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 Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
268

Ratification and Implementation of the Massachusetts State Constitution, the Oldest Continuously Functioning Constitutional Compact

June 16, 1780 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 Unknown
269 John Singleton Copley

Leasing John Singleton Copley's Land in Boston Common, 1796

March 7, 1796 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
270

Scarce Declaration of Independence Huntington Calligraphic Rendering - One of the Earliest Broadside Reproductions - With Signers' Signatures in Exact Facsimile!

ca. 1820-1824 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 Unknown
271 Captain Drury,

Captain Drury, Who Was at Lex. Concord and Bunker Hill, Signed by 20 Patriot Soldiers Important

May 19, 1777 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
272 Timothy Pickering

Timothy Pickering PSA MINT 9 Signed Rev. War Receipt Dated 3 Days After Washington's Resignation

September 30, 1784 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
273

Rev. War Muster Roll Lists 3 African American Patriots 1780 West Point!

December 31, 1780 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Unknown
274

Revolutionary War Siege of Boston MDS Samuel Leighton's Co. Receives Cartridge Boxes, 24 Signatures

August 29, 1775 USD 2,000.00 - 2,400.00 Unknown
275 Jon. Trumbull

Jon. Trumbull Rev. War Orders to Arm All Men for New London, 1779

April 7, 1779 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
276

Revolutionary War Muster Roll Signed by Valley Forge Brig. Gen. William Maxwell

ca. November 1777 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
277

Rev. War Return of 10th Virginia Regt. Signed by Maj. George Nicholas, 1777

May 3, 1777 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
278 Oliver Ellsworth

Oliver Ellsworth Signed 1776 Pay Order for "Gun...lost in Bunker Hill Battle," Fantastic!

May 13, 1776 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
279

Rev. War MDS Signed by James Clinton as Brig. Gen. from Williamsburg at Onset of Yorktown Campaign, 1781

September 26, 1781 USD 600.00 - 800.00 Unknown
280 C. Little

19th C. Little People As Entertainers & Celebrities

ca. 1844-1885 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
281 Hollywood Entertainers!

Hollywood Entertainers! 30 Checks Signed: DeMille, Ford, Marx, Russell, Woodward & More

ca. 1946-1999 USD 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
282 Late 20th

Late 20th Century "People" & "Sports Illustrated" Signed Magazines & Poster

ca. 1990s USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
283 Katherine Lee Bates

Katherine Lee Bates 1915 TLS With Great "America the Beautiful" Musical Content!

2015-03-08 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
284 Leonard Bernstein

Leonard Bernstein "West Side Story" AMQS: "When you're a Jet You Stay a Jet!"

n.d. USD 600.00 - 800.00 Unknown
285 Clara Blandick

"Aunt Em" Actress Clara Blandick Hopes to be Remembered "for something beyond the Oz movie"

n.d. [ca. 1962] USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
286 Madonna

Madonna Handwritten Notes & Personal Memoranda

n.d. USD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
287 George M. Cohan & Sam H. Harris

George M. Cohan & Sam H. Harris Signed Photo Dedicated to Harry Ruby, Fellow Broadway Notable

n.d. USD 300.00 - 500.00 Unknown
288 Walt Disney

Walt Disney TLS re: "Fantasia" & Advice For Aspiring Artists, PSA Encapsulated

ca. May 1941 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 Unknown
289 Fats Domino

Fats Domino "Blueberry Hill" AMQS

n.d. USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
290

Dealer's Lot of Musical Notables! AQMSs, Signed Sheet Music, SPs, Etc. 10 Musicians, 11 Sigs, 10 Pcs Total!

ca. 1929-1940 USD 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
291 Duke Ellington

Duke Ellington "Sophisticated Lady" AMQS - 1933 Jazz Standard

[August 14, 1939] USD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
292 Margot Fonteyn & Rudolf Nureyev

Margot Fonteyn & Rudolf Nureyev Signed Still From 'Le Corsaire'

ca. 1960s USD 600.00 - 700.00 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.