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
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- January 27, 2026 - January 27, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 917 | Arrangements for the Inauguration of the President Elect |
ca. 1829 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,651.00 | ||
| 918 | THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826) | Autograph letter signed, 26 January 1792 |
1792 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 12,700.00 | |
| 919 | THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826); JAMES MADISON (1751-1836) | Documents signed as President, 17 April 1802 & 14 January 1813 |
1802 & 1813 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 13,970.00 | |
| 920 | THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826) | Report of the Secretary of State, on the Subject of Establishing a Uniformity in the Weights, Measures and Coins of the United States. New York: Childs and Swaine, 1790. |
1790 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 7,620.00 | |
| 921 | GILBERT MOTIER, MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE (1757-1834) | Autograph letter signed, 18 August 1826 |
1826 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,032.00 | |
| 922 | GILBERT MOTIER, MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE (1757-1836) | Autograph letter signed, 2 November 1832 |
1832 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 22,860.00 | |
| 923 | ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1809-1865) | Document signed as President, Washington, 5 August 1861. |
1861 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 | |
| 924 | JAMES MADISON (1761-1836) | Letter signed as Secretary of State, 19 January 1804 |
1804 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,302.00 | |
| 925 | JAMES MADISON (1751-1836) | Letter signed as Secretary of State, 20 June 1805 |
1805 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 4,064.00 | |
| 926 | JOHN MARSHALL (1755-1835) | Autograph document signed as Chief Justice, 3 January 1809 |
1809 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,032.00 | |
| 927 | JAMES MONROE (1758-1831) | Autograph letter signed, 27 January 1796 |
1796 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,810.00 | |
| 928 | GOUVERNEUR MORRIS (1752-1816) | Autograph letter signed, 2 April 1777 |
1777 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 929 | ROBERT MORRIS (1734-1806) | Autograph letter signed, 3 June 1787 |
1787 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 10,795.00 | |
| 931 | History of the United States Capitol building |
1789-1846 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,905.00 | ||
| 932 | BERNARD RATZER | Plan of the City of New York |
USD 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 | USD 139,700.00 | ||
| 933 | FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (1882-1945) | Typed letter signed, 10 August 1936 |
1936 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,778.00 | |
| 934 | FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT (1882-1945), MARGUERITE "MISSY" LEHAND (1896-1944), GRACE TULLY (1900-1984) | Photograph inscribed and signed, c. 1939-1941 |
1939-1941 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 935 | BENJAMIN RUSH (1746-1813) | Autograph letter signed, 2 August 1798 |
1798 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 6,985.00 | |
| 936 | HARRY S. TRUMAN (1884-1972) | Typescript signed, 7 January 1953 |
1953 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 9,525.00 | |
| 937 | HARRY S. TRUMAN AND HIS CABINET | Signed photograph, 25 August 1950 |
1950 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,413.00 | |
| 938 | HARRY S. TRUMAN (1884-1972) | Regarding a blistering attack speech against Richard Nixon |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,413.00 | ||
| 939 | MARTIN VAN BUREN (1782-1862) | Letter signed as Secretary of State, 28 March 1829 |
1829 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,032.00 | |
| 940 | [GEORGE WASHINGTON] | Address of the Late General George Washington, to the Citizens of the United States, on Declining Re-election to the Office of President. |
USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 12,700.00 | ||
| 941 | GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799) | Document signed, 7 June 1783 |
1783 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 17,780.00 | |
| 942 | DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (1890-1969). | Typed broadside signed, [June 1944] |
1944 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,810.00 |
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Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
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Books & Autographs
Wednesday 25 MarchKoller, Mar. 25: KAFKA, FRANZ, SCHRIFTSTELLER. Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. Prag, 20. Oktober [19]15. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Zwei eigenhändige Briefe an Ernst Gabor Straus, unterschrieben "A.E" bzw. "A. Einstein". [Princeton], [19]45. und [1950]. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: HORTENSE DE BEAUHARNAIS, MUTTER VON NAPOLEON III. Album aus ihrem Besitz mit 69 Aquarellen und Pinselzeichnungen in Sepia oder Grau… CHF 14,000-18,000.Koller, Mar. 25: ZOOLOGIE - ORNITHOLOGIE - Seligmann, Johann Michael. Verzameling van uitlandsche en zeldzaame Vogelen. Teile 1-8 (von 9) in 2 Bänden. Mit 421 prächtig altkolorierten Kupfertafeln. CHF 14,000-20,000Koller, Mar. 25: BOTANIK - Berlèse, Lorenzo und Johann Jakob Jung. Iconographie du genre camellia... 3 Bände. Mit 300 Farbstichtafeln "a la poupée.” Paris, [1839-]1841-1843. CHF 12,000-18,000.