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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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Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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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.
Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Australian, Asia-Pacific, Science & 1st Editions & Signed Book, A162, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 14, 2025 - September 14, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ROWE, George Stringer. | The Life of John Hunt, Missionary to the Cannibals in Fiji. |
London | 1859 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 127.00 |
| 2 | BURDEN, Philip D. | The Mapping of North America. A list of printed maps 1511 - 1670.Rickmansworth, Herts, |
1996 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 317.50 | |
| 3 | Four bound volumes of the Pitcairn Miscellany. |
1969-1999. | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 203.20 | ||
| 4 | HORNBEIN, Thomas and BROWER, David (editor). | Everest. The West Ridge. |
London | 1965 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold |
| 5 | EDGE-PARTINGTON, James. | Ethnographical Album of the Pacific Islands. |
Bangkok | 1996 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 6 | REY, Guido. | Peaks and Precipices. Scrambles in the Dolomites and Savoy. Translated from the Italian by J. Eaton. |
London | 1914 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 152.40 |
| 7 | FRESHFIELD, Douglas. | Italian Alps. Sketches in the mountains of Ticino, Lombardy, the Trentino, and Venetia. |
London | 1875 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | AUD 381.00 |
| 8 | A nice cache of industrial trade catalogues and elated commercial publications. Total of 11 books and pamphlets |
AUD 250.00 - 400.00 | AUD 381.00 | |||
| 9 | Microscope trade catalogues, four in total, |
AUD 120.00 - 150.00 | AUD 76.20 | |||
| 10 | ALI, Salim and RIPLEY, S. Dillon. | Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan. Together with those of Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan and Ceylon. |
London and Bombay | 1968-1974. | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 11 | Ian Fleming. | You Only Live Twice |
London | 1964 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 12 | edited Harry Tatlock Miller and A.C. Jackson. | A wonderful run of the radical Australian literary journal, titled 'Manuscripts' |
AUD 1,250.00 - 2,000.00 | AUD 889.00 | ||
| 13 | AXFORD, F. (editor). | The Australian and New Zealand Ski Year Book 1938. |
1938 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 63.50 | |
| 14 | Three books on magic and conjuring: MASSEY, Edward. New and Original Magic. |
New York | 1922 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 177.80 | |
| 15 | Graham Green | 'Stamboul Train'. |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 | ||
| 16 | Two Australian WW2 comics, titled 'Wally and the Major' by Stan Cross. And 'Bluey and Curley' by Gurney |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 | |||
| 17 | David Malouf. | Fly Away Peter |
London | 1982 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 101.60 |
| 18 | Hector Macquarie. | Round the World in a Baby Austin |
London | 1933 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 114.30 |
| 19 | Enid Blyton | Collection of 19 Enid Blyton titles, mostly Famous Five adventures. |
AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 349.25 | ||
| 20 | [MAY GIBBS]. MACK, Amy Eleanor. | Scribbling Sue. |
Sydney | no date but 1916 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 317.50 |
| 21 | Peg Maltby | Twelve Peg Maltby children's classics, and related literature. |
AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 203.20 | ||
| 22 | SENDAK, Maurice. | Where the Wild Things Are. |
London | 1967 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 476.25 |
| 23 | NORTON, Rosaleen. | Three Macabre Stories. Edited, with an introduction by Keith Richmond. |
New Hampshire | 1996 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 349.25 |
| 24 | Four Australian battalion histories, |
AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 25 | OLIVER, Tony. | German-Decoration-Medal Citations. |
Surrey | 1972 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | AUD 127.00 |
![<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.")
