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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
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
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.")
Sotheby's
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.
Fonsie Mealy Auctioneers: Rare Books, Manuscripts & Collectors' Sale, 100125, Kilkenny
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 01, 2025 - October 02, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 703 | Power (John) | Irish Maritime Interst: A Maritime History of County Wexford |
Wexford | 2011 | EUR 120.00 - 140.00 | Not Sold |
| 704 | Maille (Eamonn)ed. | Signed Limited Editions Irish Art: Blackshaw |
Belfast | 2003 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 350.00 |
| 705 | Scully (S.) | Signed by Sean Scully Irish Art: Body of Light |
Victoria | 2003 | EUR 250.00 - 350.00 | EUR 300.00 |
| 706 | Petrie (George) | R.M. Butlers Copy with his Harry Clarke design Bookplate The Ecclesiastical Architecture of Ireland |
Dublin | 1845 | EUR 350.00 - 450.00 | EUR 525.00 |
| 707 | Langtry-Lynas (J.) | Scarce Signed Limited Edition Psychological Satyr or The Hounds of Hell |
London | 1928 | EUR 180.00 - 220.00 | Not Sold |
| 708 | Kinsella (Thomas) & Le Bocquy (L.)illus. | The Tain - Tain Bo Cuailnge |
Dublin | 1969 | EUR 700.00 - 900.00 | EUR 850.00 |
| 709 | Deane (Seamus)ed. & others | The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing & Irish Women's Writing & Traditions |
Derry | 1991 | EUR 150.00 - 220.00 | EUR 125.00 |
| 710 | Share (B.) & Bolger (Wm.) | Children's Illustrated Volumes: The Bed that Went Whoosh Series |
Dublin | 1964-66 | EUR 130.00 - 180.00 | EUR 212.50 |
| 711 | Smith (Chas.) | The Ancient and Present State of the County and City of Cork |
Cork | 1893 | EUR 130.00 - 180.00 | EUR 162.50 |
| 712 | Pugin - The Architectural Works of A.W.N. Pugin |
Lond. | 2014 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | EUR 162.50 | |
| 713 | Glass Collectors: Good collection of Periodicals of interest to glass Collectors |
EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 714 | O'Muraile (Nollaig)ed. | Leabhar Mor na nGenealach - The Great Book of Irish Genealogies |
Dublin | 2003 | EUR 220.00 - 350.00 | EUR 250.00 |
| 715 | Crouan (K.)ed. | One of 125 Special Editions Irish Art: William Crozier |
Hampshire | 2007 | EUR 125.00 - 175.00 | EUR 237.50 |
| 716 | Nelson (E.C.)ed. | Signed Limited EditionCollectors Issue The Virtues of Herbs of Master Jon Gardener |
Dublin | 2002 | EUR 350.00 - 450.00 | EUR 375.00 |
| 717 | Hayes (A.)ed. | Signed by the Artist Irish Art: Pauline Bewick - Seven Ages |
Dublin | 2005 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 250.00 |
| 718 | Over 750 Coloured Prints |
c. 1870-1895 | EUR 500.00 - 750.00 | EUR 1,125.00 | ||
| 719 | Behan (J.) & Dawe (Gerald) | Irish Art: Revenant |
Dublin | 2022 | EUR 180.00 - 220.00 | EUR 200.00 |
| 720 | Hamilton(James) | One of 100 Copies Irish Art: Hughie O'Donoghue Painting Memory Myth |
London | 2003 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 312.50 |
| 721 | Muldoon (Paul) | Magnificent Production One of Only 50 Special Copies Incantata - In Memory of Mary Farl Powers |
Dublin | 1994 | EUR 1,250.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,375.00 |
| 722 | Walsh (W.)artist & Nelson (E.C.)cont. | Botanical Interest: An Irish Florilegium |
London | 1987 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 725 | Bordone (Benedetto) [1460-1539] | Irish map: A Map of Ireland |
Venice | [1529] | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 800.00 |
| 726 | Ortelius (Abraham)cartographer, Botero (Giovanni)pseudo. | Irish Maps: Hibernia |
EUR 120.00 - 180.00 | EUR 162.50 | ||
| 727 | Langenes (Barent) & Bertius (Petrus) | Irish Miniature Maps: Irlande - Hibernia, uncoloured |
EUR 350.00 - 450.00 | EUR 425.00 | ||
| 728 | Poracchi (Thomas) | Irish Map: Irlanda (Descrittione del l'Isola) |
EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 212.50 | ||
| 729 | Poracchi (Thomas) | Irish Map: Ireland |
1576 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 225.00 |
![<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.")
