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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
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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.
ALDE: The Library of Peter Obergfell iI - Precious Books about Mountains
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Library of Peter Obergfell iI - Precious Books about Mountains | Total Sales (EUR) | 280,046.00 |
| Auction Date | October 08, 2025 - October 08, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 108,630.00 |
| Sale Number | #100825 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 145,900.00 |
| Total Lots | 247 | ||
| Sold Lots | 204 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 146,230.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 82.59% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 194,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 43 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 143.69% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | DUBOIS (Jean). | Souvenirs de la Suisse. |
vers 1860. | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 16,250.00 |
| 50 | CARELLI DE ROCCA CASTELLO (Jacques). | Une ascension au Mont-Blanc en 1843. |
1843 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 12,500.00 |
| 38 | BOUILLE (Comte Fernand de). | Premiere ascension de l'Aiguille du Midi. |
1856 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 10,250.00 |
| 106 | GNIFETTI (Giovanni). | Nozioni topografiche del Monte Rosa ed ascensioni su di esso di Giovanni Gnifetti, paroco d'Alagna. |
1845 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 8,125.00 |
| 126 | JALABERT (Francois). | Vue du Prieure et de la vallee de Chamouni du cote du glacier des Bois Geneve, 1777. |
EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 6,250.00 | |
| 150 | MECHEL (Chretien de). | Vue perspective de la Vallee de Chamouni, du Mont-Blanc et des Montagnes adjacentes dans le Haut Faucigny en Savoie, ou l'on a indique la route qu'a tenue au mois d'Aout 1787 Mr. le Professeur de Saussure. |
1790 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 6,250.00 |
| 5 | AITKEN (Samuel). | Among the Alps : a narrative of personal experiences. |
1900 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 5,875.00 |
| 199 | SENONNES (Vicomte Alexandre de) et Edouard PINGRET. | Promenade sur le Lac Wallenstadt et dans le pays des Grisons. |
1827 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 5,750.00 |
| 33 | BERNUCCA (Francesco), LOSE (Friedrich) et LOSE (Carolina). | Viaggio pittorico e strorico al Monte Spluga. |
vers 1825. | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 5,250.00 |
| 40 | BOURRIT (Marc-Theodore). | Description des glacieres, glaciers & amas de glace du duche de Savoye. |
1773 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 5,000.00 |
| 226 | VALLINO (Domenico). | Album d'un alpinista. A Gressoney per Val d'Andorno. |
1877 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 5,000.00 |
| 51 | CARREL (Georges). | La vallee de Valtornenche en 1867. |
1868 | EUR 500.00 - 600.00 | EUR 4,250.00 |
| 241 | WHYMPER (Edward). | Scrambles amongst the Alps in the years 1860-69. |
1871 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 4,250.00 |
| 136 | LORRIA (August) et Oscar ECKENSTEIN. | The Alpine Portfolio. The Pennine Alps, from the Simplon to the Great St. Bernard. |
[1889]. | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 4,000.00 |
| 8 | Alpine Club. | The Alpine Journal. |
1864-1945. | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 3,750.00 |
| 17 | ATTENHOFER (sous la direction d'Adolf). | Skiing the international sport. |
1937 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 3,750.00 |
| 43 | BROCKEDON (William). | Illustrations of the Passes of the Alps by which Italy communicates with France, Switzerland and Germany. |
1828-1829. | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 3,750.00 |
| 118 | HELBRONNER (Paul). | Description geometrique detaillee des Alpes francaises. Annexe du tome II. Tour d'horizon complet du sommet du Mont-Blanc. |
1921 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 3,750.00 |
| 6 | ALBUM D'UN ALPINISTA. | Ricordi della Valtellina. |
1884 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 3,500.00 |
| 196 | SCHLAGINTWEIT (Adolph et Hermann) | Neue Untersuchungen uber die physicalische Geographie und die Geologie der Alpen. |
1854 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,500.00 |
| 160 | MOORE (Adolphus Warburton). | The Alps in 1864 : a private journal. |
1867 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 3,125.00 |
| 9 | ALTMANN (Johann Georg). | Versuch einer historischen und physischen Beschreibung der helvetischen Eisbergen. |
1751 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 3,000.00 |
| 113 | HAGUENTHAL (Elie). | Panorama des glaciers du Mont-Blanc. |
vers 1860. | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 3,000.00 |
| 186 | ROBILANT (Esprit Benoit Nicolis de) | De l'utilite et de l'importance des voyages et des courses dans son propre pays. |
1790 | EUR 500.00 - 600.00 | EUR 3,000.00 |
| 230 | VALLOT (Joseph). | Annales de l'observatoire meteorologique du Mont-Blanc (altitude 4358 m). |
1893-1911. | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 3,000.00 |
![<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.")
