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University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books

Auction Reports

Auction Name	Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books	Total Sales (USD)	926,521.90
Auction Date	January 07, 2026 - January 07, 2026	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	502,650.00
Sale Number	#10726	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	676,800.00
Total Lots	462
Sold Lots	457.0	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	518,950.00
% of Lots Sold	98.92%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	699,400.00
Unsold Lots	5	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	132.47%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
53	Jefferson Signed; Plutarch	Jefferson's Owned & Signed "Plutarch's Morals" Vol. 4, Foundational to Declaration of Independence. 1st Time at Auction in Nearly 200 Years!	ca. 1718	USD 26,000.00 - 35,000.00	USD 112,500.00
88		One of the Finest Lincoln Assassination Letters Extant April 15, 1865 Illustrated and Beyond Dramatic! 8pp.	April 15, 1865	USD 15,000.00 - 24,000.00	USD 40,625.00
84	Abraham Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln Donates $5 to Springfield's Catholic Church, PSA NM-MT 8: Historic Check to Dr. P. Moran - Later He Campaigned For Lincoln For President. A New Discovery!	September 5, 1859	USD 20,000.00 - 25,000.00	USD 34,375.00
103	John H. Surratt,	John H. Surratt, Accused Lincoln Assassination Conspirator, Signed 4x & War Dated, Unique!	November 10, 1863	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 17,500.00
490	Isaac Newton	Isaac Newton Highly Important Religious Manuscript with 85+ Words in his Hand, Ex-Bonhams	[ca. 1710-1720]	USD 18,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 16,875.00
331	Marilyn Monroe	Marilyn Monroe Gorgeous Signed & Inscribed Photograph, PSA Authenticated	n.d. [ca. 1953]	USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 16,250.00
82	M. Lincoln	M. Lincoln Calls Abe a "great & good man, who loved & served his country so well" - Seeks Pension "After the death of my dearly beloved husband"	May 21, 1870	USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 13,750.00
434	Ernest Hemingway	Rare Ernest Hemingway 1 of 10 Signed Presentation Copies of "Farewell to Arms"	ca. 1929	USD 14,000.00 - 16,000.00	USD 13,750.00
54	Thomas Jefferson	Thomas Jefferson Certifies An Act Concerning Deserters and Commerce on The High Seas!	February 16, 1792	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 12,500.00
86	Lincoln	Lincoln Endorsement for Release of One of Morgan's Raiders in October 1864, After Mom Begs for Release!	October 31, 1864	USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 12,500.00
294		1859 Receipt for Enslaved Teenager, a "Negro Man... of Dark Color" Incredibly Rare	December 6, 1859	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 12,500.00
371	Robert E. Lee	Robert E. Lee Requests "additional Canon" & Tells Troops to "bring his ammunition, 100 rounds at least" - Superb Battle Letter	September 27, 1861	USD 9,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 12,500.00
377	George Pickett	George Pickett PSA GEM MT 10 Signed CDV, JSA Authentication Too, 1 of 2 Known!	ca. 1862	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 12,500.00
456	Ayn Rand	Ayn Rand 11pp Revised AMS "The Cold Civil War" For LA Times Newspaper- 900+ Words in Her Hand!	1962-07-12	USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 11,875.00
275	J.P. Morgan	Fantastic J.P. Morgan Multi-Million Dollar Checkbook from 1908-1918, Complete with Checks	ca. 1908-1918	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	USD 10,880.00
1	John Adams	John Adams ALS for a Marine "ambitions of serving his county at sea"	March 11, 1815	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 10,625.00
85	Abraham Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln DS Appointing 2nd Lieutenant, U.S. Infantry	February 23, 1863	USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00	USD 9,375.00
87	A. Lincoln	A. Lincoln Gives Rebel Woman Pass to Visit Prisoner of War Husband - A Well-Documented Exchange Showing a Very Human Lincoln!	January 11, 1865	USD 6,500.00 - 9,000.00	USD 8,750.00
296		"Life of Andre" With 250 Items and a George Washington Letter	various	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 8,750.00
514	Babe Ruth	Babe Ruth PSA Type II Signed Conlon Photo, With Ruth Miniature Louisville Slugger, 16.25"	n.d. but ca. 1940s	USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 8,750.00
279	Vanderbilt	Vanderbilt Multi-Million Dollar Checkbook from 1883, Complete with Checks, Fantastic!	ca. 1883	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	USD 8,320.00
308	Marquis de Lafayette	Marquis de Lafayette ALS Re: 1776 - Almost Certainly the American Revolution - Plus Enlightenment Philosophes!	"dimanche matin" ["Sunday morning"]	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 8,320.00
422	Joseph Conrad	Joseph Conrad 1st Edition, 1st Impression of "Lord Jim"	ca. 1900	USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	USD 8,125.00
429	F. Scott Fitzgerald	F. Scott Fitzgerald Fabulous ANS while Writing "The Great Gatsby" Praising a Young Author!	ca. 1924	USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00	USD 8,125.00
92		Detailed Battle Content & Lincoln's Assassination in Civil War Diary!	ca. 1862-1865	USD 2,400.00 - 3,500.00	USD 7,500.00

ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.

ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000.