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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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Doyle
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
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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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.
Chiswick Auctions: Photographica
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographica | Total Sales (GBP) | 6,868.32 |
| Auction Date | October 21, 2025 - October 21, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 4,330.00 |
| Sale Number | #102125 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 6,590.00 |
| Total Lots | 63 | ||
| Sold Lots | 36 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 7,910.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 57.14% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 12,040.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 27 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 57.05% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | Delhi Durbar, 1911 A pair of panoramic views of the Delhi Durbar, 1911 |
1911 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,049.60 | |
| 92 | Abraham, George Perry 1846 - 1923 (& Family). | From the famous Keswick family of photographers and mountaineers. Group of 26 platinotypes from Wales, Scotland, Lake District, Isle of Skye etc. |
GBP 300.00 - 350.00 | GBP 551.04 | |
| 106 | General Sir Montagu George North Stopford (1892-1971) British Army Interest Album, 1909-1914 |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 393.60 | ||
| 372 | A collection of Photography monographs |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 393.60 | ||
| 98 | James Sinclair, Earl of Caithness (1821-1881), William Bambridge (1819-1879) | Cedars at Maturity in B |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 314.88 | |
| 244 | Willem van de Poll (1895-1970) | Train Series, c.1950s |
c.1950s | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 314.88 |
| 236 | Francis Joseph Bruguiere (1879-1945) | AN ARCHIVE OF PHOTOGRAPHIC NEGATIVES RELATING TO 'THE WAY' AND THE LIFE OF FRANCIS BRUGIERE c.1920s |
c.1920s | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 262.40 |
| 365 | LANDSCAPES PHOTOBOOKS |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 262.40 | ||
| 12 | Stereocards: World War I, c.1918-1920 |
c.1918-1920 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 196.80 | |
| 18 | The Kodak Camera "Round" Images of Steamer Tabor, 1891. |
1891 | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 183.68 | |
| 76 | Group of Cased Images, c.1850s-1860s |
c.1850s-1860s | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 183.68 | |
| 15 | Stereocards: USA Interest, c. 1900-1910 |
c. 1900-1910 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 157.44 | |
| 82 | Cornelius Jabez Hughes (1819 -1884) | Portrait of a woman in an elegant dress, c.1850 |
c.1850 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 157.44 |
| 94 | Archive of 19th Century Glasgow Photographers, With Around 600 CDVs. |
19th Century | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 157.44 | |
| 97 | Giorgio Sommer (1834-1914), | Achille Mauri, and others Italian Views, c.1870s-1880s |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 157.44 | |
| 102 | Glasgow Photographers & Studios from the 19th Century. An Important Archive Plus 250 Cabinet Cards. |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 157.44 | ||
| 78 | AMERICAN PORTRAITURE INTEREST - c.1860s |
c.1860s | GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 144.32 | |
| 101 | Cabinet Cards, Victorian & Edwardian Photographs, Around 240. |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 144.32 | ||
| 103 | Victorian & Edwardian Cabinet Cards, Around 230. |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 144.32 | ||
| 93 | Abraham, George Perry 1846 - 1923 (& Co?). | Lake District |
GBP 120.00 - 150.00 | GBP 131.20 | |
| 233 | Bertram Park (1883-1972) & Yvonne Gregory (1889-1970) | CURVES & CONTRASTS OF THE HUMAN FIGURE, c.1938. |
c.1938. | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 131.20 |
| 87 | Enrico Verzaschi (XIX) | COLOSSEUM, ROME, c.1860 |
c.1860 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 118.08 |
| 90 | An Interesting Colletion of Miniature Photographs (1870s-1915) |
1870s-1915 | GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 118.08 | |
| 105 | Unknown Photographer Breton School, c.1900 |
c.1900 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 118.08 | |
| 107 | Photographer unknown | Indian Landscapes, including Shravanabelagola temple in Karnataka |
GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 104.96 |