University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books and Memorabilia, 82725, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Date: August 27, 2025 - August 27, 2025

Page Size: 418 items in 17 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
319	Louis-Auguste de Bourbon	Louis-Auguste de Bourbon Signed Military Order - Louis XIV and Madame de Maintenon's Illegitimate Son!	February 14, 1729	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 350.00
320	Leopoldo de' Medici	Leopoldo de' Medici 1665 ALS Referencing Medals	November 8, 1665	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 468.75
321	Benjamin Disraeli	Massive Benjamin Disraeli Archive of Nearly 160 ALS, Many to Secretary Algernon Turnor- 775+ Pages of Material!	ca. 1872-1880	USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00	USD 25,000.00
322	Duke of Wellington	Duke of Wellington 3rd Person ALS Re: "his Duty... to attend in the House of Parlt. of which he is a Member"	February 8, 1844	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 225.00
323	Duke of Wellington	Duke of Wellington 1817 ALS Re: Sword Master Henry Angelo, & the "Infantry Sword Reserve"	January 27, 1817	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 437.50
324	Francois Duvalier	Francois Duvalier "Papa Doc" Signed Presidential Card	n.d.	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 250.00
325	Prince of Wales	Prince of Wales 1878 ALS With India Connection 2 Years After His Indian Good Will Tour	October 2, 1878	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 300.00
326	Prince of Wales	Prince of Wales Recalls German & Swiss Adventures! 1864 2x Signed ALS	November 12, 1864	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 250.00
327	Future Edward VIII	Future Edward VIII ALS: "I will seal this with a seal which belonged to dear Grandpapa," The Late Edward VII	2010-06-24	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 1,500.00
328	Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor	Edward VIII, Duke of Windsor Signed Instrument of Abdication, PSA Gem Mint 10!	1936-12-10	USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,500.00
329	George I	George I Signed Military Commission In Horse Guard Troop Whose Commander Was Attainted By Association For The 1715 Jacobite Rising The Following Year!	January 11, 171[5?]	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 750.00
330	George III	George III ALS re: Modernizing Baths in Windsor Castle	October 21, 1804	USD 600.00 - 700.00	USD 937.50
331	George III	George III Large Clipped Signature	n.d.	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 275.00
332	George IV	George IV DS Re: Treaty of Vienna, 1 Month After Napoleon's Escape from Exile	April 15, 1815	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 5,312.50
333	George IV	Rare George IV ALS! 70+ Words In His Hand	[ca. December 23, 1797]	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 812.50
334	George V	Future George V As Torpedo Boat Commander In Royal Navy	ca. 1889	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 593.75
335	George VI	Future George VI ALS: "good wishes for 1933" - Less Than 4 Years Before Ascending British Throne	1933-01-24	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 375.00
336	Queen Mum	Queen Mum Boldly Signed 1973 Christmas Photo Card	ca. 1973	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 125.00
337	16-Year-Old Princess Elizabeth	16-Year-Old Princess Elizabeth Mentions Her 1st Solo Royal Appearance at 1943 Grenadier Guard Inspection: "I thought they looked a magnificent lot of men"	1943-04-18	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 3,250.00
338	Queen Mary	Queen Mary ALS Cheers WWI Veteran Charities & Disdains Motor Cars	2026-09-07	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 500.00
339	Queen Victoria	Queen Victoria 3rd Person ALS Approving Proposed Governorship of Tobago	January 30, 1857	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 375.00
340	Queen Victoria	Queen Victoria Military Commission For Career Army Officer Who Served in India, China, Hong Kong, & Jersey	June 3, 1848	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 375.00
341	Queen Victoria	Queen Victoria Triumphant Signature As "The Queen"	n.d.	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 437.50
342	William III	William III Receives German Representatives From Holy Roman Empire Principality of Brunswick-Luneburg During Nine Years' War	April 18/28, 1692	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 325.00
343	Wilhelm II	Wilhelm II Signed New Castle Military Commission - Huge Signature, Approx. 5" x 3"!	August 18, 1896	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 250.00

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Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: BOETTI, Alighiero - Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world. Ascoli Piceno: 1977. € 15.000 - 18.000

Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco José - Los desastres de la guerra. Madrid: 1863. € 12.000 - 18.000

Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Selenographia sive lunae descriptio. Danzica: 1647. € 10.000 - 15.000

Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000
Koller, Sep. 17: NEWTON, ISAAC. Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. London, Joseph Streater, "Prostat apud plures Bibliopolas", 1687. CHF 250,000 to 300,000.

Koller, Sep. 17: ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. Theatrum orbis terrarum. 3 parts in 1 volume. Antwerpen, Plantin, 1612. CHF 120,000 to 160,000.

Koller, Sep. 17: BECKMANN, MAX. Apokalypse. Frankfurt a. M., Privatdruck der Bauerschen Giesserei, 1943. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.

Koller, Sep. 17: BOISSERÉE, SULPIZ. Ansichten, Risse und einzelne Theile des Doms von Köln. AND: Ders. Geschichte und Beschreibung des Doms zu Köln… CHF 30,000 to 50,000.

Koller, Sep. 17: SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. Buch der Chroniken und Geschichten. Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 23. Dez. 1493. CHF 25,000 to 40,000.
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.