• Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). Geological Observations on the Volcanic Islands, 1st edition, 1844. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Rashleigh (Philip). Specimens of British Minerals, 2 parts in 1, 1797 & 1802. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Murchison (Roderick Impey). The Silurian System, 1st edition, 1839. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). The Structure and Distribution of Coral Reefs, 1st edition, 1842. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Darwin (Charles). Geological Observations on South America, 1st edition, 1846. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Sowerby (James). The Mineral Conchology of Great Britain, 6 volumes, 1812-29. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Emerson (William). Cyclomathesis: or an Easy Introduction to ... Mathematics, 10 vols. in 9, 1770. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Robinson (Thomas). New observations on the Natural History of This World of Matter, 1696. £800 to £1,200.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Aquinas (Thomas). [Summa Theologica], Secunda Parte, Venice, 1496. £700 to £1,000.
    Dominic Winter
    Printed Books & Maps, Geology & Charles Darwin
    5th November, 2025
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Parfit (Cliff). Tesuki Washi. Handmade Papers of Japan, 1981-1988. £400 to £600.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Herbert (Thomas). A Relation of some yeares Travaile... Into Afrique and the greater Asia, 1634. £800 to £1,200.
    Dominic Winter, Nov. 5: Lindbergh (Charles A.). The Spirit of St. Louis, 1955, signed. £200 to £300.
  • Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 93: Autograph album containing 29 autograph letters signed by each president from Washington to Coolidge, 1785-1945.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 166: Franz Schubert, Autograph Musical Manuscript, fragment from Die Taucher, 1813.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 111: Thomas Jefferson, holograph plat drawing: map of field near Monticello, 1790s.
    Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 208: George Sand, Autograph Manuscript Signed, draft of her one-act play, Francia, ca. 1872.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 218: Walt Whitman, Manuscript Signed, draft of three complete poems from Leaves of Grass, 1891.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 8: James Dean, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, still from Giant, 1955.
    Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 20: John Lennon, Typescript Signed, interview discussing Paul, Linda, and Yoko, 1971.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 215: Mark Twain, engraved portrait Signed, "Mark Twain / SL. Clemens," 1890s.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 81: Vaslav Nijinsky, reproduction of an artwork by Léon Bakst Inscribed and Signed, 1916.
    Swann
    Autographs
    November 6, 2025
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 73: Malcolm X, The Harvard Crimson Signed and Inscribed: his street address and phone number, 1961.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 11: Lou Gehrig, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, ca. 1939.
    Swann, Nov. 6: Lot 153: George Gershwin, Photograph Signed and Inscribed, portrait by Renato Toppo.
  • Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Presentation Copy of a Whitman "Holy Grail." Whitman, Walt. $10,000-$15,000.
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Endymion in Original Boards. Keats, John. $8,000-
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Association Copy of the Privately Printed Edition of The Tale of Peter Rabbit. Potter, Beatrix. $8,000-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Christina Rossetti's Own Copy of Her First Book. Rossetti, Christina G. $8,000-$12,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Borden Copy of The Life of Merlin in an Elaborate Binding by Riviere. Heywood, Thomas, Translator. $6,000-$8,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Arion Press. Whitman, Walt, Leaves of Grass. $4,000-$6,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Call It Sleep in the First State Jacket. Roth, Henry. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Steinbeck's Best-Known Work. Steinbeck, John. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: A Fine Jewelled Binding Signed by Sangorski & Sutcliffe. Sangorski, Francis. $40,000-$60,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: The Complete Tales of Beatrix Potter: A Complete Set of First Editions. Potter, Beatrix. $2,000-$3,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Kelmscott Shelley. Shelley, Percy Bysshe. The Poetical Works. $3,000-$5,000
    Bonhams, Nov. 3-13: Inscribed by Martin Luther King Jr. King, Martin Luther, Jr. $3,000-$5,000
  • Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 75. The Second Printed Map of the North American Continent - Full Contemporary Color (1593) Est. $35,000 - $40,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 37. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Fantastic Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $16,000 - $18,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 104. Important Revolutionary War Plan of Battle of Quebec in Contemporary Color (1776) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 43. Mercator's Map of the North Pole - the First Printed Map Devoted to the Arctic (1606) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 237. Rare and Striking Bird's-Eye View of Lawrence, Kansas (1880) Est. $2,000 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 10. Rare Map from Atlas Maior with Representations of the Seasons in Contemporary Color (1662) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 374. Bunting's Map of Europe Depicted as the Queen of the World (1589) Est. $2,000 - $2,400
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 590. Willem Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures Map of Asia (1634) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 647. The Earliest and Most Decorative Map of the East Coast of Africa (1596) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 710. Ruscelli's Complete, Third Edition Atlas with 65 Maps (1574) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Nov 12):
    Lot 696. Superb Hand-Colored Image of the Adoration of the Shepherds (1502) Est. $800 - $950

University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books, 100825, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 08, 2025 - October 08, 2025
Page Size: 421 items in 17 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 U.S. President John Quincy Adams (1767-1848)

J.Q. Adams Signed Pamphlet of July 4, 1831 Quincy Oration Gifted to Fellow Congressman Thomas Newton

n.d. USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,125.00
2 Chester A. Arthur (1829-1886)

Chester Arthur & Robert Todd Lincoln Signed Commission for Indian Fighter & Future San Juan Hill Hero Charles D. Parkhurst

June 25, 1884 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,125.00
3 JAMES BUCHANAN

President James Buchanan Outlines Relations with Paraguay for U.S. Senate

February 12, 1861 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 593.75
4 George H.W. Bush (1924-2018)

G.H.W. Bush Pays Tribute to Friend and Author of Redskins Fight Song: "Some special friendly guy that Barnee."

