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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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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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Rago Arts and Auctions: Collecting is an Art. Michael Jefferson at 25 Years.
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Collecting is an Art. Michael Jefferson at 25 Years. | Total Sales (USD) | 27,123.00 |
| Auction Date | October 07, 2025 - October 07, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 21,500.00 |
| Sale Number | #100725 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 32,100.00 |
| Total Lots | 21 | ||
| Sold Lots | 21 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 21,500.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 32,100.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 84.50% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 249 | Miyoko Ito 1918--1983 | Lafcadio and His Conscience |
1952 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,445.00 |
| 177 | Richard Prince | The Catcher in the Rye |
2011 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,302.00 |
| 309 | Corey Arnold b.1976 | Kitty and Horse Fisherman |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,904.00 | |
| 311 | Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne | Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne monographs and catalogs, eleven |
1991-2021 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,159.00 |
| 310 | Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne | Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne monographs, eleven |
1988-2024 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,032.00 |
| 247 | Blinky Palermo 1943--1977 | Untitled |
1971 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,651.00 |
| 307 | Collection of Nest magazines |
1997-2004 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,651.00 | |
| 313 | Eileen Gray | Rare Eileen Gray, Furniture and Interiors Wendingen publication (Volume 6, no. 6) |
1924 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,143.00 |
| 315 | Ludwig Mies van der Rohe | Ludwig Mies van der Rohe signed monograph |
1965 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,080.00 |
| 316 | Ai Weiwei | Fuck Off exhibition catalog signed by Ai Weiwei |
2000 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 889.00 |
| 133 | Le Corbusier monographs, eight |
1966-1970 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 826.00 | |
| 182 | Christopher Wool | Christopher Wool monographs, four |
1989-2012 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 826.00 |
| 194 | Joe Bradley b.1975 | Untitled |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 762.00 | |
| 241 | Ettore Sottsass for Olivetti | Collection of four publications |
1971-1990 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 762.00 |
| 314 | Gio Ponti | Rare Gio Ponti signed monograph |
1957 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 699.00 |
| 187 | Mario Bellini b.1935 | Kar-a-sutra booklet |
1972 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 445.00 |
| 238 | Ettore Sottsass 1917--2007 | Feux de ville and monograph |
1984, 1985 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 445.00 |
| 134 | Wendingen ephemera and Friedrich Kiesler book |
c.1924 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 330.00 | |
| 211 | Frank Lloyd Wright | The Life-Work of the American Architect Frank Lloyd Wright |
1925 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 264.00 |
| 136 | Collection of seven Wendingen publications |
1923-1930 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 254.00 | |
| 179 | Damien Hirst b.1965 | I want to spend the rest of my life everywhere, with everyone, one to one, always, forever, now (First Edition) |
1997 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 254.00 |
![<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.")
