University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books - Just In Time For The Holidays!, 121124, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 11, 2024 - December 11, 2024
Page Size: 518 items in 21 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1

Very Rare John Adams DS Appointing U.S. Marine Officer - Future 1st Commander of Marine Barracks at Charlestown Naval Yard With Ties to U.S.S. Constitution & War of 1812!

March 2, 1799 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 7,500.00
2

John Adams As Pres. Lauds Senate's Support of Troops to Stop Rebellion!

December 10, 1799 USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 22,500.00
3

1800 John Adams Beautifully Signed Land Grant For Veterans of the Revolutionary War

February 24, 1800 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,750.00
4

"The Gazette" 1799 Issuing John Adams's Proclamation Re: Fries's Rebellion

March 25, 1799 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 437.50
5

John Quincy Adams ALS as Pres., "I am not, never was, and never shall be a Free Mason," Re: Possible Murder of Anti-Mason William Morgan

April 19, 1828 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,750.00
6

J. Q. Adams Personally Owned Newspaper, "The American" March 1820

March 20, 1820 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 437.50
7

J. Q. Adams Personally Owned Newspaper as Secretary of State

August 14, 1821 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 275.00
8

Chester Arthur ALS On Exec. Mansion Stationary On Railroad Business!

October 31, n.y. USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 6,875.00
9

Chester Arthur Initialed Appointment of a Marshal in Virginia, Unofficial and Unique!

n.d. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 350.00
10

Joe Biden Signed 1st Ed. "Promise Me, Dad" With PSA LOA

n.d. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 576.00
11

James Buchanan as Pres. Insures Washington, D.C. Water Supply

March 1, 1859 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,750.00
12

George H. W. Bush Re: "Armed Forces serving in the Persian Gulf...against Iraq's aggression"

1990-12-10 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,250.00
13

George H.W. Bush Official Gift Pen & Tie Bar, With Bonus Recipes From Barbara Bush & Nancy Reagan

ca. 1980s-90s USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 250.00
14

Air Force One Archive From Historic 1990 Flight, Impeccable White House Staff Provenance

1990-09-06 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 325.00
15

George W. Bush ALS as Pres. to a Teacher, "I could never have been President without my education," 10 Days After Inauguration

2001-07-30 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,000.00
16

George W. Bush and Laura Bush Signed Photo

n.d. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 87.50
17

Jimmy Carter ALS as Pres. Expressing His "unequivocal support" for Israel, A Timely Letter

1978-05-10 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 10,000.00
18

Jimmy Carter TLS on Welfare Reform with Senator Moynihan

1979-03-21 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,000.00
19

Grover Cleveland On Exec. Mansion Stationary Re: "discovery of America" Medal!

June 13, 1893 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 2,250.00
20

Grover Cleveland & His Cabinet 9pc. Group of Campaign Material

ca. 1884, 1892 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 687.50
21

Iran & Clinton: Find "common ground between Iran and the United States...to enrich each other's societies...and resolve the important differences..."Timely & Historic!

1998-07-07 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
22

Bill Clinton Rare ALS as Pres. to Senator Moynihan Re: "Jefferson Lecture"

2000-06-07 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,125.00
23

Calvin Coolidge as Pres. About Joining the World Court

2027-01-17 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 687.50
24

Calvin Coolidge Signed Bookplate, Also Signed by Engraver, Gorgeously Presented!

n.d. USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 750.00
25

Dwight D. Eisenhower TLS as Pres., Makes Pitch for Republican Party

1958-10-18 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,500.00
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: ALDROVANDI, Ulisse (1522-1605) - [Opera omnia]. Bologna: Bellagamba, Benacci, Bonomi, Tebaldini, Ferroni, 1599-1668. €22.000-€28.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [CANALETTO] - VISENTINI, Antonio (1688-1782) da Giovanni Antonio CANAL (1697-1768, detto 'Il Canaletto') - Urbis Venetiarum prospectus celebriores. Venezia: Giovanni Battista Pasquale, 1742-51. €7.000-€10.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: LA FONTAINE, Jean de (1621-1695) - Fables Choisies. Parigi: Claude Barbin, 1668. €7.000-€10.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: MERCATOR, Rumold (1545-1599) - [I continenti] - Europa; Africa; America Sive India Nova; Asia. Amsterdam: S.d. [ca. 1633]. €2.000-€3.000
  • Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 12):
    Lot 746. Speed's Dual Atlas of Britain & the World with 96 Maps (1676). Est. $70,000 - $85,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 12):
    Lot 9. Visscher's Superb Double-Hemisphere World Map with Representations of the Elements (1658). Est. $4,750 - $6,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 12):
    Lot 58. One of the Most Important 16th Century Maps of the New World (1554). Est. $5,000 - $6,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 12):
    Lot 745. A Complete Example of Ortelius' Atlas of Ancient Geography (1624). Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 12):
    Lot 73. First English Map to Show California as an Island (1625). Est. $16,000 - $19,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 12):
    Lot 156. Bachmann's Dramatic View of the Mid-Atlantic Region (1861). Est. $1,800 - $2,200
    Old World Auctions (Feb 12):
    Lot 741. Early Announcement of Continental Congress' Declaration of Independence (1776). Est. $9,000 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 12):
    Lot 695. The First Printed Map Devoted to the Pacific (1589). Est. $8,000 - $9,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 12):
    Lot 733. Superb Image of the Presentation of Jesus in Hand Color (1502). Est. $700 - $850
    Old World Auctions (Feb 12):
    Lot 52. Produced by the Psychological Warfare Branch to Encourage Surrender (1945). Est. $200 - $230
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