Early American: History Auction, 112225, Rancho Santa Fe

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 22, 2025 - November 22, 2025
Page Size: 199 items in 8 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1

Colonel James Holmes 4th NY Regt. to Thomas Barclay 1799 Loyalty Oath to Britain

 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,080.00
2

George Chahoon 1868 Reconstruction Mayor of Richmond, Virginia Signed 1870 United States Oath of Allegiance

 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 286.00
3

1760-Dated Anti-Slavery British Advocate and Poet Signed, His Majesty's Receipt of Exchequer. financial Annuity Payment

 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,950.00
4

1758 Thomas Cranston Signed French and Indian War Payment Order in Receipt, ... for Sundrys to Thomas Cranston he hath bot for the present Expedition ..."

 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 975.00
5

1907 Joseph N. Cullingworth, Richmond,Virginia Tobacco Dealer Signed Letter on his 1878 US Double Eagle Vignette Letterhead

 USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 156.00
6

Secretary of War Henry Dearborn Approves Express Rider Payment to Mount Vernon, Probably to Offer Diplomatic Post to Former Washington Secretary

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 390.00
7

Rare Declaration of Independence, First Miniature Printing, Published 1836 by L. H. Bridgham, Boston, Massachusetts

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,235.00
8

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (1890-1969) 34TH President of the United States (1953-1961) Typed Letter Signed, D.E., Thanks a Friend for Giving him Crabs!

 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 286.00
9

JOHN ERICSSON (1803-1889) Civil War U.S.S. Monitor Builder, 1870-Dated Autograph Letter Signed to the Smithsonian Secretary Joseph Henry

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,170.00
10

DAVID G. FARRAGUT Union Rear Admiral Civil War Date Letter Signed March 23, 1863, U.S. Flag Ship Hartford / Below Warrenton, to Lt. Commander A. Adams Commanding the U.S. Sloop Vincennes

 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 975.00
11

1877 JULIA WARD HOWE American Abolitionist + Womans Vote Autograph Letter Signed Penned on heavy Black Bordered Mourning Stationary from Russell, NY, Choice Extremely Fine.

 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 455.00
12

C. 1862 DAVID HUNTER (1802-1886) the Head of the Abraham Lincoln Assassination Military Commission that Tried the John Wilkes Booth Conspirators, from May 8 to July 15, 1865, Cabinet Card Inscribed and Signed.

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD 650.00
13

1862 Civil War Union General David Hunter ALS Involving Three Union Generals

 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 975.00
14

SAMUEL HUNTINGTON (1731-1796) Signed Endorsement, Signer of the Declaration of Independence, President of the Continental Congress (1779-1781), First President of the United States under the Articles of Confederation

 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 780.00
15

1804-Dated Partially-Printed Document Signed, B. Lincoln, as Collector of Customs, Port of Marblehead, certifying that a Cask of 35 gallons of wine was imported into the District of Massachusetts in the American Ship Joanna from Bordeaux, France.

 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 585.00
16

STEPHEN R. MALLORY March 10, 1856-Dated, Autograph Letter Signed, Chairman of the Committee on Naval Affairs; and later the Confederate CSA Secretary of War (1861-1865)

 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 260.00
17

1826 CHARLES MORRIS Autograph Letter Signed as the U.S. Navy Commissioner to Captain Charles H. Ridgley

 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 364.00
18

1837 Henry A Muhlenberg as US Congressman Autograph Letter Signed, with Superb Political Content Regarding Andrew Jackson, the Financial Panic of 1837 and for a Proposed Ceremonial Toast to President Martin Van Buren

 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,040.00
19

1864 Civil War Date, George W. Munford the Confederate Secretary of Commonwealth of VA, Writes to South Carolina Governor Bonham Regarding the impact on the Virginia Militia

 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 455.00
20

Colonial Currency, Province of Pennsylvania. March 1, 1769. Three Pounds or Sixty Shillings Indented Bill. Fr. PA-133. PCGS Very Fine-25, Signed by J. Nixon

 USD 2,400.00 - 3,200.00 USD 2,470.00
21

1863 Civil War Period, Alfred Paul, French Consul in Confederate Richmond Seeks Passport for a Frenchman Who Wishes to Return to France, Confederate Document Signed, Alfred Paul.

 USD 400.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
22

LaSALLE CORBELL PICKETT (1843-1931) Prolific author and lecturer, and the third wife of George E. Pickett (1861-1865), 1900-Dated, 2nd Edition Hardcover Book titled, Pickett and His Men, Dual Signed by author Lasalle Corbell Pickett

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 520.00
23

January 7, 1821-Dated, Commodore DAVID PORTER, Autograph Pay Order Signed, D Porter, measuring 8" x 4", 1 page, Washington, Very Fine

 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 650.00
24

January 16, 1865-Dated Naval Document with the Historic Signatures of Rear Admiral Davd Porter and Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles: Order to proceed to Hampton Roads Va., and forwarded by, S.[amuel] P.[hillip] Lee as Acting Rear Admiral

 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD 650.00
25

1806 KILLIAN K. VAN RENSSELAER Autograph Letter Signed Regarding Madison, Monroe, Talleyrand + Jefferson's Crimes and back door pimps in Negotiations to Buy Florida From Spain

 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,300.00
  • <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
  • <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 1775 Map of Virginia, Fry and Jefferson, ex-John Tyler. $6,000 to $8,000. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Albrecht Durer Engraving, The Peasant Couple at Market. $3,400 to $3,800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 1777 Map: Wm. Faden, British Colonies in N. America, ex. John Tyler. $2,000 to $2,400. <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 30 Vols. George Eliot 1st Editions; Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Deronda, etc. $1,400 to $1,800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Celestial Floor Globe c. 1800. $1,400 to $1,800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Lewis Carroll: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 1866 London MacMillan. $900 to $1,200. <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> President Andrew Jackson Signed Patent, 1831. $1,000 to $1,200. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Civil War Tintype of Calvin “Old Ballie” Walker, CSA 3rd TN Infantry, KIA, plus 3 Union Images. $800 to $1,000. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> 1855 Georgia Pocket Map, W. G. Bonner. $800 to $1,000. <b><center>Case Antiques<br>2026 Winter Fine Art & Antiques<br>January 31 and February 1, 2026</center><b> <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Audubon c. 1835 Birds of America Common Cormorant, Havell Edition. $800 to $900. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> George Eliot, Middlemarch, 1st Edition in 8 Volumes. $600 to $800. <b>Case Antiques, Jan. 31-Feb. 1:</b> Four NASA Moon Survey Photos; 144M, 148M, 149M, 149H1. $400 to $600.
    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.