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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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Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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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.
Galerie Bassenge: Modern Literature and Art Documentation
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Modern Literature and Art Documentation | Total Sales (EUR) | 148,505.60 |
| Auction Date | October 08, 2025 - October 08, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 119,650.00 |
| Sale Number | #126ML | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 119,650.00 |
| Total Lots | 408 | ||
| Sold Lots | 214 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 239,190.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 52.45% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 239,190.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 194 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 62.09% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3134 | Grasset, Eugene | La plante et ses applications ornementales |
1896 | EUR 4,500.00 - 4,500.00 | EUR 7,040.00 |
| 3155 | Heym, Georg und Kirchner, Ernst Ludwig - Illustr. | Umbra vitae |
1924 | EUR 7,500.00 - 7,500.00 | EUR 6,400.00 |
| 3368 | Schwitters, Kurt | Die Kathedrale |
1920 | EUR 5,000.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,120.00 |
| 3007 | Arp, Jean | Soleil recercle |
1966 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,840.00 |
| 3379 | Tableaux de Paris |
1927 | EUR 4,000.00 - 4,000.00 | EUR 3,840.00 | |
| 3053 | Dali, Salvador | 29 kolorierte und pochoir-kolorierte Original-Kaltnadelradierungen auf Arches-Velin |
1971-1975 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,584.00 |
| 3271 | Kandinsky, Wassily und Marc, Franz | Der Blaue Reiter |
1912 | EUR 2,200.00 - 2,200.00 | EUR 3,328.00 |
| 3142 | Grosz, George | Ecce Homo |
1923 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 3,072.00 |
| 3322 | Neruda, Pablo | Canto General |
1950 | EUR 2,200.00 - 2,200.00 | EUR 2,816.00 |
| 3333 | Picasso, Pablo | Signierte Tafel (Nr |
1962 | EUR 300.00 - 300.00 | EUR 2,816.00 |
| 3444 | Thomson, John und Smith, Adolphe | Street Life in London |
1877 | EUR 3,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 2,816.00 |
| 3192 | Junger, Ernst | In Stahlgewittern |
1920 | EUR 900.00 - 900.00 | EUR 2,304.00 |
| 3191 | Junger, Ernst | In Stahlgewittern |
1920 | EUR 900.00 - 900.00 | EUR 2,176.00 |
| 3359 | Schneider, Sascha | Kallisthenie |
1923 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,000.00 | EUR 2,176.00 |
| 3405 | Zille, Heinrich | Zwanglose Geschichten |
1919 | EUR 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 | EUR 2,176.00 |
| 3045 | Cain, Julien und Chagall, Marc - Illustr. | Lithographe I-VI |
1960-1979 | EUR 2,400.00 - 2,400.00 | EUR 2,048.00 |
| 3131 | Graf, Oskar Maria | Georg Schrimpf |
1919 | EUR 450.00 - 450.00 | EUR 1,920.00 |
| 3100 | Entartete Kunst Fuhrer durch die Ausstellung Berlin 1937 |
1937 | EUR 180.00 - 180.00 | EUR 1,792.00 | |
| 3321 | Nees, Georg | Computergrafik Computerplastik |
Um 1970 | EUR 900.00 - 900.00 | EUR 1,792.00 |
| 3422 | Bertillon, Alphonse | Cours theorique de signalement descriptif. Exercices pratiques de reconnaissances d'identite. 21 Fotografien |
Um 1900 | EUR 450.00 - 450.00 | EUR 1,792.00 |
| 3339 | Sabartes, Jaime und Picasso, Pablo - Illustr. | A los toros |
1961 | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,664.00 |
| 3001 | Aktdarstellungen. Konvolut von 13 Originalgraphiken (Lithographien, Radierungen, Holzschnitte etc) sowie 4 Zeichnungen |
1916-1971 | EUR 1,500.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 1,536.00 | |
| 3016 | Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von und Behmer, Marcus - Illustr. | West-Ostlicher Diwan |
1910 | EUR 900.00 - 900.00 | EUR 1,408.00 |
| 3023 | Benn, Gottfried | Schutt (Widmungsexemplar) |
1924 | EUR 800.00 - 800.00 | EUR 1,408.00 |
| 3091 | Kleist, Heinrich von | Germania und ihre Kinder (Dorfner-Einband) |
1921 | EUR 750.00 - 750.00 | EUR 1,408.00 |