The results of the Bloomsbury Auction that took place on May 6, 2009 in New York have been posted online. [click here to see my previous post on this auction]
The Austen titles sold as follows [sale price in brackets]:
127. [AUSTEN, Jane] Thomas Hazlehurst… Portrait miniature of Elizabeth Bridges …
estimate: $2000 – $3000 – [unsold]
128. AUSTEN, Jane. Sense and Sensibility: A Novel. London …
estimate: $25000 – $35000 – [$38000]
129. AUSTEN, Jane. Pride and Prejudice…. estimate: $20000 – $30000 – [$26000]
130. AUSTEN, Jane. Mansfield Park … estimate: $7000 – $10000 –[$7500]
131. AUSTEN, Jane. Emma: London … estimate: $8000 – $12000 – [$9500]
132. AUSTEN, Jane. Northanger Abbey: And Persuasion. …estimate: $5000 – $8000 – [$5500]
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Works by the Brontes, Burney [many autograph letters] and Edgeworth also sold for hefty prices, as well as works by Samuel Johnson, Hester Thrale Piozzi, Lord Byron, Charlotte Lennox, and others ~ see all the results at the Bloomsbury Auctions website.
Jane Austen in Vermont 
My heart aches for Jane who had to spend most of her life in financial need and died poor from illness at 41. I can’t help but imagine if she had had more resources, she could have better living environment, medical care and overall quality of life.
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