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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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Stephan Welz & Co.: October Promenade Auction - Day 2
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | October Promenade Auction - Day 2 | Total Sales (ZAR) | 61,559.89 |
| Auction Date | October 20, 2025 - October 20, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) | 37,700.00 |
| Sale Number | #102025 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (ZAR) | 59,500.00 |
| Total Lots | 154 | ||
| Sold Lots | 53 | Low Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) | 125,900.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 34.42% | High Estimate of All Lots (ZAR) | 212,300.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 101 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 29.00% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 783 | George McCall Theal | THEALS HISTORY OF SOUTH AFRICA (11 VOLUMES) |
1964 | ZAR 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | ZAR 6,265.00 |
| 814 | A GROUP LOT OF 10 T. V BULPIN TITLES (ONE SIGNED COPY) |
ZAR 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 4,385.50 | ||
| 677 | Antoni Clave (Spanish 1913 - 2005) | UNTITLED |
ZAR 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | ZAR 3,257.80 | |
| 837 | by J. L. B. Smith with illustrations by Margaret M. Smith and other artists | THE SEA FISHES OF SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1949 | ZAR 600.00 - 900.00 | ZAR 2,756.60 |
| 777 | AFRICA AND ITS EXPLORATION (TWO VOLUMES) by Explorers |
1891 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 2,380.70 | |
| 792 | Inscribed and signed by David Attenborough | SHIFTS AND EXPEDIENTS OF CAMP LIFE TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION (1876) |
ZAR 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 | ZAR 2,380.70 | |
| 804 | by E.F. Sandeman | EIGHT MONTHS IN AN OX-WAGON (LIMITED EDITION, VOLUME 1) |
1975 | ZAR 400.00 - 600.00 | ZAR 2,130.10 |
| 691 | Bettie Cilliers-Barnard (South African 1914-2010) | NO 2 |
1956 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 2,004.80 |
| 778 | by David Livingstone | MISSIONARY TRAVELS AND RESEARCHES IN SOUTH AFRICA, INCLUDING A SKETCH OF SIXTEEN YEARS RESIDENCE IN THE INTERIOR OF AFRICA |
1857 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 1,879.50 |
| 661 | Richard Scott (South African 1968-) | MY RED TREE |
2023 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | ZAR 1,754.20 |
| 730 | Johnny Friedlaender (German 1912-1992) | UNTITLED (FIGURES) |
ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 1,378.30 | |
| 779 | G.E. Cory | THE RISE OF SOUTH AFRICA (6 VOLUMES) |
1965 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 1,378.30 |
| 791 | George McCall Theal | THE HISTORY OF THE BOERS IN SA (LIMITED EDITION) |
1973 | ZAR 500.00 - 800.00 | ZAR 1,378.30 |
| 835 | by Elsie Garrett Rice and Robert Harold Compton | WILD FLOWERS OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (DELUXE EDITION SIGNED BY CONTRIBUTORS) |
1951 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 1,378.30 |
| 788 | Captain Sir William Cornwallis Harris | WILD SPORTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA |
1987 | ZAR 500.00 - 800.00 | ZAR 1,190.35 |
| 790 | David Livingstone | NARRATIVE OF AN EXPEDITION TO THE ZAMBEZI & ITS TRIBUTARIES |
1865 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 1,190.35 |
| 842 | by F. Hadland Davis | MYTHS & LEGENDS OF JAPAN |
1912 | ZAR 900.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 1,127.70 |
| 721 | Wally Moes (Netherlands 1856 - 1918) | LUNCH BREAK |
1985 | ZAR 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | ZAR 1,065.05 |
| 765 | THE MASTER OF MARY OF BURGUNDY: A BOOK OF HOURS |
1970 | ZAR 500.00 - 700.00 | ZAR 1,065.05 | |
| 776 | THE NOTEBOOKS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI (VOLUME I AND II) AND THE DRAWINGS OF LEONARDO DA VINCI by Edward MacCurdy |
1952/1954 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,000.00 | ZAR 1,065.05 | |
| 793 | by A Gordon-Brown | PICTORIAL AFRICANA |
1975 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 1,002.40 |
| 810 | by Alexander Wilmont | HISTORY OF THE COLONY OF THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE : FROM ITS DISCOVERY TO THE YEAR 1819 |
1869 | ZAR 900.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 1,002.40 |
| 815 | by Frank Debenham | THE WAY TO ILALA - DAVID LIVINGSTONE'S PILGRIMAGE |
1955 | ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 1,002.40 |
| 802 | by H. C. V. Leibbrandt, Keeper of the Archives (compiler) | THE REBELLION OF 1815, GENERALLY KNOWN AS SLACHTERS NEK |
1902 | ZAR 700.00 - 1,000.00 | ZAR 939.75 |
| 571 | M* R* (*** 20th Century) | WHITE GRASS |
ZAR 800.00 - 1,200.00 | ZAR 877.10 |
