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University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books

Auction Reports

Auction Name Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books Total Sales (USD) 640,881.25
Auction Date March 15, 2023 - March 15, 2023 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 440,750.00
Sale Number #31523 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 582,450.00
Total Lots 375
Sold Lots 354.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 544,950.00
% of Lots Sold 94.40% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 720,150.00
Unsold Lots 21 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 88.99%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
381 Einstein

Einstein “General Theory of Relativity” Superb Equations In His Long Manuscript; He Explains Unified Filed Theory Reconciled To Gravity & Relativity

n.d. USD 35,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 56,250.00
61 Lincoln Approves

Lincoln Approves Act Making Espionage "punishable by death" A Highly Important Presidential Item!

August 7, 1861 USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 43,750.00
330

Monumental 1177 DS of Louis VII with Incredible Provenance, Unique with Great Ties to the Crusades, Superb

ca. 1177 USD 24,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 31,250.00
112 George Washington

George Washington Signed Discharge For Light Dragoons, Rare and Superb

June 12, 1783 USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 23,750.00
244 Walt Disney

1959 Walt Disney Signed Railroad & Monorail Pass to Col. Bingham, NY Train Chief

ca. 1959 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 23,180.00
223 Paul Revere

Patriot Paul Revere Buys Supplies for His Silversmith Business 2 Mos. After The Constitution Was Signed!

November 10, 1787 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 22,500.00
383 Einstein

Einstein in English on Science and Military “means of mass destruction”, Mentions Faraday and Rutherford Too, Fantastic Letter!

February 18, 1949 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 22,500.00
62 Lincoln

Lincoln Exec. Mansion ALS Associated with Emancipation to Salmon Chase

July 15, 1861 USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 17,500.00
105 Lincoln, Garfield, Grant

Lincoln, Garfield, Grant & 140 Others Sign Autograph Album, With Amazing Eyewitness Account of Lincoln Signing, Incomparable!

ca. 1860s-1950s USD 16,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 17,500.00
3 J.Q. Adams Signed

J.Q. Adams Signed Scalloped Ships Papers for Father of Epes Sargent VI

March 31, 1828 USD 600.00 - 700.00 USD 12,500.00
267

Civil War Officer's Sword Presented to Captain of All-Jewish Company! Amazing Item!

August 16, 1862 USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 11,875.00
380 Einstein

Einstein Signed Copy of "Out of My Later Years", With Additional Israel Related Signatures

ca. 1950 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 9,375.00
1 John Adams

John Adams ALS, Confronts International Trade in 1800

July 10, 1800 USD 7,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 8,750.00
63 Lincoln

Lincoln Signed For Man Who Wants to "support the Constitution ... put down this wicked & uncalled for rebellion...face the enemy, now in our hour of danger"

September 19, 1862 USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00 USD 8,750.00
119 Hancock's Nephew

Hancock's Nephew Visits G. Washington, “he owns upwards of 500 slaves...happy as Lords...worth a million of Dollars”, Intimate View of Mt. Vernon Before Washington’s Death

May 22, 1799 USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 8,750.00
125 Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat Signed 1985 Tokyo Exhibit Catalog, 3 Years Before His Death

ca. 1985-86 USD 1,500.00 - 2,400.00 USD 8,750.00
243 Walt Disney

Walt Disney TLS Awarding NY Transit Authority Director a Monorail Pass

January 12, 1959 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 8,750.00
294 Stonewall Jackson and A.P. Hill

"Stonewall" Jackson and A.P. Hill Signed Rare War Dated Field Letter

ca. November 1862 USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,750.00
226

Rev War Dated Archive: Pulaski's French-born Aide-de-Camp Re: Arnold, Lafayette, Greene, d'Estaing, & Rodney, 1780-1781 - Absolutely Fantastic Content!

ca. 1780 - 1781 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 7,500.00
297 R.E. Lee PSA

R.E. Lee PSA Signed CDV

n.d. USD 3,000.00 - 3,500.00 USD 5,937.50
96 Reagan

Reagan Famous God ALS "We are certainly in agreement on the need for this nation to reaffirm that we are a nation under God. We need a spiritual revival."

ca. February 1980 USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,312.50
186 Meyer Lansky

Meyer Lansky’s Address Book Which Includes Mrs. Bugsy Siegel, Meyer Ordered Bugsy's Hit!

ca. 1970 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,000.00
246 Woody Guthrie,

Woody Guthrie, as Army Private, Handwritten Letter About Life on a Nevada Airfield

December 8, 1945 USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,000.00
353 Kerouac

Kerouac 3 Owned Men's Magazines With His Published Articles, From His Estate

ca. 1959 to 1965 USD 600.00 - 700.00 USD 5,000.00
358 Kerouac's

Kerouac's "Evergreen Review" with Published Article, From His Estate

ca. 1957 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 5,000.00
  • Sotheby’s
    Year in Review
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
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