• 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: The Jerry Loegler Collection of Alabama Obsolete Banknotes Showcase Auction , 62409, Dallas

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
September 21, 2025 - September 21, 2025
Page Size: 408 items in 17 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
95201

Mobile, AL- Joseph Laurendine 25C/ ND ca. 1837-38 Gunther-Derby AO-319-$.25a Rosene 197-3 PMG Choice Fine 15.

NDca.1837-38 USD 160.00 - 240.00 USD 94.00
95202

Mobile, AL- Magnolia Association 10C/ 1873 Gunther-Derby AO-321-$.10a Rosene 199-1 PMG About Uncirculated 55.

1873 USD 240.00 - 360.00 Not Sold
95203

Mobile, AL- Magnolia Association 10C/ ND (ca. 1873-?) Gunther-Derby AO-321-$.10a PMG Very Fine 25. Framed Image of the Bay Shell Road, Mobile Not Graded.

ND(ca.1873-?) USD 320.00 - 480.00 USD 240.00
95204

Mobile, AL- Magnolia Association 50C/ 1873 Gunther-Derby AO-321-$.50a Rosene UNL PMG About Uncirculated 53.

1873 USD 240.00 - 360.00 Not Sold
95205

Mobile, AL- Mansion House 25C/ July 4 (?), 1837 Gunther-Derby AO-322-$.25a Rosene 200-1 PMG Very Good 10.

1837 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 129.00
95206

Mobile, AL- L.D. Martin $1 Dec. 20, 1862 Gunther-Derby AO-323-$1a Rosene 201-1 Remainder PMG Very Fine 20.

1862 USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 180.00
95207

Mobile, AL- Bank of Mobile $5 18__ G12 Gunther-Derby AO-303-$5c Rosene 183-2 Proof PMG Choice About Unc 58.

18__ USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 312.00
95208

Mobile, AL- Bank of Mobile $5 Feb. 13, 1861 G14 Gunther-Derby AO-303-$5d Rosene 183-5 PMG Very Fine 20.

1861 USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 312.00
95209

Mobile, AL- Bank of Mobile $10 18__ G20 Gunther-Derby AO-303-$10d Rosene 183-8 Proof PMG About Uncirculated 53 Net.

18__ USD 320.00 - 480.00 USD 384.00
95210

Mobile, AL- Bank of Mobile $10 18__ G18 Gunther-Derby AO-303-$10a Rosene 183-7 Proof PMG About Uncirculated 53.

18__ USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 216.00
95211

Mobile, AL- Bank of Mobile $20 Jan. 16, 1856 G28 Gunther-Derby AO-303-$20a Rosene 183-10 PMG Choice Fine 15 Net.

1856 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 528.00
95212

Mobile, AL- Bank of Mobile $50 18__ G34 Gunther-Derby AO-303-$50a Rosene 183-12 Proof PMG Choice Uncirculated 63.

18__ USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 480.00
95213

Mobile, AL- Bank of Mobile Spurious $100 Nov. 29, 1845 as S5 as Gunther-Derby AO-303-$100a as Rosene 183-15 PMG Very Fine 30.

1845 USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 240.00
95214

Mobile, AL- Bank of Mobile $100 18__ G40 Gunther-Derby AO-303-$100c Rosene UNL Remainder PMG Very Fine 20.

18__ USD 280.00 - 420.00 USD 210.00
95215

Mobile, AL- Bank of Mobile $100 18? (Faded) G40 Gunther-Derby AO-303-$100c Rosene UNL PMG Very Good 10 Net.

18? USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 180.00
95216

Mobile, AL- Bank of Mobile $500 18__ G42 Gunther-Derby AO-303-$500a Rosene 183-16 Proof PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

18__ USD 480.00 - 720.00 USD 528.00
95217

Mobile, AL- Bank of Mobile $1,000 18__ G44 Gunther-Derby AO-303-$1000a Rosene 183-17 Proof PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ.

18__ USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 528.00
95218

Mobile, AL- Mobile and Great Northern Rail Road $1 Sep. 1, 1862 Gunther-Derby AO-325-$1a Rosene 203-3 PMG Very Fine 25.

1862 USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 180.00
95219

Mobile, AL- New Fish House 62-1/2C/ Sep. 1, 1824 Gunther-Derby AO-330-$.625a Rosene 207-1 PMG Very Fine 25.

1824 USD 320.00 - 480.00 USD 1,320.00
95220

Mobile, AL- R. North & Co.'s 6-1/4C/ ND ca. 1837 Gunther-Derby AO-331-$.0625a Rosene 208-1 PMG Very Fine 20.

NDca.1837 USD 280.00 - 420.00 USD 210.00
95221

Mobile, AL- Planters' & Merchants' Bank of Mobile $10 18__ G10 Gunther-Derby AO-332-$10a Rosene UNL Proof PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 EPQ.

18__ USD 640.00 - 960.00 USD 480.00
95222

Mobile, AL- W.B. Seawell & Co. $500 ND ca. 1850s-60s Vlack 1010 Ad Note Printer's Specimen PCGS Banknote About Unc 53 Details.

NDca.1850s-60s USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 720.00
95223

Mobile, AL- Treasurer of the Sosiette Consolide 12-1/2C/ June 11, 1837 UNL PMG Fine 12.

1837 USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 180.00
95224

Mobile, AL- Treasurer of the Sosiette Consolide 75C/ Aug. 14, 1837 Gunther-Derby AO-336-$.75a Rosene 213-1 PMG Very Fine 20.

1837 USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 180.00
95225

Mobile, AL- Southern Bank of Alabama $20 18__ G6 Gunther-Derby AO-337-$20a Rosene 214-3 Proof PMG Choice About Unc 58.

18__ USD 400.00 - 600.00 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