• Forum Auctions
    A Visual and Historical Voyage into the Ottoman World:
    The Library of a Gentleman
    14th November
    Forum, Nov. 14: Preziosi (Amedeo). Stamboul: Recollections of Eastern Life, first edition, Paris, Lemercier, 1858. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Mayr (Heinrich von). Malerische Ansichten aus dem Orient. Vues Pittoresques de l'Orient, first edition in the original 10 parts, Munich, Paris & Leipzig, [1839-40]. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Lewis (John Frederick). Illustrations of Constantinople, made during a Residence in that City &c. in the Years 1835-6, first edition, [1838]. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Dodwell (Edward). Views in Greece, first edition, ordinary format, Rodwell and Martin, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Cassas (Louis François). [Voyage Pittoresque de la Syrie, de la Phoenicie, de la Palæstube et de la Basse-Égypte], 3 vol., first edition, [Paris], [1799]. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    A Visual and Historical Voyage into the Ottoman World:
    The Library of a Gentleman
    14th November
    Forum, Nov. 14: La Chappelle (Georges). Recueil de Divers Portraits des Principales Dames de la Porte du Grand Turc, first edition, Paris, 1648. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Fossati (Gaspard). Aya Sophia Constantinople as recently restored by order of H.M. the Sultan Abdul Medjid, first edition, ordinary format, 1852. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Pertusier (Charles). Promenades Pittoresques dans Constantinople et sur les Rives du Bosphore, 4 vol., inc Atlas, first edition, Paris, H. Nicolle, 1815-17. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Brindesi (Jean). Souvenirs de Constantinople, first edition, [Paris], [1855-60]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, Nov. 14: Le Bruyn (Cornelius). Voyage au Levant, first French edition, Delft, Henri de Kroonevelt, 1700. £3,000 to £4,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    Online Sale:
    The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
    Ending 7th November, 2024
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). The Thirteen Problems, first edition, The Crime Club, 1932. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Dumb Witness, first edition, 1937. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Cards on the Table, first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. Drop to his Death, first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Berkeley (Anthony). Jumping Jenny, first edition, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions
    Online Sale:
    The Detective Fiction Collection of John Cooper
    Ending 7th November, 2024
    Forum, Nov. 7: Marsh (Ngaio). Overture to Death, first edition, The Crime Club, 1939. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". The Beast Must Die, first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Brand (Christianna). Green for Danger, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Murder is Easy, first edition, signed by the author, 1939. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Sayers (Dorothy L.) Lord Peter Views the Body, first edition, Gollancz, 1928. £6,000 to £8,000.
  • Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Chronograph Wristwatches. Precious memories of the 20th Century / Cronografi da Polso. Preziose Memorie del XX Secolo, 2013. €3,000 to €5,000. Starting Bid: €10.
    Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Lanthemann, Joseph. Modigliani 1884-1920. A Catalogue Raisonné, Barcelona, 1970. €320 to €380. Starting Bid: €10.
    Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Warhol, Andy. The Philosophy of Andy Warhol (from A to B and back again), New York, 1975. Signed by the author. €500 to €600. Starting Bid: €10.
    Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Vitali, Lamberto. Morandi: Catalogo Generale. I & II, Mediolan, 1983. €1,100 to €1,300. Starting Bid: €10.
    Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Goldstein, Ann. Christopher Wool, Los Angeles, 1998. €320 to €380. Starting Bid: €10.
    Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Celant, Germano. Piero Manzoni, 1989. €320 to €360. Starting Bid: €10.
    Desa Unicum, Nov. 13: Ernst, Max. Oeuvre-Katalog. Das Graphische Werk, Cologne, 1975. €420 to €480. Starting Bid: €10.
  • Doyle
    Stage & Screen
    November 14 & 15
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A studio-sanctioned Darth Vader Touring Costume from The Empire Strikes Back. $50,000 to $100,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An original Al Hirschfeld's illustration of the cast of On Golden Pond. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The largest trove of personal Grace Kelly letters to come to market. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: An Important Archive of Musical Manuscripts of Truman Capote and Harold Arlen's House of Flowers. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: The archive of an original Merrily We Roll Along Broadway cast member. $5,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Jerry Herman's Yamaha Model C7 Ebonized Grand Piano. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A large group of Jerry Herman musical posters. $300 to $500.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Group of awards presented to Jerry Herman. $300 to $400.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: Six pages of original art for "The MAD Game of Basebrawl," a complete story published in MAD #167, pages 31-36, June 1974. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A MAD book made for Al Jaffee, containing original art and writings from many MAD contributors. 2011. $1,200 to $1,800.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: A Jaffee-themed MAD Fold-In - "What honor should the creator of the MAD Fold-Ins be given?" $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, Nov. 14-15: MAD Fold-In - "What developing news story has many Americans totally transfixed?" $800 to $1,200.
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Heritage Auctions: Fall US Currency Obsolete Banknotes Showcase Auction

