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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
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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.
Lyon and Turnbull: Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (GBP) | 158,495.40 |
| Auction Date | October 02, 2025 - October 02, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 72,550.00 |
| Sale Number | #868 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 108,950.00 |
| Total Lots | 197 | ||
| Sold Lots | 150 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 99,300.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 76.14% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 148,800.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 47 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 106.52% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105 | Milne, A. A. | [Complete set of the Pooh books:] When We Were Very Young |
1924-6-7-8 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 10,080.00 |
| 119 | Tolkien, J. R. R. | [The Lord of the Rings:] The Fellowship of the Ring |
1954-5 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 8,190.00 |
| 117 | Lewis, C. S. | The Screwtape Letters |
1942 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 5,040.00 |
| 110 | Rowling, J. K. | Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban |
1999 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 4,914.00 |
| 125 | Hodgson, William Hope | The Night Land |
1912 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 4,032.00 |
| 158 | [Boece, Hector] | [Heir Beginnis the Hystory and Croniklis of Scotland] |
[1540] | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 4,032.00 |
| 52 | Annandale, Charlotte Johnstone, nee van Lore van den Bempde, Dowager Marchioness of (1700-1762) | Collection of her correspondence 12 letters addressed to her as the Marchioness of Annandale |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 3,528.00 | |
| 19 | India, 1930s Collection of printed documents including viceregal tour programmes and government memoranda 1-5 |
1937 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 3,276.00 | |
| 37 | Charles I (1600-1649), King of England, Scotland and Ireland | Satin fragment reputedly from the shoes worn by Charles I at his execution |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 3,276.00 | |
| 15 | Soltykoff, Alexis | [Four plates from Indian Scenes and Characters, sketched from Life] |
[1859] | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,150.00 |
| 60 | India and Sri Lanka Collection of albums and photographs |
19th and early 20th century | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,772.00 | |
| 99 | Giustiniani, Vincenzo | Galleria Giustiniana |
[1631-7] | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,520.00 |
| 42 | Duleep Singh (1838-1893), Maharaja of the Punjab and the Sikh Empire | Autograph letter signed |
2nd December 1873 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,394.00 |
| 145 | Austen, Jane | The Novels |
1900 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,016.00 |
| 1 | [Jamaica] The Royal Almanack and Register for the Island of Jamaica |
1786 | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 1,890.00 | |
| 71 | India Signed portrait photograph of the 'Big Four' of the Narendra Mandal (Chamber of Princes) |
10th June 1946 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,890.00 | |
| 147 | Milton, John | Fine bindings A collection of 62 volumes |
1847 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,890.00 |
| 121 | Hemingway, Ernest (1899-1961) - inscribed | Men at War The Best War Stories of All Time |
1942 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,764.00 |
| 151 | Burns, Robert | Poems, chiefly in the Scottish Dialect |
1787 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 1,764.00 |
| 177 | Aristotle | Operum omnium |
1590 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,764.00 |
| 181 | Scott, Peter (1909-1989) | Morning Flight [and:] Wild Chorus |
1935-8 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,764.00 |
| 107 | Rowling, J. K. (1965-) - signed | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone |
1997 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,638.00 |
| 131 | Waugh, Evelyn (1903-1966) - signed | Unconditional Surrender The Conclusion of Men and Arms and Officers and Gentlemen |
1961 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,638.00 |
| 162 | Law, crime and punishment Collection of pamphlets, including accounts of murder trials, 18th-19th century |
1835 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,638.00 | |
| 190 | Angling Large collection of works, 19th and 20th century |
1828 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,638.00 |
![<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.")
