University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books, 71625, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Date: July 16, 2025 - July 16, 2025

Page Size: 437 items in 18 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1	John Adams	John Adams ALS to John Jay's Wife to Introduce Abigail Adams, Mentions Time During Peace Treaty, Adams Glows about Jay, Superb!		November 11, 1788	USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 21,250.00
2	John Adams	John Adams 1784 ANS as U.S. Minister to the Netherlands, PSA Certified NM 7		May 25, 1784	USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00	USD 4,687.50
3	John Adams, "Defence	John Adams, "Defence of the Constitutions of Government of the United States of America," First English Edition, Published Same Year As Constitutional Convention	London:	ca. 1787	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 3,250.00
4	John Adams, Notified	John Adams, Notified of Election as Vice President, Departs Massachusetts for Capital		April 16, 1789	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 350.00
5	John Quincy Adams	John Quincy Adams Honors John Adams and Jefferson Just Weeks after their Death on July 4, 1826 Signed Copyright Claim for D. Webster's Eulogy		August 28, 1826	USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00	USD 10,625.00
6	John Q. Adams	John Q. Adams Personally Owned Newspaper, "The American", March 1820		March 18, 1820	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 375.00
7	John Q. Adams	John Q. Adams Personally Owned Newspaper as Secretary of State		August 28, 1821	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 406.25
8	John Quincy Adams	John Quincy Adams "Token of a Nation's Sorrow" 1848 Imprint		ca. 1848	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 250.00
9	Chester Arthur	Chester Arthur Boldly Signed & Initialed Check, PSA Encapsulated		June 3, 1873	USD 700.00 - 800.00	USD 812.50
10	President James Buchanan	President James Buchanan Discusses New Almaden Quicksilver Mine Claims		December 10, 1859	USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,500.00
11	James Buchanan	James Buchanan Letter Signed as President Re: U.S. Relations With Chile		April 21, 1857	USD 500.00 - 700.00	USD 625.00
14		Dealer's Lot Signed Books: Carter; B. Ford; Liddy & Michener, 4 Signers, 5 Pcs		n.d.	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 468.75
15	Rosalynn Carter	Rosalynn Carter Signed Check for Peanut Farm Expenses!		1960-08-02	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 87.50
16	Frances Cleveland	Frances Cleveland Boldly Signed Check		2003-11-12	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 112.50
17	Grover Cleveland	Grover Cleveland Mock "Innocuous Desuetude" Ticket, 1889		March 4, 1889	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 112.50
18	Striking Clinton & A. Johnson	Striking Clinton & A. Johnson Impeachment Display w/ Bold Johnson Signature, Impeachment Tickets & Letters from Chase & Rehnquist!		various	USD 1,200.00 - 1,400.00	Not Sold
19	C. Coolidge	C. Coolidge Signed Post Office Record of Registered Mail, Very Unique!		ca. 1932	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 175.00
20	Calvin Coolidge	Calvin Coolidge TLS to Confederate Veteran, 2 Weeks Into Presidency		2023-08-18	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 625.00
21		As President, Ike notes "our country's fight for independence" , PSA GEM MT 10		1957-02-21	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 562.50
22	Eisenhower	Eisenhower's High School Geometry Book, Signed x2 with Doodles and Notes		ca. 1896 and early 1900s	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 1,750.00
23		Scarce Eisenhower / Nixon 1957 Official Inauguration License Plate Used By VIP		ca. January 21, 1957	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 687.50
24	Mamie Eisenhower	Mamie Eisenhower Letter Just After Eisenhower's death: "The burden of grief has been lessened..."		1969-04-17	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 250.00
25	Millard Fillmore	Millard Fillmore Signed Book from Personal Library on "History of Europe"		April 2, 1857	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 437.50
26	Millard Fillmore	Millard Fillmore Signed "Restoration and Peace!" 1866 National Union Celebration at Union Square Pamphlet		November 9, 1866	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 531.25
27	Gerald Ford	Gerald Ford's Own Oversized "Four Presidents" Signed Photo From His Estate, None other Personally Owned By Any of the 4 Ever Sold!		ca. 1981	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 3,250.00

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.

Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.

Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.

Sotheby’s: Man Ray. Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934, Hartford, 1934. $7,860.

Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
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