Swann Galleries: AUTOGRAPHS: Presidents, Royalty, Popes, Musicians, Artists, Nazi, Writers, Americana, Etc., 1447,

Auction Details

Auction Date: October 22, 1987 - October 22, 1987

Page Size: 297 items in 3 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
101	FLOYD, WILLIAM	Signer. Brown, W. Philemon, or the Progress of Virtue.	Edinburgh	1809	USD 250.00 - 350.00	358.00
102	FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN	Autograph Letter Signed B. Franklin, to Mr. Boudinot	Philadelphia	11 December 1762	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	7,150.00
103		FRENCH AUTHORS.	Paris	1862-1945	USD 100.00 - 150.00	121.00
104	FRIML, RUDOLF	Typed Document Signed, agent's carbon copy of his agreement with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for the use of Friml's music in High Jinks, a musical operetta written by Otto Harbach and produced by Oscar Hammerstein.	Los Angeles	17 April 1936	USD 100.00 - 150.00	77.00
105	FURTWAENGLER, WILHELM	Program celebrating the 10th Viennese Philharmonic Ball, signed by Furtwaengler and 108 members of the Vienna Philharmonic.	Vienna	16 January 1950	USD 150.00 - 250.00	358.00
106	GARFIELD, JAMES A.	Autograph Telegram Signed J A Garfield, as Minority leader in the House of Representatives, requesting the price for printing he had ordered.	Washington	11 February 1879	USD 150.00 - 250.00	193.00
107	GARIBALDI, GIUSEPPE	Two Autograph Letters Signed G. Garibaldi, in Italian, the earlier on printed letterhead of The Dictator's Cabinet,	Palermo, Caprera	4 June [1860], 14 December 1871	USD 150.00 - 250.00	550.00
108	GARRISON, WILLIAM LLOYD	Autograph Quotation Signed Wm. Lloyd Garrison, the quotation reading, Yours, to break every yoke.	Np	nd	USD 80.00 - 120.00	55.00
109	GEORGE III	King of England.	Court at St. James	16 July 1773	USD 200.00 - 300.00	935.00
110	GEORGE III,	King of England.	Court at St. James	19 May 1780	USD 150.00 - 200.00	385.00
111	GEORGE IV	King of England.	London	16 October 1800	USD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
112		GERMAN FIELD MARSHALS	Vp	1888-1921	USD 150.00 - 200.00	275.00
113	GIDE, ANDRE	Autograph Letter Signed, in French, a detailed explanation of his travel plans and guests, penned to an unidentified intimate.	Np	Friday 1908	USD 100.00 - 150.00	99.00
114	GOEBBELS, DR. PAUL JOSEPH	Striking early sepia Portrait Photograph of the future Nazi Minister of Propaganda, a bust profile view in business suit, inscribed on the mat in German, Dedicated to Hans and Hertha, and signed Joseph.	Np	1929	USD 400.00 - 600.00	440.00
115	GOERING, HERMANN	Glossy Portrait Photograph, a profile bust pose of Hitler's Reichsmarschall in uniform, wearing his Pour Le Merite, signed in full in bright blue ink, the signature (slightly ink-smudged) 4 inches long.	Berlin	1943-45	USD 300.00 - 400.00	330.00
116	GORDON, CHARLES G.	GORDON PASHA	Abbon Haraz	27 November 1877	USD 150.00 - 200.00	303.00
117	GRANT, ULYSSES S.	Lower portion of a partly engraved vellum Document Signed U. S. Grant, as President, military appointment countersigned by Wm. W. Belknap, Secretary of War, with military vignettes.	City of Washington	3 January 1874	USD 150.00 - 200.00	132.00
118	GRANT, ULYSSES S.	Partly printed Document Signed U. S. Grant, as President, directing the Secretary of State to pardon James Smith and Timothy Hixon.	Washington	13 January 1875	USD 150.00 - 250.00	330.00
119	GROSZ, GEORGE	Typed Letter Signed George, to Thomas Craven, relating the events of a summer holiday on Cape Cod.	Huntington, L.I., Truro, Mass.	5 August 1949, 29 June 1939	USD 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
120	GROSZ, GEORGE	Group of 8 Christmas cards designed by Grosz, one signed by him, 3 signed and/or inscribed (possibly in his wife's hand ?) and 3 with printed message only.	American	1930s	USD 80.00 - 120.00	110.00
121	HAJ AMIN EL-HUSSEINI	Grand Mufti of Jerusalem.	Beirut	19 March 1963	USD 100.00 - 150.00	110.00
122	HAMILTON, ALEXANDER	Partly printed Letter Signed A. Hamilton, as Secretary of the Treasury, to Samuel Gerry, port collector at Marblehead, acknowledging receipt of $420 through the U.S. Bank at Boston.	Washington	13 August 1792	USD 250.00 - 350.00	495.00
