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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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Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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.
Catawiki B. V.: Autographs and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Autographs and Manuscripts | Total Sales (EUR) | 10,667.83 |
| Auction Date | September 10, 2025 - September 10, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 15,930.00 |
| Sale Number | #91025a | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 20,375.00 |
| Total Lots | 104 | ||
| Sold Lots | 88 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 19,590.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 84.62% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 24,825.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 16 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 42.97% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97242365 | Emile Zola | Sur la parution d'Au bonheur des dames |
1882 | EUR 500.00 - 550.00 | EUR 512.30 |
| 97190263 | Auguste Bartholdi | Lettre autographe signee avec enveloppe |
1888 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 404.39 |
| 97505132 | Unconnu | Parchement manuscrit Francais XIV siecle Medieval medioevo |
1300 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 365.15 |
| 97530298 | Moses Maimonides mshh bn mymvn Mosche ben Maimon | Sephardim, Mischne Tora mish@neh t'vorah, Prohibitions on Yom Kippur & Shabbat, Deer Skin, Cordoba |
1380/1350 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 359.70 |
| 97487138 | Inconnu | Elementa Mechanica circa 1750 |
1750 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 356.43 |
| 97537245 | Koran | Koran |
1900 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 348.80 |
| 97551502 | Lettre sur parchemin -- Acte notarie de vente fonciere -- Paroisse de Gardonci (Bordelais) | redige en latin par Bernard de Burdel, notaire public jure par le roi de France |
1305 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 330.27 |
| 97195838 | Ferdinand de Lesseps | Lettre autographe signee au sujet du canal de Suez |
1856 | EUR 270.00 - 300.00 | EUR 316.10 |
| 97532393 | Seljuks sljwqyn , Khan Alp Arslan, Wesir Nezam al-Molk | Quran manuscript, Oghuz tribe of the Kinik, Crusades, Sultanate of Konya |
1250/1280 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 305.20 |
| 97234139 | Cheikh Muhammad bin Ali bin Suleiman bin Abdul Salam | Un recueil de regles et de protection contre la magie, utilisant le verset coranique et ses tables |
1879 | EUR 600.00 - 750.00 | EUR 294.30 |
| 97160973 | Le General de Gaulle | Lettre dactylographiee signee |
1962 | EUR 275.00 - 325.00 | EUR 261.60 |
| 97498746 | Notaris Cornelis Baart | 3 notarial documents witness statements and agreement between two homeowners in Haarlem |
1752 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 97519550 | Manuel de Falla | Carte autographe signee au poete et critique musical, G. Jean Aubry |
1910 | EUR 275.00 - 325.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 97521312 | Emilie von Gleichen-Russwurm[Tochter Friedrich Schillers] | Handschriftlicher Brief |
1866 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 239.80 |
| 97433205 | Queen Elizabeth II | Signed Christmas Card |
2005 | EUR 200.00 - 220.00 | EUR 212.55 |
| 97199376 | Marcel Pagnol | Lettre autographe signee |
1965 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 201.65 |
| 97518565 | Script somalien | Ju'z d'un coran manuscrit de voyage (somalie) |
1820 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 201.65 |
| 97498737 | Italian scriptorium of the Middle Ages | Breviary illuminated leaf on vellum Italy initial with burnished gold and colours |
1450/1480 | EUR 425.00 - 500.00 | EUR 199.47 |
| 97193031 | Charles Gounod | Lettre autographe signee a Jules Massenet |
1882 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 196.20 |
| 97358878 | Henri-Gatien Bertrand - General | Document signe 1er fevrier 1813 "officiers proposes pour les etats-majors" |
1813 | EUR 220.00 - 250.00 | EUR 196.20 |
| 97448736 | Alessio Brera | Delle malattie delle bestie bovine e rimedi approvati con aggiunta per i Cavalli e muli e bestie |
1750/1755 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 196.20 |
| 97550938 | Charte medievale sur parchemin -- 44x31 cm -- nobles de Montparvo, motif poisson | Acte foncier -- grand format44x31 cm -- nobles de Montparvo, |
1381 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 196.20 |
| 97009801 | Manuscript | Manuscript from a French Book of Hours - ca. 15th century |
1450 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 174.40 |
| 97491689 | Colette | 2 cartes postales autographes signees par Colette a son medecin |
1925 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 163.50 |
| 97476685 | Albert de Belgique | Lettre autographe du Roi Albert premier |
1903 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 158.05 |
![<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.")
