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
253	Abolitionist W. Wilberforce	Abolitionist W. Wilberforce 1830 LS "...I still take a deep interest in the much injured fellow Creatures..."	June 7, 1830	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	USD 3,750.00
254		Rare 1697 Colonial Tavern License Restricting the Sale of "any Strong Drink wine or Liquors to any apprentices Servants Indians or Negros"	April 13, 1697	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 1,920.00
255		New Hampshire Governor Signs Marriage License	March 16, 1767	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 406.25
256	Elisha Cooke	Elisha Cooke Jr. ADS Regarding Discounting Land 1721	May 3, 1721	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	Not Sold
257	Louis Marie, Viscount de Noailles	Louis Marie, Viscount de Noailles 1797 ALS	August 19, 1797	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 531.25
259	John Hancock	John Hancock PSA NM-MT 8 Cut Signature, Absolutely Fabulous!	n.d.	USD 2,400.00 - 3,500.00	USD 7,040.00
260	Marquis de Lafayette	Marquis de Lafayette ALS With Great Political & Literary Content: "events of the Revolution" To Parisian Publisher	July 2, 1823	USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,875.00
261	John Morton	Declaration Signer John Morton 2x Signed DS, Rare 1776 Example!	January 18, 1776	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	USD 1,187.50
262	Samuel Osgood	Samuel Osgood DS Importing Madeira Wine as Officer of Port of New York	June 20, 1803	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 307.20
263	Francois Joseph Paul, Comte De Grasse	French Admiral Francois Joseph Paul, Comte De Grasse 1784 Scarce ALS	July 20, 1784	USD 600.00 - 700.00	USD 875.00
264	Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine	Adam Philippe, Comte de Custine, Veteran of American & French Revolutions Later Guillotined During the Reign of Terror	November 2, 1792	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 275.00
265	Timothy Pickering	Timothy Pickering PSA MINT 9 Signed Rev. War Receipt Dated 3 Days After Washington's Resignation	December 26, 1783	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 375.00
266	Samuel Kennedy	Rev. War Surgeon Samuel Kennedy ALS to Major P. Frazer on Treating Wounded Men	February 17, 1777	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 896.00
267		Boston Massacre Engraving of Revere's Emblematic Image 1832, Ex. Sotheby's	ca. 1832	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 7,040.00
268		Duportail, Amer. Rev. War Chief Engineer, Signed Military Directive Dating From French Revolution	January 13, 1791	USD 700.00 - 800.00	USD 500.00
269	Dumas, Amer. Rev. Veteran,	Dumas, Amer. Rev. Veteran, Signed Military Directive Dating From Napoleonic Wars	September 7, 1810	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 281.60
270	Jean-Baptiste, Comte	Jean-Baptiste, Comte de Rochambeau ADS Re: Artillery & Troop Preparations	July 24, [n.y.]	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 3,500.00
271	Jonathan Trumbull	Jonathan Trumbull Writes to Thomas Fitch During a Critical Period in the French and Indian War, PSA Encapsulated	May 7, 1756	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 687.50
272		19th C. Theater Actors Signed Cabinet Cards & Letters, Edwin Booth, Lillie Langtry and More with Lovely Frames	ca. 1800s	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 275.00
273	Sabine Baring-Gould	Sabine Baring-Gould AQS, "Onward, Christian Soldiers"	n.d.	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 2,375.00
274	Irving Berlin, Cole Porter	Irving Berlin, Cole Porter & More! Group-Signed Commemorative Cover	2040-05-13	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	USD 384.00
275	Harry Blackstone	Harry Blackstone PSA NM-MT 8 Endorsed Check	2049-02-19	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 100.00
276	Johannes Brahms	Johannes Brahms ALS to Fellow Composer, Fantastic Musical Content	n.d.	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	USD 2,250.00
278	Douglas Fairbanks Sr. & Jr	Douglas Fairbanks Sr. & Jr Signed Checks & Financial Archive!	ca. 1956	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 175.00
279		The Greatest Ballet Partnership of All Time: Margot Fonteyn & Rudolf Nureyev Signed Photo	n.d.	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 812.50

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.