123	HANCOCK, JOHN	Document Signed as Governor of Massachusetts, a Senate resolution directing reimbursement to David Kingman, guardian of the Indians in Plymouth County, to settle his account for the support of the Indians.	Boston	17 June 1790	USD 600.00 - 900.00	1,100.00
124	HANDY, W. C.	Typed Letter Signed (in old age and when blind), to Sybil Lamson, mentioning his compositions, St. Louis Blues and They That Sow in Tears, Shall Reap in Joy.	New York City	6 November 1957	USD 150.00 - 200.00	330.00
125	HARDING, WARREN G	Partly printed Document Signed twice W G Harding, stating that a newspaper ad had been run for 5 weeks.		13 November 1897	USD 150.00 - 250.00	110.00
126	HARRISON, BENJAMIN	Signer.	Richmond	5 May 1788	USD 150.00 - 200.00	165.00
127	HARRISON, WILLIAM HENRY	Autograph Letter Signed Wm Harrison, as Governor of the Indiana Territory, to My dear Nephew, regarding family matters and his recent recovery from an illness.	Vincennes	29 April 1802	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	1,045.00
128	Edward S. Hipp	Autograph Letter Signed by the oldtime cowboy actor-producer, to journalist Edward S. Hipp of the Newark, New Jersey Sunday Call, who had just written a lengthy favorable article about Hart.	Horseshoe Ranch, Newhall, California	17 February 1936	USD 150.00 - 250.00	165.00
129	HAYES, RUTHERFORD B.	Printed Document Signed R. B. Hayes, as President, authorizing the Secretary of State to pardon Thomas W. Thompson.	Washington	13 December 1877	USD 100.00 - 150.00	220.00
130	HENRY III	King of France	St. Germain en Laye	17 November 1586	USD 150.00 - 200.00	330.00
131	HENRY VI	King of England.	Cornwall	10 July 1449 (27 Henry VI)	USD 200.00 - 300.00	495.00
132	HERBERT, VICTOR	Printed sheet music for an Irish love song, Molly, inscribed at upper right of title page to Lucy Milburn, in grateful recognition of her rendition of Someone Like You.	Np	June 1919	USD 100.00 - 150.00	121.00
133	HESS, RUDOLF	Bust Portrait Photograph by Aletier Conrad, Berlin, showing Hitler's deputy in uniform of an honorary SS general, Signed R. Hess on lower white border.	Berlin	1940	USD 250.00 - 350.00	385.00
134	HINDENBURG, PAUL VON	Portrait Photograph, a bust pose (reproduction of a painting of the German President in uniform as a World War I field marshal), Signed v. Hindenburg, the signature 5 inches long.	Np	1930	USD 100.00 - 150.00	121.00
135	HINDENBURG, PAUL VON	2 Typed Letters Signed von Hindenburg (signatures 5 and 6 1/2 inches long), in German and as President of Germany, sending thanks to different correspondents for copies of their books, one on Queen Carmen Sylva of Romania, the other on the Battle of Tanne	Dietramszell, Berlin	26 August 1926, 20 February 1933	USD 150.00 - 200.00	193.00
136	HITLER, ADOLF	Typed Document Signed, in German, promoting retired Major Schmidt to colonel, with the right to wear a General Staff uniform.	Berlin	26 February 1935	USD 500.00 - 750.00	935.00
137	HITLER, ADOLF	Important Typed Document Signed, in German, removing Field Marshal (Feodor) VON BOCK as commander-in-chief of Army Group B, recalling him and placing him at Hitler's disposition.	Fuehrerhauptquartier	15 July 1942	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	1,210.00
138	HITLER, ADOLF	Typed Document Signed, in German, promoting 21 medical officers to various ranks, one posthumously.	Fuehrerhauptquartier	28 October 1944	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	1,430.00
139		HITLER'S ADJUTANTS.	Np	1940s-60s	USD 150.00 - 200.00	248.00
140	Heinrich Hoffmann	HITLER'S CABINET Important group of 13 Portrait Photographs Signed, mostly bust poses, many by Heinrich Hoffmann, 8 posed in uniform, 5 in civilian clothing.	Np	1930s-46	USD 400.00 - 600.00	468.00
141	Freiherr von Neurath, Joachim von Ribbentrop	HITLER'S FOREIGN MINISTERS.	Berlin	1936-40	USD 150.00 - 250.00	358.00
142	HOOVER, HERBERT	Typed Letter Signed as President, to Mr. F. S. Peck, sending thanks for his views on a difficult question.	Washington, D.C.	8 May 1930	USD 100.00 - 150.00	303.00
