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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
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
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November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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.")
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.
Christies: Photographs
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographs | Total Sales (USD) | 3,591,814.00 |
| Auction Date | October 10, 2025 - October 10, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 2,560,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #23742 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 3,799,800.00 |
| Total Lots | 209 | ||
| Sold Lots | 174 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 3,121,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 83.25% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 4,644,800.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 35 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 77.33% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 | ANSEL ADAMS (1902--1984) | Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958 |
1958, printed c.1968 | USD 300,000.00 - 500,000.00 | USD 330,200.00 |
| 17 | EDWARD WESTON (1886--1958) | Wind Erosion, Dunes at Oceano, 1936 |
1936, likely printed 1940s | USD 150,000.00 - 250,000.00 | USD 190,500.00 |
| 115 | HELMUT NEWTON (1920-2004) | Fifteen Photographs, 1980 |
1980 | USD 70,000.00 - 90,000.00 | USD 120,650.00 |
| 31 | IRVING PENN (1917-2009) | Cafe in Lima, 'Vogue' fashion photograph (Jean Patchett), 1948 |
1948, printed 1984 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 95,250.00 |
| 50 | ANSEL ADAMS (1902--1984) | Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, California, 1938 |
1938, printed probably 1960s | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 88,900.00 |
| 108 | RICHARD AVEDON (1923--2004) | John Harrison, Lumber Salesman, and His Daughter Melissa, Lewisville, Texas, November 22, 1981 |
1981 | USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 88,900.00 |
| 13 | TINA MODOTTI (1896--1942) | Glasses, 1924 |
1924 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 82,550.00 |
| 110 | RICHARD AVEDON (1923--2004) | Francis Bacon, Painter, Paris, France, April 11, 1979 (Diptych) |
1979 | USD 80,000.00 - 120,000.00 | USD 82,550.00 |
| 161 | HIROSHI SUGIMOTO (B. 1948) | North Pacific Ocean, Iwate, 1986 |
1986 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 76,200.00 |
| 117 | HELMUT NEWTON (1920--2004) | Saddle I, Paris, 1976 |
1976 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 69,850.00 |
| 166 | WOLFGANG TILLMANS (B. 1968) | Gold (e), 2002 |
USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 63,500.00 | |
| 45 | ANSEL ADAMS (1902--1984) | Portfolio Two: The National Parks and Monuments; 15 Photographs by Ansel Adams |
1950 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 60,960.00 |
| 71 | PETER BEARD (1938--2020) | Magritte Ramme in the basement of the Natural History Museum, London with the world record elephants tusks: 214 lbs and 226 1/4 lbs (A), 1976 |
1976 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 60,960.00 |
| 189 | UNKNOWN PHOTOGRAPHER | First American Chess Prodigy Paul Morphy Playing Chess, c.1857 |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 60,960.00 | |
| 160 | HIROSHI SUGIMOTO (B. 1948) | Rockefeller Center---Raymond Hood, 2001 |
USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 57,150.00 | |
| 49 | ANSEL ADAMS (1902--1984) | Ice on Tioga Lake, Yosemite National Park, 1965 |
1965, printed probably 1960s | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 53,340.00 |
| 51 | ANSEL ADAMS (1902--1984) | Sand Dunes, Sunrise, Death Valley National Monument, California, c.1948 |
c.1948, printed 1973-1977 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 53,340.00 |
| 112 | PETER BEARD (1938--2020) | Magritte Ramme in the basement of the Natural History Museum, London with the world record elephants tusks: 214 lbs and 226 1/4 lbs (B), 1976 |
1976 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 53,340.00 |
| 175 | NICK BRANDT (B. 1964) | Cheetah & Cubs, Maasai Mara, 2003 |
USD 18,000.00 - 22,000.00 | USD 53,340.00 | |
| 66 | RICHARD AVEDON (1923-2004) | Marilyn Monroe, Actress, New York, 1957 |
1957, printed 1989 | USD 70,000.00 - 90,000.00 | USD 50,800.00 |
| 5 | EDWARD STEICHEN (1879-1973) | Calla Lily, c. 1930 |
c.1930 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 48,260.00 |
| 164 | HIROSHI SUGIMOTO (B. 1948) | Mediterranean Sea, Crete I, 1990 |
1990 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 48,260.00 |
| 46 | ANSEL ADAMS (1902--1984) | Aspens, Northern New Mexico, 1958 |
1958, printed probably 1963-1973 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 40,640.00 |
| 16 | EDWARD WESTON (1886--1958) | Nude, 1934 |
1934 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 38,100.00 |
| 24 | GORDON PARKS (1912-2006) | American Gothic, Washington D.C., 1942 |
1942, printed later | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 38,100.00 |
![<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.")
