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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
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Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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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.")
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.
Bearnes Hampton and Littlewood: Antiquarian Book Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Antiquarian Book Auction | Total Sales (GBP) | 70,200.90 |
| Auction Date | October 28, 2025 - October 28, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 36,745.00 |
| Sale Number | #BK33 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 57,475.00 |
| Total Lots | 478 | ||
| Sold Lots | 358 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 57,055.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 74.90% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 88,390.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 120 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 79.42% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 441 | PITT (CHATHAM), ELIOT, PRINGLE, HARRISON, and related | An archive of documents and correspondence |
late C18th to early C20th | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 4,788.00 |
| 195 | [SEBILLET, Thomas] | FREGOSO, Battista. PLATINA, Bartolomeo Sacchi, called Platina |
1581 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,646.00 |
| 440 | PERSIAN AND MUGHAL SCHOOLS |
late C16th to C19th | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,394.00 | |
| 303 | JAFFREY, Mrs P (compiler) | FERN ALBUM, INDIA, late 19th Century. 'Darjeeling Ferns' |
late 19th Century | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 2,016.00 |
| 473 | WILLIAMSON, Henry | Tarka The Otter, His Joyful Water-Life & Death in the Country of the Two Rivers |
1927 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 2,016.00 |
| 300 | DARWIN, Charles | On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection |
1861 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,764.00 |
| 398 | ORDNANCE SURVEY, including STANFORD, Edward (pub.) |
C19th-C20th | GBP 300.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,764.00 | |
| 88 | BIBLE [English, King James', with Geneva notes]. The Holy Bible Containing the Old Testament And the New... |
1683 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,512.00 | |
| 177 | MILTON, John | Paradise Lost. A Poem in Twelve Books |
1678 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,512.00 |
| 334 | HARRIS, Nigel M. W. | "Sampan Pidgin" |
1938 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 1,197.00 |
| 418 | BLYTON, Enid | A collection of correspondence from Enid Blyton to Miss Joan Clibbon of Batchworth Press (with one to 'Mr Clark') |
1961-1966 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,134.00 |
| 446 | TERRY, Astley Fellowes | 'To South Africa & The Campaign in Zululand |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,134.00 | |
| 58 | MACDONALD, George | Dealings with the Fairies |
1867 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,008.00 |
| 427 | HEARST, William Randolph | Typescript letter, signed, giving power of attorney in the United Kingdom to Brendan Young McPeake of London |
16th Jan. 1941 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 1,008.00 |
| 69 | ROSSETTI, Christina | Goblin Market and other poems |
1862 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 945.00 |
| 87 | BIBLE [English, Geneva ('Breeches')]. The Bible: Translated according to the Ebrew and Greeke, and conferred with the best Translations in divers Languages ... |
1614/13 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 945.00 | |
| 348 | BLAEU, Willem Janszoon | AFRICA. Africae nova descriptio. Auct: Guiljelmo Blaeuw |
circa 1640 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 945.00 |
| 203 | STOKER, Bram | Dracula |
1904 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 819.00 |
| 465 | PRATCHETT, Terry | A group of eleven 1st editions |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 756.00 | |
| 472 | TOLKIEN, J. R. R. | The Lord of the Rings |
GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 756.00 | |
| 373 | FIRST WORLD WAR, MAPS, including Trench Maps |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 693.00 | ||
| 384 | BARTHOLOMEW, J. G. (ed.) | INDIA. Constable's Hand Atlas of India |
1893 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 693.00 |
| 401 | PEEPSHOW. View of the Mall in St. James's Park |
1829 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 693.00 | |
| 201 | [RAWSON, Mary Anne (ed.)] | SLAVERY AND ABOLITION. The Bow in the Cloud; or, The Negro's Memorial |
1834 | GBP 60.00 - 100.00 | GBP 604.80 |
| 28 | CHILDREN'S AND ILLUSTRATED. A collection of 24 vols., incl: MILNE, A. A. |
1926 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 567.00 |
![<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.")
