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
136 Taft & Butler

Taft & Butler Presentation SP Commemorating Butler's Supreme Court Confirmation: "gratitude for the good fortune of the country and myself that Pierce is in the Court"

2025-12-31 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 625.00
137 W. Taft

W. Taft Submits John Paul Jones & John Barry D.C. Statue Proposals to Honor Naval Heroes!

2008-02-03 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 225.00
138 William H. Taft

William H. Taft Signed & Inscribed Portrait by Harris & Ewing

ca. 1918 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 593.75
139 William H. Taft

William H. Taft Clipped Signature

n.d. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 275.00
140 Z. Taylor

Z. Taylor Mexican War Letter

November 2, 1848 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,500.00
141 Early Zachary

Early Zachary Taylor 2x Signed ADS Answering to an Amended Bill Over Land Dispute

November 9, 1818 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,000.00
142 Z. Taylor

Z. Taylor Superb Signature Slabbed PSA/DNA Certified

ca. 1784-1850 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,625.00
143 Harry Truman

Harry Truman "Dewey Defeats Truman" Display PSA Gem Mint 10!

n.d. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 593.75
144 Harry Truman

Harry Truman TLS During His Retirement in Missouri, With Envelope

1963-04-30 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 358.40
145 Donald Trump

Donald Trump Boldly Signed & Matted Photo, PSA Authenticated

n.d. USD 600.00 - 700.00 USD 531.25
146 Donald Trump

Donald Trump Signed Photo To & With Figure Skater Aja Zanova

ca. 1988 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 544.00
148 Melania Trump

Melania Trump Boldly Signed Book "Melania"

ca. 2024 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 200.00
149 Melania Trump

Melania Trump Signed Bookplate

n.d. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 225.00
150 John Tyler

John Tyler ALS to Col. Abert Recommending James Talbot, Who Later Served in Fremont's Expedition! PSA Encapsulated

n.d. [ca. 1843] USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,375.00
151 Martin van Buren

Martin van Buren ALS Discussing Legal Cases November 1818

ca. November, 1818 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 406.25
152 G. Washington

G. Washington Signed Discharge for MA Solider Whose Regiment Was at Bunker Hill!

June 9, 1783 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 15,000.00
153 Hancock

Hancock Presents G. Washington's 1st Thanksgiving Proclamation,

October 22, 1789 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,408.00
154 George Washington

George Washington (3) The Gentleman's Magazines: August 1775, September 1775, June 1776

ca. 1775-1776 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,250.00
155

Scarce Memorial Engraving of George Washington: "Father of the Country," by E. G. Gridley

[July 28, 1800] USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 640.00
156

Rare Stipple Large Engraving of G. Washington Shortly After the End of His Presidency by a Woman Publisher

March 25, 1797 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 275.00
157 George Washington's

George Washington's 1st Major Business Venture: The Potomac Company, Assignment of Shares

March 12, 1793 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 937.50
158 Rare Ellen

Rare Ellen Wilson ALS From Governor's Cottage Re: "delightful cartoons... for my collection"

October 9, [n.y.] USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 1,187.50
160 Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson TLS As Pres. Addressed To Agriculture Secretary, Plus Bonus Ephemera! 7 Pcs

2017-06-27 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 250.00
161 Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson PSA 3rd Person Signed Envelope Sent During British Isles Bicycle Trip Following 1st Stroke

July 3, 1896 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 275.00
162 Dealer's Lot

Dealer's Lot of 10 Comic Strip Artists, Signed by Brad Anderson, Johnny Hart, Dik Browne, Dean Young, Hank Ketcham & Mel Blanc!

ca. 1980s USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 3,072.00
  • 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.