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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
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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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.
A.H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals: Antiquities, Books and Curiosities, 102925, Toronto
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 29, 2025 - October 29, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1087 | Includes: Captain McClintock. | A Narrative of the Discovery of the Fate of Sir John Franklin and His Companions |
Boston | 1860 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 285.75 |
| 1088 | Captain Frederick Marryat. | The Settlers in Canada. Written for Young People |
London | 1860 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 1089 | Charles Darwin. | ON THE VARIOUS CONTRIVANCES BY WHICH BRITISH AND FOREIGN ORCHIDS ARE FERTILISED BY INSECTS AND ON THE GOOD EFFECTS OF INTERCROSSING |
London | 1862 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,905.00 |
| 1090 | Charles Darwin. | ON THE VARIOUS CONTRIVANCES BY WHICH BRITISH AND FOREIGN ORCHIDS ARE FERTILISED BY INSECTS AND ON THE GOOD EFFECTS OF INTERCROSSING |
London | 1877 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 1091 | George Head. | Forest Scenes and Incidents, in The Wilds of North America |
London | 1829 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 1092 | Includes: Agnes Fitzgibbon and G.P. Traill. | Canadian Wild Flowers |
Montreal | 1868 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 539.75 |
| 1093 | George Newenham Wright and Thomas Allom. | China, in a Series of Views, Displaying the Scenery, Architecture and Social Habits of that Ancient Empire |
London | ca.1843 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,397.00 |
| 1094 | Giovanni Antonio Rizzi-Zannoni. | Atlas geographique contenant la Mappemonde et les quarte Parties |
Paris, | 1762 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 444.50 |
| 1095 | Patrick Gordon. | Geography Anatomiz'd: Or, The Geographical Grammar |
London | 1716 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 254.00 |
| 1096 | Francis Parkman. | Francis Parkman's Works |
Toronto | 1900 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 1144 | The official portraits of President and Mrs. John F. Kennedy. Together with a photograph of the portraits at the White House. |
USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 2,794.00 | |||
| 1145 | Phonographic record album of the Inaugural Address, January 20, 1961, in a pictorial sleeve. |
1961 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 127.00 | ||
| 1146 | Fred G. Parker. | Forty-Minute Plays from Shakespeare |
New York City | 1939 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,397.00 |
| 1147 | Truman Capote. | Selected Writings |
New York City | 1963 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 4,572.00 |
| 1148 | 10 soft cover, 1 hard cover. |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 952.50 | |||
| 1149 | Compton Mackenzie. | On Moral Courage |
London | 1962 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 952.50 |
| 1158 | Kalidasa and Sir Monier Williams (translator). | Sakoontala, Or The Lost Ring: An Indian Drama |
Hertford | 1855 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,397.00 |
| 1159 | Bridget and Julie Kavanagh. | The Pearl Fountain and Other Fairy Tales |
New York | 1876 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 889.00 |
| 1160 | Rudyard Kipling. | Just So Stories |
London | 1902 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 317.50 |
| 1161 | The City of Dreadful Night; Wee Willie Winkie; Soldiers Three; Under the Deodars (2 copies); and The Story of the Cadsbys |
All published by A.H. Wheeler & Co. Allahabad | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 190.50 | ||
| 1162 | H.G. Wells. | The Outline of History |
London | 1919-20 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 222.25 |
| 1163 | Black Mischief |
London | 1932 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 1164 | John Steinbeck, plus Jay Parini. | East Of Eden. Sweet Thursday |
New York | 1952, 1954 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 412.75 |
| 1165 | Tennesse Williams. | Memoirs |
Garden City, New York | 1975 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 190.50 |
| 1166 | Ernest Hemingway. | For Whom the Bell Tolls |
New York | 1940 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 571.50 |
![<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.")
