Early American: History Auction, 121424, Rancho Santa Fe

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 14, 2024 - December 14, 2024

Page Size: 172 items in 7 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
26	DAVID G. FARRAGUT (1801-1870).	Rear Admiral David Farragut Civil War 1863 Signed Letter to Commander of the U.S.S. Cuyler.	March 5th, 1863	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	USD 910.00
27	ARTHUR FENNER (1745-1805).	1798 Quazi War Partially-Printed Military Commission Signed "A. Fenner" as Governor of Rhode Island, Framed	May 10, 1798	USD 550.00 - 650.00	USD 325.00
28	SAMUEL FRAUNCES (c. 1723-1795).	Samuel Fraunces "Black Sam" Handwritten Document Signed as Steward of George Washington's Presidential Household	10th March 1794	USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00	Not Sold
29	ALBERT GALLATIN (1761-1849).	US Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin Distributes the 1806 Congress' Suspension of the Non-Importation Act Circular	December 22, 1806	USD 600.00 - 1,200.00	USD 552.50
30	WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON (1805-1879).	To Liberty Civil War Autographed Handwritten Poem Signed by William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, October 21, 1860	October 21, 1860	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	USD 3,900.00
31	JAY GOULD, (1836-1892).	Jay Gould Twice Signed Troy, Salem & Rutland Railroad Mortgage Bond with Portrait Custom Presentation Framed	1865	USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00	USD 2,210.00
32	ULYSSES S. GRANT (1822-1885).	ULYSSES S. GRANT Letter Signed, Cincinnati Exhibition Hopes to Get Grant Portrait from Chicago Club	June 14, 1883	USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00	USD 2,210.00
33	ROYAL GOVERNOR WILLIAM GREENE Sr. (1695-1758 ).	1746 "King George's War" Military Commission Signed By Royal Governor William Greene for Colonial Rhode Island	May 20th, 1746	USD 800.00 - 1,600.00	USD 390.00
34	EDWARD HAND (December 31, 1744 - September 3, 1802).	Revolutionary War General Edward Hand's Autograph Letter Signed Framing a new Constitution in Pennsylvania	February 4, 1790	USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00	USD 1,040.00
35	STEPHEN HOPKINS (March 7, 1707 - July 13, 1785).	1755 French and Indian War Letter Signed by Governor Stephen Hopkins of Rhode Island with Important Content regarding Raising more men to Reinforce and Strengthen the Expedition Against Crown Point, Per Genl. Braddock's Defeat	August 2nd, 1755	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 7,800.00
36	THOMAS HUTCHINSON (1711-1780).	1763 Thomas Hutchinson Signed Massachusetts-Bay Legal Document as Governor Regarding a Woman's Property Estate at a Time when very few Women Owned Property	April 15th, 1763	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	USD 1,040.00
37	THOMAS HUTCHINSON (1711-1780).	King versus Colony Issue of Judicial Fairness Battle on the Payment of Colonial Judges "In the House of Represent'ves January 21st 1773" During Boston's Distressing Treatment involving Salary Payment to Judge William Cushing who later Administered the "Oa		USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 3,120.00
38	ANDREW JACKSON (1767-1845).	1833 President Andrew Jackson Signed Ornate West Point Military Academy Vellum Teacher/Instructor Commission to Noted Artist "Charles Leslie" as a Teacher of Drawing	April 1, 1833	USD 2,400.00 - 2,800.00	USD 2,080.00
39	STEPHEN JENKS (1772-1856).	Manuscript Music & Lyrics for "Liberty," a Patriotic Song by Composer Stephen Jenks	c. 1797-1815	USD 800.00 - 1,600.00	Not Sold
40	WILLIAM JONES (1760-1831).	William Jones, Secretary of the United States Navy Signed 1813 Orders Regarding "Private Armed Vessels"	May 22, 1813	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 780.00
41	MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE (1757-1834).	Lafayette Requests the production of Gold Medals to be Awarded to his fellow Members of the "Gardes Francoises" in Recognition of their Public Services	September 10, 1789	USD 2,400.00 - 3,200.00	USD 2,340.00
42	SAMUEL P. LEE (1812-1897).	Virginian SAMUEL P. LEE Accounting for "Contraband" Black Sailors in the Civil War Union Navy Bureaucracy	June 4th, 1863	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 910.00
43	(ABRAHAM LINCOLN & STEPHEN T. LOGAN)	Logan & Lincoln Law Partnership Awarded $100 Payment for Their Successful Defense in a Famous Murder Trial	January 5, 1846	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 3,380.00
44	July 6, 1814-Dated (Officially Issued Feb. 20th, 1815)	President James Madison & James Monroe Secretary of War Signed War of 1812 Military Commission on Vellum	July 6, 1814	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 2,470.00
45	STEPHEN R. MALLORY (1812-1873).	Stephen R. Mallory Autograph 1856 Letter Signed Later Becoming the Confederate CSA Secretary of War	March 10, 1856	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 390.00
46	WILLOUGHBY MORGAN (1785-1832).	Winchester, Virginia Born "Willoughby Morgan" Son of Revolutionary War General Daniel Morgan Signed Seven Times 1777 Military Book Titled: RUDIMENTS OF WAR		USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 1,950.00
47	HENRY A. MUHLENBERG (1782-1844).	1837 Henry A Muhlenberg as US Congressman Autograph Letter Signed with Superb Political Content Regarding Andrew Jackson, the Financial "Panic of 1837" and for a Proposed Ceremonial Toast to President Martin Van Buren	June 30, 1837	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	USD 975.00
48	CHESTER W. NIMITZ (1885-1966).	Highly Important Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Signed WWII "PROCLAMATION NO. 1 - To the People of the Marshall Islands" Broadside Document Regarding His Being "MILITARY GOVERNOR OCCUPATION OF THE MARSHALL ISLANDS"	1944-01-31	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 4,550.00
49	TIMOTHY PICKERING (1745-1829).	Maryland Claims Stock in the Bank of England, Timothy Pickering's Letter Signed as Secretary of State to Rufus King, the United States Minister Plenipotentiary in England	February 7, 1798	USD 2,400.00 - 3,200.00	USD 2,340.00
50	TIMOTHY PICKERING (1745-1829).	1783 Timothy Pickering Signed Revolutionary War Receipt	March 3, 1783	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 260.00

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