Auction Reports

Auction Name Fall US Currency Obsolete Banknotes Showcase Auction Total Sales (USD) 158,602.40
Auction Date October 27, 2024 - October 27, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 124,072.00
Sale Number #62363 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 186,108.00
Total Lots 444
Sold Lots 425 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 134,552.00
% of Lots Sold 95.72% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 201,828.00
Unsold Lots 19 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 78.58%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
95372

Austin, TX- Republic of Texas $50 Jan. 25, 1840 Cr. A7 Medlar 27 PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.

1840 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,320.00
95426

Richmond, VA- Bank of Richmond $20-$25-$50-$100 18__ G6a-G8a-G10a-G12a Jones BR85-25-BR85-30-BR85-35-BR85-40 Uncut Sheet Proof/Specimen PMG About Uncirculated 55 Net.

18__ USD 2,400.00 - 3,600.00 USD 3,960.00
95169

Charlestown, MA- Bunker Hill Bank $100 18__ Archival Remainder G74 PMG Uncirculated 62.

18__ USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 1,920.00
95277

New York, NY- Bank of the United States (3rd) $3,000 Dec. 15, 1840 G104 PMG About Uncirculated 55.

1840 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,860.00
95184

Ishpeming, MI- Saginaw Mining Company $1 Apr. 16, 1873 Lee IMGC-24-1 PMG Very Fine 20.

1873 USD 240.00 - 360.00 USD 1,680.00
95230

Dover, NJ- Union Bank at Dover $10 Sep. 1, 1859 G48a PMG Choice Very Fine 35 EPQ.

1859 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,500.00
95412

Salt Lake City, UT- Drovers Bank $1 July 1, 1856 Rust 83 PMG Uncirculated 62 EPQ.

1856 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,440.00
95079

Idaho City, Idaho Territory- B.M. DuRell & Co. (The First National Bank of Idaho) $100 186_ Remainder PMG About Uncirculated 53.

186_ USD 1,040.00 - 1,560.00 USD 1,320.00
95390

Houston, TX- Government of Texas $50 Jan. 27, 1839 Cr. H21A PMG Choice About Uncirculated 58.

1839 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,320.00
95017

San Francisco, CA- Globe Restaurant $2 Advertising Note ND (ca. 1870s-80s?) Vlack UNL PMG Very Fine 30.

ND(ca.1870s-80s?) USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,200.00
95251

Dunkirk, NY- Dunkirk Bank $1-$1-$2-$5 July 5, 1851 G2a-G2a-G4a-G6a Proof Uncut Sheet PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.

1851 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,200.00
95271

New York, NY- Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson Advertising Note ND (ca. 1857-58) Vlack-UNL PMG About Uncirculated 50 Net.

