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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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November 25Doyle
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November 25Doyle
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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.
Potter and Potter Auctions: Cabinet of Curiosities
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Cabinet of Curiosities | Total Sales (USD) | 109,200.00 |
| Auction Date | September 27, 2025 - September 27, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 67,480.00 |
| Sale Number | #1214 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 111,200.00 |
| Total Lots | 242 | ||
| Sold Lots | 216 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 72,580.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 89.26% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 120,050.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 26 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 90.96% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 287 | [CHICAGO CRIME SCENES]. Huge Lot of Nearly 530 Crime Scene Files with 530 Glossy Photographs Plus Numerous Photos Printed on Plain Paper from the Collection of Harry J. Glos, Chief Investigator for the Cook County Coroner's Office |
[ca. 1950s] | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 | |
| 284 | [CHICAGO CRIME]. The Crime Scene File and Photographs from the Unsolved Double Murder of Barbara and Patricia Grimes, from the Collection of Harry J. Glos, Chief Investigator for the Cook County Coroner's Office |
[ca. 1950s] | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 | |
| 89 | HOUDINI, Harry (1874-1926) | A Magician Among the Spirits |
1924 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 3,500.00 |
| 131 | Miss Clara Robinson, Miss Alice Robinson, Miss Sarah, Docteur Festa |
ca. 1880s | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,500.00 | |
| 142 | KING, Stephen (b. 1947) | The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, The Drawing of the Three, The Waste Lands, Wizard and Glass |
[1982-97] | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,500.00 |
| 91 | [HOUDINI, Harry (1874-1926)] | Fortune Telling: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Judiciary of the Committee on the District of Columbia House of Representatives |
1926 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 294 | BROWNE, Malcolm (1931-2012) | "The Burning Monk," Press Photograph of Buddhist Monk, Thich Quang Duc Self-Immolating in Saigon in June, 1963 |
[November 15, 1963] | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 369 | JOHNSON, Fred | Sword Swallower / Fire Worshipper |
USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,875.00 | |
| 30 | [WITCHCRAFT & OCCULT]. Group of 12 titles |
1957 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 1,625.00 | |
| 31 | SUMMERS, Montague (translator) | SPRENGER and KRAMER; Malleus Maleficarum |
1928 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
| 46 | WARREN, Ed (American, 1926-2006) | [PARANORMAL]. Untitled (Pastoral Landscape) |
20th century | USD 900.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 97 | NEFF, William "Bill" (1905--1967) | Bill Neff's Annotated Magic Manuscripts and Trick Book |
Circa 1940s-50s | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
| 155 | [LOVECRAFT, H[oward] P[hillips] (1890-1937), association] | A Lovecraft Retrospective |
[2008] | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,125.00 |
| 357 | [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Whole plate Niagara Falls ambrotype and ephemera |
19th century | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,062.50 | |
| 302 | Charles Manson Pair of Signed Polaroid Photographs |
2006 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,000.00 | |
| 398 | [SIDESHOW]. CDVs of George Williams and Walter Stuart |
Circa 1880s-90s | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 875.00 | |
| 413 | [BOXERS]. Six CDVs and cabinet photo portraits |
Circa 1880s-90s | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 875.00 | |
| 99 | LUGOSI, Bela (1882-1956) | [NEFF, Bill]. Photographs of Neff and Lugosi |
Circa 1948 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 812.50 |
| 415 | [CIRCUS & SIDESHOW]. Eight CDVs of performers |
Circa 1870s-80s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 812.50 | |
| 50 | Spaulding & Rogers Tattoo Flash Sheets |
1970s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 750.00 | |
| 93 | JAY, Ricky | Ricky Jay & His 52 Assistants |
ca. 1995 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 96 | BURGER, Eugene and Jeff McBride | Mystery School |
-2003 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 127 | KAR-MI (Joseph Hallworth, ca. 1872 - 1957) | Kar-Mi / Selma |
1914 | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 283 | [CRIME -- NEW YORK]. File of documents related to the murder case of Arthur Mayhew |
[1896] | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 750.00 | |
| 104 | Super Magician |
1940s | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 687.50 |
![<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.")
