University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books, 21826, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Date: February 18, 2026 - February 18, 2026

Page Size: 385 items in 16 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1	John Adams	John Adams - Big & Beautiful Signature, More Than 3" Long!	November 24, 1800	USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00	USD 6,875.00
2	J.Q. Adams	J.Q. Adams 4x Signed ALS, With Scathing Dismissal of Jefferson's Govt.: "As popularity is the fundamental principle both of our Legislature and Executive, they will be satisfied to provide for the occasions of the day, and leave future times to take care	January 18-25, 1802	USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 11,875.00
3	J.Q. Adams	J.Q. Adams ALS to Brother Thomas: "[We are] as well as people roasting at a slow... fire can be"	July 2, 1825	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
4	J.Q. Adams & Henry Clay	J.Q. Adams & Henry Clay Signed Ships Papers For Brig "Golden Grove"	January 19, 1828	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 1,625.00
5	Joe Biden	Joe Biden Signed Typescript re: U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan	n.d.	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 468.75
6	James Buchanan	James Buchanan (6) ALS, One as Pres, to Henry Wise re: Secession, Politics & Diplomatic Appointments	ca. 1851-1857	USD 5,500.00 - 6,500.00	Not Sold
7	James Buchanan	James Buchanan ALS on Niece Harriet's Honeymoon to Cuba	March 6, 1866	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 687.50
8	George W. Bush	George W. Bush Sends Personal Thanks & Appreciation to Staff	2004-12-26	USD 3,500.00 - 4,000.00	Not Sold
9	George W. Bush	George W. Bush ALS As President, Baseball Content to Bobby Bragan, "You were a heck of a manager..."	2005-08-29	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 2,000.00
10	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!	ca. 2001	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 812.50
12	George Bush	George Bush & Gerald Ford Signed Photo w/ Ticket to Astros Game Where Bush Signed!	2010-04-27	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 384.00
13	Bill Clinton	Bill Clinton ALS Reminiscing on Kindergarten Days, With Archive of Related Material	1993-09-10	USD 2,800.00 - 3,500.00	Not Sold
14	Bill Clinton	Bill Clinton ALS to Comedian Richard Lewis on Newly Found "happiness and peace"	2000-08-17	USD 1,800.00 - 2,500.00	USD 3,000.00
15	Yousuf Karsh	Huge Bill Clinton Presidential Portrait Signed by Photographer Yousuf Karsh, Ex. Karsh Estate	ca. May 1993	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	USD 687.50
16	Stunning Hillary	Stunning Hillary Clinton Portrait as First Lady Signed by Photographer Yousuf Karsh, Ex. Karsh Estate	ca. May 1993	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 1,187.50
17	Bill Clinton	Bill Clinton Impeachment Signed House Report Typescript	n.d.	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 468.75
18	Dwight Eisenhower	Dwight Eisenhower War-Dated ALS From Algiers: "Last night I had a hunch we'd get a good bombing" With Beautiful Censorship Signature	[June 14, 1943]	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 2,000.00
19	Eisenhower	Eisenhower Up Late with Churchill "I was at PMs for dinner. I got home earlier than usual - 1245." Undoubtedly Planning Operation Torch, Oct. 1942	October 21, [1942]	USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00	USD 4,687.50
20	Eisenhower	Eisenhower Free Frank Addressed to Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower	ca. 1940-1945	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 812.50
21	Eisenhower	Eisenhower Signed Photograph	n.d.	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 500.00
22	Dwight Eisenhower	Dwight Eisenhower Free Frank with Image of Lincoln	ca. 1940-1945	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 593.75
23	Dwight Eisenhower	Dwight Eisenhower 2x Signed TLS to White House Correspondent Merriman Smith	1962-03-26	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 256.00
24	Millard Fillmore	Millard Fillmore Signed Carte de Visite with PSA COA - Exceptionally Rare!	ca. 1867	USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00	Not Sold
25	Millard Fillmore	Millard Fillmore As Pres. Lengthy 1852 ALS Re: "slavery question...is of more importance to the perpetuity of our institution's and the future prosperity of the country, than every other"	April 27, 1852	USD 5,500.00 - 7,000.00	USD 6,875.00
26		Gerald Ford's Chinese Hua Yan Work! Likely Gifted to Gerald Ford by China During Mao Zedong Visit	ca. 1975	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 960.00

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.