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
214	James Earl Ray	MLK Assassin James Earl Ray 6pc. Signed Archive, Many Addressed to Catholic Priest	ca. 1973-1981	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 531.25
215		African-American Girl Bound to Jacksonville Doctor as an Indentured Servant	December 7, 1840	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 468.75
216		African-American Boy Becomes Indentured Servant of Illinois Methodist Minister and Merchant	February 20, 1857	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 531.25
217		African-American Girl Becomes Indentured Servant of Illinois Lumber Merchant	February 20, 1857	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 593.75
218		Biracial Teenaged Girl Bound to Physician and His Wife as an Indentured Servant	May 11, 1840	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 593.75
219		Illinois Farming Couple Takes African-American Boy as an Indentured Servant	November 13, 1833	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 437.50
220	Mother Teresa	Mother Teresa Scarce Full-Page ALS: "Kindly do not have any fund raising for me...God always provides"	1983-02-09	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 1,750.00
221	Mother Teresa	Mother Teresa Sends Her Blessings for "A very holy and happy Easter"	n.d.	USD 500.00 - 700.00	USD 687.50
222	Rosa Parks	Rosa Parks Signed 1st Printing 1st Ed. of Her Memoir: "My Story" PSA LOA	1993-10-02	USD 600.00 - 700.00	USD 937.50
223		1789 Issue of the "Massachusetts Centinel": Judiciary Bill & French Revolution with Runaway Slave Ad	September 23, 1789	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 275.00
224	Samuel Adams	Samuel Adams Slavery Related DS, Support For The Poor, Finest Example We Have Seen	October 15, 1794	USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00	USD 8,125.00
225		1795 Boston Newspaper: Jay Treaty and Peace with Britain	August 17, 1795	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 200.00
226		1789 Boston Newspaper: Establishing Washington's Cabinet & Title	May 28, 1789	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 593.75
227		1789 Boston Newspaper: Washington Tours Eastern States & Praises Harvard's "knowledge, integrity and patriotism"	October 29, 1789	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 225.00
228	Aaron Burr	Aaron Burr Autograph Letter Inquiring About Legal Service Compensation	n.d.	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 593.75
229		19th C. Declaration of Independence Broadside, Uncommon Format!	ca. 19th century	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 1,250.00
230	William Ellery	William Ellery Signed Doc Mentioning Dr. Young - Organizer of Boston Tea Party	April 27, 1775	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 300.00
231	William Ellery	William Ellery Collects Customs On Slave Ships in Newport, 2 Sheets, 1791 & 1793	ca. 1791-1793	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 531.25
232	Oliver Ellsworth	Oliver Ellsworth Signed Pay Order to Continental Express Rider "for his Riding to Albany"	January 31, 1777	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 375.00
233	Benjamin Franklin	Benjamin Franklin With Gold & Silver Coins Procures Supplies for Braddock's Disastrous Expedition to Pittsburgh! PSA Slabbed and Graded NM- MINT 8	April 23, [1755]	USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00	USD 17,500.00
234	A. Hamilton	A. Hamilton "provision for the payment of the debts of the United States," & Testing Proof of Alcohol, Fantastic Signature!	December 18, 1790	USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00	USD 4,687.50
235	John Hancock	John Hancock 3rd Person Signed Handwritten Doc: "Two Transport Ships Taken into his Majesty's Service," Fantastic!	ca. October 1761	USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00	USD 1,875.00
236	Henry Knox	Henry Knox LS Re: Cannons, Gunpowder & Iron Balls, Dating From Time of PA Whiskey Rebellion	November 10, 1794	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 1,187.50
237	Robert Morris	Robert Morris Signs Stock Certificate 3 Years Before Debtor's Prison	April 18, 1795	USD 500.00 - 700.00	USD 1,125.00
238	Robert Treat	Robert Treat Paine, Declaration Signer, Signed Bill for Court Fees	August 3, 1768	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 275.00

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