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Doyle New York: Stage and Screen

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Auction Name Stage and Screen Total Sales (USD) 385,447.30
Auction Date November 14, 2024 - November 15, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 180,020.00
Sale Number #9014 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 269,460.00
Total Lots 322
Sold Lots 156 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 395,960.00
% of Lots Sold 48.45% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 617,250.00
Unsold Lots 166 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 62.45%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
17 GRACE KELLY also known as PRINCESS GRACE of MONACO

The largest trove of personal Grace Kelly letters to come to market

1949-1968]. USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 172,900.00
228 JERRY HERMAN

The 2010 Kennedy Center Honors Presented to Jerry Herman

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 9,975.00
235 AL HIRSCHFELD

Hirschfeld's Mame signed by Angela Lansbury, Bea Arthur, and Jane Connell

1966 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 9,310.00
139 [STEPHEN SONDHEIM] CLARK SAYRE.

The archive of an original Merrily We Roll Along Broadway cast member

1981 USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 7,980.00
18 EDITH HEAD

An original Edith Head design for Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief

circa 1955. USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,650.00
19 EDITH HEAD

An original Edith Head design for Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief

circa 1955. USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 6,650.00
27 EDITH HEAD

An original Edith Head design for Hitchcock's Vertigo

circa 1958. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,987.50
60 AL HIRSCHFELD

Al Hirschfeld's original illustration of Lend Me A Tenor

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,987.50
2 QUENTIN TARANTINO

An excellent series of postcards sent from Quentin Tarantino during the writing of Pulp Fiction

1992-93 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 4,655.00
117

Two Caucasian Rugs

Early 20th Century USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 4,655.00
90 [SHELDON HARNICK, JERRY BOCK and JOSEPH STEIN]

Three remarkable scripts from the first production of Fiddler on the Roof

circa 22 September 1964. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,322.50
48 STUDIO 54

The poster-sized invitation to the opening of Studio 54 with drink tickets!

1977 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,990.00
62 AL HIRSCHFELD

An original Al Hirschfeld's illustration of the cast of On Golden Pond

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,990.00
65 Jo Mielziner

Jo Mielziner

1954 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,990.00
133 STEPHEN SONDHEIM, BURT SHEVELOVE & LARRY GELBART

The Stage Manager's script for A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum

circa early 1962. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,990.00
136 STEPHEN SONDHEIM

The Stage Manager's extensively annotated script for the first production of Sondheim's Company

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,657.50
42 [KENNEDY INAUGURATION - FRANK SINATRA; ELLA FITZGERALD; and OTHERS]

John F. Kennedy's Inaugural Gala program signed by almost all performers

1961 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,325.00
118

A group of game-related items

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 3,325.00
91 [KANDER and EBB]

Production notes and the script from the first production of Cabaret

circa November 1966. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,992.50
138 Jo Mielziner

Sketch for "Merrily We Roll Along"

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,992.50
255 HELLO, DOLLY!

Carol Channing in Hello, Dolly!

USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 2,992.50
22 EDITH HEAD

Designed by Edith Head for Judy Garland in I Could Go On Singing

circa 1963. USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,660.00
25 EDITH HEAD

An original Edith Head sketch for Judy Garland

circa 1963. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,660.00
140 STEPHEN SONDHEIM & HAL PRINCE

Sondheim notes and a poster from the first production of Merrily We Roll Along

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,660.00
20 EDITH HEAD

An original Edith Head design for Kim Novak in Vertigo

circa 1958. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,394.00
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD