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
26	G. Ford	G. Ford Signed JFK: Assassination Report of the Warren Commission. A Rare Limited Edition Copy!	ca. 2004	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 350.00
27	Gerald Ford	Gerald Ford (5) TLS as House Representative, 1950-1973	1950-1973	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 437.50
29	James A. Garfield	James A. Garfield Lovely ALS With Full Signature	March 25, 1875	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 1,062.50
30	James Garfield	James Garfield ALS: "Glad to hear that you have triumphed over all your enemies... rejoiced to hear that I have been of even a little service to you"	October 12, 1871	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 1,187.50
31	Grant	Grant as President Signs With 1st African American Full-Term Senator Along with Sheridan; Application of a "faithful soldier"	February 13, 1877	USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00	USD 2,750.00
32	Grant	Grant - Nixon: Most Important Assortment of Republican Tickets Assembled! Impossible to Recreate!	ca. 1868 - 1968	USD 2,000.00 - 2,500.00	USD 3,500.00
33	U.S. Grant	U.S. Grant Writes Robert Todd Lincoln for a Favor for Ex-Confederate & Fellow West Point Grad, Amazing!	June 24, 1881	USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	USD 3,250.00
34	Ulysses S. Grant	Historic Ulysses S. Grant Plan for Mississippi Campaign, Directed to Henry Halleck	[ca. January 15, 1864]	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,375.00
35	U. S. Grant	U. S. Grant Excellent ALS Boldly Signed!	February 7, 1883	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	USD 1,375.00
36	U.S. Grant	U.S. Grant Signed Appointment for 5th Cavalryman	January 13, 1873	USD 700.00 - 900.00	USD 1,750.00
37	Ulysses S. Grant	Ulysses S. Grant 1868 Albumen by Thomas R. Burnham	June 5, 1868	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 1,062.50
38	Grant & Garfield	Grant & Garfield Pair of Political Ribbons: Campaign & Mourning	ca. 1868 & 1881	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 406.25
39	Warren Harding	Warren Harding Promotes Declaration Signer's Descendant! Also Signed by Hughes! A Unique Association with Unusually Large Harding Signature!	2021-07-08	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 1,250.00
40	Warren G. Harding	Warren G. Harding TLS Dated 2 Weeks Before Embarking on "Voyage of Understanding," Less Than 2 Months Before His Death	2023-06-07	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 812.50
41	Benjamin Harrison	Benjamin Harrison LS Helping Hoosier Civil War Veteran Obtain Position in Vincennes, IN	December 19, 1881	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 406.25
42	Benjamin Harrison	Benjamin Harrison DS Appointing Consul to Chihuahua, Mexico During Porfiriato! Important	December 8, 1892	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 625.00
43	Benjamin Harrison	Benjamin Harrison Naval Commission of Ensign Walter S. Burke, With His Academy Diploma!	January 30, 1890	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 625.00
44		Important Scrapbook With Dozens of Cleveland/Harrison Items, Broadsides, Tickets and More	various	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 325.00
45	Wm. Henry Harrison	Wm. Henry Harrison ALS Re: Ohio Captain's Expenses in Recruitment	March 3, 1820	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	USD 1,000.00
46	R. B. Hayes	R. B. Hayes Signed Speech on Garfield's Election! Incredibly Unique!	November 4, 1880	USD 600.00 - 700.00	USD 875.00
47	Hayes -	Hayes - Tilden "Stolen Election" Ticket, A Rarity!	February 23, 1877	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 562.50
48	Rutherford B. Hayes	Rutherford B. Hayes Signed 1879 "Affix the Seal" Document for a Pardon	March 13, 1879	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 437.50
49	Herbert Hoover	Herbert Hoover ALS from Europe 1918 as "Food Czar"	2018-04-11	USD 600.00 - 700.00	USD 562.50
50	Herbert Hoover	Herbert Hoover Boldly Signed Vintage Press Photo	n.d.	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 175.00
52	A. Jackson	A. Jackson Free Frank & A.J. Donelson ALS Re: Death of Jackson's "Court Painter" and Battle with J.Q. Adams	September 15, 1838	USD 1,200.00 - 1,600.00	USD 1,500.00

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.
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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