University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books - Just In Time For The Holidays!, 121124, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 11, 2024 - December 11, 2024

Page Size: 518 items in 21 pages

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
126	USS Ronald Reagan Souvenir Fitz & Floyd Coffee Pitcher, Creamer and Saucer	2000	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 937.50
127	FDR Discusses Mount Rushmore Funding with Sculptor Gutzon Borglum	1939-07-28	USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 2,125.00
128	Franklin D. Roosevelt TLS to Union Lawyer Re: Automobile Labor Board	1935-02-04	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 750.00
129	Rare 1904 Harvard Yearbook with FDR on Harvard Crimson Staff and with Class Day Officers	ca. 1904	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 325.00
130	Gov. Franklin Roosevelt Appoints 2nd Lieutenant of NY National Guard, PSA Authenticated	1930-06-30	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 562.50
131	T. Roosevelt Signed Rough Rider Imperial Cabinet Card - Incredible!	June 14, 1899	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 7,500.00
132	Theodore Roosevelt TLS as Pres. Re: Army to Whom "we owe the fact that we have a Nation at all"	2008-02-13	USD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00	USD 1,875.00
133	Theodore Roosevelt Christmas Eve TLS as President to Hon. Pearl Wight	2008-12-24	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 1,000.00
134	Theodore Roosevelt is Thanked for His "...progress in the Ohio River Improvement..."	2010-09-10	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 125.00
135	Taft ALS on WH Stationary Helps Complete Indiana Citizen's Presidential Autograph Collection	2013-01-09	USD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00	USD 4,375.00
136	William H. Taft Signed Photo, with 24 Congressional Press Members	various	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 500.00
137	William H. Taft Signed Supreme Court Chief Justice Presentation Photo	2026-05-08	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 750.00
138	Zachary Taylor Rare DS as Pres. Signed Appt. For Abolitionist U.S. Marshal	May 16, 1850	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 6,875.00
139	Harry Truman & Cabinet Official Signed Photograph by Harris & Ewing	1950-01-14	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,125.00
140	Harry Truman On Day Of German Surrender Thanks Gen. For Defeating the Nazis!	1945-05-09	USD 800.00 - 1,500.00	USD 4,687.50
141	Harry Truman ANS Re: "Problems in American History", PSA Authenticated	1961-03-10	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 225.00
142	Melania Trump Boldly Signed Book "Melania"	ca. 2024	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 406.25
143	John Tyler ALS As Pres. Re: Paris, a "land of strangers"	September 28, 1841	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 2,500.00
144	Martin Van Buren ALS as Pres. Re: Diplomacy in France	May 11, 1838	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 875.00
145	As President, Martin Van Buren Concurs With Silas Wright's Recommendation, 1845	July 9, 1845	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 1,500.00
146	G. Washington As Pres. 1st Congress, 1st Federal Budget! Including the Judiciary Act of 1789 & Establishment of Troops	October 3, 1789	USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00	USD 162,500.00
147	Washington and Jefferson Signed Appt for First U.S. Customs Collector...For Port Near Washington's Birthplace!	March 21, 1791	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 53,125.00
148	George Washington FF To Elias Boudinot - Handsome Display!	n.d.	USD 6,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 18,750.00
149	A Lock of George Washington's Hair, Displayed at Mount Vernon	n.d.	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 21,250.00
150	Woodrow Wilson as Pres. "to give significant expression to our thoughtful love of America," Signed Flag Day Proclamation	2016-05-30	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 1,062.50

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