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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.
  • Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’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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RR Auction: Remarkable Rarities

Auction Reports

Auction Name Remarkable Rarities Total Sales (USD) 2,149,787.00
Auction Date September 20, 2025 - September 20, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 1,433,000.00
Sale Number #726 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 2,221,000.00
Total Lots 92
Sold Lots 49 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 2,832,000.00
% of Lots Sold 53.26% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 4,242,000.00
Unsold Lots 43 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 50.68%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
7041 Sun Yat-sen

Sun Yat-sen Autograph Letter Signed, Signed Photograph, and Signed Book - Sun Sends His Manifesto of the Chinese Republic, Putting Forth His Nationalist Ideology: "China for the Chinese"

USD 200,000.00 - 300,000.00 USD 250,000.00
7075 Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein Important Handwritten Manuscript: "The Essence of the Theory of Relativity"

USD 200,000.00 - 400,000.00 USD 250,000.00
7049 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Handwritten Musical Manuscript from the 'Antretter Serenade in D'

USD 100,000.00 - 200,000.00 USD 212,500.00
7097

Celebrity Polaroid Collection of Over 7,500 Signed Candid Photographs

USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 181,250.00
7048 Johann Sebastian

Johann Sebastian Bach Document Signed as Kapellmeister at St. Thomas Church

USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 USD 125,000.00
7035 Napoleon

Napoleon Archive of (29) Letters Signed to His Adopted Son, Prince EugA"ne de Beauharnais, Detailing Military Strategy in the War of the Fifth Coalition: "The army is maneuvering in all directions against the enemy"

USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 87,500.00
7055 Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe Autograph Letter Signed - In the Year of 'The Raven,' Poe Invites a Poet to His East Village Boarding House

USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 87,500.00
7069 Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton Handwritten Manuscript on Religion, Outlining His Heretical Views: "All the worship here given to Christ represents his human nature"

USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 65,000.00
7077 Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein Autograph Manuscript Signed on the Unified Field Theory, with (9) Handwritten Mathematical Equations

USD 60,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 56,250.00
7032 John Hancock

John Hancock Revolutionary War-Dated Document Signed (1776) - Continental Congress Resolution Appealing to the King of Spain "to join with the United States in a war against Great Britain"

USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 52,500.00
7084 Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs Signed 1976 'Apple Computer Company' Check - Filled Out Entirely by the Company's Co-Founder

USD 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 46,250.00
7001 Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson Letter Signed Communicating Acts for the First United States Census and Rules for Granting Citizenship to Immigrants

USD 50,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 37,500.00
7082

Atari Early Engineering Archive of (50+) Schematics and Marketing/Developer Materials for Pioneering Arcade Games Like Space Race, Gotcha, Super Pong, Elimination, and More

USD 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 33,750.00
7092 James Dean

James Dean Autograph Letter Signed from Hollywood to His NYC Girlfriend, Sending a Candid of His New Horse: "He shakes hands and everything. May use him in the movie"

USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 32,500.00
7005 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Filled Out and Signed Check (1859) - Lost and Found on the Streets of Washington, D.C., and the Subject of Washington Post Headlines in 1944

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 31,250.00
7011 Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt (2) Typed Manuscripts Signed as President on the Red Cross Response to the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake, with Clara Barton ALS: "The country has gone wild over this disaster and relief"

USD 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 31,250.00
7085 Beatles

Beatles (4) Documents for Buyout of Brian Epstein's NEMS, Signed by Lennon, McCartney, Harrison, and Starr while Recording Abbey Road in 1969

USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 31,250.00
7056 Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott Autograph Letter Signed on "My 'Little Women'" and Her Resemblance to Jo March - "'Jo' is not myself any more than the others are my sisters, only suggestions of the four real girls"

USD 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 30,625.00
7050 Ludwig van Beethoven

Ludwig van Beethoven Handwritten Musical Quotation

USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 30,000.00
7051 Frederic Chopin

