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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. -
![<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.")
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. -
![<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.")
Dominic Winter
Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
5th November, 2025Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands, 1st edition, 1844. £4,000 to £6,000.Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Rashleigh (Philip). Specimens of British Minerals, 2 parts in 1, 1797 & 1802. £3,000 to £5,000.Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Murchison (Roderick Impey). The Silurian System, 1st edition, 1839. £3,000 to £5,000.Dominic Winter
Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
5th November, 2025Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, 1st edition, 1842. £3,000 to £5,000.Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). Geological Observations on South America, 1st edition, 1846. £3,000 to £5,000.Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Sowerby (James). The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain, 6 volumes, 1812-29. £2,000 to £3,000.Dominic Winter
Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
5th November, 2025Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Emerson (William). Cyclomathesis: or an Easy Introduction to ... Mathematics, 10 vols. in 9, 1770. £1,500 to £2,000.Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Robinson (Thomas). New observations on the Natural History of This World of Matter, 1696. £800 to £1,200.Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Aquinas (Thomas). [Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte, Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.Dominic Winter
Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
5th November, 2025Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Parfit (Cliff). Tesuki Washi. Handmade Papers of Japan, 1981-1988. £400 to £600.Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Herbert (Thomas). A Relation of some yeares Travaile... Into Afrique and the greater Asia, 1634. £800 to £1,200.Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Lindbergh (Charles A.). The Spirit of St. Louis, 1955, signed. £200 to £300. -
Swann
Autographs
November 6, 2025Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 93: Autograph album containing 29 autograph letters signed by each president from Washington to Coolidge, 1785-1945.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 166: Franz Schubert, Autograph Musical Manuscript, fragment from Die Taucher, 1813.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 111: Thomas Jefferson, holograph plat drawing: map of field near Monticello, 1790s.Swann
Autographs
November 6, 2025Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 208: George Sand, Autograph Manuscript Signed, draft of her one-act play, Francia, ca. 1872.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 218: Walt Whitman, Manuscript Signed, draft of three complete poems from Leaves of Grass, 1891.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 8: James Dean, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, still from Giant, 1955.Swann
Autographs
November 6, 2025Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 20: John Lennon, Typescript Signed, interview discussing Paul, Linda, and Yoko, 1971.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 215: Mark Twain, engraved portrait Signed, "Mark Twain / SL. Clemens," 1890s.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 81: Vaslav Nijinsky, reproduction of an artwork by Léon Bakst Inscribed and Signed, 1916.Swann
Autographs
November 6, 2025Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 73: Malcolm X, The Harvard Crimson Signed and Inscribed: his street address and phone number, 1961.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 11: Lou Gehrig, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, ca. 1939.Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 153: George Gershwin, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, portrait by Renato Toppo.
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Tennants Auctioneers: Modern and Contemporary Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Modern and Contemporary Art | Total Sales (GBP) | 61,866.20 |
| Auction Date | October 04, 2025 - October 04, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 14,370.00 |
| Sale Number | #14265 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 21,950.00 |
| Total Lots | 27 | ||
| Sold Lots | 24 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 15,340.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 88.89% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 23,380.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 3 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 264.61% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110 | Richard Hamilton CH (1922-2011) | Self Portrait |
1951 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 29,280.00 |
| 111 | Richard Hamilton CH (1922-2011) | Heteromorphism |
1951 | GBP 250.00 - 400.00 | GBP 6,710.00 |
| 149 | Dame Elisabeth Frink CH, RA (1930-1993) | Grey Horse Head |
1990 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 6,100.00 |
| 1 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976) | Sailing Boats |
GBP 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | GBP 2,684.00 | |
| 5 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976) | The Football Match |
GBP 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | GBP 2,684.00 | |
| 112 | John Minton (1917-1957) | Thames Side |
1948 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 2,074.00 |
| 155 | Bob Dylan (b.1941) American | American |
2018 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 1,220.00 |
| 3 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976) | The Reference Library |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 915.00 | |
| 113 | John Egerton Christmas Piper CH (1903-1992) | Moreton Corbett |
1976 | GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 915.00 |
| 153 | David Hockney OM, CH, RA (b.1937) | Old Rinkrank Threatens the Princess |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 915.00 | |
| 157 | Julian Opie (b.1958) | Woman Taking Off Man's Shirt |
2003 | GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 854.00 |
| 2 | After Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA, RA (1887-1976) | Great Ancoats Street |
GBP 700.00 - 1,000.00 | GBP 793.00 | |
| 121 | Mark Hearld (b.1974) | Hat Box Squirrels |
(20)12 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 793.00 |
| 154 | David Hockney OM, CH, RA (b.1937) | Parade |
1981 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 793.00 |
| 122 | Emily Sutton (b.1983) | K is for Kittens |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 732.00 | |
| 105 | Bernard Dunstan RA, PPRWA (1920-2017) | Standing nude |
GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 671.00 | |
| 158 | Pure Evil (b.1968) | JFK's Nightmare |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 671.00 | |
| 127 | Angie Lewin (b.1963) | Gardener's Arms |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 549.00 | |
| 156 | Maggi Hambling CBE (b.1945) | Stephen Fry Musing |
(20)06 | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 549.00 |
| 123 | Emily Sutton (b.1983) | S is for Sea |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 488.00 | |
| 126 | Angie Lewin (b.1963) | Sollas Sands |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 463.60 | |
| 160 | Dame Tracey Emin (b.1963) | Everybody Needs a Place to Think |
2002 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 366.00 |
| 11 | Tom McGuinness (1926-2006) | Idle Gossip |
GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 341.60 | |
| 124 | Emily Sutton (b.1983) | This Way for Fun |
GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 305.00 |
