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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: Art, Military, Geology, First editions, Fine bindings, A164, Ultimo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 12, 2025 - October 12, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | Four reference books |
AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 352 | The Works of D. H. Lawrence |
AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 353 | George Eliot | Two books by George Eliot |
AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 354 | Mark Twain | Two books by Mark Twain |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 355 | Thomas Hardy | Three books by Thomas Hardy |
AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 356 | John Steinbeck | Two books by John Steinbeck |
AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 357 | Alexandre Dumas | Three books by Alexandre Dumas |
AUD 250.00 - 350.00 | AUD 152.40 | ||
| 358 | Walter Scott | Two books by Walter Scott |
AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 359 | F. Scott Fitzgerald | Two books by F. Scott Fitzgerald |
AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 88.90 | ||
| 360 | Henry James | Three books by Henry James |
AUD 120.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 361 | History of England |
AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 88.90 | |||
| 362 | Four Oxford Reference Books |
AUD 150.00 - 250.00 | AUD 88.90 | |||
| 363 | Eight Biographies |
AUD 350.00 - 450.00 | Not Sold | |||
| 364 | Two books about Indian History |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 63.50 | |||
| 365 | Five Military History books |
AUD 250.00 - 350.00 | AUD 152.40 | |||
| 366 | Ten books |
AUD 250.00 - 350.00 | AUD 203.20 | |||
| 367 | All Men Are Brothers (Shui Hu Chuan) |
1976 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 63.50 | ||
| 368 | Lloyd Rees Drawings edited with introduction by Lou Klepac |
1978 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | AUD 63.50 | ||
| 369 | James Gleeson | William Dobell with 32 tipped in Colour Plates and 118 illustrations in monochrome by James Gleeson |
London | 1964 | AUD 100.00 - 120.00 | Not Sold |
| 370 | A bundle of John Olsen exhibition catalogues |
1965 to 2000s | AUD 120.00 - 160.00 | AUD 76.20 | ||
| 371 | A bundle of art catalogues for Fred William exhibitions |
AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 127.00 | |||
| 372 | M. Blumenson and J. L. Strokesbury | "Masters of the Art of Command" by M. Blumenson and J. L. Strokesbury |
1992 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 76.20 | |
| 373 | 2 novels by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment, and The Brothers Karamazov |
1980 and 1979 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 139.70 | ||
| 374 | 4 fine binding novels |
AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 76.20 | |||
| 375 | A collection of 6 novels |
AUD 120.00 - 220.00 | AUD 76.20 |
![<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.")
