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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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Copley Fine Art Auctions: The Fall Sale
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Fall Sale | Total Sales (USD) | 18,102.50 |
| Auction Date | October 14, 2025 - October 14, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 8,050.00 |
| Sale Number | #101425 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 13,700.00 |
| Total Lots | 32 | ||
| Sold Lots | 27 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 9,250.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 84.38% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 15,800.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 5 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 114.57% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 136 | Maynard Reece (1920-2020) | Labrador Retriever |
1959 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 4,030.00 |
| 103 | Miami Powder Co. (1855-1925) | The Alarm |
c. 1888 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,730.00 |
| 144 | Aiden Lassell Ripley (1896-1969) | Two Prints: Turkey Drive; Turkey Blind |
1966, nd | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,820.00 |
| 152 | Eldridge Hardie (1940-2021) | Chance for Double - Ruffed Grouse |
USD 100.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,170.00 | |
| 145 | Ogden Pleissner (1905-1983) | The Quail Hunters |
1975 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,040.00 |
| 146 | Ogden Pleissner (1905-1983) | Blue Boat on the St. Anne |
1959 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 845.00 |
| 105 | Edmund Osthaus (1858-1928) | Two Du Pont Prints of Setters |
1907 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 552.50 |
| 142 | Six Federal Duck Stamp Prints, |
USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 552.50 | ||
| 157 | Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) | Yellowlegs at Dusk |
1928 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 552.50 |
| 147 | Henry McDaniel (1906-2008) | Fishing the Dry on the Upper Connecticut |
1973 | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 487.50 |
| 148 | Ogden Pleissner (1905-1983) | Hillside Orchard-Grouse Hunting |
1975 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 455.00 |
| 137 | Four Federal Duck Stamp Prints, |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 422.50 | ||
| 97 | Mike Stidham (b. 1954) | Two Etchings with Lures and Flies |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 390.00 | |
| 140 | Four Federal Duck Stamp Prints, |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 390.00 | ||
| 96 | Mike Stidham (b. 1954) | Two Fish Etchings |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 357.50 | |
| 158 | Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) | Two Etchings: November Moon, Ducks at Dawn |
1931, 1920 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 325.00 |
| 160 | Marie Guise Newcomb (1865-1895) | A Good Point |
1893 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 325.00 |
| 107 | Brett James Smith (b. 1958) | Two Etchings |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 227.50 | |
| 130 | Dana Lamb | On Trout Streams and Salmon Rivers and Bright Salmon and Brown Trout |
USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 227.50 | |
| 138 | Maynard Reece (1920-2020) | White-Winged Scoters |
1969 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 227.50 |
| 104 | Edmund Osthaus (1858-1928) | 1922 Sporting Calendar Cards |
c. 1922 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 195.00 |
| 129 | Ten Sporting Books |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 195.00 | ||
| 143 | Aiden Lassell Ripley (1896-1969) | Two Prints: Woodcock Cover, Covey by the Cabin |
1963, 1957 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 195.00 |
| 139 | Boris Riab (Russian/American, 1898-1975) | Black Lab with Mallard |
USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 130.00 | |
| 156 | Frank W. Benson (1862-1951) | Portrait of Charles Martin Loeffler |
1919 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 130.00 |