143	HOOVER, HERBERT	Typed Letter Signed as President, on White House letter-head, to a correspondent thanking him for his good wishes.	Washington	19 November 1932	USD 150.00 - 250.00	330.00
144	HOOVER, HERBERT	This Crisis in American Life, The Meaning of America.	Np	1948	USD 80.00 - 120.00	77.00
145	HUNTINGTON, BENJAMIN	Two volumes from the library of the noted Connecticut member of the Continental Congress, each signed on the front free endpaper.	Vp		USD 150.00 - 250.00	110.00
146	INGRES, JEAN	Autograph Receipt Signed by P. Jourdy, acknowledging receipt of payment for services; countersigned J. Ingres.	Rome	31 October 1838	USD 80.00 - 120.00	121.00
147		INNOCENT VIII, Pope.	Rome	March 1488	USD 150.00 - 200.00	132.00
148	IRVING, WASHINGTON	Autograph Letter Signed, to the publisher John Murray in London, declining a dinner engagement.		Monday morning, April 1831	USD 150.00 - 200.00	193.00
149	Carvajel, Juan, Cardinal	ITALIAN RENAISSANCE.	Rome	17 May 1498	USD 300.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
150	JACKSON, ANDREW	Partly printed vellum Ship's Passport Signed, as President.	Washington	14 October 1836	USD 300.00 - 400.00	413.00
151	JACKSON, ANDREW	Fine franking signature, Free/Andrew Jackson, on portion of an address leaf 45 x 115 mm oblong; mounted.		Nd	USD 100.00 - 150.00	303.00
152	JEFFERSON, JOSEPH	Autograph Letter Signed J. Jefferson, to Benjamin Curtis.	Palm Beach	20 January 1899	USD 200.00 - 300.00	193.00
153	JEFFERSON, THOMAS	Important war-date Autograph Letter Signed Th: Jeffer son, Governor of Virginia, to an unidentified addressee on supplying Revolutionary troops.	Williamsburg	20 March 1780	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	9,460.00
154	JEFFERSON, THOMAS	Partly engraved vellum Document Signed as President, ship's passport for the Little William of Philadelphia (196 tons with a crew of 9 under Thos. Cullen, master), countersigned by James Madison as Secretary of State, bearing large U.S. white-paper Seal a	Philadelphia	23 December 1805	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	3,080.00
155	JOHNSON, ANDREW	Printed Document Signed as President, naming Frederick Rodgers to rank of Lieutenant Commander in the Navy.	Washington	26 July 1866	USD 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
156	JOHNSON, ANDREW	Partly printed Document Signed as President, directing the Secretary of State to affix the U.S. Seal to a warrant for the pardon of Joshua M. Sharp-steen.	Washington	28 December 1866	USD 150.00 - 250.00	358.00
157	JOHNSON, LYNDON B	Group Photograph, a full-length pose of Johnson, undoubtedly as President, standing at a lectern with a number of unidentified men.	Np	nd	USD 150.00 - 200.00	121.00
158	KEAN, EDMUND	Letter Signed by the English actor as Master of the Theatre Royal Drury Lane, to William Manning, asking to use his name as vice president for a dinner in behalf of a theater fund established by David Garrick and to be presided over by the Duke of York.	London	12 February 1818	USD 150.00 - 250.00	248.00
159	KENNEDY, JOHN F	Typed Letter Signed John Kennedy, as Senator, stating that a signed photograph was being sent.	Washington	28 April 1953	USD 300.00 - 400.00	385.00
160	KENNEDY, JOHN F.	Typed Letter Signed as Senator, regarding an immigrant visa application.	Washington	17 June 1953	USD 400.00 - 600.00	523.00
161	KENNEDY, ROBERT F.	Typed Letter Signed as Attorney General, to William Arthur, managing editor of Look magazine, thanking him for an advance copy of his foreword to Profiles in Courage.	Washington		USD 100.00 - 150.00	193.00
162	KERN, JEROME; and HARBACH, OTTO	Partly printed Document Signed by both, being a carbon copy of their contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer for the production of The Cat and the Fiddle.	New York	25 January 1950	USD 100.00 - 150.00	468.00
163	KEY, FRANCIS SCOTT	Autograph Letter Signed F. S. Key, to Charles Fenton Mercer of Virginia, about the activities of a political organization in which Key, the addressee, and a mutual friend, Meade, are involved.	Geo[rge] Town	22 September 1819	USD 200.00 - 300.00	715.00
