Lot 208 · English Literature, History, Science, Children’s Books and Illustrations Online
wodehouse, collection of 112 volumes (and one loose dust-jacket), mostly reprints
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£3,000 hammer ≈ $2,532–$3,798
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Science, Children’s Books and Illustrations Online, London · 10 December 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4713108
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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P.g. Wodehouse, wodehouse, collection of 112 volumes (and one loose dust-jacket), mostly reprints. Sotheby's, 10 Dec 2018, lot 208. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4713108.
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P.g. Wodehouse, wodehouse, collection of 112 volumes (and one loose dust-jacket), mostly reprints. Sotheby's, 10 Dec 2018, lot 208. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4713108.
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From the same sale English Literature, History, Science, Children’s Books and Illustrations Online · Dec 2018
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| golding, the inheritors, 1955 | Golding, William. 1911-1993. | £700–£1,100 | |
| poem of the month club, complete set of 48 poems, 1970-77 | — | £800–£1,200 | |
| wodehouse, collection of 6 "george pyke" volumes, 1924-64, including … | P.g. Wodehouse | £600–£800 | |
| [chatterton], the auction, 1770, with 10 other poems and one tract | Thomas Chatterton | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| durrell, 2 framed works | Durrell, Lawrence. 1912-1990. | £600–£800 | |
| bible, irish, old testament, 1685 | — | £1,500–£2,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.g. Wodehouse | Mike: A Public School Story. London: Adam and Charles Black, | $3,188 | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | |
| P.g. Wodehouse | Love Among the Chickens. London: George Newnes, Ltd., n.d. [ | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | The Intrusion of Jimmy. New York: W.J. Watt & Company, 1910. | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | The Pothunters. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1902. | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | The Swoop! Or How Clarence Saved England. London: Alston Riv | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | eggs, beans and crumpets. herbert jenkins ltd., 1940 | Sotheby's, Dec 2012 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | the swoop! or how clarence saved england. london: alston riv | Sotheby's, Oct 2016 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | The White Feather. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1907. | Bonhams, Aug 2022 |
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.