Lot 3 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books & Illustrations
The "First Editions: Re-covered" copy of
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $4,008–$6,680
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books & Illustrations, London · 12 December 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4626331
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Quentin Blake, The "First Editions: Re-covered" copy of. Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2017, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4626331.
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Quentin Blake, The "First Editions: Re-covered" copy of. Sotheby's, 12 Dec 2017, lot 3. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4626331.
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From the same sale English Literature, History, Children’s Books & Illustrations · Dec 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watercolour of a Cat | Arthur Rackham | £200–£300 | |
| Fairy Party | Elizabeth Mary Watt | £1,500–£2,000 | |
| "Father Christmas' Book Tea" | Arthur Rackham | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| "The Real Pony Fans Are Small Girls" | Gerard Hoffnung | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Chrysanthemums and Daisies | Arthur Rackham | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| "The British Character - Sea Sense" | 'pont' | £600–£800 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quentin Blake | original artwork (alternative version) for: | $13,360 | Sotheby's, Dec 2017 | |
| Wilde, Oscar. 1854-1900. | La Ballade de la geôle de Reading, 1892. Première traduction | Sotheby's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Wilde, Oscar. 1854-1900. | The Picture of Dorian Gray . London: Ward Lock and Co., 1891 | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Darwin | Charles Darwin (1809-1882) | Hermitage Fine Art, Feb 2021 | ||
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. New York: B.W. Huebsc | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| Joyce, James. 1882-1941. | Ulysses. Paris: Shakespeare and Company, 1928. | Christie's, Jul 2021 | ||
| Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616. | A collection of poems, in two volumes; being all the miscell | Christie's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Jonathan Swift | Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World... by Capta | Christie's, 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.