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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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Leland Little Auctions: October Estate Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | October Estate Auction | Total Sales (USD) | 17,250.00 |
| Auction Date | October 23, 2025 - October 23, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Sale Number | #238187 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 0.00 |
| Total Lots | 41 | ||
| Sold Lots | 41 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 100.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 0.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 0 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3112 | Easton Press's 100 Greatest Books Ever Written Series |
1975-1995 | Not Available | USD 2,280.00 | |
| 3379 | Photograph of Ni Pollock (Balinese, 1917-1985) | In a Garden |
mid-20th century | Not Available | USD 1,680.00 |
| 3099 | Elizabeth O'Neill Verner (American, 1883-1979) | Cypress Swamp |
Not Available | USD 1,140.00 | |
| 3387 | An Artist Signed Monoprint, Koi Variation II |
1998 | Not Available | USD 960.00 | |
| 3386 | A Vintage Woodblock Print of an Owl |
mid-20th century | Not Available | USD 900.00 | |
| 3102 | Gould & Richter | Four Gould & Richter Hummingbird Lithographs |
Not Available | USD 840.00 | |
| 3098 | Eadweard Muybridge (American/British, 1830-1904) | Two Plates from Animal Locomotion |
1887 | Not Available | USD 660.00 |
| 3110 | Five 19th-Century Maps of North Carolina |
circa 1812 | Not Available | USD 600.00 | |
| 3100 | George Edwards (English, 1694-1773) | Little Owl / Great Horned Owl from Athens |
mid-18th century | Not Available | USD 510.00 |
| 3125 | After Edward S. Curtis (American, 1868-1952) | Flathead Profile |
Not Available | USD 480.00 | |
| 3374 | Edward Weston (American, 1886-1958) | Nude (Miriam Lerner: Hands and Torso) |
1925, late-20th-century printing | Not Available | USD 480.00 |
| 3103 | Gould & Richter | Three Gould & Richter Hummingbird Lithographs |
Not Available | USD 450.00 | |
| 3113 | (28) Limited Edition Franklin Library Books, Some Signed |
1975-1982 | Not Available | USD 420.00 | |
| 3095 | Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746-1828) | Bobalicon |
Not Available | USD 390.00 | |
| 3117 | Bayard Wootten | Old Homes and Gardens of North Carolina, Signed by Bayard Wootten |
1939 | Not Available | USD 390.00 |
| 3375 | John Rosenthal (NC, b. 1942) | Lydia, Wilmington, North Carolina |
Not Available | USD 390.00 | |
| 3115 | Bayard Wootten (NC, 1875-1959) | Over the Roads at Pinehurst / Fort Bragg, NC (Two Works) |
Not Available | USD 360.00 | |
| 3381 | Ralph Steiner (American, 1899-1986) | Sapling in the Snow |
1977, printed 1980 | Not Available | USD 360.00 |
| 3389 | Frank Lloyd Wright (American, 1869 -1959) | Unity Temple Poster |
Not Available | USD 360.00 | |
| 3373 | George Bernard Shaw (Irish, 1856-1950) | Alvin Langdon Coburn |
Not Available | USD 330.00 | |
| 3378 | John Rosenthal (NC, b. 1942) | Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
1979 | Not Available | USD 330.00 |
| 3096 | After Anson A. Martin (English, fl.1840-1861) | The Bedale Hunt |
1842 | Not Available | USD 300.00 |
| 3114 | Easton Press Collector's Edition of Churchill's The Second World War Series |
1989 | Not Available | USD 300.00 | |
| 3118 | The Early Architecture of North Carolina (1947) |
[1947] | Not Available | USD 270.00 | |
| 3101 | After John James Audubon (American, 1785-1851) | Summer or Wood Duck, Bien Edition |
1860 | Not Available | USD 240.00 |
