University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books and Memorabilia, 41024, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
April 10, 2024 - April 10, 2024
Page Size: 351 items in 15 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
56 James Madison,

A ship's passport signed by 4th U.S. President James Madison,

New York June 8, 1809 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,062.50
57 James Monroe

James Monroe (1758-1831). Partially Printed Document Signed,

June 26, 1812 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,187.50
58 James Monroe

A partial land grant with a partial clipped signature by President James Monroe. 1p of vellum, measuring 4.5" x 9.5",

Washington City ca. October 1824 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 325.00
59 Obama

Bank check ledger, 1p, 4.5" x 9",

[Chicago, IL], Thursday, June 20, 1996 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 112.50
60 Franklin Pierce

A signed post office appointment by Franklin Pierce. 1p, measuring 7" x 4.25" (sight),

Washington, D.C. March 29, 1850 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 750.00
61 Benjamin Stone Roberts

A letter written by future Union general Benjamin Stone Roberts concerning Franklin Pierce and his wife following the death of their son. 3pp of a bifolium, measuring 8" x 10",

Washington, D.C. May 18, 1853 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 812.50
62 Barry Goldwater

A 1p typed letter signed by Barry Goldwater (1909-1998), then U.S. Senator from Arizona and future 1964 Republican presidential nominee, as "Barry" above his typed signature as "Barry Goldwater."

ca. May 21, 1963 USD 600.00 - 700.00 USD 332.80
63 Ronald and Nancy Reagan

Ronald and Nancy Reagan signed photo, with Ronald Reagan penning the inscription:

n.d. USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 468.75
64 Ronald Reagan

A typed letter from then-Governor Ronald Reagan to fellow Republican politician Barry Goldwater, signed by Reagan as "Ron" at conclusion. 1p on letterhead from the State of California Governor's office, measuring 8.5" x 11",

Sacramento, CA Wednesday, September 27, 1967 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,250.00
65 Ronald Reagan

A handwritten letter from Reagan to his College roommate, James Harrison, about a reunion at Eureka College. 1p, measuring 7.25" x 10.5",

Pacific Palisades, California Tuesday, June 14, 1955 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 875.00
66 Ronald Reagan

A typed letter from President Ronald Reagan signed as "Ron" at conclusion and addressed to Alfred H. Kingon, a later member of his cabinet. 1p on White House letterhead, measuring 7" x 10.5",

Washington, D.C. Thursday, September 16, 1982 USD 600.00 - 700.00 USD 687.50
67 Ronald Reagan

A signed photograph showing 40th U.S. President Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) and First Lady Nancy Reagan (1921-2016) in the Oval Office surrounded by 23 White House staffers. Measuring 9.5" x 7.75"(sight),

Washington, D.C. n.d. USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 1,187.50
68 Ronald Reagan

A Ronald Reagan signed magazine cover prior to his California gubernatorial bid.

Tucson, Arizona Sunday, September 5, 1965 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 375.00
69 Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan signed copy of his autobiography "Where's the Rest of Me? The Ronald Reagan Story".

New York ca. 1965 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 687.50
70 Mikhail Gorbachev

A color photograph of Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan signed by Gorbachev. Measuring 8" x 10",

N.p. n.d. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 437.50
71 Ronald Reagan

A typed letter signed as "Ron" from President Ronald Reagan and addressed to notable celebrity columnist Army Archerd and his wife, Selma. 1p on Presidential letterhead, measuring 6.375" x 8.5",

Washington, D.C. Tuesday, October 31, 1989 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 325.00
72 James E. "Jimmie" Grice.

A typed poem entitled "A Portrait of the Honorable Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt", written in the format of a mnemonic device with each letter corresponding to the letters in her first and last name, by one James E. "Jimmie" Grice. 1p, measuring 8" x 10.5",

Greenville, South Carolina Thursday, September 15, 1960 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 125.00
73 Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt signed edition of "The Rainbow, 1848", edited by A. J. McDonald.

Albany ca. 1918 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 875.00
74 Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945). Typed Letter Signed, "Franklin D. Roosevelt", as president, 1p, on White House stationery measuring 8" x 10.5",

Washington, Friday, March 3, 1939 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 500.00
75

Free Frank, measuring 3.25" x 5.5", made out to Mr. F. Vernon Smith, Indianapolis, Ind and postmarked Brooklyn, CONN, dated "July 7 2 PM".

