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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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November 25Doyle
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November 25Doyle
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November 25Doyle
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November 25Doyle
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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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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.
Purcell Auctioneers: Auction, Comprising a Portion of the Library of the Late Kenneth Nicholls (Historian and Irish Academic at UCC) From Templemartin, Co. Cork) and Other Clients, 100825, Birr
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 08, 2025 - October 08, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Fr. Colmcille | The Story of Mellifont |
1958 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 27 | Healy, John | History Of The Diocese Of Meath |
Dublin | 1908 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 68.75 |
| 28 | Medieval Trim. History and Archaeology by Michael Potterton |
2005 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 50.00 | ||
| 29 | William R. Wilde | The Beauties of the Boyne, and its Tributary, The Blackwater |
1850 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | EUR 300.00 | |
| 30 | Knock Shrine | Liam Ua Cadhain do scriobh |
1936 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 31 | The Hon. Mrs. Ward. Telescope Teachings: A Familiar Sketch Of Astronomical Discovery |
London | 1859 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 187.50 | |
| 32 | The King's County (Offaly) Directory |
1890 | EUR 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 33 | Vincent Abbott | Local Histories - A Place Called Rahugh |
EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 50.00 | ||
| 34 | Clonmacnois, King's County |
1906-1907 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 50.00 | ||
| 35 | Birr Year Review: a collection of 10 copies from the from the early 2000's |
1997 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 81.25 | ||
| 36 | ed WJ Hayes | Moyne-Templetuohy, A Life of its Own, the story of a Tipperary Parish |
EUR 80.00 - 120.00 | EUR 137.50 | ||
| 37 | Peter O'Grady and P. J. Merrick | The Ballynamrossagh Ambush |
EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 37.50 | ||
| 38 | Tipperary Interest: History of Clonmel |
1907 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | ||
| 39 | The Ancient and Present State of the County and City of Waterford |
Dublin | 1774 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 40 | William Laffan & Kevin V. Mulligan | Russborough, a Great Irish House, Its Families and Collections |
2014 | EUR 60.00 - 120.00 | EUR 150.00 | |
| 41 | [Phillips, Sir Thomas] | Londonderry and the London Companies 1609-1629 being a survey and other documents submitted to King Charles I |
1928 | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 75.00 | |
| 42 | Shane Leslie | Lough Derg in Ulster |
1912 | EUR 60.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | |
| 43 | Relating to SE Ireland, Wicklow, Wexford,Waterford: Wexford slides (with cd scan) |
about 1990s and early 2000s | EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 150.00 | ||
| 44 | Maritime Paintings of Cork |
Circa 2000 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 45 | S MacThomas | Dublin/Meath/Cork/Kildare/Mayo: Collection of varied titles such as Glasnevin- Ireland's Necropolis |
2010 | EUR 40.00 - 80.00 | EUR 37.50 | |
| 46 | Lord Ashtown | Poems |
1965 | EUR 50.00 - 80.00 | EUR 87.50 | |
| 47 | Irish Historic Town Atlas |
2004 | EUR 50.00 - 100.00 | EUR 37.50 | ||
| 48 | Tipperary and Offaly Postcards: Funeral of McCormack Bros passing through Templemore |
1910-05-01 | EUR 40.00 - 70.00 | EUR 37.50 | ||
| 49 | Irish antiquarian postcards: Kerry, Central Hotel |
EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 37.50 | |||
| 50 | Cork Antique postcards: Ursuline Convent |
EUR 40.00 - 60.00 | EUR 37.50 |
![<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.")
