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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
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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Sothebys: Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection Online Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Pauline Karpidas: The London Collection Online Auction | Total Sales (GBP) | 108,204.00 |
| Auction Date | September 19, 2025 - September 19, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 22,350.00 |
| Sale Number | #L25910 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 32,700.00 |
| Total Lots | 9 | ||
| Sold Lots | 9 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 22,350.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 32,700.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 330.90% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 343 | Niki de Saint Phalle | My love where shall we make love? (Six Works) |
1968-69 | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 53,340.00 |
| 363 | Art Reference, a collection |
20th century | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 24,130.00 | |
| 362 | Wolfgang Tillmans | Alex & Lutz, back |
1992, printed in 1994 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 10,795.00 |
| 318 | Sir Cecil Beaton | Selected Portraits of Mick Jagger and Robert Fraser (2 photographs) |
1967 | GBP 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 5,715.00 |
| 301 | Sir Cecil Beaton | Fashion for Vogue (Vera Zorina) |
1937 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 5,334.00 |
| 311 | Yves Saint Laurent | A Collection of Seven Yves Saint Laurent Love Posters |
1982-83, 1986-87, 1990-91 and 1995. | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 3,175.00 |
| 317 | Aneta Grzeszykowska | Selected Images: Negative Book #3, 75 and 77 (3 photographs) |
2012-13 | GBP 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | GBP 2,540.00 |
| 364 | Carl Jung and related subjects, a reference collection |
GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 2,159.00 | ||
| 319 | Yves Tanguy | Exhibition Poster: Yves Tanguy Retrospektive 1925-1955 |
1982 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,016.00 |