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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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Sloane Street Auctions: The Baroness Margaret Thatcher LG, OM, DstJ, PC, FRS, HonFRSC, Princely and Noble Estates Auction
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Baroness Margaret Thatcher LG, OM, DstJ, PC, FRS, HonFRSC, Princely and Noble Estates Auction | Total Sales (GBP) | 62,579.55 |
| Auction Date | October 29, 2025 - October 29, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 27,300.00 |
| Sale Number | #591 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 52,800.00 |
| Total Lots | 34 | ||
| Sold Lots | 26 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 99,200.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 76.47% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 150,800.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 8 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 41.50% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 327 | Le Bain |
1905 | GBP 20,000.00 - 40,000.00 | GBP 25,300.00 | |
| 209 | Framed photograph of Baroness Thatcher wearing the robes and collar of the Most Noble Order of the Garter |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 8,855.00 | ||
| 206 | Alistair Morrison (British, b. 1956), | The Reflection Portrait |
2011 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 5,692.50 |
| 220 | A framed quotation from Rudyard Kipling's 'Heritage' |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 4,427.50 | ||
| 323 | Captain Cooke | Captain Cooke's original handwritten 'Reflections on Fortitude' |
GBP 400.00 - 800.00 | GBP 3,795.00 | |
| 451 | Iain Macnab | Sails, Lake Garda |
1938 | GBP 600.00 - 800.00 | GBP 2,783.00 |
| 320 | John (1778) Cooke | A handwritten letter from Captain John Cooke to his daughter, Louisa, 8th October 1805 'Off Cadiz' |
1805 | GBP 400.00 - 800.00 | GBP 1,518.00 |
| 454 | Marilyn Monroe Playboy Magazine, First Original Edition |
GBP 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | GBP 1,391.50 | ||
| 211 | NO RESERVE: Three framed collections of wine labels |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,012.00 | ||
| 317 | The Times, 7th November 1805, reporting on the battle of Trafalgar and on the loss of Admiral Nelson and Captains Cooke and Duff |
1805 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 1,012.00 | |
| 338 | Ruth Orkin | White Stoops, New York City, 1952 |
1952 | GBP 800.00 - 1,200.00 | GBP 948.75 |
| 337 | Marino (1901) Marini | Il Miracolo |
GBP 500.00 - 800.00 | GBP 759.00 | |
| 225 | Photograph of the Thatcher family |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 695.75 | ||
| 530 | Salvador Dali | Planche XIII from Les Songs Drolatiques de Pantagruel |
1973 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 632.50 |
| 341 | Patrick Heron | Ten Drawings for Paintings |
1977 | GBP 400.00 - 600.00 | GBP 569.25 |
| 564 | after B. Clayton | Four prints after B. Clayton of military uniforms |
GBP 200.00 - 300.00 | GBP 480.70 | |
| 542 | Joseph Mallord William Turner | The Woman and Tambourine |
1807 | GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 442.75 |
| 342 | Language of Flowers |
GBP 300.00 - 500.00 | GBP 404.80 | ||
| 318 | Early 19th century handwritten manuscript account of the life and death of Captain |
Early 19th century | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 379.50 | |
| 319 | A contemporaneous 15 page manuscript narrative of Captain John Cooke's life |
GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 316.25 | ||
| 324 | The Naval Chronicle, May 1807 |
1807 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 253.00 | |
| 541 | Jean-Louis Forain | It's Finished (C'est fini!.....) |
1910 | GBP 200.00 - 400.00 | GBP 253.00 |
| 534 | Henry Thomas (senior) Alken | Four cock fight prints |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 202.40 | |
| 563 | John Tickner (British, 1913-1997), | three original cartoons for the Horse and Hound, and the Shooting Times & Country Magazine |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 177.10 | |
| 562 | Stuart Egnal | Stuart Egnal (American, 1940-1966), a lot of three etchings |
GBP 120.00 - 180.00 | GBP 151.80 |
