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University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books & Sports Memorabilia	Total Sales (USD)	587,830.15
Auction Date	September 06, 2023 - September 06, 2023	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	463,340.00
Sale Number	#90623	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	594,690.00
Total Lots	479
Sold Lots	437.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	579,840.00
% of Lots Sold	91.23%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	736,990.00
Unsold Lots	42	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	79.76%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
214	Bob Dylan	Bob Dylan Handwritten Signed Lyrics to Counterculture Anthem "Subterranean Homesick Blues" w/ Jeff Rosen COA	ca. 2013	USD 40,000.00 - 50,000.00	USD 41,600.00
444	Einstein	Einstein on "Theory of Relativity" to Scientist Who Hosted His 1st Public Lecture on Same. Also Discusses Clock to Illustrate His Theory!	February 9, 1920	USD 28,000.00 - 35,000.00	USD 31,250.00
55	Signed Album	Signed Album 290+ Signatures: 5 Pres. Lincoln, Johnson, Buchanan, Polk, J.Q. Adams + Jeff Davis, & More!	ca. 1847-48	USD 20,000.00 - 24,000.00	USD 25,000.00
198	William Stone/Peter Force	Declaration of Independence, William Stone/Peter Force Facsimile, Along With 4 Vols. "American Archives" Incl. 1 Ex-James A. Garfield	ca. 1846-1853	USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 18,750.00
170		Giant Archive of Pinkerton Crime, Posters, Tintypes, Photos, Etc. An Amazing Group!	ca. 1875-1929	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 15,360.00
368	F Scott Fitzgerald	F Scott Fitzgerald ALS, He Quotes Mark Twain on Aging Prior to Publication of "Benjamin Button" Among the Best Extant!	April 19, [1922]	USD 9,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 11,250.00
71	Lincoln	Lincoln Endorsement for "Lady…wife of a preacher…Captain in the 126th NY" Shows Lincoln Early Proponent of Women in Workplace	August 18, 1863	USD 7,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 10,000.00
379	Ernest Hemingway	Ernest Hemingway "The Old Man and the Sea" Film Rights Signed & Dated 1 Month Before Receiving Nobel Prize For Book	September 24, 1954	USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 10,000.00
61	Abraham Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln PSA NM 7 Full Signature	n.d.	USD 6,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 8,750.00
74	A. Lincoln	A. Lincoln Appointment Promoting Lieutenant Just After Antietam and Weeks Before Battle of Fredericksburg. A Low Point for the Union in the Civil War	November 6, 1862	USD 7,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 8,125.00
397		1st Ed., 1st Printing of "Gone With the Wind", Beautifully Signed	ca. 1936	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 7,680.00
316		'The Red Baron' Manfred von Richthofen Fantastic LS on Photograph, Signed a Year Before His Death	April 12, 1917	USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 7,500.00
1	John Adams	John Adams Ship's Papers Captain Captured twice By Brits in Rev War, Was in NY Prison Ship. Boldest Sig We've Encountered	May 26, 1798	USD 6,000.00 - 7,500.00	USD 6,875.00
387	Lawrence of Arabia	Lawrence of Arabia Signed Telegram 6 Months Prior to Arab Revolt	January 3, 1916	USD 2,000.00 - 2,400.00	USD 6,875.00
433	John Marshall	Chief Justice John Marshall Mentions Slave “Dick”. Fabulous	ca. January 1810	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 6,250.00
394	Herman Melville	Herman Melville ALS to Editor and Book Lover!	ca. 1847-48	USD 7,500.00 - 9,000.00	USD 5,937.50
402	J.D. Salinger	J.D. Salinger TLS Re: That Other "Catcher": Red Sox's Carlton Fisk!	November 16, 1989	USD 4,500.00 - 5,500.00	USD 5,937.50
420	Virgil Earp	Virgil Earp DS as Tax Collector 1 Month Before Shootout at O.K. Coral	September19, 1881	USD 6,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 5,467.50
323	Napoleon Bonaparte	Napoleon Bonaparte War of the Fourth Coalition LS Outlining a Grueling Marching Schedule	May 15, 1807	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 5,312.50
348		Schindler’s List of Translations for Argentine Exile and 8 Gifted Jewelry Items!	ca. 1930s-1950s	USD 6,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 5,312.50
164		1901 $10 Bison Note, Near Fine and Very Beautiful	ca. 1901	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 5,000.00
226	Walt Disney	Walt Disney Signed Issue of "Duck Album" Comic ft. Donald Duck & Family	ca. 1954	USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 5,000.00
401		Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone Signed 1st U.S. Printing	ca. October 1998	USD 2,800.00 - 3,000.00	USD 4,500.00
492	Gary Carter	Gary Carter 1979 Game Worn Montreal Expos Jersey	ca. 1979	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 4,480.00
115	Zachary Taylor	Zachary Taylor Rare Appointment Signed As President	June 4, 1849	USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 4,375.00

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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