University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books, 111925, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 19, 2025 - November 19, 2025
Page Size: 462 items in 19 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
373 Theodore Roosevelt III

Theodore Roosevelt III TLS to former WWII First Infantry Division Member: "Cantigny Day dinner with the members of the old First would be infinitely more delightful"

2026-05-22 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 112.50
374 William Seward

William Seward, As Secretary of State, ALS "Your Obedient Servant"

October 9, 1868 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 593.75
375 Philip Sheridan

Philip Sheridan, Union General, PSA Slabbed Signature with Rank

n.d. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 325.00
376

Great Military Supplies Archive, Including Muskets in the Creek War

ca. 1800-1801, 1816 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 204.80
377 Gideon Welles

Gideon Welles Plans Post-War Logistics for Washington Navy Yard Days After Lincoln Assassination & Conf. Surrender! PSA Encapsulated!

May 10, 1865 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 200.00
378 Richard Bong

Richard Bong Signed & Hand Addressed Envelope to His Mother

1942-05-24 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
379

War of 1812 Surgeon's Commission Signed by Caleb Strong

August 13, 1812 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 175.00
380

WWII Marines Deploy Flamethrowers in Combat! Incredible Shot! Ex. Brown Brothers Archive

n.d. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 531.25
381

(11) U.S. Generals Sign U.S. Declaration Of War On Germany Souvenir Typescript

n.d. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 175.00
382 AVG Flying Tigers

AVG Flying Tigers (3) Multi-Signed Prints by Artist Lonnie Ortega- 45 Signatures!

n.d. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 406.25
383 Jonathan Trumbull, Jr.

Jonathan Trumbull, Jr. Signed 1807 CT Militia Appointment

May 20, 1807 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 250.00
384

(9) Signed Japanese Surrender Photos Aboard U.S.S. Missouri, 30+ Signatures: Aviators, Pearl Harbor Survivors & More!

n.d. USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 1,187.50
385 Napoleon

Napoleon Troop Movement Directive Boldly Signed "N" Re: Raising Troops In Advance of Russian Invasion

April 9, 1812 USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 USD 6,875.00
387 Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill PSA NM-MT 8 Full Signature

n.d. USD 900.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,500.00
388 Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle Signed Photo of the Awarding of Winston Churchill the Order of Liberation!

ca. November 1958 USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,750.00
389 Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle 1954 TLS: "The union of the French people, above and beyond parties and factions, is, in effect, the first requisite of our rebuilding"

1954-06-12 USD 600.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
390 Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle Historic TLS Re: Fate of Elderly Marshal Petain Serving Out His Life Prison Sentence

1950-05-10 USD 2,400.00 - 3,500.00 USD 1,875.00
391 Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna Signed Military Appointment as President

May 17, 1834 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 1,125.00
392 Benjamin Disraeli

Benjamin Disraeli Free Frank & Endorsed Envelope, PSA/DNA Slabbed & Graded NM 8

November 15, 1837 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 200.00
393 Frederick III

Frederick III of Germany PSA NM-MT 8 Extremely Rare Signature As Short-Lived Emperor

April 12, 1888 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 225.00
394 William Gladstone

William Gladstone Handwritten Postcard PSA Gem Mint 10!

April 14, 1879 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 175.00
395 Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev Signed Brochure, PSA Authenticated

1996-09-18 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 406.25
396 Mikhail Gorbachev

Mikhail Gorbachev Signed 1st Ed. Copy of "The August Coup," Pristine!

n.d. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 625.00
397 Earl George Macartney, (3)

Earl George Macartney, (3) ALS re: Cornwallis, Tipu Sultan & Treaty of Mangalore

ca. 1784-1795 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 10,625.00
398 Czar Nicholas II

Czar Nicholas II Signed Bill For Vodka! Shortly Before Ending Affair With Ballerina & Getting Married

ca. November 1893 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,375.00
  • 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.