University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books, 61726, Wilton
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- June 17, 2026 - June 17, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | Truman Harry | Harry Truman Signed Photo Returning from Potsdam Conference Aboard U.S.S. Augusta, Ex-Forbes |
1945 | USD 900.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,000.00 | |
| 114 | Truman Harry | Large Harry Truman Signed & Inscribed Photo of the President at the Piano |
1960 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 531.25 | |
| 115 | Truman Harry | Harry Truman TLS w/ Beckett LOA |
Independence, Missouri | 1962 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 117 | Trump Donald | Donald Trump Signed Card The Art of the Deal PSA MINT 9 & LOA |
1987 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 750.00 | |
| 118 | Tyler John | John Tyler Appoints the Commander of the USS Gettysburg |
Washington | 1845 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
| 119 | Van Buren Martin | Van Buren Signed Affix the Seal for the Vice Consul at the Port of Mobile, Alabama |
Washington | 1840 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 562.50 |
| 120 | Van Buren Martin | Martin Van Buren 1836 Free Frank Entirely in His Hand |
Washington, DC | 1836 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 593.75 |
| 121 | Stuart Gilbert | George Washington Hand-colored Mezzotint After G. Stuart's "Tea Pot Portrait" |
New York | 1848 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 179.20 |
| 122 | Dandridge Bartholomew Jr | Washington's Nephew Writes to Him at the Height of Opposition to Jay's Treaty |
Philadelphia | 1795 | USD 240.00 - 350.00 | USD 1,062.50 |
| 123 | 1870s Autograph Album Containing 70+ Items, Signers Incl. Prominent Artists Eakins, Hunt, Jones, & More! |
1853-1899 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,536.00 | ||
| 124 | Hermann Ludwig (1812-1881) | 1870s German Ambrotype After Artist L. Hermann, "Cologne on the Rhine" |
Germany | 1870s | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 125 | (5) Atomic Bomb/World War II Photos, Incl. One Showing "A-Bomb Victim No. 1" Possibly Signed By His Wife 7 Years After Blast |
1942-1952 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 250.00 | ||
| 126 | Bridges Marilyn (1948-) | Marilyn Bridges Signed "Chichen Itza, Yucatan" Gelatin Silver Print |
Chichen Itza, Mexico | 1982 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 179.20 |
| 127 | Rare Photograph of Young Boy With Ectrodactyly |
ca. early 20th century | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 87.50 | ||
| 128 | Armani Giorgio (1934-2025) | Giorgio Armani Signed Lookbook, "Images of Man" (1990) |
New York | 1990 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 256.00 |
| 129 | Adams Ansel; Moore Henry; Okamoto Taro; Capa Robert; Ina Nobuo; Watanabe Yoshio | (5) Art Books Inscribed to Photographer Yousuf Karsh: Adams, Moore, Okamoto & More! Ex. Karsh Estate |
1968-1988 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 687.50 | |
| 130 | Rickerby Arthur (1921-1972) | 20+ pc. Dealer's Lot of Negatives, Press Photographs Many by Art Rickerby: Atomic Bomb, Kennedy & More! |
1940s-1960s | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 87.50 | |
| 131 | Rare Ambrotype of Seneca War Chief Blacksnake, Fought With Loyalists in Rev. War! |
ca. 1840s | USD 2,400.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 1,625.00 | ||
| 132 | Calder Alexander (1898-1976) | Alexander Calder Signed "Untitled (Yellow Boomerang)," Ltd. Ed. Lithograph, Ex. Karsh Estate |
ca. 1964 | USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 3,750.00 | |
| 133 | Eastman Kevin; O'Barr James; Maguire Kevin; Saltares Javier; Garney Ron; Semeiks Val; Ramos Rodney; Kubert Andy; Jusko Joe; Bode Mark; Cockrum Dave | 1990s Comic Legends: 80+ Signatures From Artists & Writers of "The Crow", "Ghost Rider", "TMNT" and More! |
ca. 1991-92 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 544.00 | |
| 134 | Curtis Edward Sheriff (1868-1952) | (2) Edward S. Curtis Photogravures, "Francisca Chiwiwi - Isleta" & "Hamatsa-Qagyuhl" |
