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

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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
86 Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon Twice Signed & Inscribed Copy of "The Memoirs of Richard Nixon"

ca. 1978 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 625.00
87 Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon Resigns From Office, A Gorgeous Souvenir Typescript, "I shall resign the Presidency at Noon Tomorrow"

1974-08-08 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 875.00
88 Richard Nixon

Richard Nixon Signed Souvenir Copy of Resignation

1974-08-09 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 937.50
89

Washington to Obama: Full Presidential Set of Signatures as President, Once-in-a-Lifetime Opportunity to Own!

ca. 1789-2010 USD 400,000.00 - 500,000.00 Not Sold
90

12 White House Christmas Cards from Presidents Reagan and Bush Administrations

USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 200.00
91 Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan Re: His Success On The "mashed potato circuits"

n.d. USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 531.25
92 Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan Signed 1st Ed. "Speaking My Mind" With PSA LOA

n.d. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 812.50
93 Reagan

Reagan Signed Ltd. Ed. Photo of his Presidential Library, Beautifully Framed

ca. 1992 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 812.50
94 Ronald Reagan

Gorgeous Ronald Reagan Signed Photograph, JSA Authenticated

n.d. USD 600.00 - 700.00 USD 937.50
95 Reagan

Reagan's Eulogy for His Friend George Jessel, Read at His Funeral

[n.d. but likely May 24, 1981] USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 768.00
96 Reagan

Reagan Talking Points For 1981 Luncheon With U.S. Mayors

1981-02-03 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 437.50
97 Reagan

Reagan On Playing Basketball in WWII and Admitting He Is "...bad on names..."

n.d. USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 275.00
98 Ronald Reagan

Ronald Reagan ALS Re: "curbing govt. waste"

n.d. USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 437.50
99 T. Roosevelt Jr.

T. Roosevelt Jr. TLS Denying Opportunity to Appear with Lindbergh Post-Spirit of St. Louis

2027-06-04 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 687.50
100 Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt Signed NY Executive Mansion Card

ca. 1930 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 812.50
101 F. D. Roosevelt

F. D. Roosevelt Signed Pair Photographs While he Could Still Walk Commemorating WWI-Dated CT Submarine Plant Visit

ca. May 20, 1918 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,250.00
102 Theodore Roosevelt

Theodore Roosevelt TLS On "Executive Mansion" Mourning Stationery Dated The Day McKinley's Assassin Was Sentenced! TR Introduced "White House" Stationery Less Than 1 Month Later

2001-09-26 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 2,816.00
104 T. Roosevelt Addresses

T. Roosevelt Addresses "Midnight Ride to the Presidency" After McKinley Assassination While Tackling Gold Standard & Currency Reform, An Incredible TLS!

2003-08-27 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 2,250.00
105 President Theodore Roosevelt

President Theodore Roosevelt 1905 Inaugural Day Program

2005-03-04 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 375.00
106 FDR, Churchill & Stalin

FDR, Churchill & Stalin Iconic Photo at Yalta Conference, One of the Most Important WWII Images, PSA Authenticated

February 4-11, 1945 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 531.25
107 William H. Taft

William H. Taft AL on WWI: "I never expected to live to see such a disaster to the human race..."

2014-09-21 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 1,187.50
108 Zachary Taylor

Zachary Taylor Funeral Procession In Roxbury, MA Broadside

ca. July 31, 1850 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 300.00
109 Zachary Taylor Invitation

"Zachary Taylor, late President of the United States" Invitation To Participate In "Funeral Solemnities" In Roxbury, MA

July 20, 1850 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 275.00
110 Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman Signed Advance Press Copy Speech Draft: "after the surrender of Japan... guiding policies of your Government during the transition from war to peace"

ca. October 30, 1945 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 5,937.50
111 Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman As Pres. Scarce ALS to Top Adviser Instrumental In Securing 1948 Reelection, Referring Ironically to Becoming "'a private citizen'"

1949-05-12 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,750.00
  • 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