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University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books

Auction Reports

Auction Name Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books Total Sales (USD) 828,254.50
Auction Date November 19, 2025 - November 19, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 506,550.00
Sale Number #111925 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 681,000.00
Total Lots 462
Sold Lots 450.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 530,150.00
% of Lots Sold 97.40% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 711,000.00
Unsold Lots 12 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 116.49%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
455 Isaac Newton

Isaac Newton Admiration For Judaism & Moral Continuity With Christianity! Over 350 Words in his Hand, Extraordinary Content!

n.d. USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 87,500.00
308 Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan Handwritten & Signed Lyrics to "Just Like a Woman" w/ Jeff Rosen & JSA Authentication

ca. 2013 USD 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 56,250.00
447 Einstein

Einstein AM on Unified Field Theory, Over 260 Words, With 18 Equations in His Hand! From His Published Article, "A Generalization of the Relativistic Theory of Gravitation," Superb!

ca. early 1940s USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 25,000.00
448 Einstein

Scarce Einstein AM on Unified Field Theory, Over 180 Words + 11 Equations in His Hand! From His Published Article, "A Generalization of the Relativistic Theory of Gravitation"

ca. early 1940s USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 25,000.00
418 Edgar Allen Poe

Edgar Allen Poe CDV by Brady, Incredibly Rare, Possibly Unique in Format!

ca. 1861 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 20,000.00
152 G. Washington

G. Washington Signed Discharge for MA Solider Whose Regiment Was at Bunker Hill!

June 9, 1783 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 15,000.00
449 Albert Einstein & Alfred Einstein

Albert Einstein & Alfred Einstein Signed Book On Mozart! Beckett LOA

ca. 1947 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 13,750.00
84 Lee Harvey Oswald

Lee Harvey Oswald ALS to Brother, Trying Desperately to Get out of Russia! Highly Important

1961-11-20 USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,500.00
88 Lincoln Fully

Lincoln Fully Signed Military Appointment for Mexican War Vet & Respected Cavalryman

March 4, 1862 USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00 USD 11,250.00
456 Oppenheimer

Oppenheimer Writes Secretary About Recent Meeting of Physicists and Los Alamos History

Ocober 10, 1947 USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 10,880.00
175 Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso PSA GEM MT 10 Rare ALS In Blood-Red Paint? Dated Just After Beginning "Luncheon on the Grass"

1959-08-22 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 10,625.00
397 Earl George Macartney, (3)

Earl George Macartney, (3) ALS re: Cornwallis, Tipu Sultan & Treaty of Mangalore

ca. 1784-1795 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 10,625.00
324 John Lennon

John Lennon Signed Apple Records Check, PSA GEM MT 10! Possibly Finest Known

1971-06-16 USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 10,000.00
68 T. Jefferson

T. Jefferson PSA GEM MT 10 Free Frank to Robert Fulton, Napoleon's Submarine Engineer

March 20 [1810] USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 9,375.00
188 Apollo XI

Apollo XI Astronauts & Their Wives Sign Photo, Plus Crew Signed Cover, Superb and Unique. Photo Signed At Apollo XI Presidential Goodwill Tour, Pre-Cert Zarelli

ca. September 29-30, 1969 USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,750.00
363 Horatio Nelson

Horatio Nelson Rare ALS To Emma Hamilton Re: A "Damned pimping Bitch" Daring To Compete With His Incomparable Emma!

n.d. but ca. late August 1803 USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 8,750.00
194 All 3

All 3 Apollo XI Astronauts Uninscribed Signed Official NASA Photo! Pre-Cert Zarelli

n.d. USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,125.00
86 Mary Lincoln

Mary Lincoln Owned & Signed "Life of George Washington," From Lincoln Family Library, Dated 1860, During Presidential Campaign & Cooper Union Speech

ca. 1860 USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 7,500.00
310 Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan TDS Re: Last Will and Testament 4 Months Before Release of "Blood on the Tracks", PSA Authenticated

1975-09-22 USD 6,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 7,500.00
66 T. Jefferson

T. Jefferson on Aurora Borealis: "These phenomena proceed doubtless from... reflection and refraction..." Important Scientific Content!

[January 28, 1826] USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,875.00
385 Napoleon

Napoleon Troop Movement Directive Boldly Signed "N" Re: Raising Troops In Advance of Russian Invasion

April 9, 1812 USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 USD 6,875.00
25 D-Day Orders

D-Day Orders Signed By Eisenhower To His Troops, Outstanding PSA GEM MT 10!

