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Swann Galleries: 19th and 20th Century Literature
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | 19th and 20th Century Literature | Total Sales (USD) | 370,356.00 |
| Auction Date | May 14, 2019 - May 14, 2019 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 249,480.00 |
| Sale Number | #2508 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 365,370.00 |
| Total Lots | 273 | ||
| Sold Lots | 229 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 288,230.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 83.88% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 422,320.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 44 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 87.70% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | BOND ON THE LINKS FLEMING, IAN. | Goldfinger. |
1959 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 95 | (ECONOMICS.) Graham, Benjamin; and Dodd, David L. | Security Analysis. |
1934 | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 124 | FLEMING, IAN. | Casino Royale. |
1953 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
| 134 | FLEMING, IAN. | Thunderball. |
1961 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 16,250.00 |
| 183 | LEROUX, GASTON. | The Phantom of the Opera. |
1911 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
| 5 | (BINDINGS - TRAUTZ-BAUZONNET.) Shakespeare, William. | Shakespeare's Sonnets. |
1901 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
| 130 | FLEMING, IAN. | The Man with the Golden Gun. |
1965 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 11,050.00 |
| 145 | GERNSBACK, HUGO. | Ralph 124C 41+. |
1925 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
| 252 | TWAIN, MARK. | Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. |
1885 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 121 | FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT. | Tender is the Night. |
1934 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,750.00 |
| 41 | CHANDLER, RAYMOND. | Farewell, My Lovely. |
1940 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 4,750.00 |
| 265 | WHITMAN, WALT. | Leaves of Grass. |
1876 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
| 118 | FITZGERALD, F. SCOTT. | The Great Gatsby. |
1925 | USD 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,000.00 |
| 16 | BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. | At the Earth's Core. |
1922 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 251 | TOOLE, JOHN KENNEDY. | A Confederacy of Dunces. |
1980 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,750.00 |
| 40 | CHANDLER, RAYMOND. | The Big Sleep. |
1939 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,640.00 |
| 28 | BURROUGHS, EDGAR RICE. | Tarzan the Invincible. |
1931 | USD 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,500.00 |
| 53 | GRAHAME, KENNETH. | The Wind in the Willows. |
1908 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,500.00 |
| 3 | (BINDINGS - COSWAY STYLE.) Bonaparte, Napoleon. | Napoleon's Memoirs. |
1945 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 91 | DOYLE, ARTHUR CONAN. | The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes * The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. |
1892; 1894 | USD 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 105 | [EMERSON, RALPH WALDO.] Conway, M.D. | (editor). |
1860 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 185 | LOVECRAFT, H.P. | The Outsider and Others. |
1939 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 203 | POE, EDGAR ALLAN. | The Murders in the Rue Morgue [in:] Graham's Lady's and Gentleman's Magazine. |
1840-1841 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 259 | WALLACE, DAVID FOSTER. | The Broom of the System. |
1987 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,250.00 |
| 4 | (BINDINGS - COSWAY STYLE.) Ludwig, Emil. | Napolean. |
c. 1927 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 3,000.00 |
