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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.
  • Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’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.

University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books, 100825, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 08, 2025 - October 08, 2025
Page Size: 421 items in 17 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
375 Stephen Crane (1871-1900)

Stephen Crane Rare ALS on Syracuse University Letterhead Re: Religious Choral Concert While Researching "Maggie: A Girl Of The Streets"

March 7, [1891] USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 Not Sold
376 Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

Charles Dickens PSA Certified 3rd Person ALS On Christmas Eve, Same Month Spooky "Mugby Junction" Was Published!

December 24, 1866 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 593.75
377 Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

Charles Dickens PSA Certified ALS Addressed to Guild Troupe Member & Artist, Possibly Related to Upcoming Royal Charitable Performance

May 13, 1851 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,750.00
378 Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930)

A.C. Doyle PSA Certified ALS Re: 2 London Landmarks, Incl. Morley's Hotel, Where "The Hound of the Baskervilles" Was Partly Written

n.d. USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 812.50
379 Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

R.W. Emerson's "Representative Men," Significant Presentation Copy to the Earl of Lovelace & Ada Lovelace, the Earliest Computer Programmer

n.d. USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 Not Sold
380 Eugene Field (1850-1895)

Eugene Field Comic ALS: "I have been so busy and, at the same, so grumpy that writing to anybody has been quite out of the question"

January 9, 1887 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 87.50
381 Robert Frost (1874-1963)

Robert Frost Signed Poem "The Road Not Taken"

ca. 1957 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 2,000.00
382 Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997)

Allen Ginsberg ALS Revising Stanza for Landmark Poem 'Friday the Thirteenth', with Finished Publication in Magazine

1970-06-10 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 562.50
383 Fitz-Greene Halleck (1790-1867

Poet Fitz-Greene Halleck Note Sending His Autograph, PSA Authenticated and Slabbed

n.d. USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 62.50
384 E. C. Grenville Murray.

Thomas Hardy Signed Book, "Queer Stories From Truth" 3rd Series

London n.d. [ca. 1880s] USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 200.00
385 Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)

Ernest Hemingway Boldly Signed Financial Document, Earmarked For Youngest Son, Dated 3 Weeks Before Leaving For Spanish Civil War Front

1938-08-11 USD 2,400.00 - 3,500.00 Not Sold
386 Aldous Huxley

Aldous Huxley Signed Limited Edition Copy of "Brave New World"

London n.d. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,000.00
387 Evelyn Waugh

Kerouac's Personal Copy of "Men at Arms" by Evelyn Waugh, From His Estate

Boston 1952 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 325.00
388 Stephen King

Stephen King Signed Promo for Finders Keepers

ca. 2015 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 375.00
389 Nelle Harper Lee (1926-2016)

Harper Lee Autograph Letter Signed to Long-time Pen Pal

1995-02-20 USD 1,300.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
390 Harper Lee (1926-2016)

Harper Lee Handwritten Letter Signed "Miss Nelle," Warm Content, With Signed Envelope, "Lee"

2000-12-29 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 593.75
391 Harper Lee (1926-2016)

Harper Lee ALS Recommending "a family man of exemplary character...for any position he applies for"

2006-02-20 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 512.00
392 Herman Melville (1819-1891)

Rare Herman Melville ALS Dating From 1867, His "Annus Horribilis" According to One Biographer

December 4, 1867 USD 9,000.00 - 12,000.00 Not Sold
393 Pablo Neruda (1904-1973)

Pablo Neruda Russian Translation of "Voyages and Returns" Signed "Pablo Neruda Mosc[ow]"

n.d. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 275.00
394 J.K. Rowling

J.K. Rowling Signed 1st Ed. "Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone", PSA Authentic

Haydock ca. 1998 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,375.00
395 Jerome David Salinger (1919-2010)

J.D. Salinger Lengthy TLS Re: Boarding School, Identity Crises, and Other Holden-esque Adolescent Difficulties

December 23, [1971] USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,625.00
396 Edward Steichen; Carl Sandburg (1878-1967)

Carl Sandburg Signed Photo by Edward Steichen

ca. 1936 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 500.00
397 Upton Sinclair (1878-1968)

Upton Sinclair on Jack London, Corresponding with Joseph Noel in Salacious Letter

