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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.")
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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. -
![<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.
Aspire Art Auctions: Traces of Time: Artworks, Photographs, Artefacts and Memorabilia from the De Beers Collection, 102125, Illovo
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- October 21, 2025 - October 21, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Tony Nkotsi (South Africa 1955-) Untitled - Abstract I | Untitled - Abstract I |
ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 5 | Unknown Artist (South Africa 20th Century) Abstract garden scene | Abstract garden scene |
ZAR 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 6 | Stephen Bartlett (Britain 1942-) CCA Galleries poster | CCA Galleries poster |
ZAR 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 7 | Stephen Bartlett (Britain 1942-) Recent Paintings poster | Recent Paintings poster |
ZAR 700.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 11 | Judas Mahlangu (South Africa 1951-) Xhosa Woman | Xhosa Woman |
1999 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 26 | Norman Catherine (South Africa 1949-) Self Portrait | Self Portrait |
1975 | ZAR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 27 | Norman Catherine (South Africa 1949-) Consultation | Consultation |
1992 | ZAR 12,000.00 - 16,000.00 | ZAR 11,725.00 | |
| 28 | Colbert Mashile (South Africa 1972-) Mafalalela | Mafalalela |
2003 | ZAR 18,000.00 - 24,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 29 | Norman Catherine (South Africa 1949-) Roadshow | Roadshow |
1999 | ZAR 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | ZAR 14,070.00 | |
| 30 | Deborah Bell (South Africa 1957-) Ulysses I | Ulysses I |
ZAR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | ZAR 9,380.00 | ||
| 31 | Deborah Bell (South Africa 1957-) Ulysses II | Ulysses II |
ZAR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | ZAR 9,380.00 | ||
| 32 | Deborah Bell (South Africa 1957-) Ulysses III | Ulysses III |
ZAR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | ZAR 9,966.00 | ||
| 33 | Deborah Bell (South Africa 1957-) Ulysses IV | Ulysses IV |
ZAR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | ZAR 9,380.00 | ||
| 35 | Paul Blomkamp (South Africa 1949-) Abstract 2 | Abstract 2 |
ZAR 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ZAR 1,563.00 | ||
| 36 | Paul Blomkamp (South Africa 1949-) Abstracts 1 | Abstracts 1 |
ZAR 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ZAR 1,563.00 | ||
| 37 | Paul Blomkamp (South Africa 1949-) Abstract 3 | Abstract 3 |
ZAR 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | ZAR 1,563.00 | ||
| 38 | Unknown Artist Blue Seascape | Blue Seascape |
ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 45 | Unknown Artist Fishermen on the Port | Fishermen on the Port |
1853 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 821.00 | |
| 46 | Terry Figueira Arial View (sic) | Arial View (sic) |
ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 352.00 | ||
| 47 | Denis Murphy (South Africa 1935-2012) Boat on a Dock | Boat on a Dock |
1977 | ZAR 200.00 - 300.00 | ZAR 293.00 | |
| 48 | Unknown Artist World Map | World Map |
ZAR 400.00 - 500.00 | ZAR 352.00 | ||
| 49 | Unknown Artist The narrow gauge locomotive engine, with sealed deposit cars leaving the Washing Plant for the Pulsator | The narrow gauge locomotive engine, with sealed deposit cars leaving the Washing |
1997 | ZAR 500.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 50 | Unknown Artist Goldfields First Office in St Augustine Street' Central Company, two | Goldfields First Office in St Augustine Street' Central Company, two |
1886 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 821.00 | |
| 51 | L Gelderblom (South Africa 20th Century) Dunluce, the home of the Orr family from 1902 - 1975; Barney Barnato's Boxing Academy, now part of the Music Museum, two | Dunluce, the home of the Orr family from 1902 - 1975; Barney Barnato's Boxing Academy, now part of the Music Museum, two |
1989; 1994 | ZAR 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 58 | Ulrich Schwanecke (Germany 1932-2006) Blue Mountainside | Blue Mountainside |
1981 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 704.00 |
