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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
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November 25Doyle
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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.
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Forum Auctions: Online: Modern Literature
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Online: Modern Literature | Total Sales (GBP) | 179,114.45 |
| Auction Date | September 18, 2025 - September 18, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 78,830.00 |
| Sale Number | #1046 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 111,170.00 |
| Total Lots | 392 | ||
| Sold Lots | 345 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 90,620.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 88.01% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 127,780.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 47 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 140.17% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 361 | Tolkien (J.R.R.) | The Two Towers; The Return of the King |
1954-55. | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 10,160.00 |
| 6 | Eliot (T.S.) | East Coker, The New English Weekly (Supplement) |
1940 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 6,096.00 |
| 11 | Eliot (T.S.) | 7 Autograph Letters signed "Tom Possum" or variants to Andrew Roberts |
1944 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 5,334.00 |
| 8 | Eliot (T.S.) | Little Gidding |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 4,826.00 | |
| 13 | Eliot (T.S.) | 14 Christmas Cards signed by T.S. Eliot |
GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 3,556.00 | |
| 211 | Kavan (Anna) | 4 unpublished short stories |
[1960s] | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,794.00 |
| 132 | Eliot (T.S.) | The Rock |
1934 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,540.00 |
| 305 | Pym (Barbara) | Excellent Women |
1952 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 2,540.00 |
| 304 | Pym (Barbara) | Some Tame Gazelle |
1950 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 2,032.00 |
| 210 | Kavan (Anna) | Ice |
1967 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,778.00 |
| 148 | Forster (E.M.) | A Room With a View |
1908 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,524.00 |
| 251 | Lehmann (Rosamond) | A Note in Music |
1930 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,524.00 |
| 138 | Fitzgerald (F. Scott) | The Great Gatsby |
1925 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 186 | Herron (Mick) | Down Cemetery Road |
2003 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 387 | Woolf (Virginia) | To the Lighthouse |
1927 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,397.00 |
| 68 | Benchley (Peter) | Jaws |
GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,270.00 | |
| 160 | Green (Henry) | Party Going |
1939 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,270.00 |
| 208 | Kafka (Franz) | America |
1938 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,270.00 |
| 7 | Eliot (T.S.) | East Coker, extract from The New English Weekly |
1940 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,206.50 |
| 61 | Baring-Gould (Sabine) | Margery of Quether and other stories |
1891 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,206.50 |
| 209 | Kavan (Anna) | A Scarcity of Love |
1956 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 1,206.50 |
| 16 | MacNeice (Louis) | Blind Fireworks |
1929 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,143.00 |
| 88 | Camus (Albert) | The Myth of Sisyphus |
1955 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,143.00 |
| 228 | Le Carre (John) | The le Carre Omnibus |
1964 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,143.00 |
| 29 | Mitchell (David) | Ghostwritten |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,016.00 |
![<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.")
