Alexander Historical Auctions: Autographs & Historical Militaria 2026 - Day 1, 117b, Chesapeake City
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- July 31, 2026 - July 31, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 858 | Armistice Signal Message |
1918 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,000.00 | ||
| 862 | Cochon Charles | Charles Cochon de Lapparent |
ca. 1796 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 863 | Pichegru Charles | A.L.S. to an unidentified general |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 864 | Panisse Pierre (1762-1826);Rochambeau Donatien Marie (1755-1813) | L.S. to the Minister of War |
Paris | 1796 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 865 | Letters on the Oath of the Hatred of Royalty and on Promise of Faithfulness to the Constitution of 1798 |
1799 | USD 140.00 - 200.00 | USD 150.00 | ||
| 866 | Hoche Louis Lazare (1768-1797);Junot Jean-Andoche (1771-1813) | 2 Books, including: A.L.S. by Louis Lazare Hoche |
Paris | 1796;1807 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 150.00 |
| 867 | Morgan Jacques-Polycarpe (1759-1843) | L.S. to Napoleon Bonaparte |
Geneva | 1795-1796 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 868 | Moreau Jean Victor Marie (1763-1813) | A.L.S. to a lieutenant general |
ca. 1795 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 175.00 | |
| 869 | Louis XVI | Royal proclamation issued by King Louis XVI |
Paris | 1790 | USD 140.00 - 200.00 | USD 100.00 |
| 877 | Vaillant Jean-Baptiste Philbert; Randon Jacques Louis | Ministers of War |
Paris | 1855; 1862 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 878 | Clarke Henri Jacques | Henri Jacques Clarke, Duc de Feltre |
Paris | 1808 | USD 140.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold |
| 879 | Clarke Henri-Jacques | Henri-Jacques Clarke, Duc de Feltre |
Paris | 1814 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 880 | Clarke Henri-Jacques | Henri-Jacques Clarke, Duc de Feltre |
Paris | 1814 | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 62.50 |
| 881 | Reynier Jean Louis Ebenezer | Jean Louis Ebenezer Reynier |
Cairo | 1800 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold |
| 882 | Gouvion Saint-Cyr Laurent | Laurent de Gouvion Saint-Cyr |
Paris | 1818 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 884 | Macdonald Jacques-Etienne;Mortier Edouard Casimir | Napoleonic Wars |
Paris | 1802;1817 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 |
| 885 | Decres Denis;Victor-Perrin Claude | Napoleonic Wars |
Paris | 1810;1823 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 200.00 |
| 888 | Account of Campbell’s Raid on Port Dover |
N/A | USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 3,437.50 | ||
| 889 | Niles Hezekiah | Niles' Weekly Register |
Baltimore, Maryland | 1811-1848 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold |
| 890 | Quincy Josiah;Lowell John | 3 Books, including: Speech of the Hon. Josiah Quincy |
Alexandria;Boston;Washington | 1813;1809;1812 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 891 | Gardiner John S. J. | A Discourse, Delivered at Trinity Church, Boston, July 23, 1812 |
Boston | 1812 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 175.00 |
| 892 | Brown Jacob;Borsick Thomas M. | Jacob Brown |
Lexington, VA | 1818;1994 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 901 | Dewey George (1837-1917) | Typed Letter Signed |
Washington D.C. | 1914 | USD 140.00 - 200.00 | USD 100.00 |
| 902 | Dewey George (1837-1917) | Autograph Quotation Signed |
1904 | USD 140.00 - 200.00 | USD 87.50 | |
| 903 | Dewey George (1837-1917) | George Dewey Signature |
1900 | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 62.50 |
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Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Fine restoration binding in the style of the Queen’s binders.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Magnus Hundt, the elder. First edition of one of the earliest printed books with anatomical illustrations.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. First edition.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned. First edition, first printing.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. First edition, presentation copy.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Geneva-Tomson-Junius. London: Robert Barker, [colophon 1612]/1611. -
Sotheby’s
Original Film Posters
10 September 2026Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: The Invisible Man (1933). Extremely Rare US Leader Press One Sheet. £20,000 to £26,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: You Only Live Twice (1967). Italian Advance Quattro Fogli. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: A Dog's Life (1918). Extremely Rare US One Sheet. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: La Belle et la Bête/Beauty and the Beast (1946). French Style A Grande. £12,000 to £18,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). US Lenticular Prototype One Sheet. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Théâtre d’Ombres (1897). Exceptionally Rare French Poster. £8,000 to £12,000. -
Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 702. Munster's Largest 16th Century Edition, with Over 220 Woodcut Maps (1598) Est. $18,000 - $20,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 101. Rare Jo Mora "Carte" Showing a NYC-to-Seattle Route through Panama Canal (1933) Est. $900 - $1,100Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 65. The Waldseemuller/Fries "Admiral's Map" (1541) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 46. Contains all 30 Plates from Atlas Coelestis in Full Original Color (1742) Est. $16,000 - $18,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 129. The First Map to Name New Scotland and Cape Cod (1625) Est. $8,000 - $9,500Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 663. The First Printed Map Devoted to the Pacific in Full Contemporary Color (1589) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 629. De Jode's Rare Map of Eastern Asia (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 171. De Bry's Influential Map of Colonial North America (1591) Est. $11,000 - $13,000Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 691. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Holy Trinity (1502) Est. $800 - $950Old World Auctions (Sept 16):
Lot 606. Important, Early Atlas of Japan with 75 Woodcut Maps in Printed Color (1837) Est. $2,000 - $2,300 -
Koller, Sep. 16: FRANZÖSISCHE REVOLUTION - ASSEMBLÉE NATIONALE - Extrait des Procès-Verbaux de L'Assemblée Nationale, Des 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26 Août & premier Octobre 1789.Koller, Sep. 16: MOURADJA D'OHSSON, IGNACE. Tableau général de l'Empire Othoman, divisé en deux parties dont l'une comprend la Législation Mahométane, l'autre l'histoire de l'Empire Othoman [... ]Koller, Sep. 16: BOTANIK - Blackwell, Elisabeth. A curious herbal, containig five hundred cuts, of the most useful plants, which are now used in the practice of physick.Koller, Sep. 16: SCHEUCHZER, JOHANN JAKOB. Physica Sacra. Iconibus Aeneis illustrata procurante & sumtus suppeditante.Koller, Sep. 16: HAIMONSKINDER – Eyn schön lustig Geschicht, wie Keyser Carle der groß, vier gebrüder, Hertzog Aymont von Dordons Süne [...]Koller, Sep. 16: KRÄUTERBÜCHER - HORTUS SANITATIS - [H]ortus Sanitatis. De herbis et plantis. De animalibus et reptilibus. De avibus et volatilibus. De piscibus et natalibus…Koller, Sep. 16: GAUGUIN, PAUL, MALER (1848-1903). Eigenhändiger Brief mit Unterschrift und Couvert. An den Künstler und Freund Daniel de Monfreid in Paris. -
Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: A Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster and Borough of Southwark, 1746 [bound with] A Plan of the Cities of London and Westminster, [c.1755]. £30,000 - £50,000Forum, Sep. 24: Gafurius (Franchinus). De Harmonia Musicorum Instrumentorum Opus, first edition, Milan, Gotarto da Ponte, 1518. £20,000 - £30,000Forum, Sep. 24: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, first impression, 1937. £10,000 - £15,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Stackelberg (Otto Magnus v). Costumes et Usages des Peuples de la Grece Moderne, first edition, Rome, 1825. £15,000 - £20,000Forum, Sep. 24: Piranesi (Giovanni Battista). Le Antichita Romane, 4 vol., Rome, Bouchard and Gravier, 1756. £10,000 - £15,000Forum, Sep. 24: Henry VIII's Primer.- Church of England.- The Primer, set foorth by the Kynges maiestie and his clergie…,, first edition, by Richard Grafton printer to the Princes grace, 1545; bound with 2 others, similar. £10,000 - £15,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Darwin (Charles). On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, fifth edition, ink inscription in the author's hand laid down to half-title, 1869. £6,000 - £8,000Forum, Sep. 24: Siebold (P.F. von) J.G. Zuccarini and F.A.W. Miquel. Flora Japonica, 2 vol., first edition, Leiden, for the author, 1835-70. £6,000 - £8,000Forum, Sep. 24: Illuminated manuscript facsimile.- Constitution Of India (The), Dehra Dun, Survey of India Offices, [c. 1950]. £3,500 - £5,000Forum Auctions
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
24th September 2026Forum, Sep. 24: Mao Tse-tung. Quotations of Chairman Mao, prototype edition, Shenyang, compiled and printed by the Political Department, Air Force Division of Shenyang Military Region, 1963. £3,000 - £4,000Forum, Sep. 24: Richardson (John). Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the Zoology of the Northern Parts of British America, 4 vol., first edition, Norwich, Josiah Fletcher, 1829-37. £4,000 - £6,000Forum, Sep. 24: Mite (The), the printer/publisher's own copy with the original type and printing blocks for all three of its editions (1891, 1893 & 1896), Grimsby, Ernest A. Robinson, 1891. £3,000 - £4,000.