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
53	Andrew Jackson	Andrew Jackson Endorses & Signs Letter Signed to President Polk, Referring Candidate for Office	March 12, 1845	USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,500.00
54	Thomas Jefferson	Thomas Jefferson Fantastic 2x Signed Letter as President With "regrets for the loss of the plank" To Be Used For Monticello's Remodeling, PSA Encapsulated	March 24, 1805	USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00	USD 8,125.00
55	Thomas Jefferson	Thomas Jefferson PSA Gem Mint 10! Highly Important Signed Statement, Association to Louisiana Purchase	January 1, 1824	USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00	USD 9,375.00
56	Thomas Jefferson	Thomas Jefferson Bold Signature & Over 20 Words In His Hand, Agricultural Content, PSA Certified & Encapsulated	ca. 1813	USD 4,500.00 - 6,000.00	USD 4,687.50
57	Jefferson & Madison	Jefferson & Madison Signed Land Grant in Recognition of "Military Services" with Rare Survey Map	September 21, 1801	USD 4,500.00 - 6,000.00	USD 5,625.00
58	Andrew Johnson	Andrew Johnson War Dated LS, Interesting!	February 23, 1865	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	USD 687.50
59	Andrew Johnson	Andrew Johnson Superb Signed Commission, Great Signature!	March 13, 1866	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	USD 750.00
60	Andrew Johnson	Rare Full Andrew Johnson Impeachment Ticket and NY Tribune Negative!	May 11, 1868	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 468.75
61	LBJ	LBJ Appoints Civil & Voting Rights Act Architect, MLK's W.H. Point Man Who Crafted Selma Response Following "Bloody Sunday" Attacks	1964-04-27	USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	USD 4,062.50
62	Jackie Kennedy	Two Handwritten Notes By Jackie Kennedy, One On "Ask Not What Your Country Can Do For You, Ask What You Can Do For Your Country" Letterhead	ca. May 6, 1969	USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	USD 750.00
63	JFK and Governor Carvel	JFK and Governor Carvel Framed Display, Signed Photo, TLS, and RSVP	Various	USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 3,750.00
64	Kennedy Family	Kennedy Family, Vintage Photo by Camelot Photographer Mark Shaw, With Rare Studio Stamp, Type 1	[ca. 1963]	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 250.00
65	John F. Kennedy	John F. Kennedy Comments on Bi-Partisan Tax Reform Bill: "I don't know about it."	ca. 1961	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 375.00
66		John-John In a Small Airplane Which Later Would be His Demise! Orig. Vintage Photos Kennedy Trip to Runnymede for The Queen's Dedication of JFK's Memorial, With Negatives. Ironic	ca. 1965	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 275.00
67	JFK's	JFK's Iconic Inaugural Speech, Original Photograph Stamped Days After Speech!	ca. 1961	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 375.00
68	RFK, G. Ford, & More	RFK, G. Ford, & More Sign 1965 Pocket Congressional Directory! Unique! Ex. Kennedy Assistant	ca. 1965	USD 600.00 - 700.00	USD 1,375.00
69	Abraham Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln PSA GEM MT 10 ALS, Pro Bono "I charge nothing for this," Advising Fellow IL Attorney on Case	January 29, 1858	USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 21,250.00
70	Abraham Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln Recommends Naval Cadet Just Days Before the Battle of Mobile Bay	July 29, 1864	USD 12,000.00 - 14,000.00	USD 10,000.00
71	Abraham Lincoln	The Civil War Begins! Abraham Lincoln Recommends Naval Appointment Amidst Fort Sumter Crisis. War Burned Letter?	April 11, 1861	USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 8,125.00
72	A. Lincoln	A. Lincoln Endorsement on West Point Soldier Who Raised Zouaves, Wants Commission - Fantastic Civil War Content!	September 17, 1861	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 9,375.00
73	A. Lincoln	A. Lincoln 1862 Rare General's Commission, He Helped Thwart Morgan's Raid. Lovely Full Signature!	March 22, 1862	USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00	USD 9,375.00
74	Abraham Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln ANS as President-elect, PSA Graded GEM MINT 10	December 6, 1860	USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00	USD 8,750.00
75	Abraham Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln PSA Gem Mint 10 and Fellow Attorney - He Examined for Admission to Bar, Among Rarest of Partners!	April 1858	USD 5,500.00 - 7,500.00	USD 5,312.50
76		Ticket to Ford's Theatre Just Weeks Before Lincoln Assassination	March 28, 1865	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 4,687.50
77		A True Blood Relic of Abraham Lincoln - Swatch from the Bloody Bandage That Wrapped Lincoln's Head on April 14, 1865	April 14, 1865	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 4,062.50

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