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Doyle, Nov. 5: The Director's copy of the first edition of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, inscribed by Beckett. $7,000 to $10,000.Doyle, Nov. 5: Don McLean's personal test pressing of American Pie before mass production, gifted in 1971. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Nov. 5: The important and extensive archive of original fashion photographs of model Dorothy Rice, 1945-58. $20,000 to $30,000.Doyle, Nov. 5: A Charles Adams theater advertisement. $8,000 to $12,000.Doyle, Nov. 5: A Small Patinated Bronze Bust of Marlene Dietrich. $800 to $1,200.Doyle, Nov. 5: Marlene Dietrich Studio Photograph. $100 to $200.Doyle, Nov. 5: The very large and uncommon British Quad for Hitchcock's The Birds. $500 to $800.Doyle, Nov. 5: An Original Crystal "Sputnik" from the 1966 Met Opera Chandelier. $3,000 to $5,000.Doyle, Nov. 5: The rare poster from the first American performances of Endgame, 1958. $1,000 to $1,500.Doyle, Nov. 5: The original Coconut Grove Playhouse poster for Waiting for Godot, possibly unique. $3,000 to $5,000. -
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![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/cc3f4f98-f195-4049-aca6-329c27fdd27c.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.")
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Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate PurchaseSotheby’s: William Shakespeare. The Temple Shakespeare. Housed in Custom Bookcase. $6,365.Sotheby’s: Frederick Douglass. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Boston: Anti-Slavery Office, 1845. $14,000.Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol. London: William Heinemann, 1915. $2,900.Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. First Edition Set, Including This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and others. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1920 – 1941. $24,180.Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood: Antiquarian Book Auction, BK33, Exeter
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 28, 2025 - October 28, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | DICKENS, Charles | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby |
London | 1839 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 113.40 |
| 126 | DICKENS, Charles | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby |
London | 1839 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold |
| 127 | DICKENS, Charles | The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club |
London | 1837 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
| 128 | DICKENS, Charles | The Posthumous Papers of The Pickwick Club |
London | 1837 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 12.60 |
| 129 | DICKENS, Charles | DICKENS, Charles. Works |
London | nd [c.1930's] | GBP 25.00 - 35.00 | GBP 31.50 |
| 130 | DIODATI, Giovanni | Pious Annotations upon the Holy Bible |
London | 1643 | GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 63.00 |
| 131 | DOUCE, Francis | The Dance of Death exhibited in elegant engravings on wood... |
London | 1833 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 138.60 |
| 132 | DUBROCA, Louis | Interesting Anecdotes of the Heroic Conduct of Women during the French Revolution |
London | 1802 | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | GBP 88.20 |
| 133 | FICTION. A group including: DONNE, Clare. The Unguarded Moment |
London | 1934 | GBP 25.00 - 35.00 | Not Sold | |
| 134 | STANLEY, Lady Dorothy (nee Tennant) | FINE BINDING. Ragamuffins, Twenty-Four Drawings and Verses |
London | 1929 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 100.80 |
| 135 | HULME, David | FINE BINDINGS. The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 |
London | 1811 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 94.50 |
| 136 | FRASER, Eric (illust.) | FOLIO SOCIETY. A collection of 75 vols., including: The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night |
London | 1958 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 137 | THORPE, Lewis (transl.) | FOLIO SOCIETY. A group of 29 vols., including: The Bayeaux Tapestry and the Norman Invasion |
London | 1973 | GBP 60.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold |
| 138 | KIPLING, Rudyard | FOLIO SOCIETY. Short Stories |
London | [2005 ?] | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | Not Sold |
| 139 | WOLFE, Gene Rodman | FOLIO SOCIETY. The Book of the New Sun |
London | 2021 | GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | GBP 88.20 |
| 140 | FOX, John | The New and Complete Book of Martyrs... |
London | nd [c.1813] | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 63.00 |
| 141 | LE SAGE, Alain Rene | FRENCH. Histoire De Gil Blas De Santillane |
London | 1790 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold |
| 142 | FRERE, Mary | Old Deccan Days or Hindoo Fairy Legends... |
London | 1912 | GBP 10.00 - 20.00 | GBP 31.50 |
| 143 | GAY, Francis | The Friendship Book, a run, 1940-2022 |
London | 1940-2022 | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | GBP 12.60 |
| 144 | GIBBON, Edward | The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire... |
London | 1854-1855 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 69.30 |
| 145 | HALL, Jos[eph] | A Recollection of Such Treatises as have bene heretofore severally published... |
London | 1615 | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 302.40 |
| 146 | [HALSE, George] | 'Rattlebrain'. Sir Guy de Guy: A Stirring Romaunt |
London | 1864 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 56.70 |
| 147 | HARRIS, John (ed.) | The Altar of the Household |
London | nd | GBP 20.00 - 30.00 | Not Sold |
| 148 | HARRISON, Frederic | A collection of works, many association copies |
London | 1886 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
| 149 | WELLS, H. G. | HISTORY, LITERATURE, ILLUSTRATED. The Outline of History |
London | 1921 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | Not Sold |
![<b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Aquinas (Thomas). <i>[Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte,</i> Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b69c37e7-f18c-4417-b08b-f00e9b97a413.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Aquinas (Thomas). <i>[Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte,</i> Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.")
