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
319	Engraving of	Engraving of the "View from Mt St. Jean" of the British as They Prepare to Charge on French Forces	ca. 1816	USD 150.00 - 250.00	Unknown
320	Pierre G.T. Beauregard	Pierre G.T. Beauregard Cut Signature w/ Bonus Pair of Letters from War Dept.	April 8, 1864	USD 300.00 - 400.00	Unknown
321	Judah Benjamin	Confederate Cabinet Member Judah Benjamin Sends his Autograph	n.d.	USD 300.00 - 500.00	Unknown
322	Judah Benjamin	Judah Benjamin Defends Slavery & Dred Scott Decision on Eve of War! Incredible!	March 25, 1858	USD 2,800.00 - 3,500.00	Unknown
323	Mathew Brady	Mathew Brady of Lincoln Photo Fame, Docket From Civil War, on Photographer Charles D. Fredricks' Letter to Him	December 6, 1864	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	Unknown
324	Burnside & Gordon Signed	Burnside & Gordon Signed Page with Photos	n.d.	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
325	Benjamin F. Butler's	Benjamin F. Butler's Proclamation to New Orleans, Recently Captured Confederate Stronghold	May 1, 1862	USD 900.00 - 1,000.00	Unknown
326		CT Soldier Describes Serving Alongside Black Soldiers & Emancipation Proclamation!!! Unique & Fantastic	February 5, 1863	USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	Unknown
327		CT Soldiers Write Home During Civil War - 9 Letters Total, With Great Content!	ca. 1854-1865	USD 500.00 - 700.00	Unknown
328		30 Muster Rolls & Equipment Records of Replacement Company in IL Regiment, 1865	ca. 1865	USD 300.00 - 400.00	Unknown
329		Union Solider Jokes About Calling on Lincoln, the "Rail Splitter", & Drinking With Seward and Chase	March 13, 1864	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
330		Confederate Currency & Bonds From VA and GA, 4 pcs.	ca. 1856, 1861	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
331		Huge Archive, 62 items, 112pp, French Businessman in Antebellum America & France During World War I! Fantastic Content	ca. 1835-1863, 1917-1919	USD 600.00 - 800.00	Unknown
332		Envelope in Custer's Hand Postmarked Washington, DC to His Father-in-Law in Monroe, MI	October 31, [1864]	USD 600.00 - 800.00	Unknown
333	Jefferson Davis	Jefferson Davis ALS to Civil War Lawyer Who Defended Him For Treason Charges After Arrest!	June 14, 1882	USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	Unknown
334	Jeff Davis	Early Jeff Davis as Lieut. to Foe Gen. Winfield Scott, Letter Just After Graduation from West Point	August 26, 1828	USD 900.00 - 1,200.00	Unknown
335		Union Marching Song "John Brown's Body" History, By Its Author!	ca. 1900-1915	USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	Unknown
336		Gun Inventor B. B. Hotchkiss Pair (2) ALS, 1879-1880	ca. 1879-1880	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
337	Gen. Robert E. Lee:	Gen. Robert E. Lee: "prevent the advance of the enemy from E Tenn... aid in the defence of that place..." - Battle Content, Magnificent Display!	October 29, 1864	USD 9,000.00 - 12,000.00	Unknown
338	R.E. Lee	R.E. Lee PSA MINT 9 Signed CDV - Scarce Post-War Brady Variation of "Clock on Table" Pose!	ca. 1866	USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00	Unknown
339	General Nathaniel Lyon	General Nathaniel Lyon en Route to Sioux War	July 1, 1855	USD 600.00 - 800.00	Unknown
340	George Patton	George Patton Boldly Signed Photo, With Outstanding Provenance Dated 6 Weeks Before His Death! JSA LOA	2045-11-07	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	Unknown
341	George S. Patton, Jr.	George S. Patton, Jr. Letter, Football Content, and Going to Church!	[ca. 1905-1910]	USD 1,200.00 - 1,400.00	Unknown
342	Lieut. George E. Pickett	Lieut. George E. Pickett Approves Clothing Being Sent to Four 8th Infantry Soldiers - Signed Five Times by Sgt. Maj. Theodore Fink	ca. 1848	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Unknown
343	Fitz John Porter	Fitz John Porter Clears Name from Bull Run Controversy!	ca. 1882-1883	USD 900.00 - 1,000.00	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.