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| Auction Name | Online: Modern Literature | Total Sales (GBP) | 140,238.00 |
| Auction Date | June 05, 2025 - June 05, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 63,340.00 |
| Sale Number | #1004 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 88,630.00 |
| Total Lots | 292 | ||
| Sold Lots | 273 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 69,390.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 93.49% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 97,080.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 19 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 144.46% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Christie (Agatha) | Death on the Nile |
1937 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 5,040.00 |
| 66 | Christie (Agatha) | Murder in Mesopotamia |
1936 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 4,536.00 |
| 69 | Christie (Agatha) | The Big Four |
1938 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 3,528.00 |
| 54 | Christie (Agatha) | The Secret of Chimneys |
1930 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 3,276.00 |
| 71 | Christie (Agatha) | Murder is Easy |
1939 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,024.00 |
| 128 | Dust-jackets.- A collection of c.450 dust-jackets |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 3,024.00 | ||
| 63 | Christie (Agatha) | Death in the Air |
1935 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 2,394.00 |
| 70 | Christie (Agatha) | Hercule Poirot's Christmas |
1939 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,268.00 |
| 267 | Tolkien (J.R.R.) | The Return of the King |
1955 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,142.00 |
| 74 | Christie (Agatha) | Evil Under the Sun |
1941 | GBP 750.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,890.00 |
| 192 | Lewis (Wyndham) | The Ideal Giant, the Code of a Herdsman, Cantelman's Spring-Mate |
[1917]. | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,890.00 |
| 48 | Christie (Agatha) | The Road of Dreams |
[1925] | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,764.00 |
| 61 | [Christie (Agatha)], "Mary Westmacott". | Unfinished Portrait |
1934 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,512.00 |
| 56 | Christie (Agatha) | The Murder at the Vicarage |
1930 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,386.00 |
| 77 | Christie (Agatha) | The Body in the Library |
1942 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,386.00 |
| 78 | Christie (Agatha) | Five Little Pigs |
1942 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,386.00 |
| 99 | Christie (Agatha).- | Typescript with Autograph Manuscript insertions and signed by Agatha Christie, |
[c.1968] | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,386.00 |
| 292 | Wodehouse (P.G.) | Summer Lightning |
1929 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,386.00 |
| 22 | Ballard (J. G.) | The Complete Short Stories |
2001 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,260.00 |
| 41 | Callil (Carmen).- Johnson (B. S.) | The Unfortunates |
1969 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,260.00 |
| 172 | Hodder (Reginald) | The Vampire |
1913 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,260.00 |
| 52 | Christie (Agatha) | The Mystery of the Blue Train |
[c.1929] | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,197.00 |
| 139 | Fleming (Ian) | Thunderball |
1961 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,197.00 |
| 175 | Housman (A.E.) | A Shropshire Lad |
1896 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,197.00 |
| 89 | Christie (Agatha) | The Witness for the Prosecution and other stories |
1948 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,134.00 |
