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
104

Robert Todd Lincoln ALS as Secretary of War

January 25, 1882 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 1,125.00
105

John Wilkes Booth 1862 Playbill During His Boston Debut

May 14, 1862 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 2,375.00
106

James Madison Signed Check as POTUS During War of 1812 Final Stages, Days Before Jackson's Victory at Battle of New Orleans!

January 3, 1815 USD 2,400.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,062.50
107

James Madison 1816 DS For Land in Ohio

August 3, 1816 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD 812.50
108

Rare William McKinley Signed Check - The 1st We Have Auctioned!

November 7, 1880 USD 1,200.00 - 1,400.00 USD 1,125.00
109

William McKinley Signed Executive Mansion Engraving, PSA/DNA/ GEM MT 10!

n.d. USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 875.00
110

William McKinley Signed Christmas Eve Appointment

July 9th, 1898 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 687.50
111

William McKinley Inauguration Ticket - Oversized and Gorgeous! PSA/DNA

March 4, 1897 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 750.00
112

Rare Richard Nixon ALS on Death of Actress Rosalind Russell who Campaigned For Him in 1960

n.d. [ca. 1976] USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,062.50
113

Johnson and Nixon White House Engraving, PSA/DNA Graded NM-MT 8!

n.d. USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 625.00
114

Richard Nixon Signed White House Engraving, PSA/DNA GEM MT 10! Great Inscription!

ca. 1972 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 875.00
115

Richard Nixon Declines Invitation to Be Guest of Honor at Hewlett Ball

1967-02-23 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 150.00
116

Reagan states "the increased fervor of the liberals is taking on a note of hysteria" Fantastic ALS

August 4, n.y. USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,750.00
117

Ronald Reagan Signed "Tear Down This Wall!" Speech PSA MINT 9! Iconic!

n.d. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 5,312.50
118

Reagan to Brother Neil: "How come the protestants & catholics can't get along?"

n.d. USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,187.50
119

Reagan Autograph Note on W. H. Stationery "a true friend in every sense of the word" Re: Deputy Chief of Staff

n.d. USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 593.75
120

Reagan Annotated Memo Re: Calls to Dems, 72 Words in his Hand, Prior to ERTA Passing

1981-04-20 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 937.50
122

Ronald Reagan Speaks Out Against Socialized Medicine, Scarce Vinyl For American Medical Association

ca. 1961 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 275.00
123

Franklin D. Roosevelt TLS to Max Aitken in Opening Months of War, "I, too, am...concerned by the submarines...", Ex-Forbes

1939-12-14 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 4,375.00
124

Franklin Roosevelt TLS to Clemenceau Reminiscing About the "Trying Days" of World War I

2027-09-22 USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,500.00
125

FDR Signed Check for Reimbursement Related to Spanish-American War!

1931-04-02 USD 700.00 - 800.00 USD 687.50
126

FDR Signed Hand-Colored White House Engraving from 1936, PSA/DNA Mint 9

ca. 1936 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 937.50
127

Franklin D. Roosevelt Fine TLS to Arthur Morris Re: His Mother's Estate, Ex-Forbes

1941-12-17 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 687.50
128

Franklin D. Roosevelt Appreciative for Photograph of Ship for Collection

1934-09-15 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 406.25
129

FDR Admin. Invitations, Letters, & Cards From Fmr. Sec of Defense! A Unique Collection!

ca. 1921-1941 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 179.20
  • 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