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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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Finarte: Original Comic Arts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Original Comic Arts | Total Sales (EUR) | 445,031.25 |
| Auction Date | October 23, 2025 - October 24, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 275,745.00 |
| Sale Number | #319 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 432,300.00 |
| Total Lots | 920 | ||
| Sold Lots | 464 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 859,685.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 50.43% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 1,287,350.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 456 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 34.57% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 563 | Andrea Pazienza | Andrea Pazienza - Autoritratto in motocicletta, 1984 |
1984 | EUR 9,000.00 - 12,000.00 | EUR 11,250.00 |
| 566 | Andrea Pazienza | Andrea Pazienza - Omaggio a Fellini: Lo Sceicco Bianco, 1988 |
1988 | EUR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 10,625.00 |
| 588 | Quino (Joaquin Lavado) | Quino (Joaquin Lavado) - Mafalda, 1994 |
1994 | EUR 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 10,000.00 |
| 23 | Zdenek Burian | Zdenek Burian - L'uomo di Cro-Magnon, 1971 |
1971 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 9,625.00 |
| 822 | Magnus (Roberto Raviola) | Magnus (Roberto Raviola) - Le 110 pillole, 1985 |
1985 | EUR 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | EUR 8,750.00 |
| 350 | Bill Sienkiewicz | Bill Sienkiewicz - Elektra: Assassin |
EUR 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | EUR 7,500.00 | |
| 842 | Milo Manara | Milo Manara - Il profumo dell'invisibile, 1986 |
1986 | EUR 5,500.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 6,875.00 |
| 637 | Alessandro Biffignandi | Alessandro Biffignandi - Zora la Vampira - Il ritorno di Dracula, 1976 |
1976 | EUR 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | EUR 6,250.00 |
| 421 | Alex Raymond | Alex Raymond - Secret Agent X-9 - Mystery of the Silent Guns, 1934 |
1934 | EUR 4,500.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 5,625.00 |
| 541 | Magnus (Roberto Raviola) | Magnus (Roberto Raviola) - Lo Sconosciuto, 1975 |
1975 | EUR 3,800.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 5,625.00 |
| 583 | Hugo Pratt | Hugo Pratt - Corto Maltese, 1980s |
1980s | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 5,625.00 |
| 642 | Alessandro Biffignandi | Alessandro Biffignandi - Biancaneve, Grimilde e Malefica, 2000s |
2000s | EUR 4,500.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 5,625.00 |
| 636 | Alessandro Biffignandi | Alessandro Biffignandi - Zora la Vampira - La bara di ghiaccio, 1979 |
1979 | EUR 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | EUR 5,000.00 |
| 98 | Achille Luciano Mauzan | Achille Luciano Mauzan - Fiera di Milano, 1926 |
1926 | EUR 3,800.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 4,750.00 |
| 857 | Tito Marchioro | Tito Marchioro - Lucifera - Un peccatore incallito, 1977 |
1977 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 4,750.00 |
| 880 | Budd Root | Budd Root - Cavewoman: Jungle Tales, 2005 |
2005 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,750.00 |
| 468 | Bonvi (Franco Bonvicini) | Bonvi (Franco Bonvicini) - Sturmtruppen, 1969 |
1969 | EUR 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 4,625.00 |
| 881 | Budd Root | Budd Root - Cavewoman & Tyrannosaurus Rex, 2009 |
2009 | EUR 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | EUR 4,500.00 |
| 485 | Osvaldo Cavandoli | Osvaldo Cavandoli - La Linea - Il palloncino, 1975 |
1975 | EUR 900.00 - 1,500.00 | EUR 4,375.00 |
| 585 | Hugo Pratt | Hugo Pratt - Leggende Indiane, 1962 |
1962 | EUR 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 | EUR 4,375.00 |
| 813 | Gennadiy Koufay | Gennadiy Koufay - Catwoman N.Y.C., 2022 |
2022 | EUR 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | EUR 4,375.00 |
| 858 | Tito Marchioro | Tito Marchioro - Lucifera - Cosa bolle in pentola?, 1980 |
1980 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 4,375.00 |
| 856 | Tito Marchioro | Tito Marchioro - Lucifera - L'insidia dell'Antilucifera, 1974 |
1974 | EUR 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | EUR 4,125.00 |
| 530 | Luigi Corteggi | Luigi Corteggi - Satanik - Nel profondo degli abissi, 1965 |
1965 | EUR 3,000.00 - 4,500.00 | EUR 3,750.00 |
| 582 | Hugo Pratt | Hugo Pratt - Corto Maltese, 1994 |
1994 | EUR 1,000.00 - 1,800.00 | EUR 3,500.00 |