[June 6, 1944] USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,250.00
163 Jean-Michel Basquiat

Jean-Michel Basquiat Signed 'Edition Bischofberger' Exhibition Catalog, PSA Authenticated

ca. 1985 USD 6,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,250.00
1 John Adams

John Adams Signed Receipt, Handsomely Displayed

December 31, 1813 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,937.50
108 Rare Presidential

Rare Presidential Pardon Signed by James Madison & James Monroe

October 15, 1811 USD 2,400.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,937.50
  • Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Plato. [Apanta ta tou Platonos. Omnia Platonis opera], 2 parts in 2 vol., editio princeps of Plato's works in the original Greek, Venice, House of Aldus, 1513. £8,000-12,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum, [Southern Netherlands (probably Bruges), c.1460]. £6,000-8,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Correspondence and documents by or addressed to the first four Viscounts Molesworth and members of their families, letters and manuscripts, 1690-1783. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Shakespeare (William). The Dramatic Works, 9 vol., John and Josiah Boydell, 1802. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Joyce (James). Ulysses, first edition, one of 750 copies on handmade paper, Paris, Shakespeare and Company, 1922 £8,000-12,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Powell (Anthony). [A Dance to the Music of Time], 12 vol., first editions, each with a signed presentation inscription from the author to Osbert Lancaster, 1951-75. £6,000-8,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Chaucer (Geoffrey). Troilus and Criseyde, one of 225 copies on handmade paper, wood-engravings by Eric Gill, Waltham St.Lawrence, 1927. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Borges (Jorge Luis). Luna de Enfrente, first edition, one of 300 copies, presentation copy signed by the author to Leopoldo Marechal, Buenos Aires, Editorial Proa, 1925. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Nolli (Giovanni Battista). Nuova Pianta di Roma, Rome, 1748. £6,000-8,000
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    29th January 2026
    Forum, Jan. 29: Roberts (David). The Holy Land, Syria, Idumea, Arabia, Egypt, & Nubia, 3 vol., first edition, 1842-49. £15,000-20,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Blacker (William). Catechism of Fly Making, Angling and Dyeing, Published by the author, 1843. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Jan. 29: Herschel (Sir John F. W.) Collection of 69 offprints, extracts and separate publications by Herschel, bound for his son, William James Herschel, 3 vol., [1813-50]. £15,000-20,000
  • Dominic Winter
    Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
    Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
    28th January 2026
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 26. Company School. An album of 85 Indian mica paintings, Madras, c. 1852. £700-1,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 28. Ross & Hooker. Notes on the Botany of the Antarctic Voyage, 1st edition, 1843. £4,000-6,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 44. Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 volumes, 1st edition, 1862-73. £30,000-40,000
    Dominic Winter
    Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
    Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
    28th January 2026
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 72. Edwards (George). A Natural History of Uncommon Birds… [and] Gleanings of Natural History, 7 volumes, 1st edition, 1743-64. £7,000-10,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 87. Walcott (Charles D. et al.). Geologic Atlas of the United States, 227-volume set, U.S. Geological Survey, 1894-1945. £500-800
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 236. A New Dictionary of the Terms Ancient and Modern of the Canting Crew…, By B. E. Gent., 1st edition, [1699]. £3,000-4,000
    Dominic Winter
    Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
    Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
    28th January 2026
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 245. Frost Fair Broadside. Upon the Frost in the Year 1739-40, Printed on the Ice upon the Thames at Queen-Hithe, 1739/40. £1,500-2,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 270. Micheli (Antonino di). La Nuova Chitarra di Regole…, 1st edition, Palermo, 1680. £10,000-15,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 280. Elgar (Edward). Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, [1910], signed presentation copy. £500-800
    Dominic Winter
    Books, Maps, Documents & Autographs
    Ornithology, Music, Bookplates
    28th January 2026
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 282 - Griffes (Charles). Autograph Manuscript Score for Overture to Hänsel und Gretel, c. 1910. £2,000-3,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 304. Churchill (Winston). A terracotta maquette of Churchill by Oscar Nemon, c. 1955. £1,500-2,000
    Dominic Winter, Jan. 28: Lot 364 - Russian Imperial Archaeological Commission. Mecheti Samarkanda..., Fascicule I Gour-Emir, St. Petersburg, 1905. £2,000-3,000
  • Sotheby’s
    Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
    27 January 2026
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox. $1,200,000 to $1,800,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: An extraordinary letter marking the conjunction of George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Benjamin Franklin. $1,000,000 to $1,500,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: Virginia House of Delegates. The genesis of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. $350,000 to $500,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Fine Manuscript and Printed Americana
    27 January 2026
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: (Gettysburg). “Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: Autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen maps and plans. $200,000 to $300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: President Lincoln thanks a schoolboy on behalf of "all the children of the nation for his efforts to ensure "that this war shall be successful, and the Union be maintained and perpetuated." $200,000 to $300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Jan. 27: [World War II]. An archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to Germany’s surrender. $200,000 to $300,000.