1989-10-25 USD 1,200.00 - 1,400.00 USD 1,000.00
5 George H.W. Bush (1924-2018)

George W. Bush 9/11 Typescripts w/ Bin Laden Mugshot and Iconic Speech & Unique Action Figure!

2001-09-11 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 687.50
6 Grover Cleveland (1837-1908)

Grover Cleveland ALS Telegraph Draft Re: Washington Territorial Judge Nomination Less Than 1 Year Before Washington Statehood

December 18, 1888 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 1,125.00
7 Bill Clinton (b. 1946)

Bill Clinton Writes to Rev. Stan Easty, "Thanks...for letting me know how you feel about Mother Theresa and what I said about her"

1994-03-01 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 2,000.00
8 Bill Clinton (b. 1946)

Bill Clinton Signed Limited Edition of "My Life"

n.d USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 275.00
9 Calvin Coolidge (1872-1933)

Calvin Coolidge PSA Signed NY-ATL Air Mail Service First Flight FDC - With Added Philatelic Interest!

[April 1, 1930] USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 406.25
10 Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969)

Dwight D. Eisenhower Boldly Signed D-Day Orders to His Troops

[June 6, 1944] USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 5,937.50
11 Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969)

Dwight D. Eisenhower Signed Copy of "Crusade in Europe"

Garden City, New York 1948 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 1,750.00
12 Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969)

Dwight D. Eisenhower Responds to Parole Request

1947-05-12 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 562.50
13 Millard Fillmore (1800-1874)

Millard Fillmore ALS Gem Mint 10! PSA Slabbed and Graded

May 10, 1864 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,000.00
14 Sir Archibald Alison

"History of Europe". Millard Fillmore 2x Signed Book from Personal Library.

Edinburgh and London September 26, 1860 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 937.50
15 Millard Fillmore (1800-1874)

Millard Fillmore's Speech Broadside "What He Thinks of the Republicans"

ca. July 1856 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 1,125.00
16 Millard Fillmore (1800-1874)

Millard Fillmore ALS Ordering a Miniature Portrait from Engraver E. Anthony

September 22, 1848 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 500.00
17 Gerald R. Ford (1913-2006)

Gerald Ford ALS Re: 1978 Lebanon Conflict, "must not destroy a superb relationship of almost 30 years"

1978-03-24 USD 1,500.00 - 2,400.00 USD 1,062.50
18 Gerald R. Ford.

G. Ford Signed JFK: Assassination Report of the Warren Commission. A Rare Limited Edition Copy!

Nashville 2004 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 500.00
21 Gerald Ford (1913-2006)

Gerald Ford Signed 1st Edition Mini Book "Global Stability"

ca. 1981 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 250.00
22 Gerald Ford (1913-2006)

Gerald Ford Signed First Edition "A Vision for America"

ca. 1981 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 350.00
23 James Garfield

J. Garfield Signed Book "Investigation into the Causes of the Gold Panic"

Washington 1870 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,750.00
24 Charles Pierre Chapsal (1787--1858)

"French Lessons" Bearing James Garfield's Hand Written 28 Word Quote About Cicero Also Signed by His Future Wife Lucretia Rudolph

ca. 1854-1858 USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 USD 812.50
25 William Schouler (1814-1872)

From U. S. Grant's Library! Civil War Subject , Great Association

June 9, 1868 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,125.00
26 Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885)

Scarce U.S. Grant Signed West Point Appointment as Interim Secretary of War

December 7, 1867 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,750.00
27 Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885)

U.S. Grant Cut Autograph with Rank, PSA Slabbed & Graded Mint 9

March 12, 1866 USD 600.00 - 700.00 USD 1,125.00
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare. The Temple Shakespeare. Housed in Custom Bookcase. $6,365.
    Sotheby’s: Frederick Douglass. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Boston: Anti-Slavery Office, 1845. $14,000.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol. London: William Heinemann, 1915. $2,900.
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. First Edition Set, Including This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and others. Charles Scribner's Sons. 1920 – 1941. $24,180.
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson], John Tenniel. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland First Edition. Macmillan & Co., 1866. $15,000.
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  • Doyle, Nov. 5: The Director's copy of the first edition of Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot, inscribed by Beckett. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: Don McLean's personal test pressing of American Pie before mass production, gifted in 1971. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The important and extensive archive of original fashion photographs of model Dorothy Rice, 1945-58. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: A Charles Adams theater advertisement. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: A Small Patinated Bronze Bust of Marlene Dietrich. $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: Marlene Dietrich Studio Photograph. $100 to $200.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The very large and uncommon British Quad for Hitchcock's The Birds. $500 to $800.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: An Original Crystal "Sputnik" from the 1966 Met Opera Chandelier. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The rare poster from the first American performances of Endgame, 1958. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Doyle, Nov. 5: The original Coconut Grove Playhouse poster for Waiting for Godot, possibly unique. $3,000 to $5,000.