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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.")
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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.
Il Ponte: Antique Books and Livres d'Artistes
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Antique Books and Livres d'Artistes | Total Sales (EUR) | 495,168.00 |
| Auction Date | September 30, 2025 - October 01, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 247,100.00 |
| Sale Number | #724 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 373,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 277 | ||
| Sold Lots | 222 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 332,050.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 80.14% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 507,450.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 55 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 97.58% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | HEVELIUS, Johannes (1611-1687) | Prodromus astronomiae ... catalogus stellarum fixarum ... tabula motus lunae liberatorii [parte II:] Firmamentum sobiescianum, sive uranographia |
1690 | EUR 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 44,800.00 |
| 47 | GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco Jose (1746-1828) | Los desastres de la guerra |
1863 | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 38,400.00 |
| 14 | BOETTI, Alighiero (1940-1994) | Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world |
1977 | EUR 15,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 20,480.00 |
| 52 | HEVELIUS, Johannes (1611-1687) | Selenographia sive lunae descriptio |
1647 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 20,480.00 |
| 40 | PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile (1807-1879) | L'Art Arabe d'apres les monuments du Kaire |
[1869-]1877 | EUR 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | EUR 19,200.00 |
| 69 | [GERRITSZ VAN HAARLEM, Adriaen (attivo nel 1580. Questa mappa probabilmente pubblicata da sua moglie che dopo la sua morte ottenne un privilegio di 8 anni)] |
ca. 1591 | EUR 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | EUR 19,200.00 | |
| 24 | ARCHIMEDE (287-212 a. C.) | Opera non nulla a Federico Commandino Urbinate nuper in Latinum conversa, et commentariis illustrata |
1558 | EUR 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | EUR 15,360.00 |
| 8 | ELLIOT, Daniel Giraud (1835-1915) | A Monograph of the Paradiseidae, or Birds of Paradise |
1873 | EUR 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | EUR 12,800.00 |
| 86 | BORROMINI, Francesco (1599-1667) | Opus architectonicum equitis.. ex eiusdem exemplaribus petitum |
1725 | EUR 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 11,520.00 |
| 26 | DANTE ALIGHIERI (1265-1321) | La Commedia. Commento di Christoforo Landino |
18 novembre 1491 | EUR 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 10,240.00 |
| 5 | FERRARI, Giovanni Battista (1584-1655) | De florum cultura libri IV |
1633 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 7,680.00 |
| 254 | DALI, Salvador (1904-1989) | Biblia Sacra vulgatae editionis |
1967 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 7,040.00 |
| 78 | LONGO SOFISTA (III secolo) | Longou Poimenikon, ton kata Daphnin kai Chloen biblia tettara |
1598 | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | EUR 6,400.00 |
| 92 | SPINOZA, Baruch (1632-1677) | Opera posthuma |
1677 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 6,400.00 |
| 10 | DALI, Salvador (1904-1989) | Biblia Sacra vulgatae editionis |
1967 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,760.00 |
| 11 | DALI, Salvador (1904-1989) | William SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616) - Romeo e Giulietta |
1975 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,760.00 |
| 15 | MANZONI, Alessandro (1785-1873) | I Promessi Sposi Storia milanese del secolo XVII |
1825-26 | EUR 2,800.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 5,760.00 |
| 45 | POMODORO, Arnaldo (1926-2025) - Jorge Luis BORGES (1899-1986) | Siete Poemas Sajones |
1974 | EUR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,760.00 |
| 1 | ARISTOTELE (384-322 a.C.) | [UNIVERSITA DI PARIGI] - De natura, aut de rerum principiis |
1567 | EUR 400.00 - 600.00 | EUR 5,120.00 |
| 20 | [ALCHIMIA - COSMESI - MANOSCRITTO] - Affascinante manoscritto di alchimia e cosmesi redatto da piu mani |
1478 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 4,864.00 | |
| 36 | LEOPARDI, Giacomo (1798-1837) | Canti |
1831 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 4,480.00 |
| 42 | [D'ANNUNZIO, PASCOLI, BOCCIONI, TRILUSSA - TEATRO] - Liber amicorum contenente numerosi scritti e dediche di importanti personaggi teatrali e letterari dell'epoca |
1894-1937 | EUR 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 | EUR 4,480.00 | |
| 100 | DALI, Salvador (1904-1989) - Tristan CORBIERE (1845-1875) | Les amours jaunes |
1978 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,480.00 |
| 33 | LITTA, Pompeo (1781-1852) | [ARALDICA] - Famiglie celebri italiane |
1819-1898 | EUR 500.00 - 800.00 | EUR 4,224.00 |
| 81 | KIRCHER, Athanasius (1602-1680) | Turris Babel, sive Archontologia qua primo Priscorum post diluvium hominum vita |
1679 | EUR 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 4,224.00 |
![<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.")
