Library of an English Bibliophile Part VII
the trial (translated by willa and edwin muir). london: victor gollancz ltd., 1937
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,970–$2,627
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Library of an English Bibliophile Part VII, London · 7 November 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4611185
- Record
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Franz Kafka, the trial (translated by willa and edwin muir). london: victor gollancz ltd., 1937. Sotheby's, 7 Nov 2017, lot 183. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4611185.
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Franz Kafka, the trial (translated by willa and edwin muir). london: victor gollancz ltd., 1937. Sotheby's, 7 Nov 2017, lot 183. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4611185.
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|---|---|---|---|
| over the brazier. london: the poetry bookshop, 1916 | Graves, Robert. 1796-1853. | £700–£900 | |
| two works, comprising: | Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968. | £600–£900 | |
| jonah. oxford: holywell press, 1917 | Huxley, Aldous. 1894-1963. | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| the african queen. boston: little, brown and company, 1935 | C.s. Forester | £800–£1,200 | |
| [chinese:] mao zhuxi yulu ["quotations of chairman mao"]. [beijing:] … | [mao Zedong.] | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| topic of cancer. paris: obelisk press, 1934 | Miller, Henry. 1891-1980. | £10,000–£15,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franz Kafka | Betrachtung, 1912-13 | $3,306 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2019 | |
| Franz Kafka | 9 Werke, 1913-31 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2019 | ||
| Franz Kafka | Die Verwandlung, 1916 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2021 | ||
| Franz Kafka | Betrachtung, 1913 | Ketterer Kunst, May 2019 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | La Danse, La suite des Saltimbanques | Bonhams, Oct 2024 | ||
| Franz Kafka | the metamorphosis, translated by a.l. lloyd. london: the par | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Portrait de Vollard III, pl. 100, from La Suite Vollard (Por | Bonhams, Jul 2026 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Petit carré au soleil (A. R. 631) | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 |
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.