• 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.
  • 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

Heritage Auctions: Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction, 282537, Dallas

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 16, 2025 - September 16, 2025
Page Size: 137 items in 6 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
88076

Great Britain Bank of England 5 Pounds 2.6.1937 Pick 335i PMG Choice Very Fine 35.

1937 Not Available USD 2,880.00
88077

Great Britain Bank of England 10 Pounds 16.10.1935 Pick 336B "Operation Bernhard" Counterfeit PMG Choice Very Fine 35.

1935 Not Available USD 528.00
88078

Great Britain Bank of England 10 Pounds 2016 Pick UNL PMG Superb Gem Unc 68 EPQ. Faeroe Islands Foroyar 100 Kronur 2002 Pick 25 PMG Seventy Gem Uncirculated 70 EPQ S.

2016 Not Available USD 264.00
88079

Guatemala Banco de Guatemala 1/2 Quetzal (ND 1959) Pick 40fp; 40bp Front and Back Proof Crisp Uncirculated.

(ND1959) Not Available USD 432.00
88080

Haiti Treasury 1 Gourde 3.11.1887 Pick 79a PMG Fine 12.

1887 Not Available USD 312.00
88081

Iran Kingdom of Persia, Imperial Bank 2 Tomans 28.9.1927 Pick 12 PMG Very Fine 25.

1927 Not Available USD 3,000.00
88082

Iran Bank Markazi 100; 200; 5000 Rials ND (1971-80) Pick 91c; 92b; 122c Five Examples PMG Choice Uncirculated 64; Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ (2); Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ; Extremely Fine 40.

ND(1971-80) Not Available USD 384.00
88083

Iran Bank Markazi 500; 1000 Rials ND (1971-73) Pick 93b; 93c; 94b Three Examples PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ (3).

ND(1971-73) Not Available USD 552.00
88084

Iraq Central Bank of Iraq 1/4 Dinar ND (1971) Pick 56r Three Remainders PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 (3).

ND(1971) Not Available USD 384.00
88085

Iraq Central Bank of Iraq 5 Dinars ND (1971) Pick 59r Three Remainders PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 (3).

ND(1971) Not Available USD 384.00
88086

Ireland, Spain, and New Zealand Group of 8 Examples About Uncirculated-Crisp Uncirculated.

Not Available USD 192.00
88087

Ireland - Republic Central Bank of Ireland 20 Pounds 6.1.1975 Pick 67b PMG Extremely Fine 40 EPQ. Scotland Commercial Bank of Scotland Ltd. 5 Pounds 3.1.1955 Pick S333 PMG Extremely Fine 40 EPQ.

1975 Not Available USD 372.00
88088

Ireland - Republic Central Bank of Ireland 100 Pounds ND (1996) Pick 79s Specimen PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.

ND(1996) Not Available USD 1,140.00
88089

Israel Bank of Israel 1 Lira 1955 / 5715 Pick 25s Specimen PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

1955 Not Available USD 552.00
88090

Italy Banca d'Italia 5000 Lire 7.1.1963 Pick 85d PMG Choice Very Fine 35 Net.

1963 Not Available USD 192.00
88091

Japan, Macau, and Pakistan Group of 6 Graded Notes PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ (4); Choice Uncirculated 64 (2).

Not Available USD 129.00
88092

Jordan Central Bank of Jordan 10; 20 Dinars 1992 / AH1412 Pick 26s; 27s Two Specimen PMG Superb Gem Unc 67 EPQ; Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.

1992 Not Available USD 630.00
88093

Kenya Central Bank of Kenya 50; 100 Shillings (1971-72) Pick 9b; 10c Three Examples PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ (2); Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.

(1971-72) Not Available USD 216.00
88094

Kenya Central Bank of Kenya 5; 10; 20 Shillings ND (1981-88) Pick 19s; 20s; 21s Three Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 Net (3). Saint Thomas and Prince Banco Nacional Ultramarino 1000 Escudos 11.5.1964 Pick 40sp Specimen Proof PMG About Uncirculated 55

ND(1981-88) Not Available USD 336.00
88095

Lebanon Republique Libanaise 25 Piastres 1.8.1942 Pick 36 PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

1942 Not Available USD 432.00
88096

Luxembourg Etat du Grand-Duche de Luxembourg 10 Francs 11.12.1918 (ND 1919) Pick 30 PMG Very Fine 20 Net. Serbia Chartered National Bank 100 Dinara (srebru) 5.1.1905 Pick 12c PMG Choice Very Fine 35.

1918 Not Available USD 312.00
88097

Malaya Board of Commissioners of Currency 1 Dollar 1.7.1941 (ND 1945) Pick 11 KNB11 PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.

1941 Not Available USD 300.00
88098

Maldives Maldivian State Government 1/2 Rufiyaa 1947 / AH1367 Pick 1 PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

1947 Not Available USD 1,050.00
88099

Malta Government of Malta 1 Shilling on 2 Shillings 20.11.1918 (ND 1940) Pick 15 PMG Choice Uncirculated 64. South Africa South African Reserve Bank 10 Shillings 27.1.1959 Pick 91d PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

1918(ND1940) Not Available USD 288.00
88100

Mexico Banco de Chihuahua 25 Centavos 1889 Pick S118a M73a PMG About Uncirculated 50.

1889 Not Available USD 660.00
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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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  • 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 Soldier 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