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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 943 | A BROADSIDE ANNOUNCING THE AMERICAN VICTORY AT CHARLESTON |
c. 27 July 1776 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 27,940.00 | ||
| 944 | AN EMBOSSED TAX STAMP FOR "AMERICA" |
1765 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 33,020.00 | ||
| 945 | MATHEW B. BRADY (1823-1896) | General Robert E. Lee and Staff, 1865 |
1865 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 8,255.00 | |
| 946 | Freedom to the Slave Civil War recruitment poster |
USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 11,430.00 | |||
| 947 | JOHN BROWN OF OSSAWATOMIE (1800-1859) | Autograph manuscript from his memorandum book, c. 1859 |
c.1859 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,795.00 | |
| 948 | A LIST OF CASUALTIES FROM THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL |
c. 24-25 June 1775 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 17,780.00 | ||
| 949 | Lieutenant Richard Williams, 1775-1776 | A Plan of Boston and its Environs |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 12,065.00 | ||
| 950 | FREDERICK DOUGLASS (1818-1895) | Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass |
USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 21,590.00 | ||
| 951 | AMELIA EARHART (1897-1937?) | Typed letter signed to Major Christopher, 11 September 1929 |
1929 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 11,430.00 | |
| 952 | ALEXANDER HAMILTON (1757-1804) | Autograph letter signed to Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, 29 February [1804] |
1804 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 11,430.00 | |
| 953 | THOMAS JEFFERSON(1743-1826), JAMES MADISON (1751-1836), GILBERT MOTIER MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE (1757-1834), AARON BURR (1756-1836), FRANKIN PIERCE (1804-1869), AND OTHERS. | The autograph collection of John Michael O'Connor and Charles O'Conor |
USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 | USD 57,150.00 | ||
| 954 | Given to James Madison by Thomas Jefferson, 1789 | Traite elementaire de mathematiques |
USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 19,050.00 | ||
| 955 | THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826) | Letter signed, 9 July 1790 |
1790 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 956 | MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (1929-1968) | Stride Toward Freedom |
USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 35,560.00 | ||
| 957 | ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1809-1865) | Appointing the highest-ranking Union officer of Jewish descent |
USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 35,560.00 | ||
| 958 | ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1809-1965) | Partly-printed document signed ("Abraham Lincoln") as President, Washington, 15 July 1863. |
1863 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 959 | ARTHUR MIDDLETON (1742-1787) | Autograph manuscript, [Philadelphia, ca. 29 November 1781] |
1781 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 960 | Ponce and Godefroy, [1784] | Recueil d'estampes representant [...] l'Independence aux Etats unis |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,048.00 | ||
| 961 | THEODORE ROOSEVELT (1858-1919) | Typed letter signed to henry Reuterdahl, 8 August 1908 |
1908 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 15,240.00 | |
| 962 | Sayer and Bennett, 1775 | A Plan of the Battle of Bunker Hill |
USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 20,320.00 | ||
| 964 | MARIANO GUADALUPE VALLEJO (1808-1890) | Manuscript letter signed, 5 February 1851 |
1851 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 2,540.00 | |
| 966 | GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799) | Letter signed to Commodore Hazelwood, 11 October 1777 |
1777 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 30,480.00 | |
| 967 | AFTER BENJAMIN WEST (1730-1817) | The Glorious Washington and Gates, 1777 |
1777 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 968 | GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799) | Autograph document signed, 12 April 1751 |
1751 | USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 | USD 38,100.00 | |
| 969 | ROGER WILLIAMS (C. 1603-1683) | Autograph manuscript signed, Providence, 21 March 1681. |
1681 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold |
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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.