Christies: Online: The American Collector: Including Property of Mr. and Mrs. John D Rockefeller 3rd and Selections From The Collection of President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter, 23898, New York

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Auction Report
Auction Date
January 27, 2026 - January 27, 2026
Page Size: 101 items in 5 pages
Auction Lot Books
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
749 FRITZ G. VOGT (1842-1900)

Old Homestead

N/A USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 2,159.00
815 SUZUKI HARUNOBU (1725-1770)

Girl Playing the Samisen

N/A USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 7,620.00
816 ATTRIBUTED TO SUZUKI HARUNOBU (1725-1770)

Washing Hands

N/A USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,143.00
817 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

Bats under the Moon

N/A USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 15,240.00
818 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

Kameyama, yukibare (Fine Weather After Snow, Kameyama)

N/A USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 9,525.00
819 HASHIGUCHI GOYO (1880-1921)

Natsugoromo no onna (Woman in Summer Clothing)

N/A USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,556.00
820 HASHIGUCHI GOYO (1880-1921)

Woman Applying Color to Her Lips (Portrait of Chiyo, a Maiko of Gion, Kyoto)

N/A USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,810.00
821 HASHIGUCHI GOYO (1880-1921)

Mount Ibuki in Snow

N/A USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,445.00
822 KAWASE HASUI (1883-1957)

Nara Daibutsuden (The Great Buddha Hall in Nara)

N/A USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,556.00
833 GIORGIO MORANDI (1890-1964)

Paesaggio di Grizzana

N/A USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 12,065.00
877 JAMES E. CARTER (1924-2025), RICHARD M. NIXON (1913-1994), GERALD FORD 1913-2006), RONALD REAGAN (1911-2004), GEORGE H.W. BUSH (1924-2018).

PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY FIVE PRESIDENTS

N/A USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 15,240.00
878 JAMES E. CARTER (1924-2025), GERALD FORD (1913-2006), GEORGE H.W. BUSH (1924-2018). WILLIAM JEFFERSON CLINTON (b. 1946)

PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY FOUR PRESIDENTS

N/A USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 5,080.00
879 ROSALYNN CARTER (1927-2023) , BARBARA BUSH (1825-2018), BETTY FORD (1918-2011), NANCY REAGAN (1921-2016), HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON (b. 1947), GEORGE H.W. BUSH (1924-2018), GERALD FORD (1913-2006).

PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY FIVE FIRST LADIES AND TWO PRESIDENTS

N/A USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 5,715.00
880 ROSALYNN CARTER (1927-2023) , BARBARA BUSH (1825-2018), BETTY FORD (1918-2011), NANCY REAGAN (1921-2016), HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON (b. 1947), MICHELLE OBABMA (b. 1964), and TIPPER GORE (b. 1948).

THREE PHOTOGRAPHS SIGNED

N/A USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 2,032.00
881 PRESIDENT JIMMY CARTER (1924-2024)

SIGNED FAREWELL ADDRESS

N/A USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 2,159.00
882 JAMES EARL CARTER (1924-2024)

AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED AS PRESIDENT TO ROSAYLNN CARTER, 18 AUGUST 1978

1978 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 9,525.00
883 HARRY S TRUMAN, RICHARD M. NIXON, GERALD R. FORD, GEORGE H.W. BUSH, JOSEPH R. BIDEN

A collection of seven books and a signed document from President Carter's personal library, each bearing his personal library stamp [including:]

N/A USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 13,970.00
884 ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE AND OTHERS

A COLLECTION OF BOOKS FROM JIMMY CARTER'S CHILDHOOD

N/A USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 6,096.00
885 JIMMY CARTER, 1977-1981

THE PUBLIC PAPERS OF THE PRESIDENTS

N/A USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 7,620.00
886 VARIOUS AUTHORS

A COLLECTION OF NAVAL ACADEMY TEXTBOOKS AND OTHER TITLES ON NAVAL HISTORY USED BY JIMMY CARTER

N/A USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 8,255.00
887 UNITED STATES NAVY, 1943

JIMMY CARTER'S BATTALION PASS BOOK FROM ANNAPOLIS

N/A USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,302.00
888 VARIOUS, C. 1948-1951

A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND EPHERMERA FROM SUBMARINE SCHOOL

N/A USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,540.00
889 MAO ZEDONG (1893-1976)

PRESIDENT CARTER'S COPY OF "QUOTATIONS FROM CHAIRMAN MAO TSETUNG"

N/A USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 15,240.00
890 General Electric, 1953

