University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts and Books, 31225, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
March 12, 2025 - March 12, 2025
Page Size: 532 items in 22 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
235

John D. Rockefeller & Henry Flagler Signed Green Standard Oil Trust Stock Certificate

June 21, 1887 USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 USD 1,920.00
236

Samuel Slater Twice Signed Document, "Father of the American Industrial Revolution", PSA/DNA

n.p. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 468.75
237

Extensive South Sea Company Archive Spanning 60+ Years!

ca. 1712-1753 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 2,375.00
238

1st Ed. "Titanic: Triumph and Tragedy" Signed by 9 Survivors & Authors

ca. 1986 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,792.00
239

Cornelius Vanderbilt Pays for Installation of New Pump in the Same Year that the Supreme Court Broke the Steamboat Monopoly Allowing Him to Make His 1st Fortune

ca. January-June 1824 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 325.00
240

Henry Wells Signed American Express Stock Made Out to Partner William G. Fargo

December 30, 1859 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 500.00
241

Ralph Abernathy Signed Quote With LOA

1986-11-25 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 275.00
242

Presbyterian & Methodist Episcopal Churches Praise Washington in Important June 1789 Issue of "Gazette of the United States"

June 3-6, 1789 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,375.00
243

African American Minstrel Songs & Other Marches, 13 pcs. incl. Stephen C. Foster!

ca. 1833-1877 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 750.00
244

Abolitionist Newspapers

ca. 1837-1838, 1858 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 812.50
245

Archive Regarding Boston Female Colored School

ca. 1822-1825 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 375.00
246

Fred Blackwell Signed "Woolworth Sit-in" Photo Essay

1963-05-28 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 1,000.00
247

1860 Election, Dred Scott Important Content

ca. 1860 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 406.25
248

Emma Goldman Signed "Anarchism and Other Essays", 2nd Revised Ed.

ca. 1911 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD 875.00
249

Graphic Slavery Title with Important Abolitionist Content: "The Views of Judge Woodward and Bishop Hopkins on Negro Slavery at the South..."

ca. 1863 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 937.50
250

Martin L. King, Jr. Signed Church Donation Receipt

ca. 1965 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 4,687.50
251

Martin Luther King Jr. Signed "Stride Toward Freedom: The Montgomery Story"

n.d. USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 9,375.00
253

Rev. War Provisioning of Native Americans: 18th C. Goods, Some Supplied by "Col. Pickering"!

n.d. USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 3,000.00
254

Rosa Parks Signed 1st Ed. of "Quiet Strength"

ca. 1994 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 1,250.00
255

Group of (4) Slavery-Related Artifacts, Docs & Currency from SC, LA, TX & AL Incl. Chilling 1844 Charleston Slave Hire Badge

ca. 1832-1862 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 4,375.00
256

29 Important Pamphlets on the Slavery Controversy and the Civil War, Fantastic Collection

ca. 1826-1876, 1932 USD 600.00 - 700.00 USD 3,250.00
257

Slavery in 1859 Gonzales County, TX Probate Lawsuit Re: Isham and Adeline, Later Tried Before TX Supreme Court!

Ca. October 4, 1859 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 275.00
258

8 Slavery Titles - Rare!

various USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 275.00
259

Important Slave Advertisements in Two Newspapers; One Speaks French!

