• 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.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’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.
  • Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands, 1st edition, 1844. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Rashleigh (Philip). Specimens of British Minerals, 2 parts in 1, 1797 & 1802. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Murchison (Roderick Impey). The Silurian System, 1st edition, 1839. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, 1st edition, 1842. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). Geological Observations on South America, 1st edition, 1846. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Sowerby (James). The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain, 6 volumes, 1812-29. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Emerson (William). Cyclomathesis: or an Easy Introduction to ... Mathematics, 10 vols. in 9, 1770. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Robinson (Thomas). New observations on the Natural History of This World of Matter, 1696. £800 to £1,200.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Aquinas (Thomas). [Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte, Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.
    Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Parfit (Cliff). Tesuki Washi. Handmade Papers of Japan, 1981-1988. £400 to £600.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Herbert (Thomas). A Relation of some yeares Travaile... Into Afrique and the greater Asia, 1634. £800 to £1,200.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Lindbergh (Charles A.). The Spirit of St. Louis, 1955, signed. £200 to £300.
  • Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 93: Autograph album containing 29 autograph letters signed by each president from Washington to Coolidge, 1785-1945.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 166: Franz Schubert, Autograph Musical Manuscript, fragment from Die Taucher, 1813.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 111: Thomas Jefferson, holograph plat drawing: map of field near Monticello, 1790s.
    Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 208: George Sand, Autograph Manuscript Signed, draft of her one-act play, Francia, ca. 1872.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 218: Walt Whitman, Manuscript Signed, draft of three complete poems from Leaves of Grass, 1891.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 8: James Dean, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, still from Giant, 1955.
    Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 20: John Lennon, Typescript Signed, interview discussing Paul, Linda, and Yoko, 1971.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 215: Mark Twain, engraved portrait Signed, "Mark Twain / SL. Clemens," 1890s.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 81: Vaslav Nijinsky, reproduction of an artwork by Léon Bakst Inscribed and Signed, 1916.
    Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 73: Malcolm X, The Harvard Crimson Signed and Inscribed: his street address and phone number, 1961.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 11: Lou Gehrig, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, ca. 1939.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 153: George Gershwin, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, portrait by Renato Toppo.
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Quinn's Auction Galleries: September Fine and Decorative Arts Auction

Auction Reports

Auction Name September Fine and Decorative Arts Auction Total Sales (USD) 18,516.60
Auction Date September 19, 2025 - September 19, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 14,340.00
Sale Number #91925 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 21,900.00
Total Lots 58
Sold Lots 36 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 20,480.00
% of Lots Sold 62.07% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 30,950.00
Unsold Lots 22 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 59.83%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
175 Jacoulet, Paul (French, 1902-1960).

Jacoulet, "Les Jades:Chinoise," Woodblock, c.1940.

USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD 6,032.50
184 Neiman, LeRoy (American/New York, 1921-2012).

LeRoy Neiman, "Roulette," 1970, Serigraph.

1970 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,540.00
179 Whistler, James Abbot McNeil (American, 1834-1903).

Whistler, "Thames Police," 1859, Etching.

1859 USD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00 USD 952.50
191 Dali, Salvador (Spanish, 1904-1989).

4 Dali Woodblock Prints from Divine Comedy.

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 889.00
174 Jacoulet, Paul (French, 1902-1960).

Jacoulet, "Vent du nord, Cor?e," Woodblock, 1953.

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 698.50
182 Renoir, Pierre-Auguste (French. 1841-1919).

Renoir, "La Chapeau Epingle," c.1894, Drypoint.

USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 571.50
173 Jacoulet, Paul (French, 1902-1960).

Jacoulet, "Danses D'Okesa," Woodblock, 1952.

1952 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 508.00
172 Jacoulet, Paul (French, 1902-1960).

Jacoulet, "Fumes de Santal," Woodblock, 1948.

1948 USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 444.50
189 Picasso, Pablo (Spanish, 1881-1973).

After Picasso, "Le Petit Bouquet," Lithograph.

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 444.50
186 Chagall, Marc (Russian/French, 1887-1985).

Chagall, "The Tribe of Dan," 1962, Lithograph.

1962 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 412.75
187 Chagall, Marc. (Russian/French. 1887-1985.)

Chagall, Back Cover of "Derriere Le Mirior", 1979.

1979 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 412.75
181 Orosz, Istvan (Hungarian, b.1951).

Orosz, "Durer in the Forest," 1988, Etching.

1988 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 381.00
251 Noviello, Decio Paiva (Brazilian, 1929-2019).

Decio Noviello, "Amor II - Love," 1971, print.

1971 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 381.00
1

Globe with semi-precious stone inlay.

USD 120.00 - 180.00 USD 285.75
194 Walker, Sarah (Scottish).

Walker, "Tulips and Stripes," Linocut.

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 285.75
180 Landeck, Armin (American, 1905-1984).

Landeck, "Rooftop, 14th Street," 1946, Drypoint.

1941 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 254.00
188 Dali, Salvador (Spanish, 1904-1989).

3 Dali Prints from The Divine Comedy.

1960 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 254.00
206 Neiman, LeRoy (American, 1921-2012).

LeRoy Neiman, "Sailing," Serigraph.

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 254.00
207 Wendell, Samantha (American, 20th century)

S.Wendell, Mickey Mantle, A/C.

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 254.00
170B Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839-1892).

Yoshitoshi, "Obsession with Sparrows," Woodblock.

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 228.60
190 Picasso, Pablo (Spanish, 1881-1973).

After Picasso, "The Monkey as a Jockey," 1954.

1954 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 215.90
169 Maki, Haku. [Maejima Tadaaki] (Japanese, 1920-2000).

Maki, "Poem 71-71," 1971, Woodblock.

1971 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 203.20
170A Hiroshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1876-1950).

Hiroshi Yoshida, "Osaka Castle," Woodblock.

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 190.50
317

Portrait of Edward, Duke of Windsor and Wife.

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 190.50
170 Maki, Haku. [Maejima Tadaaki] (Japanese, 1920-2000).

Maki, "Work 73-2 Homage to Deng," 1973, Woodblock.

1973 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 152.40
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  • Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Presentation Copy of a Whitman "Holy Grail." Whitman, Walt. $10,000-$15,000.
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Endymion in Original Boards. Keats, John. $8,000-
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Association Copy of the Privately Printed Edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Potter, Beatrix. $8,000-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Christina Rossetti's Own Copy of Her First Book. Rossetti, Christina G. $8,000-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Borden Copy of The Life of Merlin in an Elaborate Binding by Riviere. Heywood, Thomas, Translator. $6,000-$8,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Arion Press. Whitman, Walt, Leaves of Grass. $4,000-$6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Call It Sleep in the First State Jacket. Roth, Henry. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Steinbeck's Best-Known Work. Steinbeck, John. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sangorski, Francis. $40,000-$60,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter: A Complete Set of First Editions. Potter, Beatrix. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Kelmscott Shelley. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Poetical Works. $3,000-$5,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Inscribed by Martin Luther King Jr. King, Martin Luther, Jr. $3,000-$5,000
  • Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 43. Mercator's Map of the North Pole - the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1606) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950