Lot 84 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
chaucer--basilisk press, works, 1974
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- Estimate
- £700–£1,000 hammer ≈ $872–$1,245
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations, London · 9 July 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4756720
- Record
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Geoffrey Chaucer, chaucer--basilisk press, works, 1974. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2019, lot 84. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4756720.
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Geoffrey Chaucer, chaucer--basilisk press, works, 1974. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2019, lot 84. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4756720.
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| 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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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Geoffrey Chaucer | The Canterbury Tales of Chaucer, London: Printed for W. Pick | $956 | Bonhams, Apr 2023 | |
| Geoffrey Chaucer | The Works. London: Bernard Lintot, 1721. | Bonhams, May 2014 | ||
| J. K. Rowling | Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | Lyon & Turnbull, Oct 2025 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club. London: Chapman | Bonhams, Aug 2023 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | lot 140 dickens, the battle of life, 1846, first edition, fo | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | DICKENS | Three Christmas Books, 1905-1907, bound in vellum | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | dickens, [the christmas numbers from household words and all | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | DICKENS | Nicholas Nickleby, 1839, first edition in book for | Sotheby's, Dec 2020 |
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.