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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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Ader: Collection Gerard BERNER - A life with STEINLEN
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Collection Gerard BERNER - A life with STEINLEN | Total Sales (EUR) | 159,769.00 |
| Auction Date | September 19, 2025 - September 19, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 46,730.00 |
| Sale Number | #168326 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 64,420.00 |
| Total Lots | 109 | ||
| Sold Lots | 93 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 57,450.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 85.32% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 78,870.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 16 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 202.57% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Sleeping Massaida |
EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 33,800.00 | |
| 22 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Massaida in bed |
EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 23,400.00 | |
| 7 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | The Dance of Death, 1902 |
1902 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 11,440.00 |
| 42 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Prochainement Tournee du Chat Noir with Rodolphe Salis.Poster. 1896. |
1896 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 7,800.00 |
| 6 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Binding project for the Soliloques du Pauvre, circa 1903 |
circa 1903 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 4,160.00 |
| 93 | STEINLEN (Theophile Alexandre) | Cats. Images sans paroles. |
[1898]. | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 4,044.00 |
| 37 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Two cats. Poster for the exhibition of STEINLEN's drawings and paintings at La Bodiniere, April 10-May 15, 1894. |
1894 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,900.00 |
| 46 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Model reading. June 1898. |
1898 | EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 2,860.00 |
| 8 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Le Repos aux champs, 1903 |
1903 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,600.00 |
| 10 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | The Condemned Man's Kiss |
EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 2,470.00 | |
| 14 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Street musicians, circa 1894 |
circa 1894 | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 2,470.00 |
| 44 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | La Promeneuse. January 1898. |
1898 | EUR 500.00 - 600.00 | EUR 2,470.00 |
| 102 | LES CHANSONNIERS DE MONTMARTRE | Paris: Librairie universelle, 1906. - 6 issues bound in 2 folio volumes, and one issue in paperback. Red half-basane, smooth spine for the two bound volumes (period binding). |
1906 | EUR 200.00 - 300.00 | EUR 2,275.00 |
| 15 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | The two laundresses, circa 1908 |
circa 1908 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,210.00 |
| 52 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Little girl with a cat. December 1901. |
1901 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,210.00 |
| 87 | BRUANT (Aristide) | Dans la rue. Songs & monologues. -Dans la rue. Second volume. Chansons & monologues. |
[1895]. | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 2,148.00 |
| 9 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Two trotters in the street, circa 1910 |
circa 1910 | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | EUR 2,145.00 |
| 3 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Preparatory drawing for an advertisement for the publication of Jehan Rictus's Soliloques du pauvre in the Revue le Canard Sauvage, 1903. |
1903 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,690.00 |
| 13 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | The Baker |
EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,690.00 | |
| 104 | RICHEPIN (Jean) | La Chanson des gueux. Complete edition decorated with 252 original compositions by Steinlen. |
EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 1,643.00 | |
| 19 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN | Woman in profile, 1916 |
1916 | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,560.00 |
| 5 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Le Pauvre au clair de Lune (The Poor Man in the Moonlight) - Cul-de-lampe for "Les Soliloques du Pauvre" (The Poor Man's Soliloquies). |
EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 1,430.00 | |
| 60 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | Paris by night. Cover for Jehan Rictus,Les Soliloques du pauvre, Paris, P. Sevin et Rey, 1903. |
1903 | EUR 300.00 - 400.00 | EUR 1,430.00 |
| 89 | RICTUS (Jehan) | Les Soliloques du Pauvre. |
1897 | EUR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 1,390.00 |
| 26 | Theophile Alexandre STEINLEN (1859-1923) | The Rag Cat, 1915 |
1915 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 1,300.00 |