164	KYNE, PETER B	Group of 11 Typed Letters by the California novelist, variously Signed (2 in full, others partial signatures, 3 signed by typewriter only but annotated), to his collaborator L. Grant Carpenter of Hollywood.	Berkeley, California	1915-16 and 1925	USD 200.00 - 300.00	358.00
165	LAFAYETTE, MARQUIS DE	Letter Signed Lafayette, in French, to Mr. Dupin the Elder, President of the Chamber of Deputies at Paris, introducing the Chevalier Menotti, brother of the unfortunate victim of Modena, who has been in his own right a sufferer for liberty and a man of me	Paris	27 November 1832	USD 150.00 - 200.00	143.00
166	LAFAYETTE, MARQUIS DE	Autograph Letter Signed Lafayette, in French, to an unidentified lady, about the health of mutual friends, postal schedules and a letter which he has written to a mayor as requested by the addressee.	La grange	19 February no year	USD 200.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
167	LINCOLN, ABRAHAM	Dark, full signature as President, on a sheet approximately 38x122 mm oblong cut from a document	Washington	nd	USD 500.00 - 750.00	1,650.00
168	LINDBERGH, CHARLES A	Signature, 3 inches long and characteristic of his handwriting of the late 1920s, penned on an album leaf; the place has been added in another hand.	Edgartown, Martha's Vineyard	nd	USD 100.00 - 150.00	132.00
169	LOUIS XVI	King of France.	Paris	7 July 1791	USD 150.00 - 200.00	193.00
170	MACHEN, ARTHUR	Autograph Manuscript (unsigned), the introduction to one of his most famous works, THE GREAT GOD PAN, containing numerous revisions and corrections, as well as printer's instructions and printer's note (in pencil); the manuscript is penned in black ink.	Np	1915-16	USD 300.00 - 500.00	770.00
171	MACHEN, ARTHUR	Autograph Manuscript (unsigned), the introduction to his work, CASANOVA'S ESCAPE FROM THE LEADS, containing numerous revisions and corrections by Machen and a few in pencil in another hand, as well as blue pencil printer's note.	Np	1924-25	USD 300.00 - 400.00	660.00
172	MADISON, JAMES	Partly printed vellum Document Signed as President, grant of land to John Johnston of Jefferson County, Ohio, at Steubenville in the Northwest Territory; countersigned by Edward Tiffin, Commissioner of the General Land Office, bearing handsome white-paper	City of Washington	30 July 1812	USD 300.00 - 400.00	825.00
173	MADISON, JAMES	Partly printed Document Signed as President, appointing Samuel C. Crafts as Principal Assessor for the Sixth district in Vermont. Countersigned by James Monroe as Secretary of State.	Washington	22 December 1813	USD 300.00 - 400.00	1,045.00
174	MAINTENON, MARQUISE DE.	Autograph Letter in French, signed with her paraph resembling a flattened 8, to the Count Detubigne at Paris, sending thanks for his interest in rearing a child (perhaps one of her own) and giving detailed instructions concerning rest periods, etc.	Np	8 October 1716]	USD 200.00 - 300.00	275.00
175	MANN, THOMAS	Autograph Letter Signed in German, to an unidentified male addressee, sending thanks for the poems of Ernst Waldinger.	Munich	4 January 1927	USD 150.00 - 200.00	275.00
176	MARIE ANTOINETTE	Queen of France.	Np	1780s	USD 100.00 - 150.00	275.00
177	MARIE ANTOINETTE	Queen of France; and HORTENSE, Queen of Holland.	Vp	1800-21	USD 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
178	McKINLEY, WILLIAM	Typed Letter Signed W. McKinley, to Frank Galpin, sending thanks for a commendatory letter; as Republican nominee, about 10 weeks before election to the Presidency.	Canton, Ohio	31 August 1896	USD 100.00 - 150.00	165.00
179	MEDICI, FRANCESCO DE	Letter Signed Framco de Medici, P., in Italian, as Prince of Florence and Siena, to Giovanni Caccino, an official at Pisa, about manufacturing in the province of Leghorn.	Florence	29 August 1566	USD 150.00 - 200.00	Not Sold
