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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.
  • Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
    Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
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    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
    November 25
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    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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  • 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.

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
82176

Nashville, TN- Bank of Tennessee, Payable at Rogersville $10 Mar. 1, 1856 G266a PMG Very Fine 30.

1856 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 576.00
82177

Nashville, TN- Yeatman, Woods & Co. at Nashville Banking and Exchange House $2 May 7, 1840 (?-Faded) Schafluetzel-Carson N-U.NBE-2-1 PMG Very Good 10.

1840 USD 120.00 - 180.00 USD 129.00
82178

Shelbyville, TN- Bank of Tennessee $20 May 9, 1850 C308a Counterfeit PMG Choice Fine 15 Net.

1850 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 154.00
82179

Austin, TX- Treasury Warrant $5 Aug. 29, 1864 Cr. 14C Medlar 127 PCGS Banknote Gem Unc 65 PPQ.

1864 USD 160.00 - 240.00 USD 312.00
82180

(Dallas), TX- Fair Jewelry Co. $1 Advertising Note ND (ca. 1941) Seven Examples About Uncirculated or Better. (Dallas, TX?)- Trailways Rebel Route CSA Facsimile Advertising Notes $2; $5 (3); $10 (2) ND (ca, 1961?) Fine or Better

ND(ca.1941) USD 80.00 - 120.00 USD 84.00
82181

Galveston, TX- Commercial and Agricultural Bank $3 Jan. 1, 1848 as G4 as Medlar 5 Proprietary Proof PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

1848 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 228.00
82182

Houston, TX- Consolidated Fund of Texas $100 Sep. 1, 1837 Cr. CF1 Medlar 69 PMG Choice Very Fine 35.

1837 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 420.00
82183

Velasco, TX- Provisional Government of Texas $22 Sep. 2, 1836 Cr. V2 Medlar 3 PMG Very Fine 20.

1836 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 360.00
82184

(Alexandria), VA- Manassas Gap Rail Road Company 50C/; $1 July 1, 1861 Good; Very Good.

1861 USD 120.00 - 180.00 USD 119.00
82185

Blacksburg, VA- Southern Soldiers Bank 50C/ Feb. 1, 1862 J-L PB40-08 PMG Choice Very Fine 35.

1862 USD 280.00 - 420.00 USD 288.00
82186

Charlottesville, VA- Monticello Bank $50 Sep. 6, 1860 G28a Jones BC25-35 PMG Choice Fine 15.

1860 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 300.00
82187

Charlottesville, VA- Monticello Bank $100 Sep. 6, 1860 G30a Jones BC25-40 PMG Choice Fine 15.

1860 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 720.00
82188

Frankford, VA- Duffy, Renick, Dolin & Co. 25C/ Feb. 28, 1862 J-L PF40-15 PMG Choice Fine 15.

1862 USD 160.00 - 240.00 USD 109.00
82189

Norfolk, VA- P. H. Whitehurst 5C/ Jan. 1, 1862 PMG Choice Very Fine 35.

1862 USD 160.00 - 240.00 USD 300.00
82190

Green Bay, WI (Terr)- Bank of Wisconsin $10 Mar. 1, 1837 Fine-Very Fine.

1837 USD 80.00 - 120.00 USD 99.00
82191

Waupun, WI- Corn Exchange Bank $5 18__ Remainder PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

18__ USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 336.00
82192

Green Bay, WI (Terr.)- Bank of Wisconsin $3 June 1, 1837 Very Good-Fine; Mineral Point, WI (Terr.)- Mineral Point Bank $10; $20 1839-40 Fine.

1837 USD 160.00 - 240.00 USD 228.00
82193

Montgomery, AL- State of Alabama 50C/; $1; $10 1863-64 Very Good-Fine; Jacksonville, FL- Bank of St. John's $5 May 2, 1859 Fine.

1863-64 USD 120.00 - 180.00 USD 139.00
82194

Financial Instruments Various Amounts 1870-193_ Fine or Better.

