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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.
Stephan Welz & Co.: Premium September Auction, Day 2
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Premium September Auction, Day 2 | Total Sales (ZAR) | 72,840.60 |
| Auction Date | September 17, 2025 - September 17, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) | 43,500.00 |
| Sale Number | #91725 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) | 64,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 102 | ||
| Sold Lots | 37 | Low Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) | 200,600.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 36.27% | High Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) | 274,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 65 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 26.50% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 434 | Henry B. Wheatley | THE DIARY OF SAMUEL PEPYS EDITED WITH ADDITIONS (8 VOLUMES; 1904 - 1905) |
1904 - 1905 | ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | ZAR 11,685.00 |
| 439 | Sir P. Fitzpatrick | JOCK OF THE BUSHVELD (FIRST PRINTING) |
1907 | ZAR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 9,840.00 |
| 427 | THE WORKS OF ALEXANDER POPE WITH CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS (6 VOLS; 1764) |
1764 | ZAR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 6,150.00 | |
| 513 | VALERIE GARGETT | BLACK EAGLES (COLLECTORS EDITION; SIGNED; INCLUDES A LIMITED EDITION PRINT) |
1990 | ZAR 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 3,690.00 |
| 464 | various authors | JOAN MIRO LITHOGRAPHS CATALOGUE RAISSONE (2 VOLS.) |
1992 | ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | ZAR 2,952.00 |
| 465 | John Meyer | KAROO REVISITED |
2009 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | ZAR 2,829.00 |
| 517 | THE DIRECTORS PORTFOLIO: THE KILL |
ZAR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 2,706.00 | ||
| 520 | Cythna Letty | THE WILD FLOWERS OF THE TRANSVAAL (COLLECTORS & SIGNED) |
1962 | ZAR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 2,460.00 |
| 512 | Captain Cecil D. Priest | THE BIRDS OF SOUTHERN RHODESIA (4 VOLS; SIGNED) |
1933 -- 1936. | ZAR 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | ZAR 2,214.00 |
| 476 | J Backhouse | A NARRATIVE OF A VISIT TO THE MAURITUS AND SOUTH AFRICA |
1844 | ZAR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 1,845.00 |
| 507 | Finch-Davies & Kemp | THE BIRDS OF PREY OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (LIMITED EDITION) |
1980 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | ZAR 1,599.00 |
| 469 | Bernhard Maaz | GEMALDEGALERIE ALTE MEISTER DRESDEN: EINE GESCHICHTE DER MALEREI |
2014 | ZAR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 1,476.00 |
| 479 | William J. Burchell | TRAVELS IN THE INTERIOR OF SOUTHERN AFRICA (2 VOLS, FACSIMILE REPRINT) |
1953 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 1,476.00 |
| 487 | G. H. Tanser | THE SEQUENCE OF TIME, THE STORY OF SALISBURY, RHODESIA 1900 -- 1914 (LIMITED DELUXE EDITION SIGNED) |
1974 | ZAR 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | ZAR 1,476.00 |
| 494 | Thomas Baines & R. F. Kennedy | THE BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA PAINTED BY THOMAS BAINES (LIMITED COLLECTORS EDITION) |
1975 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | ZAR 1,476.00 |
| 501 | Richard Blake & John Deverell Stewart Woodward | NATAL BIRDS |
1899 | ZAR 1,500.00 - 1,800.00 | ZAR 1,476.00 |
| 516 | THE DIRECTOR'S COLLECTION: THE KILL (LIMITED EDITION SIGNED) by James Penrith, Nelia van Velden and Anthony Davidson |
1989 | ZAR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | ZAR 1,476.00 | |
| 446 | Ernest Hemingway | THE OLD MAN AND THE SEA |
1975 | ZAR 700.00 - 900.00 | ZAR 1,353.00 |
| 514 | THE DUCKS OF SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA, MCLEAN AND DARROLL (LIMITED EDITION, SIGNED) |
1986 | ZAR 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | ZAR 1,230.00 | |
| 459 | Vladimir Tretchikoff and Antony Hocking | PIGEON'S LUCK (SIGNED) |
1973 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 1,107.00 |
| 449 | Harper Lee | TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD |
1977 | ZAR 700.00 - 900.00 | ZAR 1,045.50 |
| 467 | various authors | SONG FOR SEKOTO: GERARD SEKOTO, 1913 - 2013 |
2013 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 984.00 |
| 474 | Robert Moffat | MISSIONARY LABOURS AND SCENES IN SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1842 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 984.00 |
| 438 | Margaret Mitchell | GONE WITH THE WIND |
1976 | ZAR 700.00 - 900.00 | ZAR 861.00 |
| 480 | C. Pama | BOWLER'S CAPE TOWN: LIFE AT THE CAPE IN EARLY VICTORIAN TIMES, 1834-1868 (LIMITED EDITION SIGNED) |
1977 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 861.00 |
![<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.")
