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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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Sydney Rare Book Auctions: Art, Military, Geology, First editions, Fine bindings
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Art, Military, Geology, First editions, Fine bindings | Total Sales (AUD) | 65,798.70 |
| Auction Date | October 12, 2025 - October 12, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 83,900.00 |
| Sale Number | #A164 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (AUD) | 116,725.00 |
| Total Lots | 491 | ||
| Sold Lots | 296 | Low Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 162,210.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 60.29% | High Estimate of All Lots (AUD) | 223,745.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 195 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 29.41% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 474 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer | The World Crisis |
1923-1931 | AUD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | AUD 3,810.00 |
| 482 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer | Marlborough |
1933-1938 | AUD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | AUD 3,810.00 |
| 473 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer | The Second World War |
1948-1954 | AUD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | AUD 3,175.00 |
| 11 | The Pale Horse by Agatha Christie |
1961 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 1,651.00 | |
| 105 | Edited by His Brother John Davy | The Collected Works of Sir Humphrey Davy Bart. Foreign Associate of The Instute of France |
AUD 900.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 1,651.00 | |
| 476 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer | Savrola. A tale of revolution in Laurania |
1900 | AUD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | AUD 1,270.00 |
| 481 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer | Lord Randolph Churchill |
1906 | AUD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00 | AUD 1,270.00 |
| 123 | Edited by Michelle Grattan | Australian Prime Ministers |
2000 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 952.50 |
| 95 | THERRY, Sir Roger | Reminiscences of Thirty Years Residence in New South Wales and Victoria with a Supplementary Chapter on Transportation and the Ticket-of-Leave System |
1863 | AUD 400.00 - 500.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 96 | WEST, John | The History of Tasmania |
1852 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | AUD 762.00 |
| 77 | SPENCER, Baldwin and F.J. GILLEN | The Native Tribes of Central Australia |
1899 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | AUD 698.50 |
| 432 | Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser |
Wednesday May 24 of 1826 | AUD 600.00 - 800.00 | AUD 698.50 | |
| 56 | Five books from the series titled "Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers" |
1969 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 635.00 | |
| 454 | John Ramsbotham | Practical Observations in Midwifery: with a selection of cases by John Ramsbotham |
1832 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,250.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 464 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer | Thoughts and Adventures |
1932 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 465 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer | In the Balance, Speeches 1949 and 1950 |
1951 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 470 | EADE, Charles (editor) | The Dawn of Liberation |
1945 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 471 | EADE, Charles (editor) | The End of the Beginning |
1943 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 472 | EADE, Charles (editor) | Onwards to Victory |
1944 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 475 | CHURCHILL, Winston Spencer | Maxims and Reflections of the Rt. Hon. Winston S. Churchill C.H., M.P. |
1947 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 477 | EADE, Charles (editor) | The Unrelenting Struggle |
1942 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 478 | EADE, Charles (editor) | Secret Session Speeches by the Right Hon. Winston Churchill O.M., C.H., M.P. |
1946 | AUD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 | AUD 635.00 |
| 23 | McNAUGHT, J.U. | The Brisbane Directory for 1878-9 |
1879 | AUD 300.00 - 400.00 | AUD 603.25 |
| 31 | Eight locally printed Queensland locality guides: Seventy-fifth anniversary of Dalby as a municipality 1863-1938 |
1863-1938 | AUD 500.00 - 750.00 | AUD 539.75 | |
| 270 | Ian Irwin | Silver Ghosts of Australia and New Zealand Cameo Histories of the Post-War Cars |
2004 | AUD 750.00 - 1,000.00 | AUD 539.75 |
