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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.
Art + Object: New Collectors Art, 209, AUCKLAND
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 09, 2025 - September 09, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeff Koons | Puppy |
NZD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | NZD 20,715.00 | ||
| 2 | Michael Parekowhai | Elmer Keith |
NZD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | NZD 30,463.00 | ||
| 3 | Fiona Pardington | Untitled (Neil) |
NZD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 4 | Fiona Pardington | Maranga - Arise Tui Whanganui Museum |
NZD 8,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 5 | Fiona Pardington | Portrait of a life cast of Matoua Tawai (right profile), Aotearoa, New Zealand, from the series Ahua: a beautiful hesitation |
NZD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 6 | Fiona Pardington | Untitled |
NZD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 7 | Ava Seymour | Day Care Walkabouts from the series Health, Happiness & Housing |
NZD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 8 | Jin Jiangbo | Untitled |
NZD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 9 | Neil Pardington | The Vault: Land and Marine Mammal Store #4 |
NZD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 10 | Ronnie van Hout | Absolutely |
NZD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 11 | Storm Robbins | The Youth |
NZD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 12 | Chris Corson-Scott | Winter Powerhouse at the Old Escarpment Mine, Denniston Plateau |
NZD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | NZD 2,437.00 | ||
| 13 | Bill Culbert | Decanter II |
NZD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 14 | Peter Peryer | Kangaroos, Pennant Hills, Sydney |
NZD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 15 | Peter Peryer | Untitled from the Portfolio Gone Home |
NZD 800.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 16 | Peter Peryer | Untitled from the Portfolio Gone Home |
NZD 800.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 17 | Peter Peryer | Untitled from the Portfolio Gone Home |
NZD 800.00 - 1,500.00 | NZD 548.00 | ||
| 18 | Brian Brake | Picasso at a Bull Fight |
NZD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 19 | Ans Westra | Ruatoria, 1963 (from Washday at the Pa) |
NZD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 36 | Tony de Lautour | Smoking Head |
NZD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | NZD 731.00 | ||
| 38 | Shane Cotton | Down Under |
NZD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 39 | Don Binney | Sofa Kotare |
NZD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 40 | Don Binney | Beyond Wainamu, Te Henga |
NZD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 41 | Bill Hammond | Fish Finder 4 |
NZD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 48 | Bill Hammond | Limbo Bay I |
NZD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold |
