“The Hound of the Baskervilles” and a collection of short stories by Agatha Christie broke world records at auction!

The first edition of the novel “The Hound of the Baskervilles” (The Hound of the Baskervilles) and her collection of short stories Agatha Christie “The Thirteen Problems” (The Thirteen Problems) once owned by the late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts broke two world records at an auction held yesterday by Christie’s in London.

Collectors were able to acquire rare books such as F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novel The Great Gatsby, first published in 1925, which sold for £226,800.

#AuctionUpdate #ArthurConanDoyle‘s ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ realized £214,200 achieving a #WorldAuctionRecord for a printed book by the author. A remarkably fine presentation copy of the first edition in book form, inscribed by the author on the title page. pic.twitter.com/8U8jDeKvEh

— Christie’s (@ChristiesInc) September 28, 2023

A first edition of ‘The Hound Of The Baskervilles’ sold for £214,200, a new world auction record for a book by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. In 2022, the author’s novel The Sign of Four sold for £165,279.

The rare copy of ‘The Hound of the Baskervilles’ from the Charlie Watts collection had a handwritten personal message from Conan Doyle.

#AuctionUpdate #AgathaChristie‘s ‘The Thirteen Problems’ sold for £60,480 achieving a #WorldAuctionRecord for an Agatha Christie book. A superb copy of the first edition in the exceptionally rare dust-jacket and wrap-around band: https://t.co/WX7Yh30DZD pic.twitter.com/KkX2Lz3gzS

— Christie’s (@ChristiesInc) September 28, 2023

A total of 25 Agatha Christie novels were also up for sale at auction, with the ‘extremely rare’ edition of the 1932 mystery collection ‘The Thirteen Problems’ fetching £60,480. The sale price set a new world auction record for an Agatha Christie book. The highest price ever

#AuctionUpdate #AgathaChristie‘s ‘The Mysterious Mr. Quin’ realized £32,760 (more than 2x its low estimate) in Charlie Watts: Literature and Jazz Part I. pic.twitter.com/PoZO7vMObp

— Christie’s (@ChristiesInc) September 28, 2023

#AuctionUpdate F. Scott #Fitzgerald‘s ‘The Great Gatsby’ achieved £226,800. A first edition inscribed by the author to the ‘original “Gatsby” of this story, with thanks for letting me reveal these secrets of his past’: https://t.co/ERc6Mxnu8L pic.twitter.com/BAi3R2EkHE

— Christie’s (@ChristiesInc) September 28, 2023