Lot 78 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
ballantyne, coral island, 1858
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- Estimate
- £1,500–£2,000 hammer ≈ $1,868–$2,491
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations, London · 9 July 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4757544
- Record
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R.m. Ballantyne, ballantyne, coral island, 1858. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2019, lot 78. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4757544.
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R.m. Ballantyne, ballantyne, coral island, 1858. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2019, lot 78. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4757544.
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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 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R.m. Ballantyne | the coral island. a tale of the pacific ocean. london: t. ne | $3,315 | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 | |
| Greene, Graham. 1904-1991. | 3 titles: 1. The Man Within. London: Heinemann, September 19 | Bonhams, Aug 2022 | ||
| Greene, Graham. 1904-1991. | greene, stamboul train, 1932, inscribed | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| R.m. Ballantyne | the gorilla hunters. a tale of the wilds of africa. london: | Sotheby's, Jun 2015 | ||
| Greene, Graham. 1904-1991. | greene, a burnt-out case, 1961, inscribed | Sotheby's, Jul 2019 | ||
| Greene, Graham. 1904-1991. | The Confidential Agent. London and Toronto: William Heineman | Bonhams, Jun 2022 | ||
| Robert Louis Stevenson | The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. London: Longman | Bonhams, Dec 2020 | ||
| Lewis [charles Lutwidge Dodgson] Carroll | alice's adventures in wonderland. london: hodder and stought | Sotheby's, Jul 2018 |
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.