Lot 152 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
john, manuscript autobiography and related papers, 1950s
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- Estimate
- £3,000–£5,000 hammer ≈ $3,736–$6,227
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations, London · 9 July 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4756578
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Augustus Edwin John O.m., R.a., john, manuscript autobiography and related papers, 1950s. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2019, lot 152. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4756578.
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Augustus Edwin John O.m., R.a., john, manuscript autobiography and related papers, 1950s. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2019, lot 152. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4756578.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| 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 | |
| travers, mary poppins comes back, 1935, inscribed to mrs henry moriss | P.l. Travers | £2,000–£2,500 | |
| carr, a month in the country, 1990, deluxe binding | — | £800–£1,200 |
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