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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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Leland Little Auctions: From the Estate of the late Peggy Augustus, Old Keswick, Virginia
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | From the Estate of the late Peggy Augustus, Old Keswick, Virginia | Total Sales (USD) | 10,200.00 |
| Auction Date | October 02, 2025 - October 02, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Sale Number | #235523 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Total Lots | 23 | ||
| Sold Lots | 23 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | Inf% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2084 | Louis Maurer | Louis Maurer (German-American, 1832-1932), Lexington |
1885 | Not Available | USD 3,000.00 |
| 2086 | After John E. Ferneley (English, 1782-1860), | Full Suite of Hunting Exploits in Leicestershire |
1833 | Not Available | USD 1,560.00 |
| 2092 | Currier and Ives | Currier and Ives, The Cares of the Family |
1856 | Not Available | USD 1,020.00 |
| 2091 | After Benjamin Marshall (1768-1835), | War & Peace (Two Works) |
Not Available | USD 960.00 | |
| 2056 | George Eliot | The Works of George Eliot, The Complete Illustrated Cabinet Edition |
1895 | Not Available | USD 510.00 |
| 2088 | Framed Keswick Stables Cartoon |
Not Available | USD 480.00 | ||
| 2085 | Edwin Henry Hunt (English, 1840-1925), | Misterton / Manager and Sea Pilot / Snowflight (Three Works) |
1879, 1882, and 1884 | Not Available | USD 360.00 |
| 2090 | Two Framed Antique Stage Coach Prints |
Not Available | USD 300.00 | ||
| 2216 | Three Vintage Racehorse Photographs, Euclid |
Circa 1950s | Not Available | USD 180.00 | |
| 2218 | Three Vintage Racehorse Photographs, Informant / Helianthus / Corse |
1938, 1953 | Not Available | USD 180.00 | |
| 2055 | Richard Stone Reeves | Two Folios of American Thoroughbred Illustrations: Thoroughbreds I have Known; Royal Blood: Fifty Years of Classic Thoroughbreds |
1973, 1994 | Not Available | USD 150.00 |
| 2087 | Two Framed Antique Equestrian Prints |
Not Available | USD 150.00 | ||
| 2217 | Four Vintage Horse Race Photographs, Fiddler's Bit / Seven League |
1940s | Not Available | USD 150.00 | |
| 2219 | Four Vintage Racehorse Photographs, Wendasy / Fair Company |
1937 and 1938 | Not Available | USD 150.00 | |
| 2220 | Four Vintage Racehorse Photographs, Blue Yonder / Big Story |
1946 and 1947 | Not Available | USD 150.00 | |
| 2221 | Four Vintage Racehorse Photographs, Allure / Battle Cry / Verano / Mindanao |
1946-1948 | Not Available | USD 150.00 | |
| 2223 | Six Vintage Racehorse Photographs |
1940s -1950s | Not Available | USD 150.00 | |
| 2089 | Frances "Fanny" Palmer (English-American, 1812-1876), | American Country Life (Two Works) |
1855 | Not Available | USD 120.00 |
| 2225 | Four Vintage Racehorse Photographs |
1939-1941 | Not Available | USD 120.00 | |
| 2215 | Two Antique Racehorse Photographs, The Abbe |
circa 1910s | Not Available | USD 90.00 | |
| 2222 | Five Vintage Racehorse Photographs |
circa 1940s | Not Available | USD 90.00 | |
| 2224 | Five Vintage Racehorse Photographs |
1940-1946 | Not Available | USD 90.00 | |
| 2226 | Two Vintage Racehorse Photographs, Manylands / Trelawny |
1941 | Not Available | USD 90.00 |
