• 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
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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.

Heritage Auctions: Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction, 282540, Dallas

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 07, 2025 - October 07, 2025
Page Size: 160 items in 7 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
86001

Afghanistan Ministry of Finance 20; 50 Afghanis ND (1936) / ND (SH1315) Pick 18A; 19A Two Examples PMG Choice About Unc 58; Choice Uncirculated 63.

ND(1936) Not Available USD 660.00
86002

Low Serial Number 96 Afghanistan Ministry of Finance 5 Afghanis ND (1936) / ND (SH1315) Pick 16C PMG Choice About Unc 58.

ND(1936) Not Available USD 192.00
86003

Low Serial Number 1 Afghanistan Ministry of Finance 10 Afghanis ND (1936) / ND (SH1315) Pick 17A PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.

ND(1936) Not Available USD 504.00
86004

Algeria Banque de l'Algerie 5; 100 Francs; 5 Dinars (1941-70) Pick 77b; 85; 126a Three Examples PMG Choice Uncirculated 64; About Uncirculated 53; Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ. Morocco Banque d'Etat du Maroc 100 Francs 19.4.1951 Pick 45 PMG Choice Uncircula

(1941-70) Not Available USD 288.00
86005

Aruba Centrale Bank 500 Florin 1.12.2003 Pick 20 PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

2003 Not Available USD 1,500.00
86006

Austria Austrian National Bank 500 Schilling 1.7.1965 (ND 1966) Pick 139s Specimen PCGS Very Choice New 64. Netherlands Netherlands Bank 10 Gulden 1.7.1997 Pick 99s Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

1965(ND1966) Not Available USD 360.00
86007

Austria Austrian National Bank 5000 Schilling 4.1.1988 Pick 153 PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.

1988 Not Available USD 1,440.00
86008

Barbados Central Bank 1; 2; 5; 10 Dollar/s ND (1973-80) Pick 29s; 30s; 31s; 33s Four Specimen Crisp Uncirculated.

ND(1973-80) Not Available USD 360.00
86009

Belgium Banque Nationale de Belgique 10,000 Francs ND (1997) Pick 152 PMG About Uncirculated 55.

ND(1997) Not Available USD 480.00
86010

Bolivia Banco Central 1; 5; 10; 20; 50; 100 Peso Boliviano 13.7.1962 Pick 152s; 153s; 154s; 155s; 156s; 157s Six Specimen Crisp Uncirculated.

1962 Not Available USD 552.00
86011

Brazil Thesouro Nacional 1; 5 Mil Reis (1833-68) Pick A201; A237 Two Examples PMG Very Fine 30 NET; Very Fine 25.

(1833-68) Not Available USD 1,800.00
86012

Brazil Thesouro Nacional 1 Mil Reis ND (1891) Pick 3s Specimen PMG About Uncirculated 53 Net. Brazil Front and Back Proof About Uncirculated.

ND(1891) Not Available USD 312.00
86013

Brazil Republica dos Estados Unidos 1; 5; 10 Mil Reis ND (1919-25) Pick 6cs; 29cs; 39as Three Specimen Extremely Fine (1)-Crisp Uncirculated.

ND(1919-25) Not Available USD 384.00
86014

Brazil Thesouro Nacional 10 Mil Reis; 500 Cruzeiros ND (1925-43) Pick 39s; 140p1 Specimen / Front Proof PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ; Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.

ND(1925-43) Not Available USD 432.00
86015

Brazil Thesouro Nacional 500 Mil Reis ND (1911) Pick 87s Specimen PMG Extremely Fine 40 NET.

ND(1911) Not Available USD 600.00
86016

Brazil Caixa de Conversao 10 Mil Reis 31.12.1910 Pick 101r Remainder PMG About Uncirculated 50.

1910 Not Available USD 660.00
86017

Brazil Banco do Brasil 50; 100 Mil Reis 1923 Pick 118s; 120s Two Specimen PMG About Uncirculated 50 NET; Choice About Uncirculated 58 EPQ.

1923 Not Available USD 552.00
86018

Brazil Thesouro Nacional 20 Mil Reis (ND) Pick UNL20ap Specimen Proof PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

(ND) Not Available USD 1,380.00
86019

Bulgaria Group of 5 Notes Very Fine.

Not Available USD 264.00
86020

Cameroon Banque des Etats de l'Afrique Centrale 10,000 Francs ND (1978-81) Pick 18b Very Fine. Madagascar Banque de Madagascar 100; 500 Francs ND (1937-58) Pick 40; 47b Two Examples Very Fine.

ND(1978-81) Not Available USD 312.00
86021

Canada Dominion of Canada $1 31.3.1898 DC-13a PMG Very Fine 25.

1898 Not Available USD 372.00
86022

Canada Bank of Canada $5 1935 BC-6 "French Text" PMG Very Fine 30 EPQ.

1935 Not Available USD 528.00
86023

Canada Montreal, PQ- Merchants Bank of Canada $5 3.1.1917 Ch.# 460-20-02P1 Front Proof PMG About Uncirculated 53 NET. Canada Halifax, NS- Merchants Bank of Halifax $10 2.1.1896 Ch.# 465-20-14P1 Front Proof PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

1917 Not Available USD 600.00
86024

Canada Halifax, NS- Merchants Bank of Halifax $20 1.1.1898 Ch.# 465-20-18P1; Ch.# 465-20-18P2 Front and Back Proof PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ; Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

1898 Not Available USD 900.00
86025

Canada Canada Bank Note Co. 1892 "Printer's Advertising Note" PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.

1892 Not Available USD 660.00
  • 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.
  • 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.