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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
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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.
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Catawiki B. V.: Autographs and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Autographs and Manuscripts | Total Sales (EUR) | 5,199.30 |
| Auction Date | September 14, 2025 - September 14, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 15,020.00 |
| Sale Number | #91425a | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 19,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 102 | ||
| Sold Lots | 86 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 41,270.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 84.31% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 48,975.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 16 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 10.62% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97572317 | Boris Vian (1920-1959), ecrivain. | Belle lettre autographe signee |
1948 | EUR 1,400.00 - 1,600.00 | EUR 1,308.00 |
| 97575271 | [Berlioz] Giacomo Meyerbeer (1791-1864), compositeur allemand. | Belle lettre autographe signee - loge avec Berlioz |
1834 | EUR 400.00 - 450.00 | EUR 381.50 |
| 97575268 | Austen Chamberlain (1863-1937), homme politique anglais, prix Nobel de la Paix en 1925. | Belle photographie avec dedicace autographe signee |
1930 | EUR 400.00 - 450.00 | EUR 299.75 |
| 97515869 | Marcel Pagnol (1895-1974), ecrivain, dramaturge, cineaste. | Belle lettre autographe signee - Belle au bois dormant |
1955 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 197.29 |
| 97511004 | Jean Cocteau (1889-1963), poete, artiste. | Belle lettre autographe signee sur Baudelaire, La Belgique, La Machine infernale |
1954 | EUR 500.00 - 600.00 | EUR 185.30 |
| 97513194 | Miguel Angel Asturias (1899-1974), poete, ecrivain, prix Nobel 1967, diplomate guatemalteque. | Page de dedicace autographe signee |
1968 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 174.40 |
| 97561530 | [Beaux-Arts] Hermann Weber (1817-1854), marchand d'estampes | Important lot de correspondances recus de collectionneurs, marchands, conservateur de musee, |
1840 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 165.68 |
| 97572245 | Jean Richepin (1849-1926), poete. | Poeme autographe inedit |
1900 | EUR 170.00 - 200.00 | EUR 163.50 |
| 97540419 | Georges Duhamel (1884-1966), ecrivain, medecin, poete, membre de l'Academie francaise. | Lettre autographe signee - lot de 2 L.A.S. & 1 L.S. |
1926 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 141.70 |
| 97540447 | George Sand (1804-1876), ecrivain, journaliste. | Lettre autographe signee |
1872 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 131.89 |
| 97512395 | Mistinguett (1875-1965), chanteuse, danseuses, actrice. | Belle lettre autographe signee au poete Jean Sardou |
1935 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 98.10 |
| 97540274 | [Armee des Emigres, Angleterre, regiment des Uhlans britanniques, Saint Domingue] Pierre Venant de | Lettre autographe signeee - lot de 4 L.A.S. et 1 L.S. + documents divers - tres interessant |
1795 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 98.10 |
| 97511740 | Anna de Noailles (1876-1933), poetesse, romanciere. | Jolie carte a Leo Poldes, fondateur du Club du Faubourg |
1926 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 92.65 |
| 97513752 | Maurice Barres (1862-1923), ecrivain, homme politique, membre de l'Academie francaise. | Important ensemble de feuillets autographes ou ecrit par Tharaud pour article et livre de Barres |
1913 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 81.75 |
| 97515566 | William Bouguereau (1825-1905), peintre, representant majeur de la peinture academique. | Souscription pour un livre |
1885 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 77.39 |
| 97515951 | Gabriel Vicaire (1848-1900), ecrivain, poete. | Manuscrit autographe - Le Miracle de Saint Nicolas |
1888 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 77.39 |
| 97540328 | [Armee des Emigres, Angleterre, regiment des Uhlans britanniques, Saint Domingue] Pierre Venant de | Lettre autographe signee - lot de 5 L.S. + documents divers - tres interessant |
1795 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 76.30 |
| 97513021 | Jean-Antoine Chaptal (1756-1832), chimiste, medecin, homme politique. | Lettre autographe signee a Senainville |
1820 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 74.12 |
| 97511704 | Maurice Chevalier (1888-1972), chanteur, ecrivain, fameux artiste. | Lettre a Leo Poldes, fondateur du Club du Faubourg |
1955 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 65.40 |
| 97516681 | [Revolution, Le Mans] Conseil municipal du Mans | Beau certificat de residence |
1793 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 59.95 |
| 97511775 | Charles Maurras (1868-1952), ecrivain, homme politique, membre de l'Academie francaise. | Tres belle lettre politique a Leo Poldes, fondateur du Club du Faubourg |
1926 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 54.50 |
| 97515753 | Sully Prudhomme (1839-1907), poete, premier prix Nobel de litterature. | Lettre autographe signee |
1888 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 54.50 |
| 97540214 | [Armee des Emigres, Angleterre, regiment des Uhlans britanniques] Etienne-Maurice d'Argout | Lettre autographe signeee - lot de 3 L.A.S. et 1 L.S. - tres interessant |
1795 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 51.23 |
| 97515662 | Pierre Larousse (1817-1875), pedagogue, editeur, auteur du Grand dictionnaire universel | Lettre autographe signee sur l'ecriture du dictionnaire |
1878 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 47.96 |
| 97512967 | Henri de Montherlant (1895-1972), ecrivain, membre de l'Academie francaise. | Belle lettre signee a Leo Poldes, fondateur du Club du Faubourg |
1936 | EUR 150.00 - 200.00 | EUR 45.78 |
![<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.")
