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University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books

Auction Reports

Auction Name Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books Total Sales (USD) 1,134,827.45
Auction Date February 18, 2026 - February 18, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 700,800.00
Sale Number #21826 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 928,160.00
Total Lots 385
Sold Lots 367.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 754,300.00
% of Lots Sold 95.32% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 994,660.00
Unsold Lots 18 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 114.09%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
246

The Book of Mormon, 1st Ed., Palmyra, 1830, With Exciting Ownership Record & Notes: "The coming of Christ... Plates"

 ca. 1830 USD 200,000.00 - 250,000.00 USD 250,000.00
41 Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson Signed Foundational Act of Congress, Alexander Hamilton's Financial Revolution!

 March 2, 1791 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 40,625.00
177 Armstrong, Aldrin

Armstrong, Aldrin & Collins Signed Yousuf Karsh Crew Portrait, "With the Best Wishes of Apollo 11" - Ex. Karsh Estate, With Zarelli Cert!

 n.d. USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 31,250.00
131 George Washington

George Washington & Hamilton Direct Major Who Fought Under Arnold to Send Clothing for Cold Troops In Winter 1778

 November 29, 1778 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 28,125.00
58 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Writes to Future Biographer & Nominator, Appoints Illinois Supporter Who Later Worked in West - Superb Example as President!

 May 6, 1861 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 25,000.00
286 John Lennon

John Lennon 8pp Signed & Annotated TDS re: Paul, Linda, Yoko, Brian Epstein & Allen Klein

 1971-08-31 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 25,000.00
400 Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein Formalizing Final Approach To Unified Field Theory, With 13 Mathematical Equations! PSA Slabbed

 ca. 1940s USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 25,000.00
57

Unique Set of 5 CDVs of the Execution of the Conspirators by Alexander Gardner

 July 7, 1865 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 20,000.00
70

Earliest Known Abraham Lincoln Cabinet Card Photograph as Congressmen-Elect! Extreme Rarity! ex. Harpers Weekly Archives

 ca. 1846 USD 900.00 - 1,000.00 USD 20,000.00
132 George Washington

George Washington Addresses Letter to Alexander Hamilton & Gen. Duportail on a Mission in Southern New Jersey

 ca. October-November 1779 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 20,000.00
401 Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein Signed 'Philosopher-Scientist' & Vintage Photograph Presented to Photographer Yousuf Karsh, Ex. Karsh Estate

 ca. 1949 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 20,000.00
40 Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson as Pres. to Robert E. Lee's Father-In-Law Re: Potomac Bridge to His Plantation With 60 Slaves!

 February 23, 1804 USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 16,250.00
97 Mary Lincoln

Mary Lincoln as 1st Lady Orders Fancy Hat from New York City Milliner

 November 22, 1861 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 12,500.00
352 Ferdinand & Isabella

Ferdinand & Isabella 1493 Decree 1 Week After Columbus Returns From New World Re: Valladolid, Where He Died!

 January 22, 1493 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 12,500.00
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
59 Lincoln & Stanton

Lincoln & Stanton DS Appointing Assistant Quartermaster of 15th Ohio, With Brevet by Johnson

 April 21, 1862 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 11,250.00
155 Man Ray

Man Ray Original Abstract Painting, 1959, Ex. Karsh Estate

 ca. 1959 USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 USD 11,250.00
136 Wilson, Lloyd George & Clemenceau!

"The Big Four" at Paris Peace Conference, Signed by Wilson, Lloyd George & Clemenceau!

 ca. 1919 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 10,000.00
323 Charles Alexander

Nuremberg Trials Photo Album by Official U.S. Photographer Charles Alexander, 90 Images

 ca. 1945-46 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 10,000.00
324 George Patton

George Patton TLS During Battle of Metz Amid "vicious fighting" & Weather Making It "hard to use tanks"

 2044-10-04 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 10,000.00
60 A. Lincoln

A. Lincoln Appoints Captain Later Mortally Wounded at Battle of Gaines' Mill

 August 14, 1861 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 8,750.00
314 Robert E. Lee

Confederate General Robert E. Lee Submits Status Report Before Returning to Richmond

 October 29, 1861 USD 12,000.00 - 16,000.00 USD 8,750.00
339 Yousuf Karsh

Winston Churchill "Roaring Lion" Iconic Portrait, Yousuf Karsh Signed, Ex. Karsh Estate

 n.d. USD 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 USD 8,750.00
32 U.S. Grant

U.S. Grant War-Dated AES Advising on Plan to Capture Mosby Near Fredericksburg, Exciting!

 December 30, 1864 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 8,125.00
322 Horatio Nelson

Horatio Nelson ALS "I have to thank you for your good news of the Ratification of the Peace" - It Sets the Stage for the Napoleonic Wars! Hugely Important

 October 9, 1801 USD 5,500.00 - 7,500.00 USD 8,125.00
  • <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