Karen Blixen Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Karen Blixen Art Value Price Guide

Sep. 19, 2024
[Blixen (Karen)], "Isak Dinesen". Out of Africa, first American edition, New York, 1938.
Est: £200 - £300
[Blixen (Karen)], "Isak Dinesen". Out of Africa, first American edition, Book-of-the-Month Club 4pp. pamphlet regarding this work loosely inserted, neat pencil inscription of Clive Hirschhorn to front pastedown, original decorated cloth, slight bumping to spine tips else fine, dust-jacket, very light toning to spine, spine tips and corners a little chipped, a near-fine example, 8vo, New York, 1938. *** This copy sold at the Hirschhorn sale, Bloomsbury Auctions, 25th October, 2012, lot 27B.
Forum Auctions - UK
Feb. 15, 2024
Blixen (Karen), "Isak Dinesen". Out of Africa, first American edition, New York, 1938 & others, modern first editions (3)
Est: £150 - £200
Blixen (Karen), "Isak Dinesen". Out of Africa, first American edition, light spotting to endpaper gutter, light chipping to corners, larger chips to spine head thought not affecting title, New York, 1938; Last Tales, first edition, jacket spine browned, light rubbing on jacket panels, chip to lower panel, 1957; and another first edition by Patrick Leigh Fermor, 8vo (3)
Forum Auctions - UK
Dec. 13, 2023
Dinesen, Isak (Karen Blixen) - Seven Gothic Tales, 1st limited and numbered american edition - 1934
Est: $200 - $400
Dinesen, Isak (Karen Blixen) (1885-1962) Seven Gothic Tales, 1st limited and numbered american edition (1934) Description: New York: Harrison Smith and Robert Hass, limited edition numbered 122999 blue cloth hardcover in box case, Ex libris Leona Fassett, color illustrations by Majeska Dimension (PO): 6,5" x 9,25" Dimension (CM): 16,5 x 23,5 cm Condition report: In very good condition, pages complete without folds or tears, pages yellowed by time
Champagne Auctions
Dec. 12, 2023
[Blixen (Karen)], "Isak Dinesen". Out of Africa, first edition, 1938; and a first American edition of Gothic Tales (2)
Est: £150 - £200
[Blixen (Karen)], "Isak Dinesen". Out of Africa, first edition, original cloth, dust-jacket, very light fraying to spine ends, otherwise fine, 1938; Seven Gothic Tales, first American edition, original half-cloth, dust-jacket, portion of loss to upper panel top edge affecting title, edges chipped and frayed, spine browned, New York, 1934, 8vo (2)
Forum Auctions - UK
Aug. 24, 2023
Blixen (Karen) Seven Gothic Tales, first English edition, 1934.
Est: £300 - £400
[Blixen (Karen)] "Isak Dinesen". Seven Gothic Tales, first English edition, colour frontispiece by Rex Whistler, some light scattered spotting to edges, ink name erased from endpaper, original cloth, light fading to spine, dust-jacket, spine browned, spine ends and corners chipped, some creasing to head, light rubbing to extremities, splitting and glue repair to upper joint, still a very good example overall, 8vo, 1934. ⁂ The author's first book.
Forum Auctions - UK
Jun. 08, 2023
Blixen (Karen) Out of Africa, first edition, 1937.
Est: £100 - £150
NO RESERVE Blixen (Karen) Out of Africa, first edition, original cloth, lightly bumped at corners, spine ends creased, lightly toned, 8vo, 1937.
Forum Auctions - UK
Jul. 14, 2022
Blixen (Karen) Out of Africa, first edition, 1937.
Est: £1,500 - £2,000
Blixen (Karen) Out of Africa, first edition, original cloth, spine ends neatly repaired, endpapers renewed, dust-jacket, light toning to spine, spine ends and corners a little chipped, some rubbing to extremities, light surface soiling, a very good copy, 8vo, 1937. ⁂ Blixen's second book and her most popular work.
Forum Auctions - UK
Jun. 09, 2022
Blixen (Karen) Den Afrikanske Farm, first Danish edition, Copenhagen, 1937.
Est: £300 - £500
NO RESERVE Blixen (Karen) Den Afrikanske Farm, first Danish edition, faint abrasion mark inside upper cover where label removed, original pictorial wrappers, slight chipping and tiny loss to lower edge of upper cover, lightly browned spine, small loss to spine foot, slight chipping to spine extremities, lightly rubbed, 8vo, Copenhagen, 1937. ⁂ Overall a very good copy of the fragile First Danish edition. This was published after the first English edition, but before the first American edition.
