Christies: Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana, 23758, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 05, 2026 - February 05, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Winston Churchill, 1910-1913 | Two letters on naval affairs |
London, | 7 November 1913. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,715.00 |
| 152 | Winston Churchill, May 1943 | Signed Photograph of Winston Churchill |
May 1943. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,826.00 | |
| 153 | Winston Churchill, 19 October, 1933 | To the future Edward VIII |
Westerham, | 19 October 1933. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 |
| 154 | Winston Churchill, 1942 | A large signed photograph of Winston Churchill |
Washington, | 1942 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 10,795.00 |
| 155 | Amelia Earhart, 1929-1933 | Three typed letters signed |
1929-1933 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 6,985.00 | |
| 156 | Amelia Earhart, 31 August 1933 | A typed letter signed by Amelia Earhart |
New York, | 31 August 1933. | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 10,795.00 |
| 157 | Albert Einstein, 12 December 1923 | On his inability to visit de Haas in Groningen on his return to Berlin |
Lieden,] | 12 December 1923. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,096.00 |
| 158 | Albert Einstein, 1933 | A engraved portrait, signed |
n.p., | 1933 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,445.00 |
| 159 | Albert Einstein, 1934-1950 | Three letters including a complaint of pro-German bias at the New School |
USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 11,430.00 | ||
| 160 | Albert Einstein, January 1938. | The Gravitational Equations and the Problem of Motion |
January 1938. | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 13,970.00 | |
| 161 | Albert Einstein, 1950-1954 | On a mechanical proof for the theory of relativity |
Princeton, | 22 January 1950-15 September 1954. | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 50,800.00 |
| 162 | Ernest Hemingway, 22 December 1936 | Typed letter signed |
Key West, | 22 December 1936. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 8,890.00 |
| 163 | Ernest Hemingway, 16 February 1920 | Typed letter signed |
Toronto, | 16 February 1920. | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 6,096.00 |
| 164 | Ernest Hemingway, 6 June 1956 | Autograph letter signed to Bumby, with a sketch |
Cuba, | [June 1956]. | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 7,620.00 |
| 165 | Franklin D. Roosevelt, 6 February 1943 | On the Sullivan Brothers |
Washington, | 6 February 1943. | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 48,260.00 |
| 166 | Dwight Eisenhower, May 18 1943 | Typed letter signed quoting Stephen Decatur |
Algiers, | 18 May 1943. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 8,255.00 |
| 167 | John F. Kennedy, 1 October 1943 | On the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty |
Washington | 1963 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,810.00 |
| 168 | Martin Luther King Jr., 25 April 1961 | On the justification of sit-ins |
Atlanta, Georgia, | 25 April 1961. | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 7,620.00 |
| 169 | Martin Luther King Jr., 12 May 1961 | On receiving an honorary degree from the University of Bridgeport. |
Atlanta, | 1 May 1961. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,715.00 |
| 170 | Martin Luther King Jr., 27 April 1964 | On civil rights for Indigenous Americans |
Atlanta, | 27 April 1964. | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,985.00 |
| 171 | Martin Luther King Jr., 25 March 1964 | On being named Time's Man of the Year. |
Atlanta, | 25 March 1964. | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 12,700.00 |
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