University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books, 21826, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Date
February 18, 2026 - February 18, 2026
Page Size: 385 items in 16 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 John Adams

John Adams - Big & Beautiful Signature, More Than 3" Long!

November 24, 1800 USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 Unknown
2 J.Q. Adams

J.Q. Adams 4x Signed ALS, With Scathing Dismissal of Jefferson's Govt.: "As popularity is the fundamental principle both of our Legislature and Executive, they will be satisfied to provide for the occasions of the day, and leave future times to take care

January 18-25, 1802 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 Unknown
3 J.Q. Adams

J.Q. Adams ALS to Brother Thomas: "[We are] as well as people roasting at a slow... fire can be"

July 2, 1825 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Unknown
4 J.Q. Adams & Henry Clay

J.Q. Adams & Henry Clay Signed Ships Papers For Brig "Golden Grove"

January 19, 1828 USD 600.00 - 800.00 Unknown
5 Joe Biden

Joe Biden Signed Typescript re: U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan

n.d. USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
6 James Buchanan

James Buchanan (6) ALS, One as Pres, to Henry Wise re: Secession, Politics & Diplomatic Appointments

ca. 1851-1857 USD 5,500.00 - 6,500.00 Unknown
7 James Buchanan

James Buchanan ALS on Niece Harriet's Honeymoon to Cuba

March 6, 1866 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
8 George W. Bush

George W. Bush Sends Personal Thanks & Appreciation to Staff

2004-12-26 USD 3,500.00 - 4,000.00 Unknown
9 George W. Bush

George W. Bush ALS As President, Baseball Content to Bobby Bragan, "You were a heck of a manager..."

2005-08-29 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
10 George W. Bush

George W. Bush 9/11 Typescripts w/ Bin Laden Mugshot and Iconic Speech! Two Tragic & Defining Events of 9/11. BAS Slabbed!

ca. 2001 USD 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
12 George Bush

George Bush & Gerald Ford Signed Photo w/ Ticket to Astros Game Where Bush Signed!

2010-04-27 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
13 Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton ALS Reminiscing on Kindergarten Days, With Archive of Related Material

1993-09-10 USD 2,800.00 - 3,500.00 Unknown
14 Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton ALS to Comedian Richard Lewis on Newly Found "happiness and peace"

2000-08-17 USD 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 Unknown
15 Yousuf Karsh

Huge Bill Clinton Presidential Portrait Signed by Photographer Yousuf Karsh, Ex. Karsh Estate

ca. May 1993 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
16 Stunning Hillary

Stunning Hillary Clinton Portrait as First Lady Signed by Photographer Yousuf Karsh, Ex. Karsh Estate

ca. May 1993 USD 600.00 - 800.00 Unknown
17 Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton Impeachment Signed House Report Typescript

n.d. USD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
18 Dwight Eisenhower

Dwight Eisenhower War-Dated ALS From Algiers: "Last night I had a hunch we'd get a good bombing" With Beautiful Censorship Signature

[June 14, 1943] USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Unknown
19 Eisenhower

Eisenhower Up Late with Churchill "I was at PMs for dinner. I got home earlier than usual - 1245." Undoubtedly Planning Operation Torch, Oct. 1942

October 21, [1942] USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
20 Eisenhower

Eisenhower Free Frank Addressed to Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower

ca. 1940-1945 USD 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
21 Eisenhower

Eisenhower Signed Photograph

n.d. USD 300.00 - 500.00 Unknown
22 Dwight Eisenhower

Dwight Eisenhower Free Frank with Image of Lincoln

ca. 1940-1945 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
23 Dwight Eisenhower

Dwight Eisenhower 2x Signed TLS to White House Correspondent Merriman Smith

1962-03-26 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
24 Millard Fillmore

Millard Fillmore Signed Carte de Visite with PSA COA - Exceptionally Rare!

ca. 1867 USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 Unknown
25 Millard Fillmore

Millard Fillmore As Pres. Lengthy 1852 ALS Re: "slavery question...is of more importance to the perpetuity of our institution's and the future prosperity of the country, than every other"

April 27, 1852 USD 5,500.00 - 7,000.00 Unknown
26

Gerald Ford's Chinese Hua Yan Work! Likely Gifted to Gerald Ford by China During Mao Zedong Visit

ca. 1975 USD 500.00 - 600.00 Unknown
  • Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Online: India
    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.