University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books, 103024, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 30, 2024 - October 30, 2024
Page Size: 458 items in 19 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
324

Early Colorized Tintype of a Union Soldier with a 62nd PA Gettysburg Reunion Ribbon

n.d. USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 750.00
325

Civil War Broadside, Post-Appomattox Surrender, Terms of Agreement Between Generals Johnston & Sherman

April 30, 1865 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 937.50
326

7 Civil War Letters, Many on Patriotic Letterhead, Written from Battlefield and Homefront

ca. May 1861 - January 1863 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 406.25
327

Civil War 5 Letter Group: "one of the old blunderbusses...make a hole through him", on Patriotic Letterhead

various USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 325.00
328

Fine Content Union Soldier's Letter April 1862, on Patriotic Letterhead with an Ironic Magnus Engraving of Lincoln and McClellan Seeing "two cannonball holes in a house that stood here...a number of graves of rebel officers"

April 17, 1862 USD 160.00 - 200.00 USD 437.50
329

17 Confederate Bank Notes, $10 & $20, with "Lines on the Back of a Confederate Note" Printed on the Back of One

February 17, 1864 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 531.25
330 George Custer

George Custer Handwritten Envelope "Genl" Days Before Washita Massacre

November 3, 1868 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 250.00
332 G. Custer

G. Custer Adopts His Iconic "Sabre Shield... possession of it by our cavalry would give confidence and increases courage." An Iconic Symbol of his Fearless Persona!

April 6, 1864 USD 6,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 8,125.00
333 Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis Signature With LOA

n.d. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 500.00
334 Jefferson Davis

Jefferson Davis Boldly Signed Appointment for a Mississippi Attorney

February 27, 1864 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,500.00
335 Jefferson Davis:

Jefferson Davis: "...with a Black Republican house, I can have but little influence", to the USMA Chaplain in 1856

December 15, 1856 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 750.00
336 Doolittle

Superb Doolittle Raid Collection, 61 Out of 80 Original Crewmembers, Impossible to Obtain!

various USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 3,250.00
337

Super Rare 1844 Alabama Anti-Dueling Oath: "fight in single combat or otherwise with any deadly weapon"

April 1, 1844 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 687.50
338 On

"On Dueling" - Fascinating 19th C. AM Condemning the Code Duello as "barbarous practice... act of the assassin"

n.d. but early 19th C. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 125.00
339 Thomas Ferebee & Jacob Beser

Enola Gay: Thomas Ferebee & Jacob Beser Signed Cards

1945-08-06 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 87.50
340 Tibbets, Van Kirk, Ashworth, Jeppson & More

Enola Gay Signed FDC: Tibbets, Van Kirk, Ashworth, Jeppson & More, Postmarked on VJ Day, Extremely Rare Example of this Group!

1945-09-02 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 1,125.00
341 Enola Gay Crew

Enola Gay Crew Signed Poster "Atomic Warfare is Born": Tibbets, Van Kirk, & Ferebee

n.d. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 175.00
342 Enola Gay Crew

Enola Gay Crew Poster "Atomic Warfare is Born" Signed by Paul Tibbets

n.d. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 250.00
343

Hiroshima Mushroom Cloud Photo Signed By 3 "Enola Gay" Crew Members, Taken Just Moments after the release of "Little Boy"!

ca. 1945 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 375.00
344 Mitsuo Fuchida, Pearl

Mitsuo Fuchida, Pearl Harbor Attack Commander, 2x Signed Pamphlet

n.d. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 562.50
345

Iconic New Yorker: Hiroshima by John Hersey, The Most Important New Yorker Ever Published, Covered in Netflix's Turning Point!

1946-08-31 USD 600.00 - 700.00 USD 250.00
346

Iwo Jima Flag Raising Signed Photo With Sand from Red Beach

n.d. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 300.00
347

Iwo Jima Flag Raiser Ira Hayes Signed FDC, Plus Photographer Joe Rosenthal

ca. 1945 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 750.00
348 Katsumori Yamashiro

JFK PT-109: Katsumori Yamashiro Signed FDC & Sketch, "I was Capt... and accidentally rammed the PT109"

1965-05-29 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 350.00
349 Capt. Katsumori Yamashiro

Capt. Katsumori Yamashiro, Commander Who Collided with JFK's PT-109, (3) Signed Items

ca. 1971, 1977 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 531.25
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD