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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.
Heritage Auctions: Photographs Signature Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Photographs Signature Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 1,355,531.25 |
| Auction Date | October 03, 2025 - October 03, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 1,413,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #8220 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 2,162,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 513 | ||
| Sold Lots | 402 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 1,886,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 78.36% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 2,885,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 111 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 46.99% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73210 | Irving Penn (American, 1917-2009) | The Hand of Miles Davis, New York, 1986 Selenium toned |
1986 | USD 100,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 62,500.00 |
| 73011 | Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984) | Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, circa 1944 |
circa1944, printed 1973-1977 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 46,250.00 |
| 73021 | Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984) | Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico,, 1941 |
1941, printed circa 1963 | USD 50,000.00 - 70,000.00 | USD 37,500.00 |
| 73244 | Joel-Peter Witkin (American, b. 1939) | Humor and Fear, New Mexico, 1999-2000 Unique hand colored |
1999-2000 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 35,000.00 |
| 73014 | Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984) | Monolith, the Face of Half Dome (from Yosemite Valley, Portfolio Three), 1927 |
1927, printed 1959 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 73071 | Robert Frank (American, 1924-2019) | London (Belsize Crescent), 1951 |
1951, printed 1980 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 73095 | Robert Frank (American, 1924-2019) | City Fathers, Hoboken, New Jersey (from The Americans), 1955-1957 |
1955-1957, printed circa 1962 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 73207 | Richard Avedon (American, 1923-2004) | Francis Bacon, artist, Paris 4-11-79, 1979 |
1979 | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 73196 | Irving Penn (American, 1917-2009) | Miles Davis, 1986 Selenium toned |
1986 | USD 30,000.00 - 50,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
| 73431 | Sante D'Orazio (American, b. 1956) | Cindy Crawford, Malibu, California (for Esquire), 1995 |
1995, printed later | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
| 73450 | David Yarrow (British, b. 1966) | The Iron Horse II, 2021 Oversized |
2021 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
| 73061 | Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908-2004) | Rue Mouffetard, Paris, 1954 |
1954, printed later | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 |
| 73007 | Ansel Adams (American, 1902-1984) | Mount Williamson, Sierra Nevada, from Manzanar, California, 1944 |
1944, printed 1973-1977 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 73274 | Horace Bristol (American, 1909-1997) | PBY Blister Gunner, 1944 |
1944, printed 1994 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 13,750.00 |
| 73175 | Richard Avedon (American, 1923-2004) | His Holiness The Fourteenth Dalai Lama Gyume Tantric Monastery, Kamataka, India, January 6, 1998 |
1998 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 12,500.00 |
| 73079 | Berenice Abbott (American, 1898-1991) | New York at Night (from Retrospective portfolio), 1937 |
1937, printed 1982 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
| 73229 | Sante D'Orazio (American, b. 1956) | Linda Evangelista, Hollywood, California, 1995 Oversized |
1995, printed later | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
| 73442 | Sebastiao Salgado (Brazilian, 1944-2025) | Cast of Thousands, in the Gold Mine of Serra Pelada, Para, Brazil, 1986 |
1986 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
| 73504 | Vik Muniz (Brazilian, b. 1961) | Sunflowers (after Vincent Van Gogh, from Pictures of Color), 2001 Oversized |
2001 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 10,625.00 |
| 73167 | Michael Brennan (English/American, b. 1943) | Muhammad Ali, Training Session Headshot, 1977 Oversized |
1977, printed 2011 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 73057 | Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908-2004) | Hyeres, 1932 |
1932, printed later | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
| 73232 | Nan Goldin (American, b. 1953) | Skyline from my Window, 1999 |
1999 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
| 73332 | Henri Cartier-Bresson (French, 1908-2004) | Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare, 1932 |
1932, printed later | USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
| 73086 | Ruth Orkin (American, 1921-1985) | The Card Players, New York City (6-work polyptych), 1947 |
1947, printed later | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 73326 | Andre Kertesz (Hungarian, 1894-1985) | Martinique, January 1, 1972 |
1972 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 |