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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.
Sloane Street Auctions: The September Fine Art Auction: to include Noble Estates, Old and Modern Masters, Sculpture and Jewellery
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The September Fine Art Auction: to include Noble Estates, Old and Modern Masters, Sculpture and Jewellery | Total Sales (GBP) | 33,079.75 |
| Auction Date | September 26, 2025 - September 26, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 16,500.00 |
| Sale Number | #92625 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 27,700.00 |
| Total Lots | 64 | ||
| Sold Lots | 43 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 25,200.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 67.19% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 42,900.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 21 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 77.11% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 530 | Norman Parkinson (English, 1913-1990) | The Art of Travel |
1951 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | GBP 3,795.00 |
| 777 | Joe Petruccio (American, b. 1958) | Muhammad Ali - He's The Greatest |
GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 2,403.50 | |
| 529 | Horst P. Horst (German-American, 1906-1999) | Carmen Face Massage |
1946, printed later | GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,277.00 |
| 541 | Robert Freeman (British, 1936-2019) | The Beatles |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 2,024.00 | |
| 544 | Robert Freeman (British, 1936-2019) | Meet the Beatles! |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 1,771.00 | |
| 519 | Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) | L'Atelier de Cannes, cover for Ces peintres nos amis Vol. II, |
1957 | GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,644.50 |
| 526 | Sebastiao Salgado. | Amazonia. SUMO Collector's Edition No. |
GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,391.50 | |
| 372 | Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797-1858) | 24th station: Kanaya (Crossing a wide river), From the series The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido |
GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,265.00 | |
| 775 | Antique A group of eleven reverse prints on glass. |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,075.25 | ||
| 510 | Connor Brothers | Impossible is Nothing |
GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 1,012.00 | |
| 546 | Frank Worth (American, 1923-2000) | Two photos of Marilyn Monroe To include: [a] Ciro's Owner Herbert Hover and Marilyn Monroe in |
1957 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 948.75 |
| 523 | Ian Fleming | For your Eyes Only |
1960 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 822.25 |
| 765 | A collection of mezzotints of Lincolnshire interest To include: [a] A map of the county dated |
1841 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 822.25 | |
| 477 | Elizabeth Keith (Scottish, 1887-1956) | Embroidering, Korea |
1921 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 759.00 |
| 750 | Four engravings To include: [a] Ladies in their interiors (A Man Trap) [b] A pair of steel-point engravings by Francesco Bartalozzi after JB Cipriani, 1787 |
1787 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 695.75 | |
| 480 | Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904-1989) | Noli Me Tangere |
1969 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 607.20 |
| 742 | Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1903-1989) | Dante Purified |
1963 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 607.20 |
| 538 | Elvis Presley and Margit Buergin Taken in |
1958 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 569.25 | |
| 739 | Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864-1901) | La Goulue Offset |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 531.30 | |
| 741 | Salvador Dali (Spanish, 1904--1989) | Purgatory |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 531.30 | |
| 369 | Japanese, 19th/18th Century, | A group of woodblock prints To include a group of four and a single one To be sold without reserve |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 506.00 | |
| 536 | Slater Bradley (American, b. 1975) | Lit |
2006 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 506.00 |
| 547 | Frank Worth (American, 1923-2000) | Jane Mansfield playing roulette in |
1958 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 506.00 |
| 478 | Leonor Fini (Argentinian, 1907-1996) | Le petit Prince Lithograph Edition 95 on Arches and 75 on Japon Signed in |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 480.70 | |
| 520 | Ian Fleming | You Only Live Twice |
1964 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 480.70 |