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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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November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
November 25Doyle
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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.")
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.
Gorringes: Weekly House & Gardens Sale featuring Militaria & Medals
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Weekly House & Gardens Sale featuring Militaria & Medals | Total Sales (GBP) | 6,155.50 |
| Auction Date | October 20, 2025 - October 20, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 4,080.00 |
| Sale Number | #102025 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (GBP) | 6,170.00 |
| Total Lots | 74 | ||
| Sold Lots | 60 | Low Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 5,420.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 81.08% | High Estimate of All Lots (GBP) | 8,320.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 14 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 73.98% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1536 | [Markham, Gervase | A Way to Get Wealth ... the eighth time corrected ... |
1653 | GBP 300.00 - 400.00 | GBP 442.00 |
| 1611 | An Edwardian decorated photograph album relating to Oriel College, University of Oxford & Westminster School, |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 260.00 | ||
| 1752 | Anthony Gross (Slade school, 1905-1984), | 'Poissons', |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 247.00 | |
| 1745 | Ogata Gekko (1859-1920), | Wisteria and carp, |
GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 221.00 | |
| 1358 | Attributed to G F Watts (1817-1904) | a pencil sketch design for the Elcho Shield, National Rifle Association prize for Long Range Shooting, sketch, framed together with two clippings from a related article |
c.1861 | GBP 50.00 - 100.00 | GBP 208.00 |
| 1494 | David, Andrew (editor) | The Charts & Coastal Views of Captain Cook's Voyages ... 3 vols. |
1988-97. | GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 208.00 |
| 1751 | Erik Desmazieres (French, b.1948), | 'Study of a Crab', |
1991 | GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 195.00 |
| 1795 | Frank Brangwyn RA RWS RBA (Welsh, 1867-1956), | 'Breaking up the Caledonia', together with a hardback book, Masters of Etching No.1 Frank Brangwyn and two modern woodcutters booklets |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 195.00 | |
| 1797 | After Henry Thomas Alken (1784-1851), | a set of four hunting interest lithographs, to include 'The Meeting', 'Full Cry' and 'The Death', |
1820s | GBP 40.00 - 70.00 | GBP 182.00 |
| 1798 | After Wendy Parkyn (contemporary), | Incoming Tide', |
GBP 40.00 - 60.00 | GBP 169.00 | |
| 1487 | Joppien, Rudiger & Smith, Bernard | The Art of Captain Cook's Voyages ... 3 vols (in 4). |
1985-88. | GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 156.00 |
| 1793 | Frank Brangwyn RA RWS RBA (Welsh, 1867-1956), | a collection of six etchings and prints, signed in pencil, to include 'The Show' and 'The Beggars', |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 156.00 | |
| 1544 | Forester, C.S. | The African Queen. |
1935 | GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 143.00 |
| 1490 | Septuagenarian | Fox Hunting Sixty Years Ago. Described in the account of two celebrated runs in Leicestershire & Warwickshire from Billesdon Coplow and Epwell Gorse ... |
GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 123.50 | |
| 1535 | [Surtees, John | Sporting Novels], subscriber's edition, 6 vols. |
?ca.1900 | GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 123.50 |
| 1753 | Anthony Gross (Slade school, 1905-1984), | 'Honeysuckle & Wild Orchid', |
GBP 100.00 - 200.00 | GBP 123.50 | |
| 1613 | Kent 18th Century Taxation |
18th Century | GBP 70.00 - 90.00 | GBP 117.00 | |
| 1520 | An unusual sampler by Nicholas Scott, |
1801 | GBP 50.00 - 80.00 | GBP 110.50 | |
| 1538 | Trollope, T(homas) Adolphus | A Summer in Brittany, edited by Franses Trollope |
1840 | GBP 50.00 - 70.00 | GBP 104.00 |
| 1580 | Valencia folio of twelve engravings with book |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 104.00 | ||
| 1582 | Society of Dilettanti; | Specimens of Antient Sculpture, Aegyptian, Etruscan, Greek, and Roman: selected from different collections in Great Britain. vol. 1 (only, of 2). |
1809 | GBP 80.00 - 100.00 | GBP 104.00 |
| 1735 | After John Frederick Lewis RA (1804-1876), | 'La Plaza de San Francisco, Seville', |
GBP 60.00 - 80.00 | GBP 104.00 | |
| 1302 | Four early 20th century photograph albums of military, naval and aviation interest, |
GBP 80.00 - 120.00 | GBP 97.50 | ||
| 1491 | Britton, John | Cathedral Antiquities of Great Britain, 6 vols., |
variously dated: 1814-35 | GBP 100.00 - 150.00 | GBP 91.00 |
| 1539 | Dickens, Charles | The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. |
1839 | GBP 70.00 - 90.00 | GBP 91.00 |
![<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.")
