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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.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’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.
  • Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic 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, 2025
    Dominic 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, 2025
    Dominic 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, 2025
    Dominic 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.

Heritage Auctions: Tuesday US Currency Select Auction, 142542, Dallas

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 14, 2025 - October 14, 2025
Page Size: 538 items in 22 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
82001

Connecticut June 1, 1773 5s Fine.

1773 USD 80.00 - 120.00 USD 124.00
82002

Maryland March 1, 1770 $4 Very Fine.

1770 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 149.00
82003

New Hampshire November 3, 1775 5s Fine.

1775 USD 280.00 - 420.00 USD 750.00
82004

New Jersey May 1, 1758 30s Good.

1758 USD 120.00 - 180.00 USD 149.00
82005

New Jersey 1786 1s Good-Very Good.

1786 USD 120.00 - 180.00 USD 240.00
82006

New York February 16, 1771 PS3 Two Examples Very Good; Fine.

1771 USD 160.00 - 240.00 USD 288.00
82007

North Carolina December, 1771 30s Fine-Very Fine; North Carolina December, 1771 PS3 Very Fine.

1771 USD 140.00 - 210.00 USD 264.00
82008

Pennsylvania March 20, 1773 6s Very Good; Pennsylvania October 25, 1775 6d Very Good; Pennsylvania April 25, 1776 20s Fine.

1773 USD 120.00 - 180.00 USD 216.00
82009

Fr. 1230 5C/ First Issue Two Examples Very Fine-Extremely Fine Fr. 1242 10C/ First Issue Two Examples Very Fine; Fr. 1281 25C/ First Issue Two Examples Very Fine; Fr. 1311 50C/ First Issue Very Fine.

USD 180.00 - 270.00 USD 252.00
82010

Fr. 1230 5C/ First Issue Four Examples Very Good; Fr. 1242 10C/ First Issue Two Examples Very Good; Fine; Fr. 1281 25C/ First Issue Two Examples Very Good; Fine; Fr. 1312 50C/ First Issue Two Examples Fine-Very Fine.

USD 160.00 - 240.00 USD 384.00
82011

Fr. 1226 3C/ Third Issue About New; Fr. 1238 5C/ Third Issue Two Examples Extremely Fine; About New; Fr. 1239 5C/ Third Issue About New; Fr. 1255 10C/ Third Issue Very Fine; Fr. 1294 25C/ Third Issue Fine-Very Fine; Fr. 1339 50C/ Third Issue Spinner Type

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 504.00
82012

Fr. 1374 50C/ Fourth Issue Lincoln Very Good; Fr. 1376 50C/ Fourth Issue Stanton Fine; Fr. 1379 50C/ Fourth Issue Dexter Very Good; Fr. 1381 50C/ Fifth Issue Fine.

USD 140.00 - 210.00 USD 216.00
82013

T28 $10 1861 Fine; T36 $5 1861 Fine; T66 $50 1864 PCGS Fine 15; T71 $1 1864 PCGS Very Fine 20.

1861 USD 180.00 - 270.00 USD 192.00
82014

T30 $10 1861 PF-6 Cr. 242 Two Examples Fine; Fine-Very Fine; T36 $5 1861 PF-3 Cr. 276 Very Good; T37 $5 1861 PF-2 Cr. 285 Fine; T42 $2 1862 PF-1 Cr. 334 Very Good-Fine; T43 $2 1862 PF-1 Cr. 338 Very Good-Fine

1861 USD 140.00 - 210.00 USD 252.00
82015

T39 $100 1862 PF-4 Cr. 293 Fine; T40 $100 1862 PF-1 Cr. 298 Two Examples Fine;

1862 USD 160.00 - 240.00 USD 186.00
82016

T40 $100 1862 Fine; T41 $100 1862 Very Fine-Extremely Fine.

1862 USD 120.00 - 180.00 USD 204.00
82017

T55 $1 1862 PF-7 Cr. 398 PMG About Uncirculated 50.

1862 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 159.00
82018

Low Serial Number 36 T58 $20 1863 PF-17 Cr. 426 PMG Extremely Fine 40.

1863 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 139.00
82019

T59 $10 1863 PMG Very Fine 30; T63 50 Cents 1863 PMG About Uncirculated 50.

1863 USD 120.00 - 180.00 USD 169.00
82020

T60 $5 1863 PF-4 Cr. 450 PMG About Uncirculated 53.

1863 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 149.00
82021

T65 $100 1864 Extremely Fine-About Uncirculated; T66 $50 1864 Fine-Very Fine; T67 $20 1864 (2) Very Good-Fine; Fine; T68 $10 1864 (2) Fine; T69 $5 1864 (2) Very Good; T72 50 Cents 1864 Extremely Fine.

1864 USD 160.00 - 240.00 USD 312.00
82022

T66 $50 1864 PF-15 Cr. 503 PMG About Uncirculated 55.

1864 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 149.00
82023

T66 $50 1864 PF-5 Cr. 498 PMG About Uncirculated 53 EPQ.

1864 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 169.00
82024

Kimball House Advertising Note T67 $20 1864 PF-11 Cr. 511 PMG Uncirculated 62.

1864 USD 80.00 - 120.00 USD 144.00
82025

T70 $2 1864 PF-1 Cr. 569 PMG Choice About Unc 58.

1864 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 139.00
  • Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 43. Mercator's Map of the North Pole - the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1606) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950
  • Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, 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, 2025
    Swann, 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, 2025
    Swann, 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, 2025
    Swann, 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.
  • Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Presentation Copy of a Whitman "Holy Grail." Whitman, Walt. $10,000-$15,000.
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Endymion in Original Boards. Keats, John. $8,000-
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Association Copy of the Privately Printed Edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Potter, Beatrix. $8,000-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Christina Rossetti's Own Copy of Her First Book. Rossetti, Christina G. $8,000-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Borden Copy of The Life of Merlin in an Elaborate Binding by Riviere. Heywood, Thomas, Translator. $6,000-$8,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Arion Press. Whitman, Walt, Leaves of Grass. $4,000-$6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Call It Sleep in the First State Jacket. Roth, Henry. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Steinbeck's Best-Known Work. Steinbeck, John. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sangorski, Francis. $40,000-$60,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter: A Complete Set of First Editions. Potter, Beatrix. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Kelmscott Shelley. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Poetical Works. $3,000-$5,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Inscribed by Martin Luther King Jr. King, Martin Luther, Jr. $3,000-$5,000