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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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Olympia Auctions: Olympia Timed: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Olympia Timed: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art | Total Sales (GBP) | 4,277.00 |
| Auction Date | September 28, 2025 - September 28, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 1,800.00 |
| Sale Number | #92825 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 2,590.00 |
| Total Lots | 20 | ||
| Sold Lots | 17 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 2,200.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 85.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 3,190.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 3 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 134.08% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371 | AKBAR PADAMSEE | AKBAR PADAMSEE (INDIAN, 1928-2020) AKBAR PADAMSEE nine prints depicting nudes |
72 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 1,690.00 |
| 280 | HENRI ABRAHAM CHATELAIN, | A ENGRAVING OF MECCA, |
EARLY 19TH CENTURY | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 442.00 |
| 276 | AFTER WILLIAM DANIELL, | THEBET MOUNTAINS', |
1804 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 338.00 |
| 277 | AFTER DAVID ROBERTS, | THE MOSQUE OF THE SULTAN HASSAN, |
1856 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 338.00 |
| 278 | A GROUP OF PHOTOGRAPHS, MOSTLY OF ISTANBUL, LATE 19TH CENTURY |
LATE 19TH CENTURY | GBP 250.00 - 350.00 | GBP 338.00 | |
| 374 | NINE BOOKS ON BRITISH INDIA |
GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 286.00 | ||
| 381 | FIVE BOOKS ON INDIAN PHOTOGRAPHY |
GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 143.00 | ||
| 378 | THREE WORKS ON INDIAN ART |
GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 110.50 | ||
| 382 | SIX BOOKS, MOSTLY ON PRINCELY INDIA |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 110.50 | ||
| 377 | NINE BOOKS ON INDIAN TEXTILES AND CRAFTS |
GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 104.00 | ||
| 379 | AHMAD, DR, SALMAN 'THE SAGA OF SADEQUAIN', |
2012 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 97.50 | |
| 273 | A LARGE FOLIO FROM A COPY OF FIRDAUSI'S SHAHNAMA, KASHMIR, 19TH CENTURY |
19TH CENTURY | GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 91.00 | |
| 375 | TEN BOOKS ON INDIAN ART |
GBP 70.00 - 100.00 | GBP 71.50 | ||
| 380 | FIVE BOOKS ON INDIAN AND ISLAMIC JEWELLERY |
GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 52.00 | ||
| 383 | A MISCELLANEOUS COLLECTION OF BOOKS AND CATALOGUES ON INDIAN ART |
GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 45.50 | ||
| 376 | SIXTEEN BOOKS AND CATALOGUES ON ANTIQUITIES |
GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 13.00 | ||
| 384 | TWO CATALOGUES ON BYZANTINE ART |
GBP 20.00 - 40.00 | GBP 6.50 |
