Lot 293 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
travers, mary poppins comes back, 1935, inscribed to mrs henry moriss
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- Estimate
- £2,000–£2,500 hammer ≈ $2,697–$3,371
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations, London · 9 July 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4756544
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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P.l. Travers, travers, mary poppins comes back, 1935, inscribed to mrs henry moriss. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2019, lot 293. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4756544.
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P.l. Travers, travers, mary poppins comes back, 1935, inscribed to mrs henry moriss. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2019, lot 293. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4756544.
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|---|---|---|---|
| potter, seven volumes, comprising larger format books, 1905-1909 | Potter, Beatrix. 1866-1943. | £800–£1,200 | |
| barrie--rackham, the peter pan portfolio, [1912] | Rackham, Arthur--[barrie, J.m.] | £18,000–£22,000 | |
| mao, [quotations of chairman mao], 1964 | Mao Tse Tung | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| winston churchill, a cigarette case once owned by him, 1907 | — | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| carr, a month in the country, 1990, deluxe binding | — | £800–£1,200 | |
| kipling, wee willie winkie, [1889] | Rudyard Kipling, 1865-1936. | £400–£600 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.l. Travers | travers, mary poppins comes back, 1935, inscribed to freeman | $3,165 | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | |
| P.l. Travers | travers, mary poppins, 1934 | Sotheby's, Dec 2018 | ||
| J. K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; Harry Potter and the Or | Lyon & Turnbull, Feb 2023 | ||
| J. K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. London: Bloomsbury, [2 | Bonhams, Jun 2021 | ||
| P.l. Travers | mary poppins. new york: reynal & hitchcock, 1934 | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | ||
| Edmund Dulac | 'The Little Saint' | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2025 | ||
| P.l. Travers | mary poppins. london: gerald howe ltd, 1934 | Sotheby's, Jun 2015 | ||
| Kate Greenaway | Flower procession | Bonhams, Nov 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.