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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.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Heritage Auctions: The Guillermo del Toro Collection: Bleak House Part 1 Hollywood/Entertainment Signature Auction, 7425, Dallas

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 26, 2025 - September 26, 2025
Page Size: 132 items in 6 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
89001

Cronos (Grupo del Toro, 1992), Guillermo del Toro Original Early Concept Sketch of Vampire.

1992 USD 6,400.00 - 9,600.00 USD 5,250.00
89002

Cronos (Grupo del Toro, 1992), Precise Recreation of the Cronos "Vampire Device" Built for Guillermo del Toro from Original Production Molds.

1992 USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 5,750.00
89003

Guillermo del Toro Personally-Inscribed Italian Leather Notebook.

USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 USD 5,500.00
89004

The Devil's Backbone (El Deseo, 2001), Production Make-up Paint Master for Junio Valverde "Santi's Ghost".

2001 USD 9,600.00 - 14,400.00 Not Sold
89005

Blade II (New Line, 2002), Wayne Barlowe - Reaper Original Concept Art.

2002 USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 Not Sold
89006

Blade II (New Line, 2002), Mike Mignola -- Concept Sketch of Damaskinos, Original Art.

2002 USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 USD 2,500.00
89007

Blade II (New Line, 2002), Mike Mignola - Death of Chupa Original Storyboard Art.

2002 USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 5,125.00
89008

Blade II (New Line, 2002), Wesley Snipes "Blade" Screen Used Hero Oversized Illuminating UV Bomb.

2002 USD 24,000.00 - 36,000.00 Not Sold
89009

Mike Mignola - Hellboy: Seed of Destruction #4 Splash Page 10 Original Art (Dark Horse, 1994).

1994 USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 51,250.00
89010

William Stout - Hellboy: Weird Tales #3 "Hellboy at the Mountains of Madness" Illustration Original Art (Dark Horse, 2003).

2003 USD 12,800.00 - 19,200.00 USD 21,250.00
89011

Mike Mignola - Hellboy Grim Reaper Illustration Original Art (2001).

2001 USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 6,875.00
89012

Hellboy (Columbia, 2004), Mike Mignola - Cosmic God Concept Sketch Original Art.

2004 USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 4,000.00
89013

Hellboy (Columbia, 2004), Mike Mignola -- "Hellboy's Door" Concept Sketch Original Art.

2004 USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 USD 4,000.00
89014

Hellboy (Columbia, 2004), Mike Mignola - Abe Sapien Concept Illustration Original Art.

2004 USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 4,000.00
89015

Hellboy (Columbia, 2004), Mike Mignola - Apocalypse Clock Concept Illustration Original Art.

2004 USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 5,000.00
89016

Hellboy (Columbia, 2004), Mike Mignola - "Tomb and Hell Wall" Concept Sketch Original Art.

2004 USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 USD 3,000.00
89017

Hellboy (Columbia, 2004), Mike Mignola -- "Church Ruins - Altar" Concept Sketch Original Art.

2004 USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 4,000.00
89018

Hellboy (Columbia, 2004), Mike Mignola -- "Tomb in Hellboy Junior Room" Concept Sketch Original Art.

2004 USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 6,875.00
89019

Hellboy (Columbia, 2004), TyRuben Ellingson - Hell Hole Generator Original Art.

2004 USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 Not Sold
89020

Hellboy (Columbia, 2004), Mike Mignola - Baby Hellboy Concept Sketch Original Art (2002).

2004, 2002 USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 6,250.00
89021

Hellboy (Columbia, 2004), Mike Mignola - Statue and Church Ruins Concept Sketch Original Art (2002).

2004, 2002 USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 4,250.00
89022

Hellboy (Columbia, 2004), Yasushi Nirasawa - Abe Sapien Concept Illustration Original Art.

2004 USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 3,750.00
89023

Hellboy (Columbia, 2004), Wayne Barlowe - Sammael Concept Study Original Art.

2004 USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 7,500.00
89024

Hellboy (Columbia, 2004), Wayne Barlowe - Sammael Concept Study Original Art.

2004 USD 4,800.00 - 7,200.00 USD 3,750.00
89025

Hellboy (Columbia, 2004), Simeon Wilkins -- "Sammael's Spawning Ground" Key Frame Storyboard Original Art.

2004 USD 3,200.00 - 4,800.00 USD 2,500.00
  • 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
  • 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.
  • 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