University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books, 21826, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
February 18, 2026 - February 18, 2026
Page Size: 385 items in 16 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 John Adams

John Adams - Big & Beautiful Signature, More Than 3" Long!

 November 24, 1800 USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD 6,875.00
2 J.Q. Adams

J.Q. Adams 4x Signed ALS, With Scathing Dismissal of Jefferson's Govt.: "As popularity is the fundamental principle both of our Legislature and Executive, they will be satisfied to provide for the occasions of the day, and leave future times to take care

January 18-25, 1802 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 11,875.00
3 J.Q. Adams

J.Q. Adams ALS to Brother Thomas: "[We are] as well as people roasting at a slow... fire can be"

 July 2, 1825 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
4 J.Q. Adams & Henry Clay

J.Q. Adams & Henry Clay Signed Ships Papers For Brig "Golden Grove"

 January 19, 1828 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,625.00
5 Joe Biden

Joe Biden Signed Typescript re: U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan

 n.d. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 468.75
6 James Buchanan

James Buchanan (6) ALS, One as Pres, to Henry Wise re: Secession, Politics & Diplomatic Appointments

 ca. 1851-1857 USD 5,500.00 - 6,500.00 Not Sold
7 James Buchanan

James Buchanan ALS on Niece Harriet's Honeymoon to Cuba

 March 6, 1866 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 687.50
8 George W. Bush

George W. Bush Sends Personal Thanks & Appreciation to Staff

 2004-12-26 USD 3,500.00 - 4,000.00 Not Sold
9 George W. Bush

George W. Bush ALS As President, Baseball Content to Bobby Bragan, "You were a heck of a manager..."

 2005-08-29 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,000.00
10 George W. Bush

George W. Bush 9/11 Typescripts w/ Bin Laden Mugshot and Iconic Speech! Two Tragic & Defining Events of 9/11. BAS Slabbed!

 ca. 2001 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 812.50
12 George Bush

George Bush & Gerald Ford Signed Photo w/ Ticket to Astros Game Where Bush Signed!

 2010-04-27 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 384.00
13 Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton ALS Reminiscing on Kindergarten Days, With Archive of Related Material

 1993-09-10 USD 2,800.00 - 3,500.00 Not Sold
14 Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton ALS to Comedian Richard Lewis on Newly Found "happiness and peace"

 2000-08-17 USD 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,000.00
15 Yousuf Karsh

Huge Bill Clinton Presidential Portrait Signed by Photographer Yousuf Karsh, Ex. Karsh Estate

 ca. May 1993 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 687.50
16 Stunning Hillary

Stunning Hillary Clinton Portrait as First Lady Signed by Photographer Yousuf Karsh, Ex. Karsh Estate

 ca. May 1993 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,187.50
17 Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton Impeachment Signed House Report Typescript

 n.d. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 468.75
18 Dwight Eisenhower

Dwight Eisenhower War-Dated ALS From Algiers: "Last night I had a hunch we'd get a good bombing" With Beautiful Censorship Signature

 [June 14, 1943] USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,000.00
19 Eisenhower

Eisenhower Up Late with Churchill "I was at PMs for dinner. I got home earlier than usual - 1245." Undoubtedly Planning Operation Torch, Oct. 1942

 October 21, [1942] USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD 4,687.50
20 Eisenhower

Eisenhower Free Frank Addressed to Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower

 ca. 1940-1945 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 812.50
21 Eisenhower

Eisenhower Signed Photograph

 n.d. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 500.00
22 Dwight Eisenhower

Dwight Eisenhower Free Frank with Image of Lincoln

 ca. 1940-1945 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 593.75
23 Dwight Eisenhower

Dwight Eisenhower 2x Signed TLS to White House Correspondent Merriman Smith

 1962-03-26 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 256.00
24 Millard Fillmore

Millard Fillmore Signed Carte de Visite with PSA COA - Exceptionally Rare!

 ca. 1867 USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 Not Sold
25 Millard Fillmore

Millard Fillmore As Pres. Lengthy 1852 ALS Re: "slavery question...is of more importance to the perpetuity of our institution's and the future prosperity of the country, than every other"

 April 27, 1852 USD 5,500.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,875.00
26

Gerald Ford's Chinese Hua Yan Work! Likely Gifted to Gerald Ford by China During Mao Zedong Visit

 ca. 1975 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 960.00
  • <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> AUGUSTIN (Saint). <i>De civitate Dei.</i> Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> TRITHÈME (JEAN). <i>Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique.</i> Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> CAUS (SALOMON DE). <i>La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs.</i> Londres, John Norton, 1612. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). <i>La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique.</i> Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> VONTET (JACQUES). <i>L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits…</i> S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). <i>Les Chats de Gachet</i> (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000 <b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000 <b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000 <b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000