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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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Dreweatts: Modern & Contemporary Art to include The Collection of Micky Johnson
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Modern & Contemporary Art to include The Collection of Micky Johnson | Total Sales (GBP) | 61,724.88 |
| Auction Date | October 29, 2025 - October 29, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 37,500.00 |
| Sale Number | #9436 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 53,700.00 |
| Total Lots | 23 | ||
| Sold Lots | 15 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 46,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 65.22% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 67,800.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 8 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 91.04% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 233 | PAULA REGO (PORTUGUESE 1935-2022) | GRANDMOTHER |
2001 | GBP 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | GBP 18,536.00 |
| 270 | TERRY O'NEIL (BRITISH 1938-2019) | BRIGITTE BARDOT, 1971 |
1971, printed later | GBP 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 12,578.00 |
| 264 | TRACEY EMIN (BRITISH B.1963) | NO TIME FOR LOVE |
GBP 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | GBP 9,930.00 | |
| 282 | RUDOLF KOPPITZ (AUSTRIAN 1884-1936) | BEWEGUNGSSTUDIE (MOVEMENT STUDY), 1925 |
1925, printed c. 1930 | GBP 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | GBP 5,296.00 |
| 213 | CORNELIA PARKER (BRITISH B. 1956) | PRISON WALL ABSTRACT (A MAN ESCAPED), 2012 - 2013 |
2012 - 2013 | GBP 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | GBP 4,236.80 |
| 281 | JACOB KRAMER (BRITISH/RUSSIAN 1892-1962) | THE PHILOSOPHER |
GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 2,515.60 | |
| 391 | JOHN HOYLAND (BRITISH 1934-2011) | TEMBI (FROM NEW YORK SUITE) |
1980 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 2,383.20 |
| 390 | JOHN HOYLAND (BRITISH 1934-2011) | VIGIL |
1980 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 1,853.60 |
| 260 | LANGLANDS & BELL (BEN LANGLANDS (BRITISH B.1955) AND NIKKI BELL (BRITISH B.1959)) | AIR ROUTES OF BRITAIN, DAY; NIGHT, a pair |
2000 | GBP 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | GBP 1,191.60 |
| 392 | JOHN HOYLAND (BRITISH 1934-2011) | MEMPHIS BLUE |
1980 | GBP 500.00 - 700.00 | GBP 993.00 |
| 205 | KATSUTOSHI YUASA (JAPANESE B. 1978) | CHATTING IN FRONT OF THE WINDOW |
2005 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 860.60 |
| 252 | PATRICK CAULFIELD (BRITISH 1936-2005) | OCCASIONAL TABLE |
1972 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 794.40 |
| 357 | WALTER STEGGLES (BRITISH 1908-1997) | ESSEX FARM |
1928 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 211.84 |
| 355 | ELWIN HAWTHORNE (BRITISH 1905-1954) | ROCHESTER CASTLE |
1936 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 211.84 |
| 401 | DENIS MITCHELL (BRITISH 1912-1993) | CHRISTMAS CARD (SCULPTURE, TREVOSE) |
1956 | GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 132.40 |
