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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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November 25Doyle
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November 25Doyle
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November 25Doyle
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November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
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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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 474 | COOKE, GEORGE ALEXANDER | FIVE TITLES including Topographical and Statistical Descriptions of Bedford, Northampton, Cambridge Huntingdon and Norfolk, |
London | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 475 | CRABB, GEORGE | UNIVERSAL TECHNOLOGICAL DICTIONARY' volumes 1 and 2, |
London | 1823 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 143.00 |
| 476 | CRISWICK, J. | A WALK ROUND DORCHESTER' |
Dorchester | 1820 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 39.00 |
| 477 | DAY LEWIS, CECIL | TWO COPIES OF 'CHRISTMAS EVE' |
GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 39.00 | ||
| 478 | DE AZARA, FELIX | VOYAGES DANS L'AMERIQUE MERIDIONALE' volumes 1-4, |
Paris | 1809 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 65.00 |
| 479 | DEL RIO, MARTIN 'DISQUISITIONUM MAGICARUM' books 1 & 2, |
Mainz | 1606 | GBP 500.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 480 | DETMOLD, EDWARD J. (ILLUS.) | THE FABLES OF AESOP' |
London | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 481 | DICKENS, CHARLES | MASTER HUMPHREY'S CLOCK' illustrated by George Cattermole & Hablot Browne, volumes 1 & 2, |
London | 1840/41 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 482 | DICKENS, CHARLES | 'DOMBEY AND SON' |
London | 1848 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 65.00 |
| 483 | DICKENS, CHARLES | 'LITTLE DORRIT' |
London | 1857 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 39.00 |
| 484 | DICKENS, CHARLES | 'THE POSTHUMOUS PAPERS OF THE PICKWICK CLUB' |
London | 1837 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 39.00 |
| 485 | EMERSON, W. | THE ELEMENTS OF OPTICS' books 1-4, |
London | 1768 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 486 | EVELYN, JOHN | SILVA, OR A DISCOURSE OF FOREST-TREES' books 1 & 2, |
London | 1706 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 487 | FABRE, J.H. | THE LIFE OF THE SPIDER', 'THE MASDON-BEES' and 'BRAMBLE-BEES AND OTHERS' |
1912 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold | |
| 488 | FARADAY, MICHAEL | TWO VOLUMES - 'VARIOUS FORCES OF NATURE' AND 'THE CHEMICAL HISTORY OF A CANDLE' |
Piccadilly | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 91.00 | |
| 489 | FENNING, DANIEL | A NEW AND EASY GUIDE TO THE USE OF THE GLOBES' |
London | 1804 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 490 | FERGUSON, JAMES | LECTURES ON SELECT SUBJECTS IN MECHANICSEU|.' |
London | 1852 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 491 | FORSYTH, J.S. | THE ANTIQUARY'S PORTFOLIO' volumes 1 and 2, |
London | 1825 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold |
| 492 | FOURCROY, A.F. | A GENERAL SYSTEM OF CHEMICAL KNOWLEDGE' translated by William Nicholson, volumes 1-11 (10 and 11 bound together), |
London | 1804 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 493 | GIRARDIN, M.J. | LECONS DE CHIMIE ELEMENTAIRE' fifth edition, volumes 1-5, |
Paris | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold | |
| 494 | GLADSTONE, W. E | THE STATE IN ITS RELATIONS WITH THE CHURCH' and 'CHURCH PRINCIPLES CONSIDERED IN THEIR RESULTS' |
London | 1838 and 1840 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 26.00 |
| 495 | GOLDSMITH, OLIVER | AN HISTORY OF THE EARTH' second edition, volumes 1-8, |
Strand | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 104.00 | |
| 496 | GORHAM, MAURICE AND ARDIZZONE, EDWARD | THREE VOLUMES |
London | 1949 and 1951 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 65.00 |
| 497 | GRAHAM, ELEANOR AND ARDIZZONE, EDWARD | TWO COPIES OF 'J.M BARRIE'S PETER PAN' |
1962 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | Not Sold | |
| 498 | GRANVILLE FELL, H. (ILLUS.) | THE SONG OF SOLOMON' |
London | 1897 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
![<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.")
