Lot 197 · The Library of an English Bibliophile Part VII
how green was my valley. london: michael joseph ltd., 1939
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- Estimate
- £120–£150 hammer ≈ $158–$197
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — The Library of an English Bibliophile Part VII, London · 7 November 2017
- Dimensions
- 8vo (204 x 130mm.), FIRST EDITION, original brown cloth lettered in silver on spine, DUST-JACKET, some spotting, price-clipped dust-jacket slightly frayed at extremities
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4611612
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Richard Llewellyn, how green was my valley. london: michael joseph ltd., 1939. Sotheby's, 7 Nov 2017, lot 197. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4611612.
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Richard Llewellyn, how green was my valley. london: michael joseph ltd., 1939. Sotheby's, 7 Nov 2017, lot 197. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4611612.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| two works, comprising: | Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968. | £600–£900 | |
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Llewellyn | How Green Was my Valley, first edition, London: Michael Jose | $140 | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | |
| Huxley, Aldous. 1894-1963. | Brave New World Revisited, New York: Harper & Brothers, 1958 | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| Richard Llewellyn | How Green Was My Valley. London: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1939. | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| Orwell, George. 1903-1950. | , New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1946. | Bonhams, Jan 2023 | ||
| Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968. | JOHNSON, NUNNALLY. Mimeographed Manuscript, 183 pp, 4to, [Lo | Bonhams, Sep 2016 | ||
| Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968. | cannery row. new york: viking press, 1945 | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| Greene, Graham. 1904-1991. | The Human Factor, first edition, London, Sydney, Toronto: Th | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | ||
| Steinbeck, John. 1902-1968. | Of Mice and Men. A Play in Three Acts. New York: Covici Frie | Bonhams, Jul 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.