1870-193_ USD 140.00 - 210.00 USD 79.00
82195

Cheshire, CT- Episcopal Academy (National Bank) $50 ND 1890 Fine; West Killingly, CT- Eastern Bank $3 June 9, 1852 Fine; (Indianapolis, IN)- Purdy's College Bank / Purdy's Business College $50 ND Fine; Trenton, NJ- Merchants' Bank $3 Nov. 20, 1861 Fine.

ND1890 USD 160.00 - 240.00 USD 204.00
82196

New Haven, CT- Mechanics Bank $50-$100 18__ Uncut Pair Choice About Uncirculated; Windsor, VT- Bank of Windsor $1-$1 18__ Uncut Pair Choice About Uncirculated; Windsor, VT- Bank of Windsor $5-$5 18__ Uncut Pair Choice Crisp Uncirculated.

18__ USD 160.00 - 240.00 USD 149.00
82197

Georgetown, DC- Mechanics Bank $1 Sep. 26, 1852 Fine; Quincy, IL- (First National Bank of) Gem City Business College $500 Jan. 1, 1877 Fine-Very Fine; New York, NY- Bryant, Stratton & Co's. International College Bank $1 Mar. 20, 1865 Very Good; New York,

1852 USD 140.00 - 210.00 USD 312.00
82198

Dover Hill, IN- American Bank $2 Nov. 1, 1856 Fine-Very Fine; Nashua, NH- White & Hill at Indian Head Bank 25C/ Oct. 1, 1862 Very Good-Fine; Portsmouth, NH- Mechanics' and Traders' Bank Spurious $3 Jan. 1, 1859 Very Good; Jersey City, NJ- New Jersey Prote

1856 USD 120.00 - 180.00 USD 129.00
82199

Baltimore, MD- Baltimore and Susquehanna Rail Road Company $100 Nov. 24, 1837 Extremely Fine-About Uncirculated; New York, NY- North River Banking Co. $100 Bill of Exchange Apr. 2, 1840

1837 USD 120.00 - 180.00 USD 154.00
82200

Hoboken, NJ- Hoboken Banking and Grazing Company $3; $5 1827 Very Fine; Jersey City, NJ- Morris Canal and Banking Company $5 Post Note Apr. 13, 1841 Very Fine-Extremely Fine; Key Port, NJ- Key Port & Middletown Point Steamboat Co. at Farmers' and Merchant

1827 USD 160.00 - 240.00 USD 159.00
  • 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
  • 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
  • University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 308 - Bob Dylan Handwritten & Signed Lyrics to "Just Like a Woman" With Jeff Rosen & JSA Authentication
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 455 - Isaac Newton Admiration For Judaism & Moral Continuity With Christianity! 350+ Words in his Hand - Extraordinary Content!
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 219 - 371g Moon Meteorite, Incredible Find - Laâyoune 002
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 448 - Scarce Einstein AM on Unified Field Theory, 180+ Words & 11 Equations in His Hand! From His Published Article, "A Generalization of the Relativistic Theory of Gravitation"
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 159 - Woodrow Wilson Baseball Signed for WWI Red Cross Fundraiser, Ex. Forbes & PSA Authentic - Finest Known!
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 84 - Lee Harvey Oswald ALS to Brother, Trying Desperately to Get out of Russia! Highly Important
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 152 - George Washington Signed Discharge for MA Solider Whose Regiment Was at Bunker Hill!
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 88 - Abraham Lincoln Fully Signed Military Appointment for Mexican War Vet & Respected Cavalryman
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 188 - Apollo XI Astronauts & Their Wives Signed Photo, Plus Crew Signed Cover, From Apollo XI Presidential Goodwill Tour Era, Pre-Cert Zarelli
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books
    Now through Nov. 19
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 265 - Martin Luther King, Jr. TLS Re: "Stride Toward Freedom" Film Rights To Literary Agent Marie Rodell
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 324 - John Lennon Signed Apple Records Check, PSA GEM MT 10! Possibly Finest Known
    University Archives, Nov. 19:
    Lot 79 - John & Jacqueline Kennedy Signed WH 1963 Christmas Gift Inscribed to Close Friend Joan Braden, PSA Authentic
  • 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.
  • 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.