ND(ca.1857-58) USD 560.00 - 840.00 USD 1,200.00
95375

Austin, TX- Republic of Texas $50 Jan. 25, 1840 Cr. A7 Medlar 27 PMG Choice Uncirculated 63 EPQ.

1840 USD 640.00 - 960.00 USD 1,200.00
95440

Laramie City, WY (Terr.)- A.M. Watkins $10 Advertising Note 1882 Vlack UNL PMG Extremely Fine 40.

1882 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,200.00
95203

"Jefferson City", MO- State of Missouri (Defence Bond) $4 186__ Cr. 16 Remainder PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ.

186__ USD 160.00 - 240.00 USD 1,141.20
95076

Hawkinsville, GA- Bank of Hawkinsville $50 18__ UNL Proof PMG Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.

18__ USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,110.00
95110

Bowling Green, KY- Peoples Bank of Kentucky $1 18__ G32a as Hughes 77 Front Proof PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ; Back Proof Choice Uncirculated 63.

18__ USD 960.00 - 1,440.00 USD 1,080.00
95248

Buffalo, NY- Dingens Brothers / Dingens' Napoleon Bitters "77" Ad Note ND ca. 1860s PMG Very Fine 20.

NDca.1860s USD 160.00 - 240.00 USD 1,080.00
95364

Lebanon, TN- Bank of Middle Tennessee $10 18__ as G10a Front Proof PMG Choice Uncirculated 64; Back Proof Choice Uncirculated 63.

18__ USD 960.00 - 1,440.00 USD 1,050.00
95045

Stonington, CT- Stonington Bank $1-$1-$2-$3 18__ G8a-G8a-G16a-G28a Uncut Sheet PMG Superb Gem Unc 67 EPQ.

18__ USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,020.00
95366

Nashville, TN- Planters Bank of Tennessee $50 18__ as G38 Front Proof PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ; Back Proof Choice Uncirculated 64 EPQ.

18__ USD 960.00 - 1,440.00 USD 1,020.00
95405

Palestine, TX- County of Anderson $1 Sep. 18, 1862 Medlar 2 PMG Very Fine 20.

1862 USD 280.00 - 420.00 USD 1,020.00
95225

Concord, NH- State Capital Bank $2 Apr. 1, 1860 G4b PMG Very Fine 20; Concord, NH- State Capital Bank Check 185__ Remainder Ungraded.

1860 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 990.00
95001

Cahawba, AL- Town Treasurer of Cahawba 12-1/2C/ Aug. 7, 1837 Gunther-Derby AO-127-$.125a PMG Fine 12 Net.

1837 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 960.00
95061

Washington, DC- National Bank $3 May 1, 1852 G16 PMG Choice About Unc 58 EPQ.

