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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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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. -
![<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.")
Dominic Winter
Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
5th November, 2025Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands, 1st edition, 1844. £4,000 to £6,000.Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Rashleigh (Philip). Specimens of British Minerals, 2 parts in 1, 1797 & 1802. £3,000 to £5,000.Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Murchison (Roderick Impey). The Silurian System, 1st edition, 1839. £3,000 to £5,000.Dominic Winter
Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
5th November, 2025Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, 1st edition, 1842. £3,000 to £5,000.Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). Geological Observations on South America, 1st edition, 1846. £3,000 to £5,000.Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Sowerby (James). The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain, 6 volumes, 1812-29. £2,000 to £3,000.Dominic Winter
Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
5th November, 2025Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Emerson (William). Cyclomathesis: or an Easy Introduction to ... Mathematics, 10 vols. in 9, 1770. £1,500 to £2,000.Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Robinson (Thomas). New observations on the Natural History of This World of Matter, 1696. £800 to £1,200.Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Aquinas (Thomas). [Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte, Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.Dominic Winter
Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
5th November, 2025Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Parfit (Cliff). Tesuki Washi. Handmade Papers of Japan, 1981-1988. £400 to £600.Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Herbert (Thomas). A Relation of some yeares Travaile... Into Afrique and the greater Asia, 1634. £800 to £1,200.Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Lindbergh (Charles A.). The Spirit of St. Louis, 1955, signed. £200 to £300.
Trillium Antique Prints & Rare Books: Fine Art - Antique Engravings & Lithographs - Works on Paper, 82325, Franklin
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- August 23, 2025 - August 23, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2602 | Captain Cook | A Man of Mangea. 11 |
London | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 2603 | Captain Cook | A Man of the Sandwich Islands, Dancing. 62 |
London | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 203.30 | |
| 2607 | Angas | Yattagolinga (Wild Dogs or Dingoes) |
London | USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 256.80 | |
| 2608 | Angas | Scene on the Coorung, near Lake Albert, with the Halmaturus Greyii, a new species of Kangaroo |
London | USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 267.50 | |
| 2609 | Angas | Interior of Mount Gambier |
London | USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 192.60 | |
| 2610 | Angas | Coast Scene near Rapid Bay, Sunset, Natives Fishing with Nets |
London | USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 246.10 | |
| 2611 | Curtis | Entire-leaved Banksia (Native to Australia). 2770 |
1787 | USD 200.00 - 500.00 | USD 58.85 | |
| 2612 | Curtis | Marcescent Banksia (Native to Australia).. 2803 |
1787 | USD 200.00 - 500.00 | USD 53.50 | |
| 2613 | Curtis | West-coast Banksia (Native to Australia). 3535 |
1787 | USD 200.00 - 500.00 | USD 64.20 | |
| 2614 | Aldrovandi | 5 Pages with Snake Engravings |
Bologna, Italy | 1640 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 90.95 |
| 2615 | Seba | 6 Snake Engravings |
Amsterdam | 1734-1765 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 535.00 |
| 2616 | Mattioli | 5 Pages of Natural History Engravings (Porcupine, Hedgehog, Elephant, Birds, Horse, Mule, Dog, Goat, Hippopotamus, Squid, Fish, Beaver) |
Venice | 1634 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 139.10 |
| 2617 | Mattioli | 6 Pages of Sea Life & Natural History Engravings (Ray, Squid, Lobster, Shrimp, Crab, Hermitcrab, Scorpion, Shells, Torpedo Ray, Eel, Centipede) |
Venice | 1634 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 181.90 |
| 2618 | Mattioli | Pair of Pages of Botanical Engravings (Palm Tree, Date, Banana, Coconut) |
Venice | 1634 | USD 200.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 2619 | 4 Original Chinese Paintings of Chinese Emperors, Thief, and King |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 347.75 | |||
| 2620 | Merian | Dance of Death. 117 |
Frankfurt | 1649 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 117.70 |
| 2621 | Merian | Dance of Death. 119 |
Frankfurt | 1649 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 117.70 |
| 2622 | Merian | Dance of Death. 121 |
Frankfurt | 1649 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 149.80 |
| 2623 | Merian | Dance of Death. 123 |
Frankfurt | 1649 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 347.75 |
| 2624 | Merian | Adam and Eve in the Garden with Apple, Unicorn, Parrot, Lion. 125 |
Frankfurt | 1649 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 256.80 |
| 2625 | Piranesi | View of the Large Trevi Fountain formerly called the Acqua Vergine |
Rome | 1760-1790s.<br><br>The etchings are on laid paper. We were able to note two watermarks present in the work. One wasthe characteristic fleur-de-lis in a circle, commonly used for his | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 1,016.50 |
| 2626 | Piranesi | The Hadrianeum (once used as a custom house) in the Piazza di Pietra |
Rome | 1760-1790s.<br><br>The etchings are on laid paper. We were able to note two watermarks present in the work. One wasthe characteristic fleur-de-lis in a circle, commonly used for his | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 1,070.00 |
| 2630 | Munster | Map of Vienna, Austria |
Basel | USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 107.00 | |
| 2631 | Munster | Map of the Holy Land (Syria, Palestine, Babylon, Arabia...) |
Basel | USD 800.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 139.10 | |
| 2632 | Ziletti's Ptolemy | Map of Poland |
Venice | 1574 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 90.95 |
