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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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Doyle
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
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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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.
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Clars Auction Gallery: September Gallery Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | September Gallery Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 5,043.50 |
| Auction Date | September 19, 2025 - September 19, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 3,800.00 |
| Sale Number | #91925 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 5,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 8 | ||
| Sold Lots | 6 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 4,800.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 75.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 6,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 2 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 75.28% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7077 | Tarleton, Banastre. | A History of the Campaigns of 1780 and 1781 |
1787 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,965.00 |
| 7079 | An Ottoman illuminated Qur'an |
19th century | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,113.50 | |
| 7076 | Books, Napoleonic History & Military Art |
USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,048.00 | ||
| 7033 | Three FR 1011 b currency $20 Federal Reserve Notes, San Francisco (R-L) Blue Seal |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 393.00 | ||
| 7080 | A group of photograph and ephemera from Cameron House, San Francisco, including 75 photographs |
last quarter 19th century/first half 20th century | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 327.50 | |
| 7078 | A King James Bible |
1844 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 196.50 |