Forum Auctions - UK
Dec. 02, 2021
Blixen (Karen) Den Afrikanske Farm, first Danish edition, Copenhagen, 1937.
Est: £750 - £1,000
Blixen (Karen) Den Afrikanske Farm, first Danish edition, faint abrasion mark inside upper cover where label removed, original pictorial wrappers, slight chipping and tiny loss to lower edge of upper cover, lightly browned spine, small loss to spine foot, slight chipping to spine extremities, lightly rubbed, 8vo, Copenhagen, 1937. ⁂ Overall a very good copy of the fragile First Danish edition. This was published after the first English edition, but before the first American edition.
Forum Auctions - UK
Sep. 17, 2021
Out of Africa Karen Blixen, 1937 Out of Africa Karen Blixen, 1937 BLIXEN, K
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Out of Africa Karen Blixen, 1937 Out of Africa Karen Blixen, 1937 BLIXEN, Karen (1885-1962). Out of Africa. London: Putnam, 1937. First edition, published one year before the American edition issued under Blixen’s pseudonym, Isak…
Christie's
Aug. 26, 2021
[Blixen (Karen)], "Isak Dinesen". Seven Gothic Tales, first edition, 1934; and another (2)
Est: £150 - £200
[Blixen (Karen)], "Isak Dinesen". Seven Gothic Tales, first edition, colour frontispiece by Rex Whistler, light creasing to a few early pp., light browning to endpapers, original cloth, dust-jacket, price-clipped, spine browned, light toning and surface soiling to panel, spine ends and corners a little chipped, a few small chips, tears and creases to head and foot, 1934; and another first edition without the dust-jacket, 8vo (2)
Forum Auctions - UK
Aug. 05, 2021
[Blixen (Karen)] "Isak Dinesen". Seven Gothic Tales, first edition, 1934.
Est: £200 - £300
[Blixen (Karen)] "Isak Dinesen". Seven Gothic Tales, first edition, colour frontispiece by Rex Whistler, some light scattered spotting to edges, ink name erased from endpaper, original cloth, light fading to spine, dust-jacket, spine browned, spine ends and corners chipped, some creasing to head, light rubbing to extremities, but a very good example overall, 8vo, 1934. ⁂ The author's first book.
Forum Auctions - UK
May. 12, 2021
DINESEN, Isak [Karen Blixen] (1885-1962). Out of Africa. New York: Random House, 1938.
Est: $400 - $600
DINESEN, Isak [Karen Blixen] (1885-1962). Out of Africa. New York: Random House, 1938. 8vo. Original black and orange cloth gilt, top edge stained green; publisher's pictorial dust jacket (some minor toning and chipping, tear along front fold).FIRST AMERICAN EDITION of Dinesen's memoir recounting her 17 years in Kenya.
Hindman
Oct. 10, 2020
BLIXEN, Karen (1885–1962) (“Isak Dinesen”). Out of Africa. ...
Est: $100 - $150
BLIXEN, Karen (1885–1962) (“Isak Dinesen”). Out of Africa. New York: Random House, [1938]. 8vo. FIRST EDITION (stated). Publisher’s cloth backed boards stamped in gilt, lacking jacket (few small abrasions to front cover, front gutter toned, ownership signature to ffep).
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Oct. 11, 2017
Africa & Travel, including Blixen, Karen
Est: £180 - £220
Africa & Travel, including Blixen, Karen Out of Africa. 1907, original red cloth; Waugh, E. A Tourist in Africa. 1960, dust-jacket soiled; Van der Post, L. The Lost World of the Kalahari. 1958, dust-jacket; Bell, Gertrude The Letters. 1927, 2 volumes, rebacked; Leveson, H.A. The Hunting Grounds of the Old World. 1860, 8vo, plates, contemporary calf; Meinertzhagen, Col. R. Kenya Diary 1902-1906. 1957; and 25 others, Africa and Travel (32)
Lyon & Turnbull
Aug. 31, 2016
Blixen, Karen SALEROOM NOTICE: IT IS A SECOND STATE DUSTWRAPPER
Est: £300 - £500
Blixen, Karen SALEROOM NOTICE: IT IS A SECOND STATE DUSTWRAPPER Out of Africa. London: Putnam, 1937. First edition, 8vo, original red cloth, dustwrapper, price-clipped and frayed at top and lower edge
Lyon & Turnbull
Sep. 10, 2013
BLIXEN (KAREN)
Est: £300 - £500
Out of Africa, FIRST EDITION, ADVANCE PROOF COPY, with a loosely inserted letter from the publishers ("Dear Mr Spring/ I am sending with this an advance proof of Baroness Karen Blixen's new book - OUT OF AFRICA. You will remember her popular book Seven Gothic Tales, which she wrote under the pseudonym of Isak Dinesen..."), publisher's light blue wrappers, some foxing, 8vo, Putnam, 1937
Bonhams
Jun. 01, 2013
Dinesen, Isak [aka Karen Blixen] (1885-1962) Out of Africa. New York: Random House, [1938]. First edition, orange publisher's cloth wi
Est: $200 - $300
Dinesen, Isak [aka Karen Blixen] (1885-1962) Out of Africa. New York: Random House, [1938]. First edition, orange publisher's cloth with gilt flamingo, black spine, in the dust jacket, 5 /14 x 8 in.