ca. 1796, 1847 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 125.00
260

Controversial Boston Trial of Anthony Burns Recounted in Contemporary Pamphlet

ca. 1854 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 153.60
  • Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    27th March 2025
    Forum, Mar. 27: Dürer (Albrecht) Hierin sind begriffen vier bücher von menschlicher Proportion, 4 parts in 1, first edition, Nuremberg, Hieronymus Andreae for Agnes Dürer, 1528. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, illuminated manuscript in Latin, on vellum, 26 fine hand-painted miniatures, 17th century dark brown morocco, [Lyon], [c. 1475 and later c. 1490-1500]. £25,000 to £35,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Brontë (Emily) The North Wind, watercolour, [1842]. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Titanic.- Mudd (Thomas Cupper, one of the youngest victims of the sinking of the Titanic, 1895-1912) Autograph Letter signed on board RMS Titanic to his mother, April 11th 1912. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    27th March 2025
    Forum, Mar. 27: [Austen (Jane)] Emma: A Novel, 3 vol., first edition, for John Murray, 1816. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Picasso (Pablo).- Ovid. Les Metamorphoses, one of 95 copies, signed by the artist, Lausanne, Albert Skira, 1931. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: America.- Ogilby (John) America: Being the Latest, and Most Accurate Description of the New World..., all maps with vibrant hand-colouring in outline, probably by an early hand, 1671. £15,000 to £25,000.
    Forum, Mar. 27: Iceland.- Geological exploration.- Bright (Dr. Richard )and Edward Bird. Collection of twenty original drawings from travels in Iceland with Henry Holland and George Mackenzie, watercolours, [1810]. £20,000 to £30,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    The Library of Barry Humphries
    26th March 2025
    Forum, Mar. 26: Beckford (William) [Vathek] An Arabian Tale, first (but unauthorised) edition, Lady Caroline Lamb's copy with her signature and notes, 1786. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Baudelaire (Charles) Les Fleurs du Mal, first edition containing the 6 suppressed poems, first issue, contemporary half black morocco, Paris, 1857. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Beardsley (Aubrey).- Pope (Alexander) The Rape of the Lock, one of 25 copies on Japanese vellum, Leonard Smithers, 1896. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Douglas (Lord Alfred) Sonnets, first edition, the dedication copy, with signed presentation inscription from the author to his wife Olive Custance, The Academy, 1909. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Forum Auctions
    The Library of Barry Humphries
    26th March 2025
    Forum, Mar. 26: Crowley (Aleister) The Works..., 3 vol. in 1 (as issued)"Essay Competition" issue on India paper, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1905-07. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Rodin (Auguste).- Mirbeau (Octave) Le Jardin des Supplices, one of 30 copies on chine with an additional suite, bound in dark purple goatskin, Paris, 1902. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Pellar (Hans) Eight original book illustrations for 'Der verliebte Flamingo' [together with] a published copy of the first edition of the book, 1923. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, Mar. 26: Cretté (Georges, binder).- Louÿs (Pierre) Les Aventures du Roi Pausole, 2 vol., one of 99 copies, with 2 original drawings, superbly bound in blue goatskin, gilt, Paris, 1930. £3,000 to £4,000.
  • Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
  • Swann
    Printed & Manuscript African Americana
    March 20, 2025
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 7: Thomas Fisher, The Negro's Memorial or Abolitionist's Catechism, London, 1825. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 78: Victor H. Green, The Negro Travelers' Green Book, New York, 1958. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 99: Rosa Parks, Hand-written recollection of her first meeting with Martin Luther King Jr., autograph manuscript, Detroit, c. 1990s. $30,000 to $40,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 154: Frederick Douglass, Autograph statement on voting rights, signed manuscript, 1866. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 164: W.E.B. Du Bois, What the Negro Has Done for the United States and Texas, Washington, circa 1936. $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann
    Printed & Manuscript African Americana
    March 20, 2025
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 263: Susan Paul, Memoir of James Jackson, Boston, 1835. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 267: Langston Hughes, Gypsy Ballads, signed translation of García Lorca's poetry, Madrid, 1937. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 274: Malcolm X, Collection from Alex Haley's estate, 38 items, 1963-1971. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 367: Solomon Northup, Twelve Years a Slave, Auburn, NY, 1853. $2,500 to $3,500.
    Swann, Mar. 20: Lot 402: Anna Julia Cooper, A Voice from the South, Xenia, OH, 1892. $2,000 to $3,000.
  • Koller, Mar. 26: Wit, Frederick de. Atlas. Amsterdam, de Wit, [1680]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000
    Koller, Mar. 26: Merian, Maria Sibylla. Der Raupen wunderbare Verwandelung, und sonderbare Blumennahrung. Nürnberg, 1679; Frankfurt a. M. und Leipzig, 1683. CHF 20,000 to 30,000
    Koller, Mar. 26: GOETHE, JOHANN WOLFGANG VON. Faust. Ein Fragment. Von Goethe. Ächte Ausgabe. Leipzig, G. J. Göschen, 1790. CHF 7,000 to 10,000
    Koller, Mar. 26: Hieronymus. [Das hochwirdig leben der außerwoelten freünde gotes der heiligen altuaeter]. Augsburg, Johann Schönsperger d. Ä., 9. Juni 1497. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller, Mar. 26: BIBLIA GERMANICA - Neunte deutsche Bibel. Nürnberg, A. Koberger, 17. Feb. 1483. CHF 40,000 to 60,000
    Koller, Mar. 26: HORAE B.M.V. - Stundenbuch. Lateinische Handschrift auf Pergament, Kalendarium französisch. Nordfrankreich (Rouen?). CHF 25,000 to 40,000