• 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, 282541, Dallas

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 14, 2025 - October 14, 2025
Page Size: 173 items in 7 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
87001

Algeria Group of 5 Graded Notes PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ; Choice Uncirulated 64 EPQ; Superb gem Uncirculated 67 EPQ (3).

Not Available USD 264.00
87002

Andorra Consell General de les Valls D'Andorra 50 Centims 19.12.1936 Pick 5 PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.

1936 Not Available USD 264.00
87003

Andorra Consell General de les Valls D'Andorra 2 Pessetes 19.12.1936 Pick 7 PMG Very Fine 25.

1936 Not Available USD 124.00
87004

Bahamas Bahamas Government 1 Pound 1919 Pick 4p Proof PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

1919 Not Available USD 384.00
87005

Bahamas Central Bank 100 Dollars 2000 Pick 67 PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ. Bahamas Central Bank 100 Dollars 2009 Pick 76 About Uncirculated.

2000 Not Available USD 300.00
87006

Belgian Congo Banque du Congo Belge 5 Francs 10.8.1943 Pick 13Ab PMG Choice About Unc 58.

1943 Not Available USD 204.00
87007

Belgian Congo Banque Centrale du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 20 Francs 1.6.1959 Pick 31 PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

1959 Not Available USD 372.00
87008

Belgian Congo Banque Centrale du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 20 Francs 1.6.1959 Pick 31 PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.

1959 Not Available USD 384.00
87009

Belgian Congo Banque Centrale du Congo Belge et du Ruanda-Urundi 50 Francs 1.7.1959 Pick 32 PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ. East Africa East African Currency Board 1 Shilling 1.1.1943 Pick 27 PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

1959 Not Available USD 630.00
87010

Biafra, Gambia, Lesotho, and Nigeria Group of 4 Graded Examples PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 (2); Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ; Superb Gem Unc 67 EPQ. Kenya Central Bank of Kenya 50 Shillings 1.7.1985 Pick 22bs Specimen Very Fine-Extremely Fine. Trinidad & Tobag

1985 Not Available USD 159.00
87011

Bohemia and Moravia, Italy, Iceland, Denmark and More 13 Issued Notes / 1 Specimen Crisp Uncirculated.

Not Available USD 528.00
87012

Brazil Thesouro Nacional 2; 5 Mil Reis ND (1850-1919) Pick 14s; A221 Specimen / Issued Note PMG Choice Extremely Fine 45 Net; Fine 12 Net. Mexico Banco de Mexico 1 Peso 7.7.1943 Pick 38s Specimen PMG Choice About Unc 58 Net.

ND(1850-1919) Not Available USD 360.00
87013

Brazil Thesouro Nacional 10 Mil Reis ND (1925) Pick 39b PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.

ND(1925) Not Available USD 660.00
87014

Brazil Thesouro Nacional 100 Mil Reis ND (1925) Pick 70s Specimen PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.

ND(1925) Not Available USD 552.00
87015

Brazil Banco do Brasil 500 Mil Reis 8.1.1923 Pick 122As Specimen PMG Uncirculated 62.

1923 Not Available USD 840.00
87016

Canada Dominion of Canada $1 2.7.1923 DC-25o PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.

1923 Not Available USD 210.00
87017

Canada Banque du Canada $10 1935 BC-8 "French Text" PMG Very Fine 25.

1935 Not Available USD 600.00
87018

Canada Bank of Canada $1000 1954 BC-44d PCGS Choice About New 58PPQ.

1954 Not Available USD 1,020.00
87019

Cape Verde Banco Nacional Ultramarino 100; 500 Escudos ND (1958) Pick 49cts; 50cts Two Color Trial Specimen PMG Superb Gem Unc 68 EPQ; Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

ND(1958) Not Available USD 552.00
87020

Central African States, Djibouti and Mauritania Group of 7 Notes Crisp Uncirculated.

Not Available USD 264.00
87021

Ceylon Central Bank of Ceylon 2; 5; 10 Rupees (1952-54) Pick 50; 54; 55 Three Examples Very Fine.

1952-54 Not Available USD 288.00
87022

China People's Bank of China 10,000 Yuan 1949 Pick 853c S/M#C282 PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

1949 Not Available USD 1,020.00
87023

China People's Bank of China 2; 10,000 Yuan (1949-53) Pick 853c; 867 Two Examples PMG Choice Very Fine 35; Very Fine.

1949-53 Not Available USD 528.00
87024

China Bank of Taiwan Limited 1 Yen ND (1915) Pick 1921 S/M#T70-20 PMG About Uncirculated 53. China Bank of Taiwan 50; 1000 Yuan (1946-48) Pick 1938; 1942 Two Examples PMG About Uncirculated 55 EPQ (2).

ND(1915) Not Available USD 312.00
87025

China Fu-Tien Bank Denomination Set of 1 ABNC Vignette and 14 PMG Graded Proofs.

Not Available USD 3,600.00
  • 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.