Bonhams: Books and Manuscripts including Property of the late Hilary Gerrard - online 3/11
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books and Manuscripts including Property of the late Hilary Gerrard - online 3/11 | Total Sales (GBP) | 526,284.80 |
| Auction Date | March 21, 2024 - March 21, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 212,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #29868 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 309,400.00 |
| Total Lots | 233 | ||
| Sold Lots | 217 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 222,600.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 93.13% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 324,400.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 16 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 162.23% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 342 | JOYCE (JAMES) | Ulysses |
1922 | GBP 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | GBP 33,280.00 |
| 366 | ORWELL (GEORGE) | Nineteen Eighty-Four |
1949 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 21,760.00 |
| 325 | ELIOT (T.S.) | The Waste Land |
1922 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 16,640.00 |
| 344 | JOYCE (JAMES) | Finnegan's Wake |
1939 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 14,080.00 |
| 350 | LARKIN (PHILIP) | XX Poems, |
1951 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 14,080.00 |
| 295 | BALDWIN (JAMES) | Notes of a Native Son SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR below the dedication, |
1955 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 12,800.00 |
| 371 | [PLATH (SYLVIA)] | The Bell Jar by Victoria Lucas |
1963 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 12,800.00 |
| 378 | RUSCHA (ED) | Collection of 15 Artist's Books [of 16 published] |
1974 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 11,520.00 |
| 332 | GINSBERG (ALLEN) | Siesta in Xbalba and Return to the States |
1956; 1971 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 10,880.00 |
| 341 | [JOYCE (JAMES)] | The Little Review, collection of 49 issues, |
1914-1922 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 10,880.00 |
| 345 | KEATS (JOHN) | Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and other Poems |
1820 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 9,600.00 |
| 322 | CROWLEY (ALEISTER) | The Book Of Thoth. A Short Essay on the Tarot of the Egyptians, being The Equinox volume III no. V by the Master Therion |
1944 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 8,320.00 |
| 334 | GOLDING (WILLIAM) | The Lord of the Flies |
1954 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 7,040.00 |
| 357 | MAILER (NORMAN) | Typescript of 'The Foundation, a short novel' |
c.1942 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 6,144.00 |
| 381 | SALINGER (J.D.) | The Catcher in the Rye |
1951 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 5,888.00 |
| 340 | JOYCE (JAMES) AND F.J.C. SKEFFINGTON | Two Essays. "A Forgotten Aspect of the University Question" by F.J.C. Skeffingon and "The Day of the Rabblement" by James A. Joyce |
1901 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 5,632.00 |
| 368 | OZ MAGAZINE - AUSTRALIA | Oz Magazine, SYDNEY EDITION, issues 1-41, |
1963-1969 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 5,376.00 |
| 316 | BYRON (GEORGE GORDON NOEL, LORD) | Don Juan. Cantos I-XVI in 6 vol.S, Thomas Davison (Cantos I-V) [-John Hunt (Cantos VI-XVI)] |
1819-1824 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 5,120.00 |
| 318 | CHICAGO DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION 1968 | Hand-written eye witness accounts of the violence suffered by protesters during the convention, August 1968 |
1968 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 5,120.00 |
| 335 | HEANEY (SEAMUS) | Eleven Poems |
1965 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 5,120.00 |
| 336 | HEANEY (SEAMUS) | Death of a Naturalist |
1966 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 5,120.00 |
| 433 | STANTON (ERIC) | Original cover work design for "Down Payment", depicting two elegantly suited women seated looking at house designs, |
undated | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 4,864.00 |
| 397 | FLEMING (IAN) | Proof dust-jacket for 'Dr. No', designed by Pat Marriott |
1958 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 4,608.00 |
| 346 | KEROUAC (JACK) | The Town and the City |
1950 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,352.00 |
| 329 | GENET (JEAN) | Le condamne a mort |
1942 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,096.00 |
