Early American: History Auction, 72625, Rancho Santa Fe

Auction Details

Auction Date: July 26, 2025 - July 26, 2025

Page Size: 143 items in 6 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1	William Bainbridge	Commodore William Bainbridge Orders a Purser to Norfolk			USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	Unknown
2	P.G.T. Beauregard	General P.G.T. Beauregard Autograph New Orleans Oct. 24, 1865 Signed When Chief Engineer and Superintendent of the New Orleans, Jackson, and Great Northern Railroad		1865	USD 600.00 - 800.00	Unknown
3	Newton Cannon	Tenn. Governor Newton Cannon Signed Land Grant 1837		1837	USD 180.00 - 240.00	Unknown
4	Jimmy Carter	"Jimmy Carter" Signed Document as President for James C. Schulz as National Highway Safety Advisory Committee Member and Countersigned by "Warren Christopher"			USD 600.00 - 900.00	Unknown
5	George Chahoon	George Chahoon the Reconstruction Mayor of Richmond, Virginia Signed 1870 United States "Oath of Allegiance"		1870	USD 300.00 - 400.00	Unknown
7	George Clinton	1790 George Clinton Founding Father Signed as Governor of New York Military Officer's Land Grant for 500 Acres		1790	USD 600.00 - 800.00	Unknown
8	Joseph N. Cullingworth	1907 Joseph N. Cullingworth a Richmond,VA Tobacco Dealer Signed Letter on "1878 US Double Eagle" Letterhead		1907	USD 150.00 - 200.00	Unknown
9	Henry Dearborn	1801 Henry Dearborn as Secretary of War Approves Express Rider to Mount Vernon Most Likely to Offer a Diplomatic Post to President George Washington's Former Secretary		1801	USD 400.00 - 600.00	Unknown
10	Dwight D. Eisenhower	1958 President Dwight D. Eisenhower Typed Letter Signed - Thanking a Friend for Giving him Crabs!		1958	USD 300.00 - 400.00	Unknown
11	John Ericsson	1870 John Ericsson U.S.S. Monitor Builder Autograph Letter Signed to the Smithsonian Secretary Joseph Henry		1870	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Unknown
12	Charles Hamilton	"American Autographs" by Charles Hamilton Two Volumes	Norman, OK:	1983	USD 200.00 - 400.00	Unknown
13	Samuel Huntington	Samuel Huntington a "Founding Father" Autograph Endorsement & Signer of the Declaration of Independence and Articles of Confederation			USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	Unknown
14	Stephen Jenks	"Liberty" a Patriotic Song by Composer Stephen Jenks His Original Manuscript Music & Lyrics			USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	Unknown
15	Stephen R. Mallory	Stephen R. Mallory, FL. U.S. Senator, 1856 Autograph Letter Signed, Later became Confederate Secretary of War		1856	USD 400.00 - 500.00	Unknown
16	Henry A. Muhlenberg	1837 Henry A. Muhlenberg Autograph Letter Signed as US Congressman with Superb Political Content Regarding Andrew Jackson, the Financial "Panic of 1837" and for a Proposed Ceremonial Toast to President Martin Van Buren		1837	USD 600.00 - 800.00	Unknown
17	George W. Munford	1864 George W. Munford the Confederate Secretary of Commonwealth of VA, Writes to South Carolina Governor Milledge Like Bonham Regarding the Virginia Militia		1864	USD 400.00 - 500.00	Unknown
18		1978 First Edition "The Memoirs of Richard Nixon" Signed "Richard Nixon" Blue cloth covers with vibrant Gilt Titles		1978	USD 400.00 - 600.00	Unknown
19		Group Lot of Nineteen Notables of Modest Collector Value			USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	Unknown
20	Alfred Paul	Alfred Paul, French Consul in Confederate Richmond Seeks Passport for a Frenchman Who Wishes to Return to France			USD 300.00 - 400.00	Unknown
21	Samuel F. Du Pont	Civil War Letter to President Abraham Lincoln from Rear Admiral Samuel F. Du Pont Recommending a Chaplain's Appointment who expresses "the highest Christian virtues"			USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00	Unknown
22	David Porter	1818 David Porter Autograph Letter Signed Advertising the "Union" a Georgetown, DC Steam Boat Commercial Venture		1818	USD 500.00 - 700.00	Unknown
23		Madison, Monroe, Talleyrand & Jefferson's "Crimes" and "back door pimps" Negotiations to Buy Florida From Spain			USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	Unknown
24	Benjamin F. Sands	1868 Storming of Fort Fisher, NC. Officer's Letter of Recommendation ALS by Commodore Benjamin F. Sands, the Superintendent of U.S. Naval Observatory		1868	USD 600.00 - 800.00	Unknown
25	Robert Smith	April 23, 1802-Dated Robert Smith as 2nd Secretary of the Navy Signed Handwritten Statement of the First Costs of the Six Official United States Navy Yards Totaling $135,846.92		1802	USD 600.00 - 800.00	Unknown
26	William Smith	William Smith's Autograph Letter Signed Describing "The Battle of Gray's Garden" to Brigadier General Otho Holland Williams			USD 600.00 - 800.00	Unknown

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.
Sotheby’s
Book Week
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.

Sotheby’s
Book Week
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.
Heritage Auctions
Rare Books Signature Auction
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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