• 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, 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
86076

Guadeloupe Banque de la Guadeloupe 25 Francs ND (1920-44) Pick 8 PMG Choice Fine 15.

ND(1920-44) Not Available USD 264.00
86077

Honduras Republica de Honduras 5 Pesos 2.3.1863 Pick 7 About Uncirculated.

1863 Not Available USD 169.00
86078

Honduras Republica de Honduras 5 Pesos 2.3.1863 Pick 7 About Uncirculated.

1863 Not Available USD 159.00
86079

Honduras Republica de Honduras 5 Pesos 2.3.1863 Pick 7 Extremely Fine.

1863 Not Available USD 169.00
86080

Honduras Republica de Honduras 5 Pesos 2.3.1863 Pick 7 Extremely Fine.

1863 Not Available USD 228.00
86081

Honduras, Ecuador, and Mexico Group of 4 Specimen / One Issued Note About Uncirculated.

Not Available USD 480.00
86082

Hong Kong Standard Chartered Bank 1000 Dollars 1.1.1988 Pick 283c KNB62f PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

1988 Not Available USD 750.00
86083

Hungary State Note of the Ministry of Finance 50,000 Korona 1.5.1923 Pick 71s Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 NET.

1923 Not Available USD 1,110.00
86084

Iran Bank Melli 5; 10; 20 Rials ND [(1933-35) / (AH1312-14)] Pick 24a; 25a; 26a Three Examples PCGS Very Fine 25; Fine 15; PMG Very Good 10.

ND[(1933-35) Not Available USD 336.00
86085

Iran Bank Melli 1000 Rials ND (1951) Pick 53 PMG Choice Very Fine 35.

ND(1951) Not Available USD 408.00
86086

Iran Bank Melli 10; 20; 50 Rials [(ND1951-53) / (SH1330-32)] Pick 55; 56; 59; 61 Four Examples PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ (2); Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ; Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.

[(ND1951-53) Not Available USD 456.00
86087

Iran Bank Markazi 20; 200; 1000 Rials ND (1974-2002) Pick 100a1s; 103bs; 138br Two Specimen / One Remainder PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 (3).

ND(1974-2002) Not Available USD 420.00
86088

Iraq Central Bank of Iraq 1000; 5000 Dinars 2003 / AH1424 Pick 93as; 94as Two Specimen PMG Superb Gem Unc 67 EPQ (2).

2003 Not Available USD 384.00
86089

Ireland Provincial Bank of Ireland Limited 1 Pound 1.3.1877 Pick 331 About Fine.

1877 Not Available USD 119.00
86090

Ireland - Northern Provincial Bank of Ireland Limited 1; 5 Pound/s 1972 Pick 245a; 246a Two Examples Crisp Uncirculated.

1972 Not Available USD 204.00
86091

Ireland - Republic Central Bank of Ireland 100 Pounds 4.4.1977 Pick 69c Very Fine.

1977 Not Available USD 336.00
86092

Israel Bank of Israel 10 Lirot 1955 / 5715 Pick 27as Specimen PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

1955 Not Available USD 900.00
86093

Italian East Africa Banca d'Italia 1000 Lire 1938 Pick 4a PMG Very Fine 20.

1938 Not Available USD 1,200.00
86094

Japan Bank of Japan 1 Yen ND (1943) Pick 49s3 Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.

ND(1943) Not Available USD 94.00
86095

Jordan Central Bank of Jordan 5 Dinars ND (1959) Pick 15b PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. Oman Central Bank of Oman 50 Rials 1992 / AH1413 Pick 30b PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.

ND(1959) Not Available USD 276.00
86096

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan National Bank 1; 3; 5; 10; 20; 50; 100; 200; 500; 1000 Tenge (1993-94) Pick 7s; 8s; 9s; 10s; 11s; 12s; 13s; 14s; 15s; 16s Ten Specimen Crisp Uncirculated.

(1993-94) Not Available USD 408.00
86097

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan National Bank 1; 3; 5; 10; 20; 50; 100; 200; 500; 1000 Tenge (1993-94) Pick 7s; 8s; 9s; 10s; 11s; 12s; 13s; 14s; 15s; 16s Ten Specimen Crisp Uncirculated.

(1993-94) Not Available USD 432.00
86098

Kuwait Central Bank of Kuwait 1/2; 1 Dinar 1968 Pick 7b; 8 Two Examples Crisp Uncirculated.

1968 Not Available USD 159.00
86099

Kuwait Central Bank of Kuwait 10 Dinars 1968 (ND 1994) Pick 27s Specimen PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

1968(ND1994) Not Available USD 360.00
86100

Lithuania Bank of Lithuania 500 Litu 2000 Pick 64 PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

2000 Not Available USD 300.00
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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.
  • Doyle
    Rare Books, Autographs & Maps
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    November 25
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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