Early American: History Auction - rescheduled , 122725, Rancho Santa Fe

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Auction Report
Auction Date
December 27, 2025 - December 27, 2025
Page Size: 134 items in 6 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
26

August 22, 1789-Dated Federal Period, Autograph Document Signed, "Andrew Porter" (Major General) here Petitioning (applying) to become the Surveyor General of Pennsylvania, 1 page, Choice Very Fine.

1789 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,820.00
27 JOHN JULIUS PRINGLE

JOHN JULIUS PRINGLE South Carolina Patriot Speaker of the State SC Assembly, Extremely Ext. Rare 1787 Signed Endorsement in Receipt of funds, Partly-Printed Document Signed, John J. Pringle as Speaker of the House of Representatives in South Carolina

1787 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,040.00
28 Peyton Randolph

April 1st, 1773, Virginia James River Bank Note, Twenty Shillings, Signed by Peyton Randolph (1721-1775) First + Third President of the Continental Congress and John Blair, Signer of the Constitution plus Robert Carter Nicholas Treasurer, Very Fine.

1773 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,470.00
29 JOHN RODGERS

COMMODORE JOHN RODGERS Naval Board Commissioner Asks to Charter a Vessel in 1817

1817 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 455.00
30 JOHN RODGERS

c 1812 Commodore JOHN RODGERS Autograph Note Signed to President James Madison

c 1812 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 910.00
31 ) Jn. Rogers

October 12, 1829-Dated, Uniface Letter Signed, (Commodore,) Jn. Rogers on fine paper watermarked Hudson, 1 page, measuring 7.5 x 10 inches, Commissioners Office, Very Fine.

1829 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 585.00
32 Nathan Mayer Rothschild

1822 Nathan Mayer Rothschild Signed Russian 5 Percent Annuity Bond, London Paid

1822 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 650.00
33 E.H. Shepard

E.H. Shepard Artist Signed WWII Original Illustration Artwork ARMS AND THE WOMAN

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,300.00
34

1978-Dated Official Government Document, an Award from Egyptian President Anwar Al-Sadat of the Order of the Republic to Former United States Secretary of the Navy, J. William Middendorf, the Highest Decoration that Egypt could Award to a foreigner.

1978 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 650.00
35 Sam(uel) Shute

1717 Partially-Printed Document Signed, Sam(uel) Shute, Captain General and Governour in Chief, of Massachusetts-Bay &c. Colony's Militia Appointment of Benjamin Prescott to the rank of Lieutenant in the company overseen by his father, Jonas Prescott

1717 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,600.00
36 SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH

1883-Dated SAMUEL FRANCIS SMITH, Handwritten and Signed First Four Stanzas of AMERICA, Patriotic Song, My Country Tis of Thee

1883 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 6,500.00
37 WALTER STEWART

1793 Pennsylvania General WALTER STEWART Signed Schooner Fly Insurance Policy, 1 page, measuring about 16" x 13.75", at Philadelphia, Very Fine.

1793 USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 USD 1,950.00
38 Charles E. Hughes

Treaty of Versailles. A True Copy Dated October 13th, 1923 from Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes, (Chief Clerk Signed for Hughes) with Red Embossed Department of State Seal attached by a Red Silk Ribbon

1923 USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 6,175.00
39 RICHARD VARICK

RICHARD VARICK Autograph Letter Signed Demanding Arms and Ammunition - Cannon and Grape Shott, at Albany, August 3rd, 1776

1776 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,450.00
40 G. Washington

c. 1777 Revolutionary War Autograph Transmittal Address Sheet Signed, "G. Washington, endorsed by him On Public Service, with its Original Red Wax Personal Seal of GEORGE WASHINGTON fully intact, addressed to Brigadier General (William) Smallwood.

c. 1777 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 33,800.00
41

1772 The North-American's ALMANACK, published by Samuel Stearns (1727-1774) for 1772 with Paul Revere's Copper-Plate Engraving on the front title page of a Mariner's Compass, Printed and Sold by Richard Draper, Boston SEE: Brigham page 202, plate 66.

1772 USD 2,400.00 - 2,800.00 USD 3,120.00
42 Jonathan Belcher

1732 Jonathan Belcher Royal Governor of Massachusetts-Bay Signed Military Appointment Promoting Benjamin Prescott, Father of William Prescott the Bunker Hill Hero Commanding American Forces on June 17th, 1775

1732 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 2,600.00
43

October 24, 1767-Dated, Quartering Act and British Stamp Act Era, Manuscript Document Signed, being an Account of Subsistance (sic) for the 18th Royal Regiment of Foot of Ireland, while being Garrisoned at Philadelphia, Choice Extremely Fine.