Frederic Chopin Autograph Letter Signed on His Travels: "I'm leaving in 15 or 20 days"

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 28,750.00
7021 Erwin Rommel

Erwin Rommel World War II-Dated Typed Letter Signed, Enclosing a Report on His Near-Fatal Wound and Alluding to Patton's Liberation of Paris

USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD 28,734.00
7028 Marie Antoinette and Sisters

Marie Antoinette and Sisters Signed Hand-Painted Devotional Miniature Book

USD 25,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 27,500.00
7027 Marie Antoinette

Marie Antoinette Document Signed, Ordering Payment for Extravagant Royal Household Expenditures Amidst the French Revolution

USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 26,250.00
7024

Historic 1953 Bernkasteler Doctor Riesling Bottle of Wine - The Vintage Poured at the AdenaueraEU"Khrushchev Meeting That Freed 10,000 German POWs

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 25,000.00
7099 Al Capone

Al Capone Signed Photograph of the Capone Family in Palm Island, Presented to Capone's Primary Physician (1941)

USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 23,750.00
  • Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Presentation Copy of a Whitman "Holy Grail." Whitman, Walt. $10,000-$15,000.
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Endymion in Original Boards. Keats, John. $8,000-
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Association Copy of the Privately Printed Edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Potter, Beatrix. $8,000-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Christina Rossetti's Own Copy of Her First Book. Rossetti, Christina G. $8,000-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Borden Copy of The Life of Merlin in an Elaborate Binding by Riviere. Heywood, Thomas, Translator. $6,000-$8,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Arion Press. Whitman, Walt, Leaves of Grass. $4,000-$6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Call It Sleep in the First State Jacket. Roth, Henry. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Steinbeck's Best-Known Work. Steinbeck, John. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sangorski, Francis. $40,000-$60,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter: A Complete Set of First Editions. Potter, Beatrix. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Kelmscott Shelley. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Poetical Works. $3,000-$5,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Inscribed by Martin Luther King Jr. King, Martin Luther, Jr. $3,000-$5,000
  • Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 43. Mercator's Map of the North Pole - the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1606) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
  • University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 308 - Bob Dylan Handwritten & Signed Lyrics to "Just Like a Woman" With Jeff Rosen & JSA Authentication
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 455 - Isaac Newton Admiration For Judaism & Moral Continuity With Christianity! 350+ Words in his Hand - Extraordinary Content!
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 219 - 371g Moon Meteorite, Incredible Find - Laâyoune 002
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 448 - Scarce Einstein AM on Unified Field Theory, 180+ Words & 11 Equations in His Hand! From His Published Article, "A Generalization of the Relativistic Theory of Gravitation"
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 159 - Woodrow Wilson Baseball Signed for WWI Red Cross Fundraiser, Ex. Forbes & PSA Authentic - Finest Known!
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 84 - Lee Harvey Oswald ALS to Brother, Trying Desperately to Get out of Russia! Highly Important
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 152 - George Washington Signed Discharge for MA Solider Whose Regiment Was at Bunker Hill!
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 88 - Abraham Lincoln Fully Signed Military Appointment for Mexican War Vet & Respected Cavalryman
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 188 - Apollo XI Astronauts & Their Wives Signed Photo, Plus Crew Signed Cover, From Apollo XI Presidential Goodwill Tour Era, Pre-Cert Zarelli
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 265 - Martin Luther King, Jr. TLS Re: "Stride Toward Freedom" Film Rights To Literary Agent Marie Rodell
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 324 - John Lennon Signed Apple Records Check, PSA GEM MT 10! Possibly Finest Known
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 79 - John & Jacqueline Kennedy Signed WH 1963 Christmas Gift Inscribed to Close Friend Joan Braden, PSA Authentic
  • Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic 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, 2025
    Dominic 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, 2025
    Dominic 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, 2025
    Dominic 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, 2025
    Swann, 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, 2025
    Swann, 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, 2025
    Swann, 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, 2025
    Swann, 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.