Lot 57 · English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
[defoe], the life and strange surprizing adventures of robinson crusoe, 1719-1720
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- Estimate
- £30,000–£40,000 hammer ≈ $37,360–$49,814
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations, London · 9 July 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4757650
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Defoe, Daniel. 1660-1731., [defoe], the life and strange surprizing adventures of robinson crusoe, 1719-1720. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2019, lot 57. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4757650.
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Defoe, Daniel. 1660-1731., [defoe], the life and strange surprizing adventures of robinson crusoe, 1719-1720. Sotheby's, 9 Jul 2019, lot 57. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4757650.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defoe, Daniel. 1660-1731. | the life and strange surprizing adventures of robinson cruso | $86,302 | Sotheby's, Dec 2013 | |
| Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616. | Macbeth: A Tragedy. Acted at the Dukes-Theatre. London: prin | Bonhams, Jun 2020 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | dickens, barnaby rudge, 1841, first separate edition, presen | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Defoe, Daniel. 1660-1731. | A Journal of the Plague Year: being Observations or Memorial | Christie's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | dickens, oliver twist, 1841, third edition, presentation cop | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Shakespeare, William. 1564-1616. | comedies, histories, and tragedies. published according to t | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | dickens, pictures from italy, 1846, first edition, presentat | Sotheby's, Sep 2019 | ||
| Dickens, Charles. 1812-1870. | The Old Curiosity Shop. London: Chapman and Hall, 1841. | Bonhams, 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.