180	METTERNICH, PRINCE KLEMENS W. VON	Autograph Letter Signed Metternich, in German, to a monarch enclosing (not present) detailed notes on a Hungarian congress, whose deliberations he belittles; his notes are largely in the form of outline headings and the addressee will find them self-expla	Vienna	18 January 1845	USD 200.00 - 300.00	495.00
181		MILITARY.	Vp	1778-1887	USD 100.00 - 150.00	121.00
182		MILITARY and NAVAL LEADERS.	Vp		USD 200.00 - 300.00	132.00
183	MONROE, JAMES	Partly printed Document Signed Jas. Monroe, as Governor of Virginia, commissioning Wm. Watson, Sheriff of Nottoway County, to continue in office for another year.	Richmond	2 September 1800	USD 100.00 - 150.00	143.00
184	MONROE, JAMES	Autograph Letter Signed Jas. Monroe, to Mr. Everett, about Monroe's financial affairs.	Np	12 May 1810	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	2,420.00
185	MONROE, JAMES	Partly printed vellum Document Signed as President, granting land to Peter Pritchess for military services.	Washington	17 May 1822	USD 200.00 - 300.00	248.00
186	MORRIS, ROBERT	Signer.	Philadelphia	23 April 1793	USD 100.00 - 150.00	77.00
187	MORSE, SAMUEL F. B	Important Autograph Letter Signed, to Henry Rogers of Baltimore, attacking 2 attempts to challenge and embarrass his telegraph.	New York City	20 May 1847	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	2,200.00
188	MORSE, SAMUEL F. B	One line and Signature (cut from a letter), attractively matted in gray and red with an old bust engraving of Morse.	Np	nd	USD 80.00 - 120.00	154.00
189		MUSICIANS. Group of 9 signatures on cards or small sheets, and one other item.	Vp	1863-98	USD 100.00 - 150.00	132.00
190	MUSSOLINI, BENITO	Magnificent Portrait Photograph Signed B. Mussolini, a half-length pose of IL. DUCE in civilian attire wearing high wing collar, seated and looking forward; laid on the photograph are 2 Italian World War I service ribbons and 4 leaves from a tree (of unkn	Np	1922	USD 250.00 - 300.00	715.00
191	MUSSOLINI	Group of 49 snapshots and copy snapshots of Mussolini in Ethiopia		1935-36	USD 100.00 - 150.00	88.00
192	NAPOLEON	Beauharnais, Eugene de. Letter signed by Napoleon's stepson as Eugene Napoleon, in French and as Viceroy of Italy, to the Minister of War about supplying a translation from Italian of a military document concerning Captain Duodo.	Milan	2 March 1808	USD 150.00 - 200.00	154.00
193	NAPOLEON III	Emperor of France	Np	nd	USD 150.00 - 250.00	330.00
194	NAZI ADMIRALS	Collection of 16 Portrait Photographs Signed by German admirals, all but one posed in uniform, 2 signed on verso.	Np	1940s-60s	USD 200.00 - 300.00	385.00
195	NAZI FIELD MARSHALS	Important collection of 15 Portrait Photographs Signed, all posed in uniform, one signed on verso.	Np	mostly 1930s -40s	USD 400.00 - 600.00	880.00
196	NAZI GENERALS	Remarkable archive of 47 Portrait Photographs Signed, all but one posed in uniform, 9 signed on verso.	Np	1940s-60s	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	1,100.00
197		NEW YORK---ORANGE COUNTY.	Vp	1791-1811	USD 150.00 - 200.00	165.00
198		Group of 23 Autograph Letters Signed and one Document Signed, all of New York City interest.	New York City area	1679-1835	USD 100.00 - 150.00	165.00
199		Group of 10 Typed Letters Signed.	Albany and New York City	1907-60	USD 100.00 - 150.00	55.00
200	Scott O'Connor	NICHOLAS OF GREECE, PRINCE. Autograph Letter Signed Nicholas, to Scott O'Connor, secretary of the Author's Club, acknowledging congratulations on his daughter's engagement and declining an invitation to attend the Christmas festival because of medical pro	Balmoral Castle	19 September 1934	USD 100.00 - 150.00	Not Sold

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December 15, 2025

Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.

Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.

Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.

Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
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December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.

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December 9-17, 2025

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.

Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.