Skinner
Oct. 12, 2011
Autograph - Isak Dinesen
Est: $200 - $300
Pseudonym of prominent Danish author Karen Blixen (1885-1962), best known for her account of life in Kenya, Out of Africa, later adapted into an Academy Award-winning film. ANS in Dutch, signed "T.," on a 3.5 x 5.5 postcard, no date, but postmarked May 1912. Short untranslated note on the correspondence side of a picture postcard of Rome. Dinesen has also addressed the postcard, apparently to a relative, as she has written her last name on the address line. Uniform toning and some scattered light soiling, otherwise fine condition.
RR Auction
Sep. 14, 2011
Autograph - Isak Dinesen
Est: $100 - $200
Pseudonym of prominent Danish author Karen Blixen (1885-1962), best known for her account of life in Kenya, Out of Africa, later adapted into an Academy Award-winning film. ALS in Dutch, signed "Tanne," on a 3.5 x 5.5 picture postcard, no date, but postmarked February 1959. Postcard to a friend. In part (translated): "I feel exceptionally wonderful. I am completely overwhelmed by the kindness all people show towards me and I wish I could stay here for a long time." In very good condition, with moderate creasing and soiling to both sides, and address faded.
RR Auction
May. 12, 2010
Autographs - Isak Dinesen
Est: -
Isak Dinesen: Pseudonym of prominent Danish author Karen Blixen (1885–1962), best known for her account of life in Kenya, Out of Africa, later adapted into an Academy Award–winning film. Vintage ink signature, "Karen Blixen" on an off-white 3.5 x 5.75 card, with a clipped newspaper photo of Blixen shaking hands with Albert Schweitzer affixed above her signature. In fine condition. RRAuction COA.
RR Auction
Feb. 24, 2007
DINESEN, ISAK
Est: $500 - $700
ISAK DINESEN (1885-1962) Danish author whose real name was Karen Blixen, author of Seven Gothic Tales , Winter's Tales , and Out of Africa . Very fine content T.L.S. "Isak Dinesen ", 1p. 4to., Rungstedlund, May 29, 1961. In part: "...I am glad of what you write about Winter's Tales. I like those tales and 'Last Tales' best of my own short stories. It is difficult to state which short story writer I prefer. I think that our Hans [Christian] Andersen and the Grimms rank very high here. A story like 'Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves' is hard to beat, so are some of Poe's tales and of Robert Louis Stevenson's...I always use a typewriter... ". Fine. $500-700
Alexander Historical Auctions LLC
Jun. 29, 2005
BLIXEN, Karen (1885-1962). Out of Africa. London: Putnam, 1937.
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
8 o. Original cloth; pictorial dust jacket (some minor chips and stains along edges); imaginative quarter morocco folding case with cloth and leather onlays of a monkey and a flamingo. FIRST EDITION, published one year before the American edition that was issued under her pseudonym, Isak Dinesen. Chronicling Blixen's life on a coffee plantation in Kenya, the book was made into a 1985 movie starring Meryl Streep and Robert Redford. The movie won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture.
Christie's
Jun. 11, 2004
BLIXEN Karen
Est: £200 - £300
BLIXEN Karen Out of Africa ... 1st edition, publishers red cloth, pictorial dustwrapper, edges of wrapper a little worn with repairs from behind, traces of a shelf mark on the spine, and faint traces of a label having been removed from the front pastedown, previous owners signature on the front free endpaper, small library stamp in the lower margin of p. 155, 8vo., London: Putnam, 1937
Lyon & Turnbull