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
136 Taft & Butler

Taft & Butler Presentation SP Commemorating Butler's Supreme Court Confirmation: "gratitude for the good fortune of the country and myself that Pierce is in the Court"

2025-12-31 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 625.00
137 W. Taft

W. Taft Submits John Paul Jones & John Barry D.C. Statue Proposals to Honor Naval Heroes!

2008-02-03 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 225.00
138 William H. Taft

William H. Taft Signed & Inscribed Portrait by Harris & Ewing

ca. 1918 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 593.75
139 William H. Taft

William H. Taft Clipped Signature

n.d. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 275.00
140 Z. Taylor

Z. Taylor Mexican War Letter

November 2, 1848 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,500.00
141 Early Zachary

Early Zachary Taylor 2x Signed ADS Answering to an Amended Bill Over Land Dispute

November 9, 1818 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,000.00
142 Z. Taylor

Z. Taylor Superb Signature Slabbed PSA/DNA Certified

ca. 1784-1850 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,625.00
143 Harry Truman

Harry Truman "Dewey Defeats Truman" Display PSA Gem Mint 10!

n.d. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 593.75
144 Harry Truman

Harry Truman TLS During His Retirement in Missouri, With Envelope

1963-04-30 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 358.40
145 Donald Trump

Donald Trump Boldly Signed & Matted Photo, PSA Authenticated

n.d. USD 600.00 - 700.00 USD 531.25
146 Donald Trump

Donald Trump Signed Photo To & With Figure Skater Aja Zanova

ca. 1988 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 544.00
148 Melania Trump

Melania Trump Boldly Signed Book "Melania"

ca. 2024 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 200.00
149 Melania Trump

Melania Trump Signed Bookplate

n.d. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 225.00
150 John Tyler

John Tyler ALS to Col. Abert Recommending James Talbot, Who Later Served in Fremont's Expedition! PSA Encapsulated

n.d. [ca. 1843] USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,375.00
151 Martin van Buren

Martin van Buren ALS Discussing Legal Cases November 1818

ca. November, 1818 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 406.25
152 G. Washington

G. Washington Signed Discharge for MA Solider Whose Regiment Was at Bunker Hill!

June 9, 1783 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 15,000.00
153 Hancock

Hancock Presents G. Washington's 1st Thanksgiving Proclamation,

October 22, 1789 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,408.00
154 George Washington

George Washington (3) The Gentleman's Magazines: August 1775, September 1775, June 1776

ca. 1775-1776 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,250.00
155

Scarce Memorial Engraving of George Washington: "Father of the Country," by E. G. Gridley

[July 28, 1800] USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 640.00
156

Rare Stipple Large Engraving of G. Washington Shortly After the End of His Presidency by a Woman Publisher

March 25, 1797 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 275.00
157 George Washington's

George Washington's 1st Major Business Venture: The Potomac Company, Assignment of Shares

March 12, 1793 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 937.50
158 Rare Ellen

Rare Ellen Wilson ALS From Governor's Cottage Re: "delightful cartoons... for my collection"

October 9, [n.y.] USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 1,187.50
160 Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson TLS As Pres. Addressed To Agriculture Secretary, Plus Bonus Ephemera! 7 Pcs

2017-06-27 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 250.00
161 Woodrow Wilson

Woodrow Wilson PSA 3rd Person Signed Envelope Sent During British Isles Bicycle Trip Following 1st Stroke

July 3, 1896 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 275.00
162 Dealer's Lot

Dealer's Lot of 10 Comic Strip Artists, Signed by Brad Anderson, Johnny Hart, Dik Browne, Dean Young, Hank Ketcham & Mel Blanc!

ca. 1980s USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 3,072.00
  • 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
  • Case Antiques
    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.
    Case Antiques
    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.
    Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1: Four NASA Moon Survey Photos; 144M, 148M, 149M, 149H1. $400 to $600.