1914-1925 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 100.00 | |
| 135 | Walt Disney Company Stock Certificate Dating From Early 90s Disney Renaissance! |
1992 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 112.50 | ||
| 136 | Eilshemius Louis (1864-1941) | Artist Louis Eilshemius - "American Rousseau" - Archive With Great Content, 12pp, 10 Sigs |
New York, New York | ca. 1932-1933 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,408.00 |
| 137 | Halsman Philippe (1906-1979) | Philippe Halsman, "Paulette Goddard (Illuminated Motion Study)" With Copyright Stamp |
ca. 1949 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 406.25 | |
| 138 | Lot of 13 Stereograph Images Incl. Jim Crow-Era, Native American Subjects |
New York | ca. 1895-1901 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 175.00 |
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Sotheby’s Geek Week
14-15 JulySotheby’s, July 14: Henry De La Beche. "Awful Changes," 1830. $6,000 to $9,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 11]. Flight Plan, Complete Original Printing Signed by Buzz Aldrin. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Thomas Alva Edison. Documents Establishing and Ending the Edison Electric Railway Company. $20,000 to $30,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Richard P. Feynman. Feynman's Lectures on Gravitation 1-16, Including the Original Transcriptions of Lectures 12-16 by Morinigo and Wagner, With Richard Feynman's Manuscript Notations, 1971. $12,000 to $18,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 9]. A Group of Manuals and Mission Documents used by Stuart Roosa as a member of the Astronaut Support Crew. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [BYTE: The Small Systems Journal]. A collection of early foundational issues of Byte: The Small Systems Journal, with rare hardcover editions. $5,000 to $8,000. -
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The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Inundation papyrus. P.Michael 4, the ‘Inundation papyrus’, a geographical account of the Nile near Canopus, in Greek, remains of two columns from a manuscript scroll on papyrus, Egypt, second century CE. £12,000-18,000Forum, July 16: Book of Hours, use of Sarum, manuscript on vellum, 6 full-page miniatures, with famous Middle English inscriptions, Southern Netherlands for the English market, [c.1430]. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Qu'ran, Arabic manuscript on burnished, stencilled, and gold-flecked paper, 447ff., Sultanate Gujarat, Ahmadabad, [after 1411 but no later than 1442]. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Turner (William). A New boke of the natures and properties of all wines that are commonly vsed here in England, rare first edition of the first English book on wine, By William Seres, 1568. £20,000-£30,000Forum, July 16: Spenser (Edmund). The Faerie Queene. first edition, Printed [by John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, 1590. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Shakespeare (William). The Comedie of Errors, extracted from the first folio, Isaac Jaggard and Edward Blount, 1623. £15,000-20,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1953. £40,000-60,000Forum, July 16: d'Agoty (Jacques-Fabien Gautier). Anatomie de la Tête, first edition, Paris, chez le Sieur Gautier, 1748. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 16: Martial Arts.- Lee (Bruce). 'Praying Mantis style' Kung Fu book, containing numerous annotations, diagrams and graphs in Bruce Lee's hand, c. 1960. £50,000-70,000Forum Auctions
The 10th Anniversary Sale
Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Warre (Capt. Henry James). Sketches in North America and the Oregon Territory, first edition, rare hand-coloured issue, 1848. £30,000-40,000Forum, July 16: Norie (John William). The Marine Atlas, or Seaman's Complete Pilot for all the principal places in the known world..., 1826. £30,000-50,000Forum, July 16: Mao Tse-tung.- Kim Il-sung.-[Note book for visitors from China to Korea], signed by Mao and Kim, [Beijing, 1954]. £10,000-15,000