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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.
Potter and Potter Auctions: The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Part IV, 1222, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 25, 2025 - October 25, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 353 | [STEINMEYER, Jim (b. 1958)] | A group of 10 Jim Steinmeyer Magic Publications |
(Chicago) | -1981 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 660.00 |
| 354 | [THEATRE - COMEDY]. A Group of 50 Titles Relating to Comedy, Stage Performance, and the Theatre |
London | 1985 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 355 | A Collection of Vintage and Antiquarian Books on Magic and Related Subjects |
[V.p.] | [v.d.] | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 510.00 | |
| 356 | Lot of Antiquarian Titles from the Dawes' Book |
[V.p.] | [v.d.] | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 960.00 | |
| 357 | ALBO, Robert (1932-2011) | Classic Magic Series |
San Francisco | 1973 -- 98 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 358 | [AUTOGRAPHS]. Autographed 1975 Society of American Magicians Convention Program |
Boston | 1974 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 540.00 | |
| 359 | CULLITON, Patrick (b. 1944) | Houdini-The Key |
Los Angeles | 2010 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 780.00 |
| 360 | JAY, Ricky (1946 -- 2018) | Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women |
New York | 1986 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 420.00 |
| 361 | KAUFMAN, Richard (b. 1958) | Tenyoism |
Washington, D.C. | 2015 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 840.00 |
| 362 | TELLER (b. 1948) and Todd Karr, editors | House of Mystery. The Magic Science of David P. Abbott |
[Los Angeles] | -2005 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 570.00 |
| 363 | Archive of "About Magicians" pages from "World's Fair" |
Circa 1940s-60s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 360.00 | ||
| 364 | [ADVERTISING -- MAGIC]. Collection of Vintage Magicians' Advertising and Brochures |
1890s -- 1970s | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 570.00 | ||
| 365 | ARVI (Edwin Hargreaves, d. 1952) | The Great Arvi Mystery |
Grimsby | 1928 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 180.00 |
| 366 | ASTLEY, (Phillip) | Astley's Royal Amphitheatre |
London | 1850 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 330.00 |
| 367 | [AUTOGRAPHS]. Magic Circle Member Autographs |
London | ca. Feb. 1932 -- 1939 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 368 | D'AUGVIGNEY, M. | [AUTOMATA & MAGIC]. Two British Broadsides |
Hull | 1845 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 369 | BIRCH, McDonald (1902 -- 1992) | Two Window Cards for Performances at Roehm Jr. High School |
Mason City | ca. 1960s | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 60.00 |
| 370 | Blackpool Magicians Club Convention Award to Bayard Grimshaw |
1983 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 120.00 | ||
| 371 | Blackstone's Magic Trick Chewing Gum Cards |
Havertown, Penn. | 1962 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 240.00 | |
| 372 | BLACKSTONE, Harry, Sr. and Jr. | Files of ephemera on the Blackstones |
V.p. | v.d. (bulk ca. 1940s-80s) | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 373 | [BOOKPLATES -- MAGICIANS]. Collection of Magicians' Bookplates |
1900s -- 80s | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 480.00 | ||
| 374 | LAUREAU, M. (1911 -- 2004) | [BOOKPLATES]. Quatre Ex-Libris Pour Un Magicien |
Le Chesnay | 1947 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 375 | BROOKE, Ken (1920-83) | Collection of Ken Brooke Ephemera, Instructions, and Periodicals |
1940s -- 80s | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 450.00 | |
| 376 | [BUSINESS CARDS -- MAGICIANS]. Eddie Dawes' Magicians' Business Card Collection |
1900s -- 2000s | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 480.00 | ||
| 377 | CAGLIOSTRO (1743-95) | Engraved Portrait of Count Cagliostro |
Paris | ca. 1780s | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 270.00 |
![<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.")
