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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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November 25Doyle
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November 25Doyle
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November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/cc3f4f98-f195-4049-aca6-329c27fdd27c.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. <i>Alice's Adventures in Wonderland</i> First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.")
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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.
New England Book Auctions: A Fine Fall Miscellany
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | A Fine Fall Miscellany | Total Sales (USD) | 37,008.00 |
| Auction Date | October 07, 2025 - October 07, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Sale Number | #543 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Total Lots | 213 | ||
| Sold Lots | 179 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 84.04% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 34 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | Inf% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 166 | Third Congress of the United States at the First Session...An Act to Establish the Post-Office and Post-Roads. |
1794-95 | Not Available | USD 2,700.00 | |
| 33 | California. Group of 9 volumes of the Laws of California, as listed below. |
vd | Not Available | USD 1,560.00 | |
| 13 | Flight. A Journal Devoted to the Interests, Practice, and Progress of Aerial Locomotion and Transport. |
1909-1913 | Not Available | USD 1,440.00 | |
| 209 | Webster, Noah. | An American Dictionary of the English Language. |
1828 | Not Available | USD 1,200.00 |
| 117 | Johnson, Samuel. | A Dictionary of the English Language...Third Edition. |
1765 | Not Available | USD 1,020.00 |
| 178 | Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Geisel]. | The Cat in the Hat. |
1957 | Not Available | USD 960.00 |
| 119 | Herzl, Theodor. | The Jewish State. An Attempt at a Modern Solution of the Jewish Question. |
1904 | Not Available | USD 900.00 |
| 1 | A Balloon View of London. |
1851 | Not Available | USD 840.00 | |
| 27 | Boer War. |
1900 | Not Available | USD 780.00 | |
| 141 | Maxwell, James Clerk. | A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism. |
1881 | Not Available | USD 780.00 |
| 14 | Babbage, Charles. | The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise. A Fragment. |
1837 | Not Available | USD 720.00 |
| 41 | Cary, John. | Survey of the High Roads from London. |
1790 | Not Available | USD 660.00 |
| 140 | John Varley, O.W.S. | Original watercolor on paper. |
1839 | Not Available | USD 660.00 |
| 15 | Babbage, Charles. | The Ninth Bridgewater Treatise. A Fragment. |
1838 | Not Available | USD 540.00 |
| 49 | Fenelon, Francois de Salignac de la Mothe. | Little Tales. Group of 4 volumes. |
Circa1870s | Not Available | USD 540.00 |
| 12 | Architecture. |
Circa1894 | Not Available | USD 510.00 | |
| 171 | Robinson, W. Heath. | Tommelise. |
Circa1900 | Not Available | USD 510.00 |
| 17 | Baudelaire, Charles. | Pieces Condamnees. |
1933 | Not Available | USD 480.00 |
| 169 | Prison Log. Name log for several prisons in New York, including Sing Sing, Comstock, Auburn and Clinton. |
1890s-1910s | Not Available | USD 480.00 | |
| 180 | Seuss, Dr. [Theodor Geisel]. | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! 4to, original color pictorial boards, dust jacket (hand-soiled, front scratched); moderate wear |
1957 | Not Available | USD 480.00 |
| 146 | Mitchell, S. Augustus. | Mitchell's National Map of the American Republic or United States of America. |
1846 | Not Available | USD 450.00 |
| 68 | (Drian). | Contes de Perrault. |
1922 | Not Available | USD 390.00 |
| 114 | James, Henry. | A London Life The Patagonia The Liar Mrs. Temperly. |
1889 | Not Available | USD 390.00 |
| 145 | Miro, Joan. | Cartones 1959-1965. |
1965 | Not Available | USD 390.00 |
| 210 | (Wheeler, Monroe). | (Wheeler, Monroe). Group of 3 booklets, as listed below. |
vd | Not Available | USD 390.00 |
![<b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Aquinas (Thomas). <i>[Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte,</i> Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b69c37e7-f18c-4417-b08b-f00e9b97a413.jpg "<b>Dominic Winter, Nov. 5:</b> Aquinas (Thomas). <i>[Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte,</i> Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.")
