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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.
Art + Object: Rare Books, 208, AUCKLAND
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 09, 2025 - September 09, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BURFORD, ROBERT | Description of a view of the Bay of Islands, New Zealand |
London | ca 1838 | NZD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | NZD 738.00 |
| 6 | HOLLAND, H.E & R.S. ROSS | [2 titles] The Tragic Story of the Waihi Strike... |
Wellington | 1913 | NZD 100.00 - 150.00 | NZD 197.00 |
| 7 | NEW ZEALAND COMPANY. Latest Information from Settlement of New Plymouth, on the Coast of Taranaki, New Zealand |
London | 1941 | NZD 50.00 - 100.00 | NZD 68.00 | |
| 8 | SMITH, S. PERCY/W.J. PENN | [association copy] Taranaki: The garden of Eden |
New Plymouth | 1906 | NZD 80.00 - 120.00 | NZD 80.00 |
| 9 | ST. JOHN, LIEUT-COLONEL | [New Zealand Militaria] [association copy]. Pakeha Rambles Through Maori Lands |
Wellington | 1873 | NZD 200.00 - 400.00 | NZD 320.00 |
| 10 | WARD, LOUIS E | Early Wellington |
Auckland etc | [1928] | NZD 80.00 - 120.00 | NZD 148.00 |
| 11 | WARD, LOUIS E | Early Wellington |
Auckland etc | [1928] | NZD 150.00 - 200.00 | NZD 135.00 |
| 12 | ACLAND, L.G.D. | [first and second series] The Early Canterbury Runs |
Auckland etc | 1930 | NZD 200.00 - 300.00 | NZD 221.00 |
| 13 | AYSON, WILLIAM | Pioneering in Otago |
Dunedin | [1937] | NZD 80.00 - 120.00 | NZD 172.00 |
| 14 | BANNERMAN, J.W.H. [compiler] | Milestones or Wrecks of Southern New Zealand |
1913 | NZD 200.00 - 400.00 | NZD 295.00 | |
| 15 | BEATTIE, HERRIES [3xs] | Doubtful Sound;... |
Dunedin | 1955 | NZD 80.00 - 120.00 | NZD 55.00 |
| 16 | BEATTIE, HERRIES | [2 titles] Mackenzie of the Mackenzie Country... |
Dunedin | 1946 | NZD 60.00 - 80.00 | NZD 123.00 |
| 17 | BEATTIE, HERRIES | [association copies, 2 titles] Maori Place-names of Otago... |
Dunedin | 1944 | NZD 60.00 - 80.00 | NZD 234.00 |
| 18 | BEATTIE, HERRIES | [association copy] The First White Boy Born in Otago. The story of T.B. Kennard |
Dunedin | 1939 | NZD 150.00 - 200.00 | NZD 271.00 |
| 19 | BEATTIE, HERRIES | Far Famed Fiordland |
Dunedin | 1950 | NZD 60.00 - 100.00 | NZD 209.00 |
| 20 | BEATTIE, HERRIES | I Visit Manapouri... |
Dunedin | 1949 | NZD 60.00 - 100.00 | NZD 43.00 |
| 21 | BEATTIE, HERRIES | [two association items] The Pioneers Explore Otago |
Dunedin | 1947 | NZD 80.00 - 100.00 | NZD 209.00 |
| 22 | BEATTIE, HERRIES. [4X] | Records of Gore and Surrounding Districts Early Settlers Association... |
1927-03-01 | NZD 60.00 - 100.00 | NZD 80.00 | |
| 23 | BEATTIE, JAMES HERRIES | The Southern Runs... |
1979 | NZD 80.00 - 120.00 | NZD 320.00 | |
| 24 | BEGG, A. CHARLES & NEIL, C. | Dusky Bay |
1966 | NZD 80.00 - 120.00 | NZD 62.00 | |
| 25 | BEGG, A. CHARLES & NEIL, C. | The World of John Boultbee... |
Christchurch | 1979 | NZD 80.00 - 120.00 | NZD 105.00 |
| 26 | BROAD, LOWTHER | [association copy] The Jubilee History of Nelson. From 1842-1892 |
Nelson | 1892 | NZD 100.00 - 150.00 | NZD 62.00 |
| 27 | BUDE, EUGENE DE [1836-1910] | Notice sur la Province de Canterbury |
Geneve | 1866 | NZD 80.00 - 120.00 | NZD 55.00 |
| 28 | BUICK, T. LINDSAY | [2 titles, association copies] Old Marlborough or The Story of a Province... |
Palmerston North | 1900 | NZD 300.00 - 500.00 | NZD 185.00 |
| 29 | BUICK, T. LINDSAY | [2 titles] The French at Akaroa... |
Wellington | 1928 | NZD 150.00 - 200.00 | NZD 111.00 |
