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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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | Four excellent books on fly-fishing |
London | 1979 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 452 | Thomas W Grafton | Life of Alexander |
Melbourne | 1899 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 453 | Robert Easterley and John Wilbraham | The Germ Growers: An Australian Story of Adventure and Mystery by Robert Easterley and John Wilbraham |
Melbourne | 1892 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | AUD 165.10 |
| 454 | John Ramsbotham | Practical Observations in Midwifery: with a selection of cases by John Ramsbotham |
London | 1832 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,250.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 455 | MILNE, A.A. | The Christopher Robin Story Book... |
London | 1929 | AUD 1,250.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 456 | MILNE, A.A. | Now We Are Six |
London | 1927 | AUD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 457 | MILNE, A.A. | When We Were Very Young |
London | 1974 | AUD 750.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 458 | KRAUS, Rene | Young Lady Randolph. The Life and Times of Jennie Jerome, American Mother of Winston Churchill |
New York | 1943 | AUD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 459 | BACON, Admiral Sir Reginald, MAURICE, General Sir Frederick | The World Crisis by Winston Churchill |
London | no date but 1927 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 152.40 |
| 460 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer | Ian Hamilton's March... |
London | 1900 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 461 | Three volume special edition |
London | 1962-1965 | AUD 250.00 - 300.00 | AUD 152.40 | |
| 462 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer | The Story of the Malakand Field Force |
London | 1898 | AUD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 463 | Winston Spencer Churchill | An exhibition of manuscripts and books in honour of his eightieth birthday... |
London | 1954 | AUD 150.00 - 200.00 | AUD 88.90 |
| 464 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer | Thoughts and Adventures |
London | 1932 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 465 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer | In the Balance, Speeches 1949 and 1950 |
London | 1951 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 466 | KNOX, Russell | National Government |
Adelaide | circa 1940 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 467 | Lithographic portrait of Winston Churchill as First Lord of the Admiralty |
not dated but circa 1914 | AUD 100.00 - 150.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 468 | Belgo-British Union Churchill Memorial 4 Octobre 1967 |
Brussels | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 469 | Two newspapers from the wedding of Prince Charles and Diana, the Princess of Wales |
Both are dated July 30, 1981 | AUD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 470 | EADE, Charles (editor) | The Dawn of Liberation |
London | 1945 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 471 | EADE, Charles (editor) | The End of the Beginning |
London | 1943 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 472 | EADE, Charles (editor) | Onwards to Victory |
London | 1944 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 473 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer | The Second World War |
London | 1948-1954 | AUD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 3,175.00 |
| 474 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer | The World Crisis |
London | 1923-1931 | AUD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | AUD 3,810.00 |
| 475 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer | Maxims and Reflections of the Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill C.H., M.P. |
London | 1947 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 635.00 |
