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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
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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
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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.
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Duke's: Sporting and Natural History
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Sporting and Natural History | Total Sales (GBP) | 1,930.50 |
| Auction Date | October 02, 2025 - October 02, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 1,520.00 |
| Sale Number | #100225 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 2,820.00 |
| Total Lots | 54 | ||
| Sold Lots | 32 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 2,460.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 59.26% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 4,580.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 22 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 42.15% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 158 | PRIDEAUX JOHN SELBY (1788-1867) | 'Golden Eagle, Young (Plate II)' |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 234.00 | |
| 251 | AFTER R. H. MOORE (EARLY 20TH CENTURY) | Six studies of greyhounds |
GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 221.00 | |
| 109 | AN ADVERTISING SIGN FOR 'ALLCOCKS TACKLE' |
GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 156.00 | ||
| 245 | *LEIGHTON MAYBURY (b.1929) | 'Red Rum' |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 104.00 | |
| 221 | AFTER LIONEL DALHOUSIE ROBERTSON EDWARDS (1878-1966) | Nine hunting prints |
GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 78.00 | |
| 216 | *LIONEL EDWARDS (1878-1966) | 'Cerne Abbas - The Cattistock Hunt' |
GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 78.00 | |
| 106 | AFTER JAMES POLLARD (1792-1867) | 'Bottom Fishing' |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 78.00 | |
| 270 | AFTER JOHN HASSALL (1868-1948) | 'A Lie' |
GBP 80.00 - 150.00 | GBP 65.00 | |
| 243 | AFTER CECIL ALDIN (1870-1935) | 'The Devon and Somerset Looking Towards Cloutsham' |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 65.00 | |
| 230 | *CHARLES JOHNSON PAYNE 'SNAFFLES' (1884-1967) | 'The One to Carry Your Half-Crown' |
GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 65.00 | |
| 156 | JOHN GOULD (1804-1881) | Studies of ducks |
GBP 80.00 - 150.00 | GBP 65.00 | |
| 142 | AN ELEY GAME ADVISORY SERVICE POSTER |
circa 1950s | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 65.00 | |
| 107 | AFTER JOSEPH FARQUHARSON (1846-1935) | 'Salmon Fishing on the Dee' |
GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 45.50 | |
| 248 | LUCAS, JOCELYN: | THE HUNT AND WORKING TERRIER |
GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 240 | *LEESA SANDY-LUMSDAINE (1935-1985) | Horse racing scene |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 237 | AFTER WILLIAM SAMUEL HOWITT (C.1765-1822) | A pair of fox hunting prints |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 236 | AFTER CHARLES WALTER SIMPSON (1885-1971) | 'Across the Plough' |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 229 | *CHARLES JOHNSON PAYNE 'SNAFFLES' (1884-1967) | 'Sandown' |
GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 226 | THOMAS IVESTER-LLOYD (1873-1942) | Hunting scene with terriers |
GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 225 | FRANK ALGERNON STEWART (1877-1945) | 'The Cattistock Hunt' |
GBP 40.00 - 80.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 219 | *MALCOLM SCHOLES (CONTEMPORARY) | 'The South Dorset Hunt' |
GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 215 | SHIRLEY PACE (20TH CENTURY) | Study of a horse's head |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 208 | AFTER HENRY CALVERT (BRITISH, 1798-1868) | 'The Cheshire Hunt' |
GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 39.00 | |
| 249 | 'MORE SHIRES AND PROVINCES BY "SABRETACHE"' |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 26.00 | ||
| 247 | ALDIN, CECIL: | HUNTING SCENES |
1936 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 26.00 |
![<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.")
