University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books, 32526, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Date: March 25, 2026 - March 25, 2026

Page Size: 428 items in 18 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
242	William B. Astor	William B. Astor Writes to First Catholic Presidential Candidate and Top NY Lawyer!	March 3, 1856	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
243	Dr. Crippen	Notorious Wife-Murderer "Dr. Crippen" Scarce Archive of Correspondence With One of His Patients!	ca. 1902-1910	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Unknown
244	Sir Edmund Hillary	Sir Edmund Hillary Signed Guide Book from His Mentor, Harry Ayres	ca. 1982	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
245	Edmund Hillary	Edmund Hillary Signature Together with That of Everest Expedition Leader John Hunt	1953-11-07	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
246	Ray Kroc	Ray Kroc Signed McDonald's Gift Certificate, PSA NM-MT 8	ca. 1970s	USD 500.00 - 600.00	Unknown
248	H. L. Mencken Signed	H. L. Mencken Signed Photo by Bodine	n.d. [ca. 1940]	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
249	Melvin Purvis	Melvin Purvis Twice Signed Autograph Letter After Birth of Second Son, with PSA LOA	2043-11-17	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
250	Melvin Purvis	Melvin Purvis Signed 1940 Check	2040-05-24	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
251	Willie Sutton,	Willie Sutton, FBI Most Wanted Bank Robber, SP & ALS Dated 1 Month After Sentence Commutation & Release	1970-01-26	USD 900.00 - 1,200.00	Unknown
252	Millvina Dean	Youngest Titanic Survivor Millvina Dean Signed 100th Anniversary Display & Photograph!	ca. 2012	USD 300.00 - 400.00	Unknown
253	Thomas Watson	Thomas Watson Sr. Signed Stock Certificate	2031-02-25	USD 900.00 - 1,200.00	Unknown
254	John Brown	John Brown Carte de Visite	n.d.	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
255		Illuminated Antiphonal Page Psalm 45 from a Gregorian Choral Manuscript	ca. 15th century	USD 300.00 - 400.00	Unknown
256	William Lloyd	William Lloyd Garrison: "It is as absurd and unjust to predicate the right of suffrage upon sex as it is upon the color of the skin." Fantastic Piece From Iconic Abolitionist!	n.d.	USD 500.00 - 600.00	Unknown
257		Congress Ends Mormon Theocracy! Leading to Utah Statehood!	March 3, 1887	USD 400.00 - 500.00	Unknown
258		Medical Professionals Support Civil Rights in March on Washington	1963-08-28	USD 300.00 - 400.00	Unknown
259		Collection of 11 Oneida Nation Reservation Land Documents, 1830s-1860s	ca. 1833 - 1867	USD 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
260	Florence Nightingale	Florence Nightingale Signed Clip From 'Life & Death in India', 1874	June 9, 1874	USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	Unknown
261		Loss Of Slaves During Civil War Reparation Letter Fascinating and Rare	ca. 1872	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Unknown
262	Lord Aberdeen	Lord Aberdeen Signed Copy of Treaty with Chile to Combat Slave Trade, Signed the Year Britain Abolished Slavery	April 30, 1843	USD 900.00 - 1,200.00	Unknown
263	Booker T. Washington	Booker T. Washington Clipped Signature & TLS From Secretary	ca. 19th/20th C.	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
264	S.B. Anthony, Presidents, CW Generals and More	S.B. Anthony, Presidents, CW Generals and More Turn-of-the-Century Massive Suffragist Archive from a Single Collector, 54 Signatures Total!	ca. 1895-1906	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	Unknown
265	Sam Adams	Sam Adams Announces Harvard University, Class of 1795 - Gorgeous Latin Broadside!	July 15, 1795	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	Unknown
266	G. Clinton's Draft	G. Clinton's Draft Letter to G. Washington: "The Return of Peace... The British continue to hold our Western Posts... Violations of the Treaty" - Politics, Joint Land Deals, Indian Affairs - Fantastic!	November 12, 1784	USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	Unknown
267		Fine Printed Broadside Announcing the Declaration of Rights and "Constitution of Maryland" Positions of Free Blacks	ca. June 1851	USD 600.00 - 800.00	Unknown

Books & Autographs
Wednesday 25 March

Koller, 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 14,000-20,000

Koller, 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.
Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, 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 2026

Forum, 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 2026

Forum, 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.