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Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 43. Mercator's Map of the North Pole - the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1606) Est. $2,750 - $3,500Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950 -
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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. -
![<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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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.
PBA Galleries: History of Science - Illustrated Publisher's Bindings from the Morris-Levin Collection - Miniature Books - Children's Literature, 845, Berkeley
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- August 28, 2025 - August 28, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 251 | Twelve miniature books with religious themes |
c.1913-1980 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 252 | 90 miniature books from REM Miniatures [with] six items of ephemera |
New Britain, CT | 1962-2002 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 253 | Over fifty miniature books in Russian or Russian-English |
c.1990s-2000s | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 254 | Guest, Fr. Francis F. | The Symbolism of the Santa Barbara Presidio |
Santa Barbara | 1967 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 255 | A Date with Sandburg [with] Charter of the Heart Mountain Relocation Camp, Wyoming |
Northridge | 1981-1983 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 256 | Four titles by Serpent and Eagle Press |
1982-1985 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 | ||
| 257 | 62 Miniature Books from Tabula Rasa Press |
1975-1995 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,062.50 | ||
| 258 | Eleven miniature Christian volumes |
Various places | c.1800-1900 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 259 | Twenty early miniature books from American presses |
Mid-19th - early 20th century | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 312.50 | ||
| 260 | Gray, Thomas | Elegy Written in a Country Church-Yard |
Audubon, NJ | 1929 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 261 | Ayrton, William | Mr. Barnacles and His Boat |
London | [1856] | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 262 | Brown, Marcia | Stone Soup: An Old Tale |
New York | [1947] | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 137.50 |
| 263 | Brown, Margaret Wise | Goodnight Moon |
[New York] | 1947 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 281.25 |
| 264 | Burton, Virginia Lee | Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel |
Boston | 1939 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 375.00 |
| 265 | Carroll, Lewis | Alice's Adventures Under Ground |
Australia & New Zealand | 1979 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 200.00 |
| 266 | Carroll, Lewis | The Hunting of the Snark: An Agony in Eight Fits |
[Berkeley] | [1983] | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 |
| 267 | Carroll, Lewis | Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There |
London | 1872 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 687.50 |
| 268 | Four illustrated children's books |
c.1870s-90s | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 269 | The Lobster's Voyage to the Brazils |
London | 1808 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 270 | The White Donkey; or, Industry and Patience Well Rewarded. With Fine Engravings |
London | [1837] | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 271 | Six Circus-themed books, largely cut-out books |
c.1900-1950 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 | ||
| 272 | Crane, Walter | Goody Two Shoes Picture Book |
London | [c.1875] | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 273 | Crane, Walter | Six books illustrated by Walter Crane |
London | 1886-1945 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold |
| 274 | Crane, Walter | Walter Crane's New Toy Book |
London | c.1873 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 275 | Plute et les Poussins |
Paris | 1937 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 |
![<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.")
