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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
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
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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.
Catawiki B. V.: Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700)
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) | Total Sales (EUR) | 26,670.12 |
| Auction Date | September 28, 2025 - September 28, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 20,060.00 |
| Sale Number | #92825e | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 40,050.00 |
| Total Lots | 73 | ||
| Sold Lots | 39 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 44,440.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 53.42% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 87,425.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 34 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 30.51% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97947833 | Apollonius de Perge ; Abraham Ecchellensis ; Giovanni Alfonso Borelli | Apollonii Pergaei conicorum lib. V, VI, VII [Coniques] |
1661 | EUR 220.00 - 500.00 | EUR 4,850.50 |
| 97835824 | INCUNABLE IMP. SUR VELIN | Heures a l'usage de Paris. Horae ad usum Parisiensem |
1497 | EUR 3,300.00 - 5,500.00 | EUR 4,033.00 |
| 97934135 | Anno 1671 Augsburg Simon Utzschneider, Bauernkalender, Astronomie, Weissagungen |
1671 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 1,367.95 | |
| 97856771 | Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam | Proverbium Chiliadas |
1523 | EUR 900.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 1,309.09 |
| 97805279 | Athanasius Kircher | Scrutinium Physico-Medicum Contagiosae Lues quae dicitur Pestis |
1659 | EUR 1,100.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 981.00 |
| 97931919 | Joost van den Vondel, illustrations by Marcus Gheeraerts | Vorstelijcke Warande Der Dieren (The Royal Park of Animals) |
1717/1707 | EUR 950.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 915.60 |
| 97930939 | Luis de Molina | De Iustitia et Iure, Tomus II [Rare Folio] |
1597 | EUR 150.00 - 250.00 | EUR 893.80 |
| 97926402 | Sannazaro | Arcadia/Sonetti e Canzoni |
1534 | EUR 900.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 872.00 |
| 97052917 | Caspar Merian | Topographia Circuli Burgundici |
1654 | EUR 1,100.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 763.00 |
| 97928399 | Antoine de Bourgogne / Abraham van Diepenbeeck / Andries Pauwels / Theodor van Merlen | Des Wereldts Proef-Steen (Emblems Book) first edition |
1643 | EUR 900.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 763.00 |
| 97632589 | Gerard Brandt / Sebastiaan Stoopendaal / Joseph Mulder | [VOC] Het leven en bedryf van den heere Michiel de Ruiter |
1701/1699 | EUR 650.00 - 950.00 | EUR 746.65 |
| 97900404 | Ioannes Damascenus | Ta tou makariou Ioannou tou Damaskh nou herga. Beati Ioannis Damasceni opera |
1559 | EUR 220.00 - 500.00 | EUR 599.50 |
| 97934909 | Fuchs | Plantarum omnium |
1542 | EUR 800.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 545.00 |
| 97986857 | Barthelemy Pardoux (Bartholomaei Perdvlicis) | Universae Medicinae |
1650 | EUR 170.00 - 450.00 | EUR 502.49 |
| 97854946 | Martin Luther / Peter Gottland | Der dritte Teil aller Bucher vnd Schrifften des thewren seligen Mans Gottes Doct. Mart. Luther |
1574 | EUR 500.00 - 600.00 | EUR 501.40 |
| 97909148 | Compilation | Liber VI Decretalium |
1549 | EUR 700.00 - 850.00 | EUR 501.40 |
| 97920695 | Alessandro Adimari / Arsenio Arena | La Clio overo cinquanta sonetti; La Tersicore o vero Scherzi; Asilia madrigali |
1610/1639 | EUR 700.00 - 1,200.00 | EUR 485.05 |
| 97935910 | [Emblemata] Sancta Clara Abraham | Eine kurtze Beschreibung allerley Stands- Ambts- und Gewerbs-Persohnen [100 planches gravees] |
1699 | EUR 220.00 - 800.00 | EUR 468.70 |
| 80818147 | Athenaios (da Naukratis) | " Dipnosophistarum sive coenae sapientum libri XV,Natale de Comitibus...." |
1556 | EUR 450.00 - 750.00 | EUR 436.00 |
| 91927929 | Euclide & R.P. / G. Fournier | Les Elements d'Euclide Expliquez |
1654 | EUR 450.00 - 550.00 | EUR 436.00 |
| 97681875 | Joost van den Vondel | Convoluut 5 .o.a. emblematische werken: Vorstelijcke Warande Der Dieren, Toonneel des menschelyken |
1698 | EUR 425.00 - 500.00 | EUR 402.21 |
| 97890647 | (Francois Eudes de) Mezeray | Abrege chronologique, ou extrait de l'histoire de France par le sieur de Mezeray |
1668 | EUR 375.00 - 500.00 | EUR 381.50 |
| 97955344 | Johannes Gerhard Scheffer, Jan Luyken | Waarachtige en aen-merkens-waardige historie van Lapland: ofte een beschrijving van desselfs |
1682 | EUR 500.00 - 650.00 | EUR 327.00 |
| 97829838 | Ludovico Ariosto (1474--1533) | Il Negromante. Comedia di M. Lodovico Ariosto |
1551 | EUR 350.00 - 800.00 | EUR 305.20 |
| 97888104 | Jean Papon | Recueil d'Arrests notables des cours souveraines de France; ordonnez par titres en vingt quatre |
1564 | EUR 400.00 - 700.00 | EUR 305.20 |
![<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.")
