Books & Manuscripts | Auction Results

LONDON | 29 November - 10 December
Sotheby's London sales of Books & Manuscipts featured an extraordinary range of material, from Shakespeare’s second folio and a fully operational Enigma machine, to two sales comprisng exceptional pieces ranging across the Beatles’s performing career and work by cartoonist and illustrator Gerald Scarfe.

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Past Auction
Scarfe at Sotheby’s: Sixty Years of Being Rude
29 November–6 December 2019 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
Sale total: 241,125 GBP
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Past Auction
English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
3–10 December 2019 | 12:00 PM GMT | London
Sale total: 1,202,496 GBP
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Past Auction
The Beatles
6–13 December 2019 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
Sale total: 283,000 GBP
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Results from Scarfe at Sotheby’s: Sixty Years of Being Rude

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Lot
SCARFE | [PINK FLOYD] | "Pink Floyd - The Wall" [The Teacher and Pink]
scarfe | [pink floyd] | "pink floyd - the wall" [the teacher and pink]
6 December 2019 | Sale price: 40,000 GBP
Estimate: 4,000 – 6,000 GBP
6 December 2019 | Sale price: 40,000 GBP
Scarfe at Sotheby’s: Sixty Years of Being Rude
29 November–6 December 2019 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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13
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SCARFE | [THE 2010s] | "The Gambler" [Theresa May]
scarfe | [the 2010s] | "the gambler" [theresa may]
6 December 2019 | Sale price: 12,500 GBP
Estimate: 4,000 – 6,000 GBP
6 December 2019 | Sale price: 12,500 GBP
Scarfe at Sotheby’s: Sixty Years of Being Rude
29 November–6 December 2019 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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30
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SCARFE | [THE 2010s] | "Can you ever trust a bear?" [Vladimir Putin]
scarfe | [the 2010s] | "can you ever trust a bear?" [vladimir putin]
6 December 2019 | Sale price: 5,000 GBP
Estimate: 4,000 – 6,000 GBP
6 December 2019 | Sale price: 5,000 GBP
Scarfe at Sotheby’s: Sixty Years of Being Rude
29 November–6 December 2019 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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67
Lot
SCARFE | [PINK FLOYD] | "The Wife"
scarfe | [pink floyd] | "the wife"
6 December 2019 | Sale price: 13,750 GBP
Estimate: 4,000 – 6,000 GBP
6 December 2019 | Sale price: 13,750 GBP
Scarfe at Sotheby’s: Sixty Years of Being Rude
29 November–6 December 2019 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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Results from English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations

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Lot
SHAKESPEARE | Comedies, Histories, Tragedies, 1632, the Second Folio
shakespeare | comedies, histories, tragedies, 1632, the second folio
10 December 2019 | Sale price: 93,750 GBP
Estimate: 70,000 – 100,000 GBP
10 December 2019 | Sale price: 93,750 GBP
English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
3–10 December 2019 | 12:00 PM GMT | London
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251
Lot
SHEPARD | "A Very Grand Thing - The Trouble at Owl's House", ink and watercolour
shepard | "a very grand thing - the trouble at owl's house", ink and watercolour
10 December 2019 | Sale price: 47,500 GBP
Estimate: 40,000 – 60,000 GBP
10 December 2019 | Sale price: 47,500 GBP
English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
3–10 December 2019 | 12:00 PM GMT | London
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27
Lot
ENIGMA MACHINE | Operational Service Enigma (Enigma I), 1944
enigma machine | operational service enigma (enigma i), 1944
10 December 2019 | Sale price: 93,750 GBP
Estimate: 50,000 – 70,000 GBP
10 December 2019 | Sale price: 93,750 GBP
English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
3–10 December 2019 | 12:00 PM GMT | London
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75
Lot
SMITH | The Wealth of Nations, 1776
smith | the wealth of nations, 1776
10 December 2019 | Sale price: 87,500 GBP
Estimate: 50,000 – 70,000 GBP
10 December 2019 | Sale price: 87,500 GBP
English Literature, History, Children’s Books and Illustrations
3–10 December 2019 | 12:00 PM GMT | London
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Results from The Beatles

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Lot
THE BEATLES | Decca Audition tape, Brian Epstein's copy, 1962
the beatles | decca audition tape, brian epstein's copy, 1962
13 December 2019 | Sale price: 62,500 GBP
Estimate: 50,000 – 70,000 GBP
13 December 2019 | Sale price: 62,500 GBP
The Beatles
6–13 December 2019 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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14
Lot
JOHN LENNON | Sunglasses, c. 1968
john lennon | sunglasses, c. 1968
13 December 2019 | Sale price: 137,500 GBP
Estimate: 6,000 – 8,000 GBP
13 December 2019 | Sale price: 137,500 GBP
The Beatles
6–13 December 2019 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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2
Lot
THE BEATLES | photograph signed by all four Beatles, 1964
the beatles | photograph signed by all four beatles, 1964
13 December 2019 | Sale price: 16,250 GBP
Estimate: 4,000 – 6,000 GBP
13 December 2019 | Sale price: 16,250 GBP
The Beatles
6–13 December 2019 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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6
Lot
RINGO STARR | Red spotted 'ruffle' shirt, c.1968
ringo starr | red spotted 'ruffle' shirt, c.1968
13 December 2019 | Sale price: 6,875 GBP
Estimate: 3,000 – 5,000 GBP
13 December 2019 | Sale price: 6,875 GBP
The Beatles
6–13 December 2019 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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3
Lot
GEORGE HARRISON | Ferrari handbook and Guarantee booklet for Ferrari 275 GTB, dated 1965
george harrison | ferrari handbook and guarantee booklet for ferrari 275 gtb, dated 1965
13 December 2019 | Sale price: 2,500 GBP
Estimate: 1,200 – 1,800 GBP
13 December 2019 | Sale price: 2,500 GBP
The Beatles
6–13 December 2019 | 2:00 PM GMT | London
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