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
79	Abraham Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln President-Making Cooper Union Photo, Meserve Printed & Collected	ca. Early 20th century	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 150.00
80	Abraham Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln, Gardner's First Sitter! Meserve Printed & Collected	ca. Early 20th century	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 87.50
81		First Photo of Abraham Lincoln As President! Meserve Printed & Collected	Early 20th century	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 100.00
82		Lincoln Assassination: Capture of John Wilkes Booth	ca. 1865	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 100.00
83	Mary Lincoln	Mary Lincoln Owned & Signed "Life of George Washington," From Lincoln Family Library, Dated 1860, During Presidential Campaign & Cooper Union Speech	ca. 1860	USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 11,250.00
84	Mary Todd Lincoln	Mary Todd Lincoln Signature, PSA NM-MT 8	n.d.	USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,625.00
85	James Madison	James Madison 3rd Person ALS Subscribing to "American Quarterly Review," Which Helped the Ex-President Stay Informed About Current Affairs	June 1829 (ca. June 20, 1829)	USD 700.00 - 1,000.00	USD 937.50
86	James Madison	James Madison Signed Land Grant Promoting Westward Expansion During Final Phase of War of 1812	September 24, 1814	USD 700.00 - 800.00	USD 625.00
87	James Madison	James Madison Signed Ship's Passport for Brig "Rainbow" of NY, During 1st Term as President	July 21, 1810	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 1,375.00
88	James Madison	James Madison Endorses Diplomat's Letter to Virginia Governor James Monroe Re: Jefferson Appointee	January 23, 1802	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 468.75
89	James Madison	James Madison DS Granting Land in Cincinnati	March 30, 1811	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 500.00
90	William McKinley	William McKinley & His Brother Sign a Canton Building Association Certificate, A Rare Pairing!	February 19, 1869	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 500.00
91	James Monroe	James Monroe Handwritten Pay Order Check to John Barnes, Beautiful!	August 13, 1821	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 875.00
92	James Monroe	James Monroe Signed 1819 Grant For Land In Ohio	April 17, 1819	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 468.75
93	Richard Nixon	Richard Nixon Signed Moon Landing Plaque with Apollo Lunar Module Kapton Foil, PSA Encapsulated	ca. 1969	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 350.00
94	Franklin Pierce	Franklin Pierce Counsels Friend Seeking to Raise a Regiment at Start of Civil War, Great Content, Great Condition!	October 5, 1861	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	USD 875.00
95	Ronald Reagan	Ronald Reagan ALS as Pres. to Texas Rangers Owner Eddie Chiles, Plus Bonus Initialed Letter re: A. Lincoln!	n.d. [ca. 1981]	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 2,000.00
96	Ronald Reagan	Ronald Reagan AES to Journalist J. Kingsbury-Smith Following an Address to Senate Youth Delegates	ca. February 1981	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 437.50
97	Ronald Reagan	Ronald Reagan ALS to Early Supporter Henry Salvatori, Catalyst for Airing His 1964 Speech "A Time for Choosing"	n.d. [ca. 1981]	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 750.00
98	Rare Ronald	Rare Ronald Reagan Inauguration Gift Plate!	1981-01-20	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 687.50
99	Eleanor Roosevelt	Eleanor Roosevelt & Duchess of Windsor Discuss TV Programs, Memoirs & the Duke's "inferiority complex"	1950-03-07	USD 600.00 - 700.00	USD 750.00
100	Edith Roosevelt	Edith Roosevelt 3 ALSs Archive, 7 Pcs, With Bonus Eleanor Roosevelt Autograph!	various	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 500.00
101	FDR	FDR to General MacArthur Re: The Return of the Body of President Quezon to the Philippines	1944-12-15	USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	Not Sold
102	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Franklin D. Roosevelt ALS Directing Final Payment for Making Warm Springs Warmer!	2028-07-20	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 625.00
103	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Franklin D. Roosevelt TLS to Basil O'Connor With Ironic WWII and Polio Connection	1939-05-17	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 531.25

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