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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.")
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. -
![<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. -
Swann
Autographs
November 6, 2025Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 93: Autograph album containing 29 autograph letters signed by each president from Washington to Coolidge, 1785-1945.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 166: Franz Schubert, Autograph Musical Manuscript, fragment from Die Taucher, 1813.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 111: Thomas Jefferson, holograph plat drawing: map of field near Monticello, 1790s.Swann
Autographs
November 6, 2025Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 208: George Sand, Autograph Manuscript Signed, draft of her one-act play, Francia, ca. 1872.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 218: Walt Whitman, Manuscript Signed, draft of three complete poems from Leaves of Grass, 1891.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 8: James Dean, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, still from Giant, 1955.Swann
Autographs
November 6, 2025Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 20: John Lennon, Typescript Signed, interview discussing Paul, Linda, and Yoko, 1971.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 215: Mark Twain, engraved portrait Signed, "Mark Twain / SL. Clemens," 1890s.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 81: Vaslav Nijinsky, reproduction of an artwork by Léon Bakst Inscribed and Signed, 1916.Swann
Autographs
November 6, 2025Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 73: Malcolm X, The Harvard Crimson Signed and Inscribed: his street address and phone number, 1961.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 11: Lou Gehrig, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, ca. 1939.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 153: George Gershwin, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, portrait by Renato Toppo.
Stephan Welz & Co.: October Promenade Auction - Day 2, 102025, Constantia
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 20, 2025 - October 20, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 699 | P. Girwihen (*** 20th Century) | KING |
ZAR 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 700 | Braam Kruger (South African 1950-2008) | UNTITLED |
1977 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 701 | Kjeld Ulrich (Danish 1942-2023) | FIGURES WITH FLOWERS, four in the lot |
ZAR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 702 | John Ndevasia Muafangejo (Namibian 1943-1987) | WEYULU WAS THE UNELE OF THE LAST CHIEF MANDUMO |
1986 | ZAR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 703 | Buysile (Billy) Mandindi (South African 1967-2005) | LIBERTY |
1994 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 704 | Buysile (Billy) Mandindi (South African 1967-2005) | TAKING CARE |
1994 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 705 | Buysile (Billy) Mandindi (South African 1967-2005) | MAIDS |
1994 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 717 | Arlene Amaler-Raviv (South African 1953 -) | NELSON ROLIHLAHLA MANDELA |
2000 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 718 | Lyn Smuts (South African 1951-) | MINITURE MAP OF AFRICA; MINITURE MAP OF SOUTHERN AFRICA, two in the lot |
ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 719 | Lyn Smuts (South African 1951-) | CAP DE. BONIA RSPERANCE (sic); AFRICA OCE NVS PARS (sic), two in the lot |
ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 720 | Lyn Smuts (South African 1951-) | THE WHITE KNIGHT'S SONG |
1990 | ZAR 700.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 721 | Wally Moes (Netherlands 1856 - 1918) | LUNCH BREAK |
1985 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 1,065.05 | |
| 722 | Michael Farrell (Irish 1940-2000) | THE FUTURE STARTS HERE |
1980 | ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 723 | Anine Barnard (South African 20th Century) | MIDNIGHT AND TWO'S COMPANY (two in the lot) |
1997 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 730 | Johnny Friedlaender (German 1912-1992) | UNTITLED (FIGURES) |
ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 1,378.30 | ||
| 731 | Isaac Kahn (Lithuanian 1950-) | RECLINING FIGURES |
ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 732 | Hildegard van Heerden (South African 1978-) | HAT TRICK I & II, two in the lot |
2010 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 735 | Jean-Baptiste Valadie (French 1933-) | RECUMBENT NUDE |
ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 736 | Amy Schoeman (Namibian 1942-) | ABSTRACT |
ZAR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 741 | TRUTHS REVEALED, JOHN MEYER by Sean O'Toole |
Johannesburg | 2007 | ZAR 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 742 | GREGOIRE BOONZAIER by Martin Bekker |
Cape Town | 1990 | ZAR 500.00 - 700.00 | ZAR 501.20 | |
| 743 | A GROUP LOT OF ART REFERENCE BOOKS |
ZAR 2,200.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 744 | A GROUP LOT ON COLLECTING SOUTH AFRICAN ART (4 in the lot) |
ZAR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 745 | HOCKNEY ON PHOTOGRAPHY: CONVERSATIONS WITH PAUL JOYCE |
London | 1988 | ZAR 500.00 - 700.00 | ZAR 501.20 | |
| 746 | TWO TITLES ON WASSILY KANDINSKY |
ZAR 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold |
