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
221

1855 Promissory Note "for the Hire of Negro Man"

January 1, 1855 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 812.50
222

Group of 4 Slavery Documents, 1848-1853: Promissory Notes & Inventory Appraisements

ca. 1848-1853 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 2,375.00
223 Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley 1753 ALS to Ebenezer Blackwell, Denying Invitation on Account of His Wife

January 24, 1753 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,687.50
224 John Wesley's

John Wesley's 1st Ed. "A Plain Account of Christian Perfection", 1766

ca. 1766 USD 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,125.00
225 John Wesley

1770 Publication of John Wesley's "Catholick Spirit" Sermon

ca. 1770 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 204.80
226 Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley 1755 "Epistle to the Reverend Mr. John Wesley"

ca. 1755 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
227 John Wesley

John Wesley's 1784 Fourth Ed. of "A Survey of Wisdom...", 5 Vols.

ca. 1784 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
228 John Wesley

Three 18th C. John Wesley Religious Pamphlets, Dating 1741-91

ca. 1741-1791 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 437.50
229 John Wesley

Bound Volume of Thirteen 18th C. Methodist Pamphlets, Majority by John Wesley

ca. 1745-1789 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
231 John Wesley & William Law

John Wesley & William Law Group of 5 Vols., 1729-1752

ca. 1729-1752 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 960.00
232 John Wesley's

John Wesley's Works With Bonus Jonathan Edwards In 4 Vols., 1742-1781! Including Super Rare Copy of Impartial Hand's Defense of Methodists, 1746

ca. 1742-1781 USD 600.00 - 700.00 USD 1,125.00
233 John Wesley

2 Vols., Extracts from John Wesley's Journals: "The First American Edition" (1795) & Bound Assembled Pamphlets, 1740s-1780s

ca. 1749-1795 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 704.00
234 Phillis Wheatley

Phillis Wheatley "On Recollections" Poem in 2nd Ed. of 1772 Annual Register

ca. 1775 USD 600.00 - 700.00 USD 704.00
235 George Whitefield

Two Early Works by George Whitefield, 1738-1739, Including "The Christian's Companion" & "Continuation Of the Reverend Mr. Whitefield's Journal"

ca. 1738-39 USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 Not Sold
236 George Whitefield

Two Early Vols. Re: George Whitefield: "Memoirs of the Life of the Reverend George Whitefield, M.A" (1772) & "A Collection of Hymns For Social Worship" (1773)

ca. 1772-1773 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 448.00
237 George Whitefield

1768 George Whitefield's Letter to the Vice Chancellor of Oxford After 6 Methodist Students Expelled

ca. 1768 USD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
238 John Wesley & Jonathan Parsons

John Wesley & Jonathan Parsons Published Eulogies for George Whitefield, 1770-71

ca. 1770-1771 USD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
240 Josiah Bartlett

Josiah Bartlett 3rd Person ADS Re: "the King's Peace" 5 Months After Joining Committee of Correspondence & Committee of Safety!

ca. September 27-28, 1774 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 448.00
241 Zebulon Butler

Zebulon Butler Signed 1786 Promissory Note

August 11, 1786 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 87.50
242 J. Morse & E. Parish

J. Morse & E. Parish "A Compendious History of New England for Schools and Private Families" with Foldout Map

ca. 1800 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 230.40
243 Colonel Benjamin Church

Colonel Benjamin Church, Ranger in King Philip's War, Signed Land Grant for Bristol Property

June 15, 1715 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 687.50
244 Elijah Clark & John Stuart

Two Elijah Clark & John Stuart Signed Military Certificates for Soldiers in Their Command

ca. 1775-1785 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 406.25
245 Cornwallis

"Cornwallis at Yorck-town in 1781": French Rev. War Veteran Asks Henry Dearborn For Help, Citing Marquis de Lafayette's Recommendation & His Service Record

September 13, 1815 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,000.00
246

1750s Upper-Class Gentlemen and Sheriffs Food Purchases, Incl. Fowl, Venison & Lobster

ca. 1750s USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 125.00
247

Nine War-Dated Colonial Currency Notes - MD, PA, CT, and NC

ca. 1775-1776 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 531.25
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    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.
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    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
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    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.
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    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
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    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