1940-12-23 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 175.00
398 John Steinbeck (1902-1968)

John Steinbeck Signed 1st Edition, 1st Printing Presentation Copy of "Sweet Thursday"

New York 1954 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,750.00
399 John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck Signed Presentation Copy of "Cup of Gold"

New York 1953 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 812.50
  • Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Presentation Copy of a Whitman "Holy Grail." Whitman, Walt. $10,000-$15,000.
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Endymion in Original Boards. Keats, John. $8,000-
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Association Copy of the Privately Printed Edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Potter, Beatrix. $8,000-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Christina Rossetti's Own Copy of Her First Book. Rossetti, Christina G. $8,000-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Borden Copy of The Life of Merlin in an Elaborate Binding by Riviere. Heywood, Thomas, Translator. $6,000-$8,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Arion Press. Whitman, Walt, Leaves of Grass. $4,000-$6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Call It Sleep in the First State Jacket. Roth, Henry. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Steinbeck's Best-Known Work. Steinbeck, John. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sangorski, Francis. $40,000-$60,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter: A Complete Set of First Editions. Potter, Beatrix. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Kelmscott Shelley. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Poetical Works. $3,000-$5,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Inscribed by Martin Luther King Jr. King, Martin Luther, Jr. $3,000-$5,000
  • Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 43. Mercator's Map of the North Pole - the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1606) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
  • University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 308 - Bob Dylan Handwritten & Signed Lyrics to "Just Like a Woman" With Jeff Rosen & JSA Authentication
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 455 - Isaac Newton Admiration For Judaism & Moral Continuity With Christianity! 350+ Words in his Hand - Extraordinary Content!
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 219 - 371g Moon Meteorite, Incredible Find - Laâyoune 002
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 448 - Scarce Einstein AM on Unified Field Theory, 180+ Words & 11 Equations in His Hand! From His Published Article, "A Generalization of the Relativistic Theory of Gravitation"
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 159 - Woodrow Wilson Baseball Signed for WWI Red Cross Fundraiser, Ex. Forbes & PSA Authentic - Finest Known!
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 84 - Lee Harvey Oswald ALS to Brother, Trying Desperately to Get out of Russia! Highly Important
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 152 - George Washington Signed Discharge for MA Solider Whose Regiment Was at Bunker Hill!
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 88 - Abraham Lincoln Fully Signed Military Appointment for Mexican War Vet & Respected Cavalryman
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 188 - Apollo XI Astronauts & Their Wives Signed Photo, Plus Crew Signed Cover, From Apollo XI Presidential Goodwill Tour Era, Pre-Cert Zarelli
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 265 - Martin Luther King, Jr. TLS Re: "Stride Toward Freedom" Film Rights To Literary Agent Marie Rodell
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 324 - John Lennon Signed Apple Records Check, PSA GEM MT 10! Possibly Finest Known
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 79 - John & Jacqueline Kennedy Signed WH 1963 Christmas Gift Inscribed to Close Friend Joan Braden, PSA Authentic
  • Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic 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, 2025
    Dominic 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, 2025
    Dominic 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, 2025
    Dominic 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.
  • Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 93: Autograph album containing 29 autograph letters signed by each president from Washington to Coolidge, 1785-1945.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 166: Franz Schubert, Autograph Musical Manuscript, fragment from Die Taucher, 1813.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 111: Thomas Jefferson, holograph plat drawing: map of field near Monticello, 1790s.
    Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 208: George Sand, Autograph Manuscript Signed, draft of her one-act play, Francia, ca. 1872.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 218: Walt Whitman, Manuscript Signed, draft of three complete poems from Leaves of Grass, 1891.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 8: James Dean, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, still from Giant, 1955.
    Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 20: John Lennon, Typescript Signed, interview discussing Paul, Linda, and Yoko, 1971.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 215: Mark Twain, engraved portrait Signed, "Mark Twain / SL. Clemens," 1890s.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 81: Vaslav Nijinsky, reproduction of an artwork by Léon Bakst Inscribed and Signed, 1916.
    Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 73: Malcolm X, The Harvard Crimson Signed and Inscribed: his street address and phone number, 1961.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 11: Lou Gehrig, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, ca. 1939.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 153: George Gershwin, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, portrait by Renato Toppo.