Lot 209 · English Literature, History, Science, Children’s Books and Illustrations Online
wodehouse, collection of 55 volumes, 1902-2013, including contributions to periodicals, anthologies, etc.
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- Estimate
- £500–£700 hammer ≈ $633–$886
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Science, Children’s Books and Illustrations Online, London · 10 December 2018
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4713501
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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P.g. Wodehouse, wodehouse, collection of 55 volumes, 1902-2013, including contributions to periodicals, anthologies, etc. Sotheby's, 10 Dec 2018, lot 209. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4713501.
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P.g. Wodehouse, wodehouse, collection of 55 volumes, 1902-2013, including contributions to periodicals, anthologies, etc. Sotheby's, 10 Dec 2018, lot 209. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4713501.
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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 | The Gold Bat. London: Adam and Charles Black, 1904. | $829 | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | |
| P.g. Wodehouse | Three titles, first edition | Bonhams, Nov 2022 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | the gold bat. london: adam & charles black, 1904 | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | wodehouse, collection of 4 "mr mulliner" volumes, 1927-37, i | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | the head of kay's. london: adam & charles black, 1905 | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | my man jeeves. london: george newnes, [1919] | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | Love Among the Chickens. New York: Circle Publishing Company | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| P.g. Wodehouse | young men in spats. london: herbert jenkins limited, [1936] | Sotheby's, Nov 2017 |
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.