Swann Galleries: Autographs, 110625, New York

Auction Details

Auction Date: November 06, 2025 - November 06, 2025

Page Size: 271 items in 11 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
102	Calvin Coolidge.	Calvin Coolidge. Typed Letter Signed, as President, to General Alfred F. Foote. Washington, 28 February 1929.	Washington	28 February 1929.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 508.00
103	Dwight D. Eisenhower.	Dwight D. Eisenhower. Two items, each Signed: Typed Letter * Crusade in Europe. New York, 15 June 1949; Garden City: Garden City Books, (1952); inscription: Np, nd.	New York; Garden City; Np	15 June 1949; (1952); inscription: nd.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 726.00
104	Millard Fillmore.	Millard Fillmore. Two items, each Signed, as President: Letter * Document. [Washington], 10 March; 26 November 1851.	[Washington]	10 March; 26 November 1851.	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 1,016.00
105	James A. Garfield.	James A. Garfield. Brief Letter Signed, as President-Elect, to Oliver D. Schock. Mentor, 15 November 1880.	Mentor	15 November 1880.	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 635.00
106	Ulysses S. Grant.	Ulysses S. Grant. Partly-printed Document Signed, "U.S. Grant," as President. Washington, 19 November 1869.	Washington	19 November 1869.	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 1,524.00
107	Ulysses S. Grant.	Ulysses S. Grant. Partly-printed Document Signed, "U.S. Grant," as President. Washington, 10 November 1876.	Washington	10 November 1876.	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 1,651.00
108	Warren G. Harding.	Warren G. Harding. Autograph Manuscript, unsigned, in pencil. Np, [1918?].	Np	[1918?].	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	Not Sold
109	Andrew Jackson	Andrew Jackson Letter Signed, as President, to merchant Robert Oliver ("Dear Sir"). Washington, 27 September 1830.	Washington	27 September 1830.	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 2,540.00
110	Andrew Jackson.	Andrew Jackson. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, as President. Washington, 2 November 1832.	Washington	2 November 1832.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 825.00
111	Thomas Jefferson.	Thomas Jefferson. Two items: Holograph plat drawing, uncommon map of field near Monticello * Autograph Letter Signed. Np, nd; [Charlottesville], 9 August 1815.	Np; [Charlottesville]	nd; 9 August 1815.	USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00	USD 12,700.00
112	Thomas Jefferson.	Thomas Jefferson. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, granting plot of land. Washington, 27 August 1805.	Washington	27 August 1805.	USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00	USD 6,096.00
113	Thomas Jefferson.	Thomas Jefferson. Autograph Letter Signed, to his business partner Patrick Gibson, assuring payment of a $700 promissory note. "Monticello" [Charlottesville], 22 December 1812.	Monticello [Charlottesville]	22 December 1812.	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 8,890.00
114	Andrew Johnson.	Andrew Johnson. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, as President, appointing Thaddeus B. McFalls Post Chaplain. Washington, 6 June 1868.	Washington	6 June 1868.	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 858.00
115	John F. Kennedy.	John F. Kennedy. Typed Letter Signed, "John Kennedy," as President, to former CIA Director Allen Dulles ("Dear Allen"). Washington, 29 November 1961.	Washington	29 November 1961.	USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00	USD 5,334.00
116	Abraham Lincoln.	Abraham Lincoln. Partly-printed vellum Document Signed, as President. Washington, 21 February 1863.	Washington	21 February 1863.	USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00	USD 8,255.00
117	William McKinley.	William McKinley. Typed Letter Signed, as President, to Henry L. Johnson. Washington, 11 October 1897.	Washington	11 October 1897.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 660.00
118	William McKinley.	William McKinley. Partly-printed Document Signed, as President. Washington, 17 December 1897.	Washington	17 December 1897.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 476.00
119	William McKinley.	William McKinley. Typed Letter Signed, as President, to Chairman of TX Republican Executive Committee Cecil A. Lyon. Washington, 19 November 1900.	Washington	19 November 1900.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 508.00
120	James Monroe.	James Monroe. Autograph Letter Signed, as President, to "Dear Sir." "Oak Hill" [Aldie, VA], 10 August 1824.	[Aldie, VA],	10 August 1824.	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 3,810.00
121	Franklin Pierce.	Franklin Pierce. Autograph Letter Signed, "FrankPierce," to attorney William Henry Duncan. Concord, 13 March 1849.	Concord	13 March 1849.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 635.00
122	Franklin Pierce.	Franklin Pierce. Autograph Letter Signed, "Fr. Pierce," as President, to poet Epes Sargent. Washington, 17 April 1853.	Washington	17 April 1853.	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 1,016.00
123	Ronald Reagan.	Ronald Reagan. Photograph Signed and Inscribed, "Dear George / Best Regards & / Sincere Best Wishes / Ronnie Reagan." Np, circa 1959.	Np	circa 1959.	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 495.00
124	Ronald Reagan.	Ronald Reagan. Typed Letter Signed, as President, to Susan Morrisey Livingstone. Washington, 19 January 1989.	Washington	19 January 1989.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 1,016.00
125	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Franklin D. Roosevelt Photograph Signed and Inscribed. Np, 15 November 1932.	Np	15 November 1932.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 412.00
126	Franklin D. Roosevelt.	Franklin D. Roosevelt. Typed Letter Signed, as President. Washington, 28 May 1935.	Washington	28 May 1935.	USD 600.00 - 900.00	USD 571.00

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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