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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):
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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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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. 
Jeffrey S. Evans & Associates: Summer Americana - Day 2, 82825, Harrisonburg
Auction Details
- Auction Date
 - August 28, 2025 - August 28, 2025
 
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1046 | VIRGINIA FOLK POTTERY REFERENCE VOLUMES, LOT OF THREE  | 
            USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 143.00 | |||
| 1047 | SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA FOLK POTTERY REFERENCE VOLUME  | 
            USD 80.00 - 120.00 | USD 156.00 | |||
| 1180 | JOHN NIETO (AMERICAN, 1936-2018) | NATIVE AMERICAN CHIEF PRINT  | 
            Late 20th/early 21st century. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 52.00 | |
| 1181 | E. C. BIDDLE (PUBLISHER) | NATIVE AMERICAN LITHOGRAPH PRINT  | 
            1837 | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 169.00 | |
| 1249 | ANTIQUARIAN TEXTILES / WEAVING VOLUMES, LOT OF FIVE  | 
            USD 50.00 - 80.00 | USD 78.00 | |||
| 1280 | FASHION COUTURE REFERENCE VOLUMES, LOT OF SIX  | 
            USD 50.00 - 80.00 | USD 26.00 | |||
| 1288 | FOLK ART PAINTED SHEET-IRON HABERDASHER TRADE SIGN  | 
            Late 19th/early 20th century. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,950.00 | ||
| 1289 | AMERICAN FOLK ART PAINTED PINE JEWELRY TRADE SIGN  | 
            Late 19th/early 20th century. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 585.00 | ||
| 1290 | STAUNTON, SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA FOLK ART PAINTED WOODEN TRADE SIGN  | 
            Late 19th century. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 5,525.00 | ||
| 1291 | AMERICAN FOLK ART TINNED SHEET-IRON HABERDASHER TRADE SIGN  | 
            Second half 19th century | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 910.00 | ||
| 1292 | WINCHENDON, MASSACHUSETTS FOLK ART PAINTED CANDY STORE TRADE SIGN  | 
            Circa 1920 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 390.00 | ||
| 1294 | AMERICAN FOLK ART SHOES METAL TRADE SIGN  | 
            Second quarter 20th century | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 520.00 | ||
| 1296 | AMERICAN FOLK ART "ANTIQUES" PAINTED WOODEN TRADE SIGN  | 
            20th century. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 260.00 | ||
| 1297 | LURAY CAVERNS, PAGE CO., SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA, ATTRIBUTED, MOTEL TRADE SIGN  | 
            Second quarter/mid 20th century. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 455.00 | ||
| 1298 | FOLK ART ROCKINGHAM CO., SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA TRADE SIGN  | 
            Circa 1970 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 357.50 | ||
| 1299 | AMERICAN FOLK ART PAINTED WOODEN "GUESTS" TRADE SIGN  | 
            Second quarter 20th century. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 357.50 | ||
| 1300 | AMERICAN FOLK ART PAINTED WOODEN TRADE SIGN  | 
            Circa 1920. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 325.00 | ||
| 1302 | AMERICAN FOLK ART METAL TRADE SIGNS, LOT OF TWO  | 
            First half 20th century. | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 195.00 | ||
| 1303 | AMERICAN FOLK ART PAINT-DECORATED WOODEN TRADE SIGNS, LOT OF THREE  | 
            Mid 20th century | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 260.00 | ||
| 1304 | STRASBURG, SHENANDOAH VALLEY OF VIRGINIA FOLK ART "THE LOG HOUSE ANTIQUES" TRADE SIGN  | 
            Second half 20th century | USD 50.00 - 80.00 | USD 117.00 | ||
| 1305 | AMERICAN FOLK ART PAINTED TRADE SIGN  | 
            Late 20th/21st century. | USD 50.00 - 80.00 | USD 143.00 | ||
| 1306 | AMERICAN FOLK ART SHEET-IRON ORCHARD TRADE SIGNS, LOT OF TWO  | 
            20th century | USD 30.00 - 50.00 | USD 78.00 | ||
| 1358 | DECORATIVE / FOLK ARTS AND CONSERVATION REFERENCE VOLUMES, LOT OF 51  | 
            USD 50.00 - 80.00 | USD 26.00 | |||
| 1385 | AMERICAN OR BRITISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) | FOLK ART MINIATURE PORTRAIT OF A CHILD  | 
            Circa 1830. | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 357.50 | |
| 1386 | AMERICAN OR BRITISH SCHOOL (19TH CENTURY) | CUT-AND-PASTED SILHOUETTE OF A MOTHER AND HER CHILDREN  | 
            Second quarter 19th century. | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 487.50 |