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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.
Catawiki B. V.: Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700), 91725b, LA Assen,
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 17, 2025 - September 17, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88833839 | Pierre de Saint-Julien de Balleure | Melanges historique et recueils de diverses matieres |
1589 | EUR 200.00 - 240.00 | Not Sold | |
| 96730746 | Theophile de Viau | Les oeuvres de Theophile divisees en trois parties |
1677 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 96818966 | Jean Desmarets de Saint-Sorlin | Clovis ou la France chrestienne |
1666 | EUR 220.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 96819731 | Blaise Pascal | Les provinciales ou lettres ecrites par Louis de Montalte a un provincial de ses amis |
1698 | EUR 130.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 96855806 | Florent Carton dit Dancourt | Les Oeuvres de monsieur d'Ancourt |
1696 | EUR 180.00 - 210.00 | Not Sold | |
| 96927342 | Dominique Bouhours | La maniere de bien penser dans les ouvrages d'esprit |
1688 | EUR 150.00 - 220.00 | Not Sold | |
| 96928020 | Jean de La Bruyere | Les caracteres de Theophraste avec les Caracteres ou les moeurs de ce siecle |
1692 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 97203988 | Pascal Blaise | Les Provinciales, ou Lettres ecrites par Louis de Montalte,a un Provincial de ses Amis.../Les Provinciales, ou Lettres ecrites par Louis de Montalte, a un Provincial de ses Amis... |
1688/1697 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 97394603 | Samuel Chappuzeau | L'Europe vivante ou relation nouvelle historique & politique de tous ses Estats |
1667 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 97394640 | Nicolas De Blegny | L'Art de guerir les Maladies Veneriennes |
1696 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 97394647 | Cardinal de Retz | La Conjuration du Comte Jean-Louis de Fiesque |
1665 | EUR 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 97418888 | Abraham de Wicquefort | Memoires touchant les ambassadeurs et les ministres publics |
1677 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 97419229 | Moliere | L'Escole des Maris / Les Fascheux / L'Escole des Femmes / La Critique / La Princesse d'Elide |
1697 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 97465411 | Edmond Ludlow | LES MEMOIRES D'EDMOND LUDLOW |
1699 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 97526825 | Moliere | Les Fourberies de Scapin / Psyche / Les Femmes scavantes |
1697 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 97527054 | M. De La Volpiliere | Sermons sur les veritez chretiennes et morales |
1698 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 97542971 | Michel de MONTAIGNE | Les essais de Michel de Montaigne. |
1669 | EUR 220.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 97556481 | [Marguerite de Lorraine] | Histoire des amours de Henry IV. Avec diverses lettres escrites a ses maistresses. [Reliure signee |
1664 | EUR 200.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold | |
| 97556646 | Jean Sarasin et Jacques Lect - RARISSIME | LE CITADIN DE GENEVE OU REPONSE AU CAVALIER DE SAVOYE |
1606 | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 97559124 | Vallemont | Description de l'aimant, qui s'est forme a la pointe du clocher |
1692 | EUR 250.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 97587508 | Pierre Charron | DE LA SAGESSE |
1618 | EUR 220.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 97588567 | D. Guillaume Tirel, Taillevent | L'ecole parfaite des officiers de bouche |
1680 | EUR 700.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold | |
| 97591932 | Paul Scarron | LE ROMANT COMIQUE |
1677 | EUR 200.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold | |
| 97596628 | Jean Huarte | L'Examen des esprits pour les sciences. Ou sont monstrees les differences d'Esprits... |
1668 | EUR 275.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 97602918 | Claude Fauchet | Origines des dignites et magistrats de France. Origines des chevaliers, armoiries et heraux. |
1600 | EUR 350.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
