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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
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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.")
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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.
Arader Galleries: Arader Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Arader Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 315,060.00 |
| Auction Date | September 13, 2025 - September 13, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 315,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #91325 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 464,800.00 |
| Total Lots | 162 | ||
| Sold Lots | 39 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 3,783,400.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 24.07% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 5,190,400.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 123 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 6.07% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Green Heron, Plate 333. |
1827-1838. | USD 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 | USD 33,600.00 |
| 45 | GOULD, John (British, 1804-1881). | Lophornis adorabilis, Salvin or Salvin?s Coquette. |
USD 35,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 33,600.00 | |
| 51 | LUCKNOW SCHOOL [India] (Ca. 1775). | A Ruff in a marsh river landscape. |
Ca. 1775. | USD 35,000.00 - 45,000.00 | USD 33,600.00 |
| 44 | STONE, Sarah (British, c. 1760-1844). | American Flamingo (Caribbean Flamingo), Phoenicopterus ruber. |
c. 1785. | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 31,200.00 |
| 10 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Brazilian Caracara Eagle, Plate 161. |
1827-1838. | USD 18,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 22,800.00 |
| 50 | HART, William Matthew (British, 1830-1908); GOULD, John (British, 1804-1881). | Black-Billed Mountain Toucan (Andigena nigrirostris). |
c. 1870. | USD 24,000.00 - 34,000.00 | USD 21,600.00 |
| 81 | MATHEWS, Gregory Macalister (1876-1949). | The Birds of Australia. |
1910-1927. | USD 20,000.00 - 26,000.00 | USD 19,200.00 |
| 4 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Carolina Pigeon or Turtle Dove, Plate 17. |
1827-1838. | USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 | USD 16,800.00 |
| 124 | ARNOLD, E.G. (19th Century). | Topographical map of the original District of Columbia and environs: Showing the Fortifcations around the City of Washington. |
1862 | USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 12,000.00 |
| 9 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Goshawk and Stanley Hawk, Plate 141. |
1827-1838. | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 10,800.00 |
| 18 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | American Cross-bill, Plate 197. |
1827-1838. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,800.00 |
| 12 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | White-Crowned Pigeon, Plate 177. |
1827-1838. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,200.00 |
| 129 | CARWITHAM, John (fl. 1723-1741). | A View of Fort George with the City of New York from the SW. |
c. 1774 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 141 | HUGHES, Thomas (fl. 1904-1926). and BAILEY, Oakley Hoopes (1843-1947). | View of the Borough of Greenwich, Connecticut. |
circa 1904. | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 28 | MACFARLANE, Elizabeth (d. 1805). | Catleya Labiata Brazil. |
USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 | |
| 128 | OTTENS, Reiner (d. 1750) & OTTENS, Joshua (d. 1765). | Totius Neobelgii Nova et Accuratissima Tabula. |
1674 (1720). | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,200.00 |
| 11 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Rough-legged Falcon, Plate 166. |
1827-1838. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 13 | AUDUBON, John James (1785 - 1851). | Labrador Falcon, Plate 196. |
1827-1838. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 43 | LEAR, Edward (British, 1812-1888). | A large-billed bird and another on tree branches. |
USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 | |
| 88 | DANIELL, Thomas (1749-1840) and William Daniell (1769-1837). | Eastern Gate of the Jummah Musjid at Delhi. |
1795-1808. | USD 1,200.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,000.00 |
| 42 | LEAR, Edward (British, 1812-1888). | Peacock. |
ca. 1830. | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 2,700.00 |
| 54 | DE FREMINVILLE, Christophe Paulin de la Poix (French, 1787-1848). | Cordyle de la Nouvelle Hollande. Port Jackson [New Holland Lizard. Port Jackson [Syndney, Australia]. |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,400.00 | |
| 121 | POPPLE, Henry (d.1743). | Carte Particullere De L'Amerique Septentrionale / A Map of the British Empire in America with the French, Spanish and the Dutch settlements... |
[c. 1740]. | USD 1,800.00 - 2,800.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 132 | BENNETT, William J. (1784-1844). | View of the Ruins after the Great Fire in New York, Dec. 16th & 17th, 1835 as seen from the top of the Bank of America. Cor. of Wall & Wm St. |
1836 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 85 | SALT, Henry (1780-1827). | Calcutta [India]. |
1809 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,440.00 |
![<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.")
