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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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Doyle
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.
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Brunk Auctions: Our Premier Autumn Auction Session I
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Our Premier Autumn Auction Session I | Total Sales (USD) | 293,504.00 |
| Auction Date | October 21, 2025 - October 21, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 149,000.00 |
| Sale Number | #19376 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 246,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 12 | ||
| Sold Lots | 12 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 149,000.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 246,000.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 119.31% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | Catesby, Mark, | The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and The Bahama Islands, 1754 |
1754 | USD 50,000.00 - 100,000.00 | USD 108,800.00 |
| 126 | After Carroll Sargent Tyson, Jr., | 20 Birds of Mt. Desert Island |
1934-35 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 40,960.00 |
| 229 | Albrecht Durer | Holy Family with a Butterfly (Die Heilige Familie Mit der Henschrecke) (B. 44; M., H. 42), |
circa 1495 | USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 38,400.00 |
| 121 | George Catlin | Wi-jun-jon (The Pigeons Egghead), on His Way Back From Washington 1852 |
1852 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 28,160.00 |
| 120 | George Catlin | Wi-jun-jon The Pigeons Egghead, on His Way To Washington 1852 |
1852 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 19,200.00 |
| 40 | Columbia's Legacy; or, Washington's Valuable Advice to his Fellow Citizens |
December 10th, 1796 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 17,920.00 | |
| 122 | George Catlin | The New Alliance |
USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 10,880.00 | |
| 181 | Alphonse Mucha | Job, circa 1898, poster for Joseph Bardou Company |
circa 1898 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,320.00 |
| 184 | After Pablo Picasso, | La Bouteille de Rhum |
1965 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 8,320.00 |
| 188 | Aesop, Roger L'Estrange | Rare Fables of Aesop, According to Sir Roger L'Estrange, Illustrated by Alexander Calder, One of 20, |
1931 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 8,320.00 |
| 123 | Walter Eben Nettleton | Sioux Warriors |
USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,816.00 | |
| 124 | After George Catlin | Wi-Jun-Jon (An Assinneboin Chief, going to Washington and returning to his home) |
1844 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,408.00 |