University Archives: Rare Signed Manuscripts, Books, Photos, And Relics, 22124, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
February 21, 2024 - February 21, 2024
Page Size: 417 items in 17 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 J. Q. Adams

J. Q. Adams Re: His Treaty Getting Florida Franks John Graham's Letter "rejection of the Florida Treaty by the King of Spain"

March 1, 1820 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 800.00
2 George H.W. Bush

George H.W. Bush Signed Photo To Fishing Buddy! "if your boat springs a leak - keep on fishing!"

ca. 1990 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 300.00
3 G.H.W. Bush 11-Sep

G.H.W. Bush 9/11 TLS "keep our beloved son in your prayers. The problems he faces now... seem overwhelming, but he is strong."

September 28, 2001 USD 900.00 - 1,000.00 USD 625.00
4 George H.W. Bush

George H.W. Bush Signed White House Silver Dollar. PCGS Encapsulated. Limited to /500.

ca. 1992 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,625.00
5 George H.W. Bush

George H.W. Bush China Liaison Office Presentation SP, Presumed Type 1

ca. February 26, 1976 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 275.00
6 G.H.W. Bush ALS

G.H.W. Bush ALS as Vice President. PSA Gem Mint 10.

September 1, 1987 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 275.00
7 Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland Boldly Penned 1904 ALS

July 17, 1904 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 687.50
8 Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton SP As 49th Birthday Cowboy, With PSA/DNA LOA

n.d. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 200.00
9 Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton Superb ALS on "liberalism"

August 5, [1978] USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,000.00
10 Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton On Rare Letterhead "we'll see each other at the convention."

June 17, 1992 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 100.00
11 Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton TLS On White House Stationary. A Rare & Gorgeous Full Name Signature.

June 9, 1994 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 562.50
12 Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge 1924 TLS to President of Fan Club

June 7, 1924 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 500.00
13 Dwight Eisenhower

Dwight Eisenhower Self Deprecating TLS on Golfing Abilities

April 23, 1960 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 282.00
14 Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower Deadpan TLS to Golfing Buddy Following Late 1959 World Tour

January 11, 1960 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 325.00
15 Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower TLS Wants to "get this war successfully concluded" In 1943 At War's Height

May 23, 1943 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 3,750.00
16 Dwight Eisenhower

Dwight Eisenhower Cut. Boldly Signed & PSA Encapsulated

n.d. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 325.00
17 Millard Fillmore

Millard Fillmore Interrogation of NY Justice of Peace. A Rare Early Legal Doc Signed Multiple Times!

June Term 1831 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 1,500.00
18 Gerald Ford

Gerald Ford Signed Business Card. JSA Hologram.

n.d. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 282.00
19 From J. A. Garfield's

From J. A. Garfield's Library Volume of the Bill H.R. 3921, Sundry Civil Bill, with Amendments Reported by James A. Garfield, Chairman of the Appropriations Committee

ca. 1873 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 625.00
20 Garfield's Critique

Garfield's Critique of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation as "an extraordinary assumption of power" From His Library!

n.d. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 875.00
21 Garfield's Personally

Garfield's Personally Owned Book, Authored and Inscribed to Him by Congressman Samuel S. Cox, Who Spearheaded the Creation and Expansion of the U.S. Coast Guard, the Life-Saving Service

London; New York 1869; January 1, 1870 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 812.50
23 A Soldier's

A Soldier's Account of Gen. Grant: "...[he] stands his high office with much dignity..."

April 26, 1864 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 437.50
25

Two CDV Portraits of Ulysses S. Grant

ca. 1860s-1870s USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 175.00
26 Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant 1868 Albumen by Thomas R. Burnham

June 5, 1868 USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 325.00
27 Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant in Uniform Striking Large Albumen Photo After Mathew Brady

n.d. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 350.00
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Isaac Newton on chemistry and matter, and alchemy, Autograph Manuscript, "A Key to Snyders," 3 pp, after 1674. $100,000 - $150,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Exceptionally rare first printing of Plato's Timaeus. Florence, 1484. $50,000 - $80,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: On the Philosophy of Self-Interest: Adam Smith's copy of Helvetius's De l'homme, Paris, 1773. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: "Magical Calendar of Tycho Brahe" - very rare hermetic broadside. Engraved by Merian for De Bry. c.1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Author's presentation issue of Einstein's proof of Relativity, "Erklärung der Perihelbewegung des Merkur aus der allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie." 1915. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: First Latin edition of Maimonides' Guide for the Perplexed. Paris, 1520. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: De Broglie manuscript on the nature of matter in quantum physics, 3 pp, 1954. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Tesla autograph letter signed on electricty and electromagnetic theory. 1894. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Heinrich Hertz scientific manuscript on his mentor Hermann Von Helmholtz, 1891. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: The greatest illustrated work in Alchemy: Micheal Maier's Atalanta Fugiens. Oppenheim, 1618. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Illustrated Alchemical manuscript, a Mysterium Magnum of the Rosicurcians, 18th-century. $30,000 - $50,000
    Bonhams, Apr. 28 – May 7: Rare Largest Paper Presentation Copy of Newton's Principia, London, 1726. The third and most influential edition. $60,000 - $90,000
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