University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books, 111925, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 19, 2025 - November 19, 2025
Page Size: 462 items in 19 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 John Adams

John Adams Signed Receipt, Handsomely Displayed

 December 31, 1813 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,937.50
2 Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams Hand Addressed Cover to Daughter-in-Law, PSA Encapsulated

 n.d. USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 625.00
3 J. Q. Adams

J. Q. Adams ALS from Berlin as Minister to Prussia

 November 17, 1798 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,250.00
4 Chester Arthur

Chester Arthur Signed Postal Appointment 3 Weeks Before End of Presidential Term

 February 13, 1885 USD 600.00 - 700.00 USD 531.25
5 Joe Biden

Joe Biden Signed Photo During Osama bin Laden Raid with JSA COA

 ca. May, 2011 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 812.50
6 J. Buchanan Civil

J. Buchanan Civil War Dated ALS From Wheatland to Baptist Clergyman, PSA MINT 9!

 December 30, 1861 USD 600.00 - 700.00 USD 812.50
7 James Buchanan

James Buchanan Senate Resolution to Treasury Secretary As Civil War Looms!

 February 7, 1861 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 562.50
8 President James Buchanan

President James Buchanan Presents Award for Steam Plow

 January 1860 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 325.00
9 J. Buchanan

J. Buchanan Handwritten Note Supplied by Contemporary Autograph Dealer During Presidency!

 ca. August 1855 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 100.00
10 Barbara Bush

Barbara Bush Signed Habitat for Humanity Drawing

 ca. 1989-1993 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 200.00
11 George W. Bush

Rare George W. Bush ALS As Pres. Signed Twice! PSA Mint 9

 January 6th, 2007 USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD 1,750.00
12 Four Presidents

Four Presidents Bold Signed Cut! Carter, Reagan, Ford & Bush! Incredibly Unique!

 n.d. USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,250.00
13 George W. Bush

George W. Bush 9/11 Typescripts w/ Bin Laden Mugshot and Iconic Speech! Two Tragic & Defining Events of 9/11. BAS Slabbed!

 2001-09-11 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 937.50
14 Bush & Quayle

Bush & Quayle Signed Inauguration Oath

 1989-01-20 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 406.25
16 Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland PSA ALS Re: 1890 Address Before Southern Expats In NYC Where He Said "Washington was the most thorough American that ever lived"

 February 28, 1890 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 468.75
17 Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton Signed Book Page, Beckett Certified

 ca. 2014 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 112.50
18 Clinton 9

Clinton 9 Days Before Impeachment Trial Thanks Supporter for "Thoughts and Prayers" & states "The new year is rich with possibility."

 1999-01-05 USD 900.00 - 1,000.00 USD 375.00
19 B. Clinton

B. Clinton "I...have some problems...over the tax issue" After Only Election Loss is Confident "We Can Turn Things in Our Direction"

 1981-11-24 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 125.00
20 Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton Signed 1st Ed. Book "My Life" Inscribed to Daughter of Robert McNamara

 2008-08-04 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 437.50
21 Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton Impeachment Signed House Report Typescript

 n.d. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 875.00
22 Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge TLS Days After His Son's Death & Funeral

 2024-07-11 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 406.25
23 Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge DS Appointing Vice Consul to China

 2024-11-08 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 325.00
24 Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge TLS Thanking Fellow Lawyer A Few Days After Securing VP Spot in 1920 Presidential Election

 2020-11-05 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 175.00
25 D-Day Orders

D-Day Orders Signed By Eisenhower To His Troops, Outstanding PSA GEM MT 10!

 [June 6, 1944] USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,250.00
26 Dwight Eisenhower

Dwight Eisenhower Signed Limited Edition of "Mandate for Change"

 ca. 1963 USD 900.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,250.00
  • <b><center>Sotheby’s<br>Year in Review</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD <b>Sotheby’s Year in Review:</b> Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Year in Review
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: "The Freedman's Primer.” Sold: 241,300 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Smith, William. "The Map that Changed the World." Sold: 139,700 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Psalter, C13th. Illuminated Psalter. Sold: 330,200 GBP
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Lincoln, Abraham. The abolition of slavery. Sold: 13,697,500 USD
    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
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    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1775 Map of Virginia, Fry and Jefferson, ex-John Tyler. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Albrecht Durer Engraving, The Peasant Couple at Market. $3,400 to $3,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1777 Map: Wm. Faden, British Colonies in N. America, ex. John Tyler. $2,000 to $2,400.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 30 Vols. George Eliot 1st Editions; Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Deronda, etc. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Celestial Floor Globe c. 1800. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1866 London MacMillan. $900 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques
    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: President Andrew Jackson Signed Patent, 1831. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Civil War Tintype of Calvin “Old Ballie” Walker, CSA 3rd TN Infantry, KIA, plus 3 Union Images. $800 to $1,000.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: 1855 Georgia Pocket Map, W. G. Bonner. $800 to $1,000.
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    2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques
    January 31 and February 1, 2026
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Audubon c. 1835 Birds of America Common Cormorant, Havell Edition. $800 to $900.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: George Eliot, Middlemarch, 1st Edition in 8 Volumes. $600 to $800.
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