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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: Avenue Auctions
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Avenue Auctions | Total Sales (GBP) | 4,595.50 |
| Auction Date | October 07, 2025 - October 07, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 3,270.00 |
| Sale Number | #100725 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 5,550.00 |
| Total Lots | 91 | ||
| Sold Lots | 74 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 4,050.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 81.32% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 6,795.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 17 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 67.63% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 526 | A COLLECTION OF MIXED BOOKS |
17th century and later | GBP 30.00 - 60.00 | GBP 390.00 | |
| 502 | JOURNAL OF A 65 DAY TOUR OF THE WEST INDIES ON THE RMS TRENT |
1902 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 312.00 | |
| 543 | A COLLECTION OF MAPS |
GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 286.00 | ||
| 546 | A THEATRICAL/PANTOMIME TINSEL PICTURE BY FAIRBURN |
1837 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 208.00 | |
| 518 | FORSYTH, FREDERICK | 'THE SHEPHERD' |
1975 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 195.00 |
| 283 | JAPANESE WOODBLOCK PRINT, GOOSE IN MOONLIGHT |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 169.00 | ||
| 545 | A THEATRICAL TINSEL PICTURE BY HODGSON |
1832 | GBP 150.00 - 200.00 | GBP 169.00 | |
| 498 | THE BEATLES: OFFICIAL FAN CLUB PHOTO CARD |
GBP 150.00 - 250.00 | GBP 130.00 | ||
| 537 | A LARGE INCOMPLETE RUN OF 'THE STUDIO' MAGAZINE |
1900-1913 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 130.00 | |
| 607 | HENRY WILKINSON (1921-2011) | STUDY OF TWO GREYHOUNDS |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 104.00 | |
| 507 | A QUANTITY OF EPHEMERA |
19th century | GBP 30.00 - 40.00 | GBP 78.00 | |
| 522 | SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT | SIR WILLIAM RUSSELL FLINT: A CATALOGUE RAISONNE |
1986 | GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 78.00 |
| 610 | AFTER J. BOYDELL | FOUR MARITIME PRINTS |
19th century | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 78.00 |
| 509 | A QUANTITY OF EPHEMERA |
1932 | GBP 30.00 - 60.00 | GBP 65.00 | |
| 513 | A COLLECTION OF RAILWAY EPHEMERA |
1980s | GBP 30.00 - 60.00 | GBP 65.00 | |
| 515 | C.S. LEWIS | 'THE VOYAGE OF THE DAWN TREADER; |
1858 | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 65.00 |
| 529 | BARZILAY, DAVID - | THE BRITISH ARMY IN ULSTER' |
1978 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 65.00 |
| 532 | A COLLECTION OF ILLUSTRATED CHILDREN'S BOOKS |
GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 65.00 | ||
| 533 | FOLIO SOCIETY: A COLLECTION OF VARIOUS VOLUMES |
GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 65.00 | ||
| 613 | A COLLECTION OF PRINTS |
18th and 19th centuries, | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 65.00 | |
| 541 | A COLLECTION OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE MAPS |
GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 58.50 | ||
| 544 | TWO 19th CENTURY SATIRICAL PRINTS; |
19th CENTURY | GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 58.50 | |
| 573 | BERNARD DUNSTAN | STANDING NUDE |
GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 58.50 | |
| 612 | SIMON BOND | GENTS, LADIES - FOR ODD DOGS' |
GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 58.50 | |
| 430 | A COLLECTION OF BANKNOTES |
GBP 30.00 - 50.00 | GBP 52.00 |
![<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.")
