Lot 148 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
heaney, six first editions, 1965-2006, all signed
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,500 hammer ≈ $1,868–$3,113
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations, London · 9 July 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4756691
- Record
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Seamus Heaney, heaney, six first editions, 1965-2006, all signed. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2019, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4756691.
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Seamus Heaney, heaney, six first editions, 1965-2006, all signed. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2019, lot 148. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4756691.
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From the same sale English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations · Jul 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seamus Heaney | ugolino. dublin: the dolmen press for andrew carpenter, 1979 | $7,509 | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | |
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| Seamus Heaney | bog poems. john roberts for the rainbow press, 1975 | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | The young Dickens offers literary advice, and writes of comm | International Autograph Auctions, Dec 2024 | ||
| Seamus Heaney | squarings. dublin: hieroglyph editions, 1991 | Sotheby's, Jul 2014 | ||
| J. K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. London: Bloomsbury | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | dickens, david copperfield, 1850, original parts | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | A Christmas Carol in Prose, Being a Ghost Story of Christmas | Bonhams, Jun 2021 |
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