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| Auction Name | Modern Literature - Beats - Counterculture | Total Sales (USD) | 237,656.25 |
| Auction Date | May 29, 2025 - May 29, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 217,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #839 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 335,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 442 | ||
| Sold Lots | 354 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 263,100.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 80.09% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 407,600.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 88 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 58.31% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 346 | Cain, James M. | The Postman Always Rings Twice |
1934 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 260 | Steinbeck, John | Cup of Gold: A Life of Henry Morgan, Buccaneer, with Occasional Reference to History |
1929 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 78 | Fitzgerald, F. Scott | The Great Gatsby |
1925 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 7,500.00 |
| 81 | Fitzgerald, F. Scott | Tender is the Night: A Romance |
1934 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 5,937.50 |
| 274 | Steinbeck, John | Of Mice and Men |
[1937] | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,937.50 |
| 106 | Hemingway, Ernest | Introduction to Kiki of Montparnasse |
1929 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,312.50 |
| 367 | Fleming, Ian | Moonraker |
[1955] | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,687.50 |
| 306 | Waugh, Evelyn | A Handful of Dust |
[1934] | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 4,375.00 |
| 350 | Chandler, Raymond | The Big Sleep |
1939 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,062.50 |
| 143 | Lawrence, D.H. | Lady Chatterley's Lover |
1928 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,437.50 |
| 71 | Faulkner, William | Sanctuary |
[1931] | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,125.00 |
| 207 | Mitchell, Margaret | Gone With the Wind |
1936 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,812.50 |
| 391 | Highsmith, Patricia | The Talented Mr. Ripley |
[1955] | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,812.50 |
| 226 | Pirsig, Robert M. | Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance |
1974 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 265 | Steinbeck, John | The Grapes of Wrath |
[1939] | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 284 | Steinbeck, John | The Winter of Our Discontent |
1961 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 376 | Greene, Graham | Brighton Rock |
1938 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 53 | Dreiser, Theodore | The Financier |
1912 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 131 | Joyce, James | Finnegans Wake |
[1939] | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 282 | Steinbeck, John | To A God Unknown |
[1933] | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 290 | Traven, B. | The Treasure of the Sierra Madre |
1934 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 170 | Maugham, W. Somerset | The Casuarina Tree: Six Stories |
1926 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
| 210 | Nabokov, Vladimir | Lolita |
[1955] | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
| 385 | Heinlein, Robert A. | Rocket Ship Galileo |
1947 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,875.00 |
| 403 | King, Stephen | The Shining |
1977 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,750.00 |
![Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
