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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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Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
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November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
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Sotheby's
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 403 | DAWES, Edwin (1925 -- 2023) | Edwin A. Dawes' Bookplate Printing Block |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 180.00 | ||
| 404 | [DAWES, Edwin] | Metal Printing Plates for "A Rich Cabinet of Curiosities" |
[England] | [ca. 1970-1990s] | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 720.00 |
| 405 | DE LA MANO | Group of Five Broadsides and Handbills |
New York | ca. 1880s | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 240.00 |
| 406 | DE VEGA (Alex Stewart, 1892 - 1971) | Ephemera Collection |
Ca. mid-20th century | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 210.00 | |
| 407 | DE VEGA (Alex Stewart, 1892 - 1971) | Group of Six Scottish Broadsides Advertising De Vega |
Circa 1910s | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 420.00 | |
| 408 | DEVANT, David (1868 -- 1941) | David Devant's Magical Seances |
London | 1890s | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 150.00 |
| 409 | DEVANT, David (1868 -- 1941) | Handwritten Account of Devant's Program |
Circa 1900 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,200.00 | |
| 410 | DEVANT, David (1868 -- 1941) | Six Pieces of Devant Ephemera |
1906 -- 35 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 540.00 | |
| 411 | [DEVANT, David (1868 -- 1941)] | Glasgow Society of Magicians Portrait and Two Others |
Glasgow | 1919 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 960.00 |
| 412 | Dixie Magic Tricks "Cups for Kids" |
-1976 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 60.00 | ||
| 413 | DUCAREL, Cecil (Thomas Samuels, 1854-1938) | Large Archive of Ducarel Manuscripts and Memorabilia |
1880s -- 1930s | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 300.00 | |
| 414 | [EGYPTIAN HALL]. Egyptian Hall Ephemera and Photographs |
London | ca. 1812-1905 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,140.00 | |
| 415 | [ENTERTAINMENT - VARIETY]. Thirteen Broadsides Advertising Entertainment at Victoria Rooms, Queen Street, Hull |
Hull | 1845 - 1848 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold | |
| 416 | [ENTERTAINMENT - VARIETY]. Nineteen Ipswich Hippodrome Window Cards |
1949 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 417 | [ENTERTAINMENT - VARIETY]. Twenty-one General Variety Broadsides for New Tivoli |
Hull | 1949-1954 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 418 | [ENTERTAINMENT]. Royal Aquarium Summer & Winter Garden Society Program |
Westminster: London | November 9, 1889 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 180.00 | |
| 419 | [ENTERTAINMENT]. Twenty General Variety Broadsides for New Tivoli |
Hull | 1949-1954 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 420 | [EPHEMERA]. Collection of Magicians' Letterhead and Ephemera |
Circa 1890s-1990s | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,080.00 | ||
| 421 | [EPHEMERA -- MAGIC]. Gigantic Collection of Vintage Magic and Magicians' Ephemera |
1880s -- 2020s | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,680.00 | ||
| 422 | FINDLAY, J.B. (1904 -- 73) | Large Archive of Findlay Magic Memorabilia |
1940s -- 90s | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,680.00 | |
| 423 | [FIREWORKS]. Trio of Fireworks Posters |
Circa early 20th century | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 424 | HOFZINSER, Johan Nepomuk (1806 -- 1875) | Eight Playing Cards |
[Vienna] | [ca. 1850] | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 425 | [HOLTUM, John (1845--1919)] | Farewell Benefit of Holtum, Pair |
Bristol | ca. 1883 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 420.00 |
| 426 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | Harry Houdini Color Window Decal |
N.p. | ca. 1915 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 427 | [INVITATIONS]. Magic Show Invitations |
London | ca. 1970s | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 120.00 |