JIMMY CARTER'S NUCLEAR SUBMARINE TRAINING MANUAL

N/A USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 8,255.00
891

A COLLECTION OF PRESS BADGES USED BY ROSALYNN AND JIMMY CARTER

20TH CENTURY USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 3,810.00
  • Heritage, May 13: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. The dedication copy, inscribed to John W. Campbell, Jr.
    Heritage, May 13: Aldous Huxley. Brave New World. A fine copy, in a brilliant dust jacket.
    Heritage, May 13: Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author.
    Heritage, May 13: Robert A. Heinlein. Stranger in a Strange Land. A fine copy, signed by the author.
    Heritage, May 13: Jules Verne. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. Exceedingly rare true first American edition, first issue.
  • Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 16. Blaeu's world map on a polar projection in contemporary color (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 55. Illuminated lunar globe produced in East Germany (1977) Est. $750 - $900
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 594. Rare and decorative De Jode map of Africa (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 127. The first printed map to focus on New England and New France (1565) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 298. Rare Texas oilfield map (1920) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 656. Bible leaf with hand-colored image of Adoration of the Magi (1450) Est. $1,800 - $2,100
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 9. Blaeu's magnificent carte-a-figures world map (1641) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 214. Rare edition of view of the world from Silicon Valley (1984) Est. $600 - $750
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 34. Fascinating Japanese satirical map published just prior to WWII (1938) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 181. German edition of Catesby's scarce and important map of the Southeastern US (1755) Est. $3,750 - $4,500
    Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 625. Complete set of Covarrubias's "Pageant of the Pacific" (1940-39) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
  • Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 159
    Saturday April 25
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1153 Gerhard Mercator u. Jodocus Hondius. Atlas sive cosmographicae. Amsterdam, Hondius, 1606.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1378 Martin Höhlig, Collection of 100 photographs Berlin im Licht, 1928.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 192. Fragment of a late medieval liturgical music manuscript. 14th century
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 159
    Saturday April 25
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1394 Auguste Salzmann. Jérusalem. 40 salt paper prints. Paris, Baudry, 1856.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1143 Deluxe edition of Prince Waldemar of Prussia's travelogue about Sri Lanka, India and Nepal. Berlin, 1853.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1225. Koch-Gruenberg. Indianertypen (Indiantypesin the Amazon). Berlin 1906.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 159
    Saturday April 25
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 862. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel. Viro Amplissimo Nobilissimo. Amsterdam 1765.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 549. Francisco de Goya. Los desastres de la guerra. 80 Etchings. Madrid, 1923.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1033. Rösel von Rosenhof. Natural History of Frogs. Nuremberg, 1815.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 159
    Saturday April 25
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 13 Pomponius Mela. Cosmographi. Venice, Renner 1478.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 526 William Shakespeare. Hamlet. Cranach Press, 1928.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1022. Eugen Johann Christoph Esper. Butterflies Leipzig, 1829-1839.
  • Swann
    Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
    April 23, 2026
    Swann, Apr. 23: Thomas Heywood. An Apology for Actors. London: Printed by Nicholas Okes, 1612. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Illuminated Islamic Devotional Manuscript. 19th century. Approx. 90 leaves with gilt-decorated title and 2 full page miniatures of Mecca and Medina. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Antiphonal in Latin. Manuscript on Parchment. Cologne, early 16th century. $7,000 to $9,000.
    Swann
    Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
    April 23, 2026
    Swann, Apr. 23: Mohammed ibn Jafir Albategnius. De Scientia Stellarum Liber. Bologna: Victor Benati, 1645. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Frank Herbert. Dune. Fine First Edition. Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1965. $5,000 to $7,000.
    Swann, Apr. 23: William Shakespeare. Five Plays from the Second Folio. London: Thomas Cotes for Robert Allot, 1632. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Swann
    Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
    April 23, 2026
    Swann, Apr. 23: John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. New York: Covici-Friede, 1937. First edition, first issue. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities. With an A.L.S. London: Chapman and Hall, 1859. First edition, first issue. $1,200 to $1,800.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Ursula K. LeGuin. The Left Hand of Darkness. Inscribed First Edition. New York: Walker and Company, 1969. $800 to $1,200.
    Swann
    Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
    April 23, 2026
    Swann, Apr. 23: L. Frank Baum & Ruth Plumly Thompson. Five First Canadian editions including Ozma of Oz; The Emerald City of Oz; Glinda of Oz; [and others]. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Corita Kent. Different Drummer. 1967. Color screenprint; signed "Corita" in pencil on the lower edge. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Swann, Apr. 23: Bible in English. Tyndale-Taverner Translation. The Bugge Bible. The Holye Bible. London: Imprinted by John Daye and Willyam Seres, 1549. $1,500 to $2,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Précieuses reliures d’une bibliophile
    Collection Georgette J. Salles
    Open for bidding 8-29 April
    Apr. 8-29: Delaunay, Sonia — Blaise Cendrars. La Prose du Transsibérien. 1913. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Apr. 8-29: Picasso, Pablo — Georges Hugnet. La Chèvre-feuille. 1943. €80,000 to €120,000.
    Apr. 8-29: Schmied, François-Louis ─ Joseph-Charles Mardrus. Cantique des cantiques. 1925. €30,000 to €50,000.
    Apr. 8-29: Bonnard, Pierre — Paul Verlaine. Parallèlement. 1900. €30,000 to €50,000.
    Apr. 8-29: Derain, André — Guillaume Apollinaire. L’Enchanteur pourrissant. 1909. €20,000 to €30,000.