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	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
217		67 Unique Storyboard Sample Ads Created for Silent Films, ca. 1920s	ca. 1920s	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 275.00
218	William G. Fargo	William G. Fargo Signed 1873 American Express Company Stock Certificate	March 7, 1873	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 531.25
219	Bill Gates	Bill Gates Autograph Signature on "Open Letter to Hobbyists" Souvenir Printing	1976-02-03	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 531.25
220	Charles F. Gunther	Charles F. Gunther Archive, "The Cracker-Jack" King, Famed Collector of Incunabula & More. Ex: Forrest Sweet	various	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 200.00
221	Hugh Hefner	Hugh Hefner Signed Photo of 1st "Playboy," Marilyn Monroe on Cover, PSA Certified & Encapsulated	n.d.	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 1,187.50
222	Ray Kroc	Ray Kroc Signed Sought-After McDonald's Gift Certificate, PSA Graded GEM MT 10	ca. 1974	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 2,375.00
223		Early 1900s Wellington Mines Prospectus: "biggest and best mine in Summit Co."	n.d.	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 125.00
224		Dealer's Lot of 29 Vintage Checks, Many Notable 19th & 20th Century Politicians, Artists, & More	ca. 1801-1990	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	USD 562.50
225	Bugs Moran	Chicago Gangster "Bugs" Moran Signed Sworn Statement Before Forgery Trial	1938-11-28	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	Not Sold
226	John D. Rockefeller	John D. Rockefeller Signed Standard Oil Trust Stock Certificate	March 28, 1887	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 2,000.00
227	John D. Rockefeller	John D. Rockefeller & Henry Flagler Signed Green Standard Oil Trust Stock Certificate	June 17, 1887	USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00	Not Sold
228	Russell Sage	Russell Sage Signed Stock Certificate for Northern Pacific Railroad, 1875	August 5, 1875	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 275.00
229	Charles Schwab	Early Charles Schwab Signed Letter on Steel Corp. Letterhead!	2016-12-13	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 225.00
230	John Studebaker	John Studebaker Signed Photo & Humorous Menu - Great Image and Presentation!	2015-03-19	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 500.00
233	Jacob H. Vanderbilt	Jacob H. Vanderbilt Signed Soldiers Bounty FUNY Bond 1865 - Cornelius Vanderbilt's Brother	March 2, 1865	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 250.00
234	John Brown	John Brown's Father and Second Wife Write to His Oldest Daughter from Ohio; John Brown Addresses It	June 14-15, 1852	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 500.00
235		14 Early Important Imprints on Slavery, Privateering, Kansas Statehood, and More	ca. 1789 to 1867	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 937.50
236	DeWitt Clinton	DeWitt Clinton Address, Seeks Subscriptions for Pioneering Public Schools	December 11, 1809	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 125.00
237	David Hunter	Emancipation Proclamation! Union General David Hunter Proclaims Former Slave Free, Only One in Private Hands	August 22, 1862	USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 21,250.00
238	Theophilus Freeman	Theophilus Freeman, Slave Dealer in "12 Years a Slave," Deed For Slaves Sold 3 Years Before Solomon Northup	November 27, 1838	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 2,750.00
239		Probate Court Binds Twelve-Year-Old Girl to Jacksonville Doctor as an Indentured Servant	December 7, 1840	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 812.50
240		Eleven-Year-Old Boy Becomes Indentured Servant of Illinois Attorney	February 20, 1857	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 812.50
241		A "coloured minor" Becomes Indentured Servant of Illinois Methodist Minister and Merchant	February 20, 1857	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 875.00
243	Mother Teresa	Mother Teresa Sends a Prayer: "May the Risen Lord fill you and your dear ones with His peace..."	1997-03-17	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 937.50
244		Dealer's Lot of Books Relating to Native Americans, 4 Pcs	ca. 1860-1942	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 125.00

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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