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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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![<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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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.
Artcurial: Books, Manuscripts and Engravings
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books, Manuscripts and Engravings | Total Sales (EUR) | 302,121.00 |
| Auction Date | September 30, 2025 - September 30, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 150,150.00 |
| Sale Number | #6319 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 223,250.00 |
| Total Lots | 237 | ||
| Sold Lots | 115 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 270,600.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 48.52% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 397,750.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 122 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 75.96% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219 | Pablo PICASSO (1881-1973) - Paul ELUARD (1895-1952) | PICASSO].-- - ELUARD (Paul) A Pablo Picasso. [Orne de 8 dessins originaux]. |
1945] | EUR 35,000.00 - 55,000.00 | EUR 81,344.00 |
| 107 | [SAINT-GRAAL] | [SAINT-GRAAL] Cest lhystoire du Sainct Greall. Qui est le premier livre de la Table ronde. |
24 octobre 1523 | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 44,601.00 |
| 104 | PULCI (Luigi)] | PULCI (Luigi)] Sensuyt lhystoyre de Morgat le geat leq[ue]l avec ces freres thsecutoyent souvent les chresties et serviteurs de Dieu. |
[vers 1536] | EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 12,106.00 |
| 182 | [BACON et autres].-- BATACHE (Eddy) | [BACON et autres].-- BATACHE (Eddy) La Mysticite charnelle de Rene Crevel. |
1976 | EUR 8,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 11,469.00 |
| 92 | COMMYNES (Philippe de) | COMMYNES (Philippe de) Croniques du Roy Charles huytiesme de ce no. |
25 septembre 1528 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 6,372.00 |
| 93 | COUPERIN (Francois) | COUPERIN (Francois) L'Art de toucher le clavecin. |
1717 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 5,734.00 |
| 200 | [HOCKNEY].-- CAVAFY (Constantine P.) | [HOCKNEY].-- CAVAFY (Constantine P.) Fourteen Poems by C.P. Cavafy. |
1967 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 5,097.00 |
| 72 | ROUAULT (Georges) | ROUAULT (Georges) Lettre autographe signee a Andre Suarez. |
EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 4,986.00 | |
| 118 | BARBEY D'AUREVILLY (Jules) | BARBEY D'AUREVILLY (Jules) Une vieille maitresse. |
1851 | EUR 3,500.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 4,460.00 |
| 190 | Eduardo CHILLIDA | [CHILLIDA].-- ULLAN (Jose-Miguel) Adoracion. |
1977 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,460.00 |
| 213 | [MATISSE].-- VERVE | [MATISSE].-- VERVE VERVE. Vol. IX, ndeg 35 et 36. Dernieres oeuvres de Matisse (1950-1954). |
1958 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,460.00 |
| 33 | GAINSBOURG (Serge) | GAINSBOURG (Serge) Manuscrit musical autographe pour Je vous aime. |
1980] | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,936.00 |
| 69 | PROUST (Marcel) | PROUST (Marcel) Lettre autographe signee a [Julia Daudet]. |
[vers le debut de mars 1904] | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,936.00 |
| 79 | VOLTAIRE (Francois-Marie Arouet, dit) | VOLTAIRE (Francois-Marie Arouet, dit) Lettre autographe signee << V >>, [au tragedien Henri-Louis Cain, dit LEKAIN]. |
[Circa juillet 1755] | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 3,936.00 |
| 193 | [DERAIN].-- DALIZE (Rene), APOLLINAIRE (Guillaume), SALMON (Andre) | [DERAIN].-- DALIZE (Rene), APOLLINAIRE (Guillaume), SALMON (Andre) Ballade du pauvre Macchabe mal enterre. |
[1919] | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 3,823.00 |
| 230 | [VAN DONGEN] .-- MARDRUS [(Joseph-Charles)] | [VAN DONGEN] .-- MARDRUS [(Joseph-Charles)] Hassan Badreddine el Bassaraoui. Conte des 1001 nuits. |
1918 | EUR 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,568.00 |
| 229 | [TOULOUSE LAUTREC].-- CLEMENCEAU (Georges) | [TOULOUSE LAUTREC].-- CLEMENCEAU (Georges) Au pied du Sinai. |
[1900] | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,676.00 |
| 9 | CAMUS (Albert) | CAMUS (Albert) Lettre autographe signee sur Rene Char. |
s. d | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 2,624.00 |
| 192 | DENIS (Maurice) | DENIS (Maurice) Carnets de voyage en Italie. 1921-1922. |
1925 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 2,624.00 |
| 95 | DEMONS (Jean) | DEMONS (Jean) La Demonstration de la quatrieme partie de rien et quelquechose et tout. |
1594 | EUR 300.00 - 500.00 | EUR 2,549.00 |
| 51 | Karl LAGERFELD | LAGERFELD (Karl) Dessin original pour la Maison Chloe. |
EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,493.00 | |
| 181 | [ARTISTES DIVERS] | [ARTISTES DIVERS] Paroles peintes V. |
1975 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,421.00 |
| 58 | LISZT (Franz) | LISZT (Franz) Lettre autographe signee a sa cousine Henriette von Liszt, au lac de Constance. |
28 aout 1885 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 2,230.00 |
| 98 | GUICHARD (Claude) | GUICHARD (Claude) Funerailles, & diverses manieres d'ensevelir des Rommains, Grecs, & autrees nations, tant anciennes que modernes. |
1581 | EUR 600.00 - 800.00 | EUR 2,039.00 |
| 105 | [RESTIF DE LA BRETONNE (Nicolas-Edme)] | [RESTIF DE LA BRETONNE (Nicolas-Edme)] La decouverte australe par un homme volant, ou Le dedale francais |
1781 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,039.00 |
![<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.")
