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

Auction Details

Auction Date: October 30, 2024 - October 30, 2024

Page Size: 458 items in 19 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
427	Thomas H. Benton	Thomas H. Benton ALS on Support of Jackson During the Bank War	November 23, 1835	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 812.50
428		Two Bank of the United States Bills of Exchange Signed by Nicholas Biddle & Thomas Cope	August 25 & September 18, 1826	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 406.25
429	James G. Blaine	James G. Blaine Group of 4 Free Franks, At Least One War Dated!	various	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 125.00
430	Court	Supreme Court Photo Signed by Warren Burger & 8 Fellow Justices, Ca. 1972-75	n.d. but ca. 1972-1975	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	USD 1,062.50
431	Warren Burger	Warren Burger U.S. Constitution Gifted to CT Politician John Lodge	1981-09-17	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 250.00
432	H. Clay Warns	H. Clay Warns "our friends had better not be too confident in the Country" on Sub Treasury Scheme to Hamilton's Son	December 22, 1838	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 437.50
433	Melvin Fuller	Melvin Fuller LS Declining Invitation To Attend "National Deaf Mute College" Event	May 4, 1892	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 437.50
434	Peter Gansevoort	1809 Peter Gansevoort Signed Pay Order for Lt. Alden Partridge	March 26, 1809	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 416.00
435		RFK Funeral Ticket, The Only PSA Graded Example to Surface, With Funeral Card	1968-06-08	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 406.25
436		American Vice Presidents' & Cabinet Members' Autographs, Ex-Forbes	ca. 1910-1964	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 125.00
437	Horatio Seymour	Horatio Seymour 2x Signed CDV	January 26, 1876	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 87.50
438	Alexander Stephens	Alexander Stephens LS on "Executive Department" Letterhead 3 Months Before His Death	December 31, 1882	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 175.00
439		Pair of Late 19th Century Passes to the Executive Mansion and House of Reps	February 19, 1892 & November 21, 1900	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 100.00
440	Daniel Webster	Daniel Webster ALS to Closest Friend & Confidant, Making Plans to Meet at NY Dinner	December 20, 1850	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 200.00
441	Henry A. Wise	Henry A. Wise ALS On Upcoming Harrison Festival: "...[I] shall Tippecanoe it"	June 8, 1840	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 100.00
442	Vint Cerf	Vint Cerf "Father of the Internet" Signed Sketch of 1977 Internet	n.d.	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 281.60
444	Thomas Edison	Thomas Edison Archive, with Beautiful Signature and Probable Type I Press Photos	various	USD 600.00 - 700.00	USD 1,000.00
445	Albert & Elsa Einstein	Albert & Elsa Einstein Dual ALS on South American Vacation	1932-12-31	USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 8,125.00
446	Striking Albert Einstein	Striking Albert Einstein Signed Engraving by John Philipp, ca. 1929	ca. 1929	USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 5,625.00
447	Albert Einstein	Albert Einstein 3pp ALS: Unified Field Theory, Gravitational Equations & Freud!	March 18, 1847	USD 40,000.00 - 50,000.00	USD 53,125.00
448	Albert Einstein	Albert Einstein TLS Re: Membership in the Non-Political Korean American Cultural Association, An Affiliation That Would Attract the Notice of the FBI	1945-02-13	USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 5,625.00
449		Science in France & North America! 9 Pcs, 1769-1855, Re: Natural History, Civil Engineering, Mining, Etc. With 18th C. Tracing Paper Map Fragments!	ca. 1769-1855	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 576.00
450	Robert H. Goddard	Robert H. Goddard Nitrogen Valve Drawing	n.p.	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 750.00
451	Joseph Henry:	Joseph Henry: Pioneering Electromagnetic Scientist and First Secretary of Smithsonian Institution	March 22, 1857	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 687.50
452	Sir Edmund Hillary	Sir Edmund Hillary, First Everest Mountain Climber, Signed Portrait Photograph	n.d.	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 750.00

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