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One Of A Kind Collectibles: Rare Autographs and Documents

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Auction Name Rare Autographs and Documents Total Sales (USD) 181,701.75
Auction Date May 29, 2025 - May 29, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Sale Number #52925 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 0.00
Total Lots 182
Sold Lots 152.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
% of Lots Sold 83.52% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 0.00
Unsold Lots 30 Total Sales as a % of High Est. Inf%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 Oliver Hazard Perry

An Extraordinary Archive of Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry: Over 60 Historic Documents, Naval Commissions, Family Papers, and Photographic Material Spanning the 19th Century

 19th Century Not Available USD 37,146.00
2 George Washington

George Washington Three Language Ship's Paper West Indies Trade Voyage

 Not Available USD 24,231.00
7 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Appointment for Vice-Consul of Russia

 Not Available USD 9,993.75
141

Incredible Apollo 12 Flown American Flag Personally Carried to the Moon & Signed Photo by Alan Bean

 Not Available USD 9,378.75
3 John Adams

John Adams Signed Mediterranean Scalloped Top ship's passport

 Not Available USD 6,918.75
4 Herman Melville

Herman Melville RARE -ALS (Moby Dick Author)

 Not Available USD 6,918.75
14 Thomas Jefferson and James Madison

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Signed Ships Paper

 Not Available USD 4,458.75
60 John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy TLS : Referring to his brother in the postscript

 Not Available USD 3,474.75
25 William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison (Four Decades Before Presidency)

 Not Available USD 3,228.75
135 Walt Disney

Walt Disney Autograph over 7 inches in Length

 Not Available USD 3,228.75
9 WILBUR WRIGHT

WILBUR WRIGHT SIGNED AND INITIALED CHECK TO PATENT ATTORNEY H.A. TOULMIN

 Not Available USD 2,736.75
5

Apollo 10: Flown Flag and Patch Display with Crew-Signed Covers from the Collection of NASA Engineer Clark C. McClelland

 Not Available USD 2,490.75
10 John Marshall

John Marshall, 1st Chief Justice ALS

 Not Available USD 2,490.75
134 Jean Renoir

Renoir Signed Art - Portrait of Jean Renoir

 Not Available USD 2,490.75
8 James Garfield

James Garfield Rare Signature as President - Possibly the largest Autograph as President almost 6 inches long!

 Not Available USD 2,244.75
116 Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo ALS & Signed Photo

 Not Available USD 2,121.75
174

1984 Baseball Hall of Fame Yearbook Signed by Many HOFer's: Mickey Mantle, Ernie Banks, Bob Feller, Hank Aaron, Joe Dimaggio, Al Kaline, Whitey Ford, and more...

 1984 Not Available USD 1,875.75
23 James K. Polk / James Buchanan

James K. Polk / James Buchanan consular appointment signed

Not Available USD 1,752.75
11 Jimmie Rodgers

Jimmie Rodgers RARE Signed & Dated Photograph plus Record

 Not Available USD 1,506.75
94 Sam Houston

Sam Houston's Large Bold Signature

 Not Available USD 1,506.75
140 Amelia Earhart

Amazing Amelia Earhart Signed Photo

 Not Available USD 1,506.75
115 W.F. Cody (Buffao Bill)

W.F. Cody (Buffao Bill) ALS & Stage Coach Photo

 Not Available USD 1,383.75
148 Cornelius Vanderbilt

Cornelius Vanderbilt Signed Hudson River RR Ledger

 Not Available USD 1,199.25
147 Alexander Graham Bell

Alexander Graham Bell Signed Typed Letter (1916) to Autograph Collector

 1916 Not Available USD 1,137.75
15 James Madison

James Madison Signed Land Grant

 Not Available USD 1,076.25
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
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  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.