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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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  • Sotheby's
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    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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Pierre Berge and Associes: Books, Manuscripts and Autographs #2

Auction Reports

Auction Name Books, Manuscripts and Autographs #2 Total Sales (EUR) 76,154.00
Auction Date September 30, 2025 - September 30, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 39,760.00
Sale Number #169720 High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) 56,300.00
Total Lots 305
Sold Lots 173 Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 63,070.00
% of Lots Sold 56.72% High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) 90,620.00
Unsold Lots 132 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 84.04%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
32

CATALOGUE d'ART "L'Art et l'Argent". (Paris), Banque nationale de Paris, s.d. In-8deg, bradel toile editeur.

s.d. EUR 700.00 - 800.00 EUR 5,590.00
189 FORBIN (Louis-Nicolas comte de).

FORBIN (Louis-Nicolas comte de). Voyage dans le Levant. (Paris, Imprimerie royale, 1819). In-folio, demi-basane rouge a coins,, dos lisse orne de filets et fleurons dores (reliure pastiche). Leger frottement a la reliure, mouillure marginale en marge, qqs

1819). EUR 700.00 - 800.00 EUR 3,900.00
112 SAINT-EXUPERY.

SAINT-EXUPERY. Archives documentaires du general Rene GAVOILLE, designe en 1939, instructeur de Saint-Exupery lorsque ce dernier est affecte a l'escadrille de reconnaissance aerienne << La Hache >>. C'est sous ses ordres que l'auteur de << Vol de nuit >>

EUR 2,500.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 3,250.00
140 GRELOT (Guillaume-Joseph).

GRELOT (Guillaume-Joseph). Relation Nouvelle d'un voyage de Constantinople. Enrichie de plans levez par l'Auteur sur les lieux & des figures de tout ce qu'il y a de plus remarquable dans cette ville. A Paris, Chez la Veuve de Damien Foucault, 1680. In-4,

1680 EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 EUR 2,990.00
2 ANNE d'AUTRICHE.

ANNE d'AUTRICHE. 1601-1666. Reine de France, epouse de Louis XIII.

EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 EUR 2,600.00
111 [FRONDE]. ORLEANS (Gaston d').

[FRONDE]. ORLEANS (Gaston d'). 1608-1660. Frere de Louis XIII. & CONDE (Louis de Bourbon prince de). 1621-1686. Dit le Grand Conde.

EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 2,470.00
54 FRANcOIS II.

FRANcOIS II. 1544-1560. Fils d'Henri II et de Catherine de Medicis, Roi de France (son regne ne dura que deux ans et 7 mois).

EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,950.00
294 SIENKIEWICZ (Henryk).

SIENKIEWICZ (Henryk). Quo vadis. Roman des temps neroniens. Traduction de B. Kozakiewicz et J.L. de Janasz. Paris, Editions de la Revue blanche, 1900. In-12, maroquin grenat janseniste, dos a nerfs, contre-plat de maroquin encadre d'un filet dore, tranche

1900 EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 1,885.00
117 [GUIDO (Pape)].

[GUIDO (Pape)]. [Statuta Delphinatus]. Libertates per illustrissimos principes delphinos viennenses delphinalibus subditis concesse statutaq[ue] & decreta [...]. Grationopoli [Grenoble], Franciscum Pichatus et Bartholomeum Bertoletus, Mercurii primus mart

M.CCCCC.VIII [1508]. EUR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 EUR 1,560.00
108

VENDEE - NAPOLEON. 1769-1821. Empereur des Francais.

EUR 700.00 - 800.00 EUR 1,430.00
137

ENCYCLOPEDIE ou Dictionnaire raisonne des Sciences et des Arts et des Metiers, par une Societe de Gens de Lettres. Mis en ordre & publie par M. DIDEROT (...) & Quant a la partie mathematique, par M. d'Alembert (...). A Paris, chez Briasson, David l'aine,

1751 EUR 400.00 - 500.00 EUR 1,430.00
260 GASTRONOMIE - BRILLAT-SAVARIN (Jean-Anthelme).

GASTRONOMIE - BRILLAT-SAVARIN (Jean-Anthelme). Physiologie du gout. Nouvelle edition illustree. Paris, Carteret, 1923. 2 volumes in-8, maroquin brun, large decors de rocailles dorees avec grappes de raisin, poissons, gibier plume et gigot, sur les plats e

1923 EUR 200.00 - 400.00 EUR 1,430.00
49 DUNOIS (Jean dit le Batard d'Orleans).

DUNOIS (Jean dit le Batard d'Orleans). 1403-1468. Comte de Dunois et de Longueville, fils de Louis d'Orleans et de Mariette d'Enghien, Compagnon de Jeanne d'Arc.

EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 1,300.00
62 HENRI III. 1551-1589. Roi de France.

HENRI III. 1551-1589. Roi de France.

EUR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 EUR 1,300.00
5 SCHONBERG (Henri de).

SCHONBERG (Henri de). 1575-1632. Grand-maitre de l'artillerie, marechal de France, se distingua aux siege de Montauban, La Rochelle, Pignerol, resta en toute circonstance fidele serviteur au roi et a Richelieu.

EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 1,235.00
70 LEDOUX-LEBARD.

LEDOUX-LEBARD. Medecin radiologue, historien de l'Empire.

EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 1,105.00
153 VOLTAIRE.

VOLTAIRE. Oeuvres completes. De l'Imprimerie de la Societe litteraire-Typographique, 1784-1789 & 1801. 72 volumes in-8, veau racine, dos lisse orne, pieces de titre de maroquin rouge, tranches rouges (reliure de l'epoque). des epidermures sur les plats, d

1784-1789 & 1801. EUR 500.00 - 700.00 EUR 1,040.00
263 GOURMONT (Remy de).

GOURMONT (Remy de). Litanies de la Rose. Paris, Rene Kieffer, 1919. Petit in-12, maroquin janseniste grenat, dos lisse, tete doree, couvertures (rose) conservees, emboitage (reliure moderne). Ex-libris "For my pleasure".

1919 EUR 300.00 - 400.00 EUR 975.00
14 ARMAGNAC (Jean IV d').

ARMAGNAC (Jean IV d'). 1395-1450. Grand feodal oppose au Dauphin (Charles VII), se rallia au Anglais, combattit Jeanne d'Arc.

EUR 300.00 - 500.00 EUR 910.00
205

MARINE - Reunion de 2 titres.

EUR 150.00 - 200.00 EUR 910.00
50 ENGHIEN (Louis-Antoine de Bourbon-Conde duc d').

ENGHIEN (Louis-Antoine de Bourbon-Conde duc d'). 1772-1804. Dernier heritier des Conde, enleve et execute dans les fosses de Vincennes sur ordre de Bonaparte.

EUR 700.00 - 800.00 EUR 845.00
60 GUISE (Francois de Lorraine duc de).

GUISE (Francois de Lorraine duc de). 1519-1563. Lieutenant general de France, il defendit la France contre Charles-Quint, et prit la tete des armees catholiques dans les guerres de religion.

EUR 500.00 - 700.00 EUR 845.00
240

COLLECTION "L'HOMME A LA PAGE". Guides utiles a ceux qui veulent vivre la belle vie. Paris, Nouvelle societe d'edition, s.d. (circa 1928-1929). 6 volumes in-8, broche sous couverture rempliee, non rogne, chemise demi chagrin mosaique jaune, orange, rose,

s.d. EUR 300.00 - 500.00 EUR 845.00
262 GAUTIER (Theophile).

GAUTIER (Theophile). Le Roman de la Momie. Paris, A. & G. Mornay, 1929. In-8, broche sous couvertures rempliees en couleurs, etui de maroquin marron avec decors mosaiques noir et blond, emboitage (rel. A. Butre).

1929 EUR 200.00 - 300.00 EUR 845.00
267 LAUTREAMONT (Isidore Ducasse dit le comte de).

LAUTREAMONT (Isidore Ducasse dit le comte de). Oeuvres complete. Paris, G.L.M., 1938. In-8, maroquin gris, mosaique sur le premier plat d'un cercle coupe noir et blond, couvertures et dos conserves, etui demi-maroquin gris, emboitage (reliure moderne). No

1938 EUR 100.00 - 150.00 EUR 780.00
  • 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.