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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.
  • 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.

Heritage Auctions: Tuesday World Paper Money Select Auction, 282543, Dallas

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 28, 2025 - October 28, 2025
Page Size: 139 items in 6 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
89001

Algeria Banque de l'Algerie 50; 100 Francs 1942-45 Pick 85; 87 Two Examples PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ (2).

1942-45 Not Available USD 420.00
89002

Angola Banco De Angola 20; 50; 100; 500; 1000 Escudos 1973 Pick 104s; 105s; 106s; 107s; 108s Five Specimen Crisp Uncirculated.

1973 Not Available USD 336.00
89003

Aruba Centrale Bank 500 Florin 16.7.1993 Pick 15 PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.

1993 Not Available USD 1,440.00
89004

Australia Australia Reserve Bank 1 Dollar ND (1974) Pick 42s1 SP16 Specimen PMG Choice About Unc 58.

ND(1974) Not Available USD 1,320.00
89005

Austria Austrian National Bank 500; 1000 Schilling 1997 Pick 154; 155 Two Examples PMG Superb Gem Unc 67 EPQ; Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

1997 Not Available USD 396.00
89006

Bahamas Bahamas Government 20 Dollars 1965 Pick 23a PMG About Uncirculated 55 EPQ.

1965 Not Available USD 840.00
89007

Belgian Congo Banque du Congo Belge 500 Francs ND (1929) Pick 18p Proof PMG Choice Uncirculated 64.

ND(1929) Not Available USD 1,080.00
89008

Belgium Societe Generale de Belgique 5 Francs 12.1.1915 Pick 88 PMG About Uncirculated 53.

1915 Not Available USD 74.00
89009

Belgium Banque Nationale de Belgique 10,000 Francs ND (1997) Pick 152 PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.

ND(1997) Not Available USD 900.00
89010

Belgium, Malta, Martinique, and French Antilles Group of 12 Notes Very Fine-About Uncirculated.

Not Available USD 288.00
89011

Brazil Banco Central Do Brasil 500 Cruzeiros ND (1972-74) Pick 196s1 Commemorative Specimen PMG Choice Uncirculated 64. Honduras Banco Central de Honduras 5 Lempiras ND (1953-68) Pick 51s Specimen PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

ND(1972-74) Not Available USD 149.00
89012

Brazil Banco Central Do Brasil 50,000 Cruzeiros Reais ND (1994) Pick 242 PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.

ND(1994) Not Available USD 336.00
89013

Ceylon Government of Ceylon 1; 2; 10 Rupee/s (1938-49) Pick 23b; 34; 35a Three Examples Very Fine.

(1938-49) Not Available USD 264.00
89014

Czech Republic Czech National Bank 5000 Korun 1993 Pick 9 PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

1993 Not Available USD 1,140.00
89015

Czech Republic Czech National Bank 2000 Korun 1996-99 Pick 16; 22 Two Examples PMG Superb Gem Unc 67 EPQ (2).

2000 Not Available USD 384.00
89016

Czechoslovakia, Hungary, and Czech Republic Group of 8 Notes Crisp Uncirculated.

Not Available USD 324.00
89017

Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, and Peru Group of 9 Issued Notes / 8 Specimen Crisp Uncirculated.

Not Available USD 408.00
89018

East Africa East African Currency Board 100 Shillings = 5 Pounds ND (1938-51) Pick 31p Proof PMG About Uncirculated 53.

ND(1938-51) Not Available USD 576.00
89019

Egypt Central Bank of Egypt 1 Pound ND (1961-67) Pick 37s Specimen PCGS Banknote Choice Uncirculated 64PPQ.

ND(1961-67) Not Available USD 720.00
89020

Egypt Central Bank of Egypt 25 Piastres ND (1967-75) Pick 42s Specimen PCGS Banknote Choice Uncirculated 63PPQ.

ND(1967-75) Not Available USD 264.00
89021

Egypt Central Bank of Egypt 50 Piastres ND (1967-78) Pick 43s Specimen PCGS Banknote About Uncirculated 50 Details.

ND(1967-78) Not Available USD 264.00
89022

Egypt Central Bank of Egypt 1 Pound ND (1967-78) Pick 44s Specimen PCGS Banknote Choice Uncirculated 64 PPQ.

ND(1967-78) Not Available USD 432.00
89023

Egypt Central Bank of Egypt 5 Pounds ND (1969-78) Pick 45s Specimen PCGS Banknote Choice Uncirculated 63.

ND(1969-78) Not Available USD 264.00
89024

Egypt Central Bank of Egypt 10 Pounds ND (1969-78) Pick 46s Specimen PCGS Banknote Choice Uncirculated 64.

ND(1969-78) Not Available USD 360.00
89025

Egypt Central Bank of Egypt 20 Pounds ND (1976-78) Pick 48s Specimen PCGS Banknote Choice Uncirculated 63 PPQ.

20 Not Available USD 780.00
  • 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
  • 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