1852 USD 300.00 - 450.00 USD 960.00
  • Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    APRES DE MANNEVILLETTE
    Le Neptune Oriental
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    CASSAS
    Eaux fortes de la Sicile et quelques vues d’Espagne
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    CASSINI DE THURY
    Carte générale et particulière de la France.
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    JOUY; GARNERAY
    Vues des côtes de France dans l'Océan et dans la Méditerranée
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LA PÉROUSE
    Voyage autour du monde
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LE GENTIL DE LA GALAISIERE
    Voyage dans les Mers de l’Inde
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LICENT
    Hoang Ho, Pai Ho, Loan Ho, Leao Ho. Itinéraires suivis dans le bassin du golfe du Pei Tcheuly
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    FRENCH SCHOOL FROM THE 19th CENTURY
    Panorama d’Athènes
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    PEETERS
    Description des principales villes, havres et isles du golfe de Venise
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    PÉRON; FREYCINET
    Voyage de découverte aux terres australes
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    STACKELBERG
    La Grèce : vues pittoresques et topographiques.
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    VALENTINER
    Atlas des Sonnensystems.
  • Swann, Nov. 14: Stephen Sondheim, autograph musical quotation signed and inscribed, 4 bars from “Send in the Clowns,” 1986.
    Swann, Nov. 14: George Washington, autograph letter signed to Robert Morris, preparing for attack on Philadelphia, 1777.
    Swann, Nov. 14: Autograph album containing over 250 signatures by members of 29th U.S. Congress, 1845.
    Swann, Nov. 14: Charles “The Bold,” letter signed to Duke of Milan written during Burgundian Wars, 1475.
    Swann, Nov. 14: Deng Xiaoping, TIME magazine “Man of the Year” issue signed and dated, 1979.
    Swann, Nov. 14: Theodor Herzl, autograph letter signed to prospective tutor of his children, 1902.
    Swann, Nov. 14: Bourienne’s Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte extra illustrated including 1798 letter signed by Napoleon after Battle of the Nile, 1836.
    Swann, Nov. 14: George Minot, autograph manuscript signed, diary kept during European trip to claim Nobel Prize, 1934.
    Swann, Nov. 14: Thomas Jefferson, autograph letter signed, introducing George Washington’s personal secretary Tobias Lear, 1793.
    Swann, Nov. 14: Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, signed in second volume, first edition, 1956-58.
    Swann, Nov. 14: John Steinbeck, late typescript drafts of 5 chapters from his posthumously published tales of King Arthur, 1959.
    Swann, Nov. 14: H.G. Wells, group of 14 of his books signed to his mistress Rebecca West or the son they had together, 1910s-40s.
  • Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: AUDUBON, JOHN JAMES. Red-Shouldered Hawk. London: R. Havell, Jr., 1829. $2,000 - $3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: STEWART, WILLIAM DRUMMOND, SIR. Altowan; or, Incidents of Life and Adventure in the Rocky Mountain... New York, 1846. PRESENTATION COPY. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: WILLUGHBY & RAY, JOHN. The Ornithology of Francis Willughby in three books... London, Martyn, 1678. $800 - $1,200
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: SUSAN B. ANTHONY. Autograph Quotation Signed, on equal rights "for men and women," Rochester, 1898. $1,000 - $1,500
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. Autograph Letter Signed integrally to Le Comte de Milly arranging a meeting with M. Broignard, Passy, 1778. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: FRANKLIN, JEFFERSON, & ADAMS. Mansucript Signed by all three architects of the American ideal, requesting a Treaty of Amity and Commerce. $750,000 - $1,000,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: LINCOLN, ABRAHAM. Endorsement Signed, a pardon for a Confederate soldier, February 6, 1865. $4,000 - $6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: NAPOLEON FORMALLY RATIFIES THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE. Document Signed ("James Monroe," "Robt. R. Livingston" and "Barbé-Marbois"). $100,000 - $200,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: JAMES MONROE ON THE DIFFICULTIES OF JAY'S TREATY. Autograph Letter Signed to Thomas Pinckney, Paris, January 17, 1795. $15,000 - $25,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: GIDEON WELLES FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF FORT PICKENS AND FORT SUMTER ON THE EVE OF CIVIL WAR. Autograph Manuscript, 44 pp, c.1870. $4,000 - $6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: SIGNED BY BORGES. Labyrinths: Selected Stories & Other Writings. 1962. First book publication in English. $4,000 - $6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 2-12: LORENZO DOW TURNER'S COPY. LOCKE, ALAIN. The New Negro: an Interpretation. 1925. $1,000 - $1,500
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD
    Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
  • Freeman’s | Hindman
    Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
    November 14
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: LEROUX, Gaston. The Phantom of the Opera. FIRST AM. ED, FIRST ISSUE IN THE VERY RARE DUST JACKET. 1911. $6,000 – 8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD, John. A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds. L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: ORWELL, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Lon., 1949. FIRST EDITION IN A VERY FINE DUST JACKET. $6,000 – 8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD. A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans. L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: The Federalist. NY, 1788. FIRST EDITION, THICK PAPER COPY. $60,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: SELBY. Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology. Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.