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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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Doyle
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
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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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.
Catawiki B. V.: Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700)
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Old and Rare Books Auction (pre-1700) | Total Sales (EUR) | 4,090.77 |
| Auction Date | October 11, 2025 - October 11, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 6,475.00 |
| Sale Number | #101125b | High Estimate of Lots Sold (EUR) | 0.00 |
| Total Lots | 43 | ||
| Sold Lots | 42 | Low Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 6,625.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 97.67% | High Estimate of All Lots (EUR) | 0.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 1 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | Inf% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 97533842 | Dominique Jaquinot / Jacques Bassentin | L'usage de l'astrolabe, avec un petit traicte de la sphere |
1560 | EUR 200.00 - 0.00 | EUR 425.10 |
| 98285147 | David Kandel, Rinoceronte del Durer, 1598 dalla Cosmographia Universalis del Munster. |
1598 | EUR 130.00 - 0.00 | EUR 283.40 | |
| 98221970 | Conrad Gesner [Konrad Gessner] 1516-1565: Fishbuch: Sea Monsters, whales - Folio with 5 woodcuts |
1620 | EUR 200.00 - 0.00 | EUR 241.98 | |
| 98147924 | Leonhard Fuchs - Large folio with large woodcut of Meadow Sage [Scharlach] |
1543 | EUR 160.00 - 0.00 | EUR 185.30 | |
| 98252855 | Sebastian Munster | Cosmographia |
1590 | EUR 250.00 - 0.00 | EUR 163.50 |
| 98175331 | Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured engraving: Stick Insects, Locusts, Grasshoppers, |
1657 | EUR 140.00 - 0.00 | EUR 153.69 | |
| 98148872 | Giorgio Liberale; W. Meyerpeck - Folio, 2 large woodcuts, Botany, herbs: Melissa, Lemonbalm, |
1565 | EUR 150.00 - 0.00 | EUR 141.70 | |
| 98272939 | Hartmann Schedel / Michael Wolgemut/ Wilhelm Pleydenwurff | The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) |
1493 | EUR 250.00 - 0.00 | EUR 141.70 |
| 98270199 | Hartmann Schedel / Michael Wolgemut/ Wilhelm Pleydenwurff | The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) |
1493 | EUR 150.00 - 0.00 | EUR 119.90 |
| 98222278 | Hans Weiditz (1500-1536) - Medieval Life: Death, Plague - 2 woodcuts |
1532 | EUR 140.00 - 0.00 | EUR 106.82 | |
| 98270756 | Hartmann Schedel / Michael Wolgemut/ Wilhelm Pleydenwurff | The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) |
1493 | EUR 250.00 - 0.00 | EUR 103.55 |
| 98255602 | Sebastian Munster | Cosmographia |
1590 | EUR 250.00 - 0.00 | EUR 99.19 |
| 98251811 | Sebastian Munster | Cosmographia |
1590 | EUR 250.00 - 0.00 | EUR 98.10 |
| 98273326 | Hartmann Schedel / Michael Wolgemut/ Wilhelm Pleydenwurff | The Nuremberg Chronicle (Liber Chronicarum) |
1493 | EUR 250.00 - 0.00 | EUR 98.10 |
| 98196925 | Heinrich Vogtherr (the Elder) (1490-1556): Folio with woodcuts: Alaric I & the Sack of Rome in 410 |
1548 | EUR 140.00 - 0.00 | EUR 97.01 | |
| 98262397 | Untitled |
1628 | EUR 150.00 - 0.00 | EUR 94.83 | |
| 98148271 | Master of Gruninger Workshop, Virgil - Aeneid - Queen Amata's Suicide, Battle scene |
1517 | EUR 170.00 - 0.00 | EUR 92.65 | |
| 98295379 | Master of Gruninger Workshop, Virgil - Aeneid - The Council of the Gods |
1517 | EUR 170.00 - 0.00 | EUR 92.65 | |
| 98255427 | Sebastian Munster | Cosmographia |
1590 | EUR 250.00 - 0.00 | EUR 88.29 |
| 98222117 | Hans Weiditz (1500-1536) - Medieval Life: Preparing Knights in Armour |
1532 | EUR 130.00 - 0.00 | EUR 83.93 | |
| 98147486 | Conrad Gesner [Konrad Gessner] 1516-1565: Fischbuch: Centrina Shark, Fish - Folio with large woodcut |
1620 | EUR 130.00 - 0.00 | EUR 77.39 | |
| 98175082 | Matthaus Merian (1593-1650) - hand coloured engraving with birds: Sparrow hawks, Kestrel, Falcon |
1657 | EUR 140.00 - 0.00 | EUR 77.39 | |
| 98175918 | Conrad Gesner [1516-1565], Konrad Gessner - Geese, Bunting ornithology - Woodcut folio |
1582 | EUR 150.00 - 0.00 | EUR 73.03 | |
| 98252027 | Sebastian Munster | Cosmographia |
1590 | EUR 250.00 - 0.00 | EUR 73.03 |
| 98262607 | Untitled |
1628 | EUR 150.00 - 0.00 | EUR 69.76 |