Lot 196 · The Library of an English Bibliophile Part VII
elmer gantry. new york: harcourt, brace and company, 1927
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- Estimate
- £400–£600 hammer ≈ $525–$788
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Library of an English Bibliophile Part VII, London · 7 November 2017
- Dimensions
- 190 x 131mm
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4611595
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Lewis, Sinclair. 1885-1951., elmer gantry. new york: harcourt, brace and company, 1927. Sotheby's, 7 Nov 2017, lot 196. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4611595.
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Lewis, Sinclair. 1885-1951., elmer gantry. new york: harcourt, brace and company, 1927. Sotheby's, 7 Nov 2017, lot 196. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4611595.
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| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis, Sinclair. 1885-1951. | Free Air. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Howe, 1919. | $938 | Bonhams, Dec 2018 | |
| Lewis, Sinclair. 1885-1951. | Elmer Gantry. New York: Harcourt Brace, 1927. | Bonhams, Dec 2018 | ||
| Lewis, Sinclair. 1885-1951. | Elmer Gantry. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, [1927] | Bonhams, Sep 2015 | ||
| Lewis, Sinclair. 1885-1951. | Babbitt. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1922. | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| Clemens, Samuel Langhorne. 1835-1910. | CLEMENS, SAMUEL LANGHORNE (MARK TWAIN). 1835-1910. Autograph | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| Lewis, Sinclair. 1885-1951. | Our Mr. Wrenn. New York: Harper & Bros, 1914. | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968. | Their Blood is Strong. San Francisco: Simon J. Lubin Society | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968. | Tortilla Flat. New York: Covici Friede, 1935. | Bonhams, Oct 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.