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
155

G. Washington Endorsed Potomac Co. Document, Later Dined at the Famous Wises Tavern That Night!

August 5, 1786 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 11,875.00
156

"George Washington" Signature, Hair Strands & Cloak Fragment - Handsome Presidential Display With Great Provenance!

n.d. USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 11,250.00
157

First Printing of "The Will of General George Washington", Belonging to William Thayer

ca. 1800 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 9,375.00
159

George Washington Reverse Glass Portrait

ca. late 18th-early 19th c. USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 332.80
160

W. Wilson's Copy of Sec. of War's "League of Nations" Speech Delivered at Democratic Convention!

2020-08-17 USD 600.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
161

Woodrow Wilson White House Engraving Signed as President, PSA/DNA MINT 9

2013-06-20 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 937.50
162

W. Wilson & H. Truman TLS' Giving Thanks to "pillars of support when I needed it!"

n.d. USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 468.75
163

President Woodrow Wilson Thanks New York Friend for Sympathy Letter

2014-08-24 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 325.00
164

6 Presidents Signed WH Engraving, Incredibly Rare, Most As Presidents, With JSA

20th century USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 16,250.00
165

Presidential Pamphlets: Adams/Jefferson, Madison, Pierce and Fillmore - Group of 7

various USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 625.00
166

Group of 7 Scarce Presidential Imprints ca. 1848

various USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 375.00
167

Nineteenth-Century and Early Twentieth-Century Presidential Ephemera

various USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 307.20
168

6 Democratic National Convention Tickets - FDR to McGovern! PSA/DNA Slabbed and Graded

20th century USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 325.00
169

4 Democratic National Convention Tickets, 1936-1965, PSA/DNA Authenticated and Graded

20th century USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 250.00
170

Group of (5) B & W Photographs After New Deal Photographer John Vachon

n.d. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 125.00
171

Highly Collectible Belle Epoque Images, (3) "Les Maitres de l'Affiche" Lithographs

ca. 1895-1900 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 87.50
172

19th Century Lithographs (ca. 1830s-40s), Satirical Depictions of Slavery, Politicians From London & New York- 9pcs.

ca. 1830s-40s USD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
173

Ansel Adams Signed Special Ed. "Photographs of Yosemite: Ferns, Valley Floor"

n.d. USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 750.00
174

Group of (5) Mid-19th C. Antique Maps of North & South America From British, French & Italian Publishers

ca. 1835-1850 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 250.00
175

Richard Avedon 1964 Portrait of Raquel Welch, Original Vintage Print - Gorgeous!

ca. 1964 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 750.00
176

Original Dreadful Flying Glove Animation Drawing from The Beatles "Yellow Submarine"

ca. 1967-1968 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 250.00
177

American Ornithology; Or, The Natural History of the Birds of the United States [Four volumes]

ca. 1825-1833 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,250.00
179

Marc Chagall Signed "Blue Face" Offset Lithographic Exhibition Poster

1980 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 2,000.00
180

Edgar Degas Self-Portrait Exhibited at Grolier Club in 1922

n.d. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 150.00
181

Original Robert Indiana Signed "LOVE" Artwork

1981-08-06 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 1,408.00
  • 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