1767 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,600.00
44

TREE OF LIBERTY Newport, Rhode Island Early Historical Research Document Archive

USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 5,200.00
46 Engraved by William Wollett, After Benjamin West

January 1, 1776-Dated, Original Engraved Print titled, The Death of General Wolfe, Engraved by William Wollett, Published by William Wollett and John Boydell, London, After the original Oil Painting by artist Benjamin West, Framed, Very Fine.

London, 1776 USD 4,500.00 - 5,500.00 USD 4,550.00
47 Engraved by W. Ketterlinus, After John Trumbull,

1808 Beautifully presented Engraving titled: The Death of General Montgomery at Quebec. Engraved by W. Ketterlinus, After the painting by John Trumbull, Published by John Trumbull, Jany. 1st, 1808, Printed by Andrew Maverick, N.Y., Extremely Fine

, N.Y., Jany. 1st, 1808 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,430.00
48

May 20, 1777, Continental Currency, Three Dollars, Philadelphia Issue, The First UNITED STATES titled Continental Congress Revolutionary War currency issue, Very Fine.

1777 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 520.00
49

Continental Congress Currency, January 14, 1779, $80 being the Highest Denomination, PMG Very Fine-25

1779 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 845.00
50

Colonial Currency, June 1, 1759, Delaware, Twenty Shillings, Paper Money Note Issue Printed by Benjamin Franklin, Very Fine.

1759 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 2,600.00
51

Colonial June 9th, 1780, State of New Jersey, Twenty Dollars, Guaranteed by the United States Issue with Five Percent Interest paid Annually, Partially engraved by Henry Dawkins (the former Counterfeiter), for the Continental Congress, Extremly Fine.

1780 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 585.00
  • Sotheby’s
    Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
    27 January 2026
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox. $1,200,000 to $1,800,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary letter marking the conjunction of George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Benjamin Franklin. $1,000,000 to $1,500,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: Virginia House of Delegates. The genesis of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. $350,000 to $500,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
    27 January 2026
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: (Gettysburg). “Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: Autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen maps and plans. $200,000 to $300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: President Lincoln thanks a schoolboy on behalf of "all the children of the nation for his efforts to ensure "that this war shall be successful, and the Union be maintained and perpetuated." $200,000 to $300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Plato. [Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Correspondence and documents by or addressed to the first four Viscounts Molesworth and members of their families, letters and manuscripts, 1690-1783. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Shakespeare (William). The Dramatic Works, 9 vol., John and Josiah Boydell, 1802. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Joyce (James). Ulysses, first edition, one of 750 copies on handmade paper, Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1922 £8,000-12,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Powell (Anthony). [A Dance to the Music of Time], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Chaucer (Geoffrey). Troilus and Criseyde, one of 225 copies on handmade paper, wood-engravings by Eric Gill, Waltham St.Lawrence, 1927. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Borges (Jorge Luis). Luna de Enfrente, first edition, one of 300 copies, presentation copy signed by the author to Leopoldo Marechal, Buenos Aires, Editorial Proa, 1925. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Nolli (Giovanni Battista). Nuova Pianta di Roma, Rome, 1748. £6,000-8,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Roberts (David). The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia, 3 vol., first edition, 1842-49. £15,000-20,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Blacker (William). Catechism of Fly Making, Angling and Dyeing, Published by the author, 1843. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000
  • Dominic Winter
    Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
    Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
    28th January 2026
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 26. Company School. An album of 85 Indian mica paintings, Madras, c. 1852. £700-1,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 28. Ross & Hooker. Notes on the Botany of the Antarctic Voyage, 1st edition, 1843. £4,000-6,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 44. Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 volumes, 1st edition, 1862-73. £30,000-40,000
    Dominic Winter
    Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
    Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
    28th January 2026
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 72. Edwards (George). A Natural History of Uncommon Birds… [and] Gleanings of Natural History, 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 87. Walcott (Charles D. et al.). Geologic Atlas of the United States, 227-volume set, U.S. Geological Survey, 1894-1945. £500-800
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 236. A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…, By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000
    Dominic Winter
    Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
    Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
    28th January 2026
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 245. Frost Fair Broadside. Upon the Frost in the Year 1739-40, Printed on the Ice upon the Thames at Queen-Hithe, 1739/40. £1,500-2,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 270. Micheli (Antonino di). La Nuova Chitarra di Regole…, 1st edition, Palermo, 1680. £10,000-15,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800
    Dominic Winter
    Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
    Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
    28th January 2026
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 286 - Walton (William, 1902-1983). Autograph manuscript full score for Belshazzar’s Feast, [1930-31]. £20,000-30,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 304. Churchill (Winston). A terracotta maquette of Churchill by Oscar Nemon, c. 1955. £1,500-2,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 364 - Russian Imperial Archaeological Commission. Mecheti Samarkanda..., Fascicule I Gour-Emir, St. Petersburg, 1905. £2,000-3,000