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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.
Duke's: Autumn Auction, 1129, Dorchester
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 15, 2025 - October 15, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIR HOWARD HODGKIN C.H., C.B.E. (BRITISH 1932-2017) | NEW WORLDS - 1999 |
1999 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 910.00 | |
| 2 | PATRICK CAULFIELD (BRITISH 1936-2005) | GARDEN WITH PINES (CRISTEA 41) - 1975 |
London | 1975 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,040.00 |
| 3 | CRAIGIE AITCHISON C.B.E., R.A., R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1926-2009) | DONKEY CANDLESTICK - 2002 |
London | 2002 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 364.00 |
| 4 | SIR PETER BLAKE C.B.E., R.A. (BRITISH 1932-) | MARILYN - 2010 |
London | 2010 | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | GBP 91.00 |
| 5 | JAMIE REID (BRITISH 1947-2023) | LIBERTY (RED) - 2011 |
2011 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 546.00 | |
| 6 | SIR HOWARD HODGKIN C.H., C.B.E. (BRITISH 1932-2017) | LACE CURTAIN, FROM 'AFTER ALL' - 2015-16 |
2015-16 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 390.00 | |
| 7 | LUCIE BENNETT (CONTEMPORARY BRITISH) | RED FELT TIP GIRL - 2005 |
2005 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 364.00 | |
| 8 | ANDREAS GURSKY (GERMAN 1955-) | 99 CENTS, MoMA EDITION - 1999 |
1999 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,040.00 | |
| 9 | YOSHITOMO NARA (JAPANESE 1959-) | COSMIC GIRLS (EYES OPEN/EYES CLOSED) - 2008 |
Gateshead, U.K. | 2008 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,170.00 |
| 10 | TAKASHI MURAKAMI (JAPANESE 1962-) | AN HOMAGE TO YVES KLEIN, MULTICOLOUR B - 2012 |
2012 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 182.00 | |
| 11 | EDUARDO PAOLOZZI K.B.E., R.A., H.R.S.A. (SCOTTISH 1924-2005) | THE CHILDREN'S HOUR, FROM 'CALCIUM LIGHT NIGHT' - 1974 |
London, Berlin | 1974 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 78.00 |
| 12 | DAVID HOCKNEY O.M., C.H., R.A. (BRITISH 1937-) | OLYMPISCHE SPIELE MUNCHEN (BAGGOTT 34) - 1972 |
Zurich, Munich | 1972 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,235.00 |
| 13 | RICHARD PRINCE (AMERICAN 1949-) | OLYMPIC GAMES 2024 (TIDES OF TRIUMPH) - 2024 |
2024 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,170.00 | |
| 14 | AFTER HENRI MATISSE (FRENCH 1869-1954) | L'AVALEUR DE SABRES, FROM 'JAZZ' - 1947/2004 |
Paris | 1947/2004 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 520.00 |
| 15 | LOUISE BOURGEOIS (FRENCH/AMERICAN 1911-2010) | EX-LIBRIS - 2005 |
2005 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 416.00 | |
| 16 | AFTER PABLO PICASSO (SPANISH 1881-1973) | LA RONDE DE LA JEUNESSE - 1961 |
1961 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 78.00 | |
| 17 | DAME ELISABETH FRINK (BRITISH 1930-1993) | SPINNING MAN VIII (WISEMAN 9) - 1965 |
London | 1965 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 234.00 |
| 18 | AFTER KATHE KOLLWITZ (GERMAN 1867-1945) | MOTHER WITH CHILD IN HER ARMS - 1910 |
1910 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 364.00 | |
| 19 | TRACEY EMIN C.B.E., R.A. (BRITISH 1963-) | ILLUSTRATIONS FROM MEMORY - 1994/2007 |
London | 1994/2007 | GBP 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | GBP 78.00 |
| 20 | ELIZABETH PEYTON (AMERICAN 1965-) | K - 2018 |
2018 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 117.00 | |
| 21 | SIR ANTONY GORMLEY O.B.E., R.A. (BRITISH 1950-) | BODY - 2014 |
2014 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 468.00 | |
| 22 | PAULA REGO R.A. (BRITISH/PORTUGESE 1935-2022) | UNTITLED 7, FROM THE UNTITLED (ABORTION) SERIES (ROSENTHAL 166) - 1999 |
London | 1999 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 715.00 |
| 23 | PAULA REGO R.A. (BRITISH/PORTUGESE 1935-2022) | GIRL WHO HAS BEEN SICK RESTING WITH HER FAVOURITE CUDDLY (ROSENTHAL 281) - 2000 |
London | 2000 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 780.00 |
| 24 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON VAN RIJN (DUTCH 1606-1669) | THE STONING OF ST STEPHEN (BARTSCH 97; NEW HOLLSTEIN 140) - 1635 |
1635 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 780.00 | |
| 25 | REMBRANDT HARMENSZOON VAN RIJN (DUTCH 1606-1669) | THE RAISING OF LAZARUS (SMALL PLATE) - 1642 |
1642 | GBP 700.00 - 900.00 | GBP 546.00 |
