University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books, 100825, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 08, 2025 - October 08, 2025
Page Size: 421 items in 17 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
400 John Steinbeck

John Steinbeck Signed Presentation Copy of "The Pastures of Heaven"

n.d. USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 750.00
401 John Steinbeck (1902-1968)

Steinbeck Writes to a Journalist Friend With Praise for Broadway Producer Who Tried to Make a Musical of "Cannery Row"

1964-08-13 USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,375.00
402 Walt Whitman (1819-1892)

Walt Whitman ANS, Exceptionally Large & Bold Signature, 1888

April 9, 1888 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,500.00
403 Walt Whitman (1819-1892)

Walt Whitman Lengthy ALS: "my book business, + a little writing" Re: 1876 "Leaves of Grass" Orders Plus Fellow Poet Joaquin Miller!

May 5, [1876] USD 4,500.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
404 David Burnet; William Seven

Republic of Texas Government $100 bond issued payable to Charles De Morse, known as "The Father of Texas Journalism" and the principle maker and recorder of Texas history

ca. 1841-1846 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 768.00
405

Scarce Stock Certificate for Five Shares of Preferred Stock of the Alaska Central Railway Company

2004-02-25 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 275.00
406 Stephen F. Austin (1793-1836)

Very Rare Stephen F. Austin Signed Texian Loan

January 1, 1836 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 7,040.00
407 William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody

William "Buffalo Bill" Cody Unpublished Candid Photograph, ca. 1900

n.d. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 350.00
409

Two Government of Texas Engraved Notes Issued During the Last Year of Sam Houston's First Term as President of the Republic

ca. April 1 and November 1, 1838 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 1,024.00
410 Luther H. North (1846-1945)

Buffalo Bill Cody Killing Yellow Hand, Libby Custer Too - Indian War Recollections by Pawnee Scout Luther H. North

1933-04-12 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 896.00
411 Aaron Burr

Aaron Burr ALS "under the new Constitution" and Martha Bradstreet Association Great Content!

September 25, 1822 USD 2,400.00 - 3,500.00 Not Sold
412 William M. Evarts

William M. Evarts 5 pc. Grouping- Autographs & Studio Portrait

ca. 1861-1889 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 100.00
413

Rare "The Know Nothing" Newspaper With Great Masthead & Front Page Illustrated Caption, "Senator Seward Quoting our Platform"

Boston August 19, 1854 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 531.25
414 Horace Greeley (1811-1872)

Horace Greeley, 2 Autograph Letters, 1 On "New-York Tribune" Letterhead

November 9, 1869; unknown USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 175.00
415 William H. Seward (1801-1872)

William Seward 1857 ALS On Senate Speeches: "I am however quite slovenly in preserving such publications"

June 25, 1857 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 687.50
416 Daniel Webster

Daniel Webster Two ALS: 1816 Legal Matters & 1851 Letter of Recommendation

ca. July 16, 1816 & December 23, 1851 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 325.00
417 Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922)

Alexander Graham Bell Signed Letter, PSA Slabbed & Graded Mint 9!

2015-03-05 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,062.50
418 Vinton Gray Cerf

Vint Cerf Signed Sketch of his Original Concept for the Internet

n.d. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 937.50
419 Thomas Edison

Thomas Edison 1877 ALS on Telephone and "Gold and Stock Telegraph" - Hugely Important

December 1, 1877 USD 2,400.00 - 3,500.00 USD 3,000.00
420 Thomas Edison; R. L. Thompson

Thomas Edison Responds to Inquiry re: Scientific Advancements of the Next 50 Years

2004-02-15 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 3,250.00
421 Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Albert Einstein Signed Booklet Exploring Relativity! "On the Special and General Theory of Relativity" Issued Shortly Before Nobel Prize Win

n.d. USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 11,875.00
422 Robert Fulton

Robert Fulton ALS Arranging Business Meeting with Future-Nemesis Nathaniel Cutting & Others for Cordage Machine

July 26, 1799 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,187.50
423 Bill Gates

Bill Gates Signed "Source Code", PSA Authenticated

New York ca. 2025 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 325.00
424 R.H. Goddard,

Robert H. Goddard TLS, Father of Modern Rocketry, University Professor Recommendation Letter

2029-05-03 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,125.00
425 Carl G. Jung (1875-1961)

Carl G. Jung Handwritten Signed Letter Inviting His Mentee To Tea

1949-04-23 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 1,062.50
  • SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ERNEST SHACKLETON: «The heart of the Antarctic» + SUPPLEMENT «The Antarctic Book», 1909.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.
    SD Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
    The Odfjell Collection
    Polar – History – Ornithology – Colour Plate Books
    Ending December 4th
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: ELEAZAR ALBIN: «A natural History of Birds.» + «A Supplement», 1738-40. Wonderful coloured plates.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.
    Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4: JAMES JOYCE: «Ulysses», 1922. FIRST EDITION IN ORIGINAL WRAPPERS.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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  • Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
    Swann
    Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books
    December 9, 2025
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
    Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.