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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.")
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. -
![<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. -
Swann
Autographs
November 6, 2025Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 93: Autograph album containing 29 autograph letters signed by each president from Washington to Coolidge, 1785-1945.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 166: Franz Schubert, Autograph Musical Manuscript, fragment from Die Taucher, 1813.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 111: Thomas Jefferson, holograph plat drawing: map of field near Monticello, 1790s.Swann
Autographs
November 6, 2025Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 208: George Sand, Autograph Manuscript Signed, draft of her one-act play, Francia, ca. 1872.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 218: Walt Whitman, Manuscript Signed, draft of three complete poems from Leaves of Grass, 1891.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 8: James Dean, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, still from Giant, 1955.Swann
Autographs
November 6, 2025Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 20: John Lennon, Typescript Signed, interview discussing Paul, Linda, and Yoko, 1971.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 215: Mark Twain, engraved portrait Signed, "Mark Twain / SL. Clemens," 1890s.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 81: Vaslav Nijinsky, reproduction of an artwork by Léon Bakst Inscribed and Signed, 1916.Swann
Autographs
November 6, 2025Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 73: Malcolm X, The Harvard Crimson Signed and Inscribed: his street address and phone number, 1961.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 11: Lou Gehrig, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, ca. 1939.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 153: George Gershwin, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, portrait by Renato Toppo.
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Venator and Hanstein: Old Books, Autographs, and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Old Books, Autographs, and Manuscripts | Total Sales (EUR) | 548,402.40 |
| Auction Date | September 26, 2025 - September 26, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 423,390.00 |
| Sale Number | #181 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 423,390.00 |
| Total Lots | 563 | ||
| Sold Lots | 308 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 770,640.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 54.71% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 770,640.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 255 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 71.16% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 306 | ALBRECHT DURER | Die apokalyptischen Reiter (1511) |
EUR 50,000.00 - 50,000.00 | EUR 41,580.00 | |
| 287 | ALBRECHT DURER | Das Meerwunder (Raub der Amymone) |
c.1498 | EUR 25,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 32,760.00 |
| 292 | ALBRECHT DURER | Die Geburt Christi |
c.1510 | EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 30,240.00 |
| 457 | Lateinisch-franzosisches Stundenbuch fur den Gebrauch von Rouen. Handschrift auf Pergament. |
letztes Viertel des 15 Jahrhunderts. | EUR 30,000.00 - 30,000.00 | EUR 25,200.00 | |
| 422 | Henricus Institoris | Malleus maleficarum. |
1496 | EUR 15,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 21,420.00 |
| 325 | Adriaen van Ostade | Der Bauer im Mantel |
c.1647 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 16,380.00 |
| 336 | Adriaen van Ostade | Das Tischgebet |
1653 | EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 16,380.00 |
| 288 | ALBRECHT DURER | Der Dudelsackpfeifer |
1514 | EUR 9,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 13,860.00 |
| 353 | Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn | Der Bauer mit hohem Hut, auf einen Stock gelehnt |
1639 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 13,860.00 |
| 424 | Stundenbuch fur den Gebrauch von Rom. Pergamentdruck mit illuminierten Metallschnitten. |
1520 | EUR 10,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 11,340.00 | |
| 271 | HANS SEBALD BEHAM | Adam und Eva, stehend mit einem Skelett |
1543 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 10,080.00 |
| 298 | ALBRECHT DURER | Die Schaustellung Christi |
c.1509 | EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 10,080.00 |
| 352 | Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn | Die wandernden Musikanten |
c.1635 | EUR 9,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 9,450.00 |
| 391 | JOHANN ELIAS RIDINGER | Das in seiner grossen Mannigfaltigkeit und in seinen schonen Farben nach Original-Zeichnungen geschilderte Thier-Reich. 2 Tle. in 1 Bd. |
EUR 10,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 8,820.00 | |
| 16 | Edward Dodwell | Views in Greece. |
1821 | EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 8,190.00 |
| 355 | Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn | Juden in einer Synagoge |
1648 | EUR 7,500.00 - 7,500.00 | EUR 8,190.00 |
| 402 | Georg Agricola | Vom Bergkwerck xij. Bucher darin(n) alle Empter, Instrument, Gezeuge, unnd alles zu(o) disem Handel gehorig, mitt schonen figuren vorbildet, und klarlich beschriben seindt ... |
1557 | EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 7,560.00 |
| 48 | Corbinian Thomas | Firmamentum firmianum, seu manuductio ad globum artificialem coelestem. |
1731 | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 6,930.00 |
| 270 | HANS SEBALD BEHAM | Adam und Eva, stehend |
1529 | EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 6,300.00 |
| 278 | HANS SEBALD BEHAM | Der Tod und das stehende nackte Weib |
1547 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 6,300.00 |
| 471 | CELAN, PAUL (1920 Czernowitz - 1970 Paris) | CELAN, PAUL (1920 Czernowitz - 1970 Paris) |
EUR 7,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 6,300.00 | |
| 291 | ALBRECHT DURER | Die Verkundigung |
c.1510 | EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,292.00 |
| 406 | (Beda Venerabilis) | Repertorium auctoritatum Aristotelis et aliorum philosophorum. |
um 1491. | EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 5,292.00 |
| 12 | Daniell, Thomas and William | Picturesque voyage to India by the way of China. |
1810 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,536.00 |
| 56 | Ulisse Aldrovandi | Ornithologiae. Hoc est, de avibus historiae libri XII. Tomus I / tomus alter / tomus tertium, ac postremus. 3 Bde. |
1645-52 | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 4,158.00 |