July 7, no year USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 150.00
76 Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919). Partial printed, partial manuscript military document signed as 26th U.S. President, appointing William H. Tobin as Captain in the Artillery Corps, 1p, 21" x 16",

Washington, D.C. Thursday, May 2, 1907 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,062.50
77 Theodore Roosevelt

A 1p typed letter signed by former 26th U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919) as "Theodore Roosevelt" at bottom right. June 21, 1910

Tuesday, June 21, 1910 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 593.75
78 Theodore Roosevelt

A typed letter from former President Theodore Roosevelt signed as "T. Roosevelt" and addressed to New York Times editor E. E. Johnson. 1p on "The Outlook" letterhead, measuring 6.5" x 7.75",

New York Thursday, December 1, 1910 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 704.00
79 Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt document signed as President, appointing Henry Percival Dodge as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to El Salvador.

Wednesday, September 18, 1907 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 812.50
80 Helen H. Taft

An envelope signed by former First Lady Helen H. Taft (1861-1943) as "Helen H. Taft - / Free"

n.d. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 175.00
  • 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
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    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
  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: K. Marx, Das Kapital, 1867. Dedication copy. Est: €120,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: Latin and French Book of Hours, around 1380. Est: €25,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: Theodor de Bry, Indiae Orientalis, 1598-1625. Est: €80,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: Breviary, Latin manuscript, around 1450-75. Est: €10,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: G. B. Piranesi, Vedute di Roma, 1748-69. Est: €60,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: K. Schmidt-Rottluff, Arbeiter, 1921. Orig. watercolour on postcard. Est: €18,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: €20,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: C. J. Trew, Plantae selectae, 1750-73. Est: €28,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: M. Beckmann, Apokalypse, 1943. Est: €50,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: Ulrich von Richenthal, Das Concilium, 1536. Est: €9,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: I. Kant, Critik der reinen Vernunft, 1781. Est: €12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27: Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung (AIZ) / Die Volks-Illustrierte (VI), 1932-38. Est: €8,000
  • Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: ORWELL, George. ANIMAL FARM. London, Secker & Warburg, 1945. $8,000 to $12,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: MILNE, A.A. THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER With decorations by Ernest H. Shepard. London, Methuen, 1928. Deluxe limited edition. $3,000 to $4,000 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: TWAIN, Mark. THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, (Tom Sawyer’s Comrade). New York, 1885. $1,000 to $1,500 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions
    Books, Maps, Modern Literature
    May 14 (US) / May 15 (Australia)
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: RAND, Ayn. ATLAS SHRUGGED. Random House, New York, 1957. First edition. $800 to $1,200 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: [BAUM, L. Frank]. PICTURES FROM THE WONDERFUL WIZARD OF OZ By W.W. Denslow… Chicago, [1903]. $400 to $800 AUD.
    Australian Book Auctions, May 14/15: HELLER, Joseph. CATCH-22. London, Jonathan Cape, 1962. $400 to $600 AUD.
  • Gonnelli
    Auction 51
    Antique prints, paintings and maps
    May 14st 2024
    Gonnelli: Leonard Bramer, The descent from the cross, 1634. Starting price 3200€
    Gonnelli: Gustav Hjalmar de Morner Karel, Rome’s Carnival, 1820. Starting price 1000€
    Gonnelli: Various Authors, Mater Dolorosa, 1700. Starting price 200€
    Gonnelli: Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Carcere Oscura, 1790. Starting price 180€
    Gonnelli: Jan Brueghel, Marine fauna view, 1620 ca. Starting price 28000€
    Gonnelli: Ippolito Scarsella, Mary and Christ with Sant Rocco and Arch-Angel Michele,1615. Starting price 8000€
    Gonnelli: Hans Sebald Beham, Adam and Eve, 1543. Starting price 600€
    Gonnelli: Francesco Burani, Baccanale, 1630. Starting Price 280€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Maria Mitelli, Plance from Ventiquattr’ore, 1675. Starting price 800€
    Gonnelli: Giuseppe Angeli, Livorno’s Plan, 1793. Starting price 240€
    Gonnelli: XIV Century Artist, Capital “N” letter, 1350 ca. Starting price 340€
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