Alexander Historical Auctions: Autographs & Historical Militaria 2026 - Day 1, 117a, Chesapeake City
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- July 30, 2026 - July 30, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hitler Adolf; Hindenburg Paul; Von Papen Franz | Adolf Hitler, Paul von Hindenburg, and Franz von Papen Signed Photograph |
1933 | USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 | |
| 2 | Hitler Adolf | Defense Against Charges of Treason |
Munich | 1929 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 |
| 3 | Hitler Adolf | Typed Letter Signed |
1924 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 10,000.00 | |
| 4 | Hitler Adolf; Goring Hermann | Appointment of Fritz Todt as Minister of Armaments and Munitions |
Berlin | 1940 | USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,375.00 |
| 5 | Hess Rudolf | Document Signed |
Munich | 1929 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,000.00 |
| 6 | Himmler Heinrich | Kampfstatten der Waffen-SS in Griechenland |
Munich | 1943 | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 7 | Kriegsmarine Knights Cross Recipients Collection |
N/A | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,375.00 | ||
| 8 | Grimminger Jakob | Jakob Grimminger Signed Photograph |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,375.00 | |
| 10 | Galland Adolf (1912-1996) | Adolf Galland Signed Photograph |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 250.00 | |
| 11 | Galland Adolf | Die Ersten und die Letzten: Die Jagdflieger im Zweiten Weltkrieg |
Munich | 1953 | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 100.00 |
| 12 | Schachleiter Albanus | Abt Alban Schachleiter, O.S.B. at the Schlageter commemoration |
1935 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 225.00 | |
| 13 | Kesselring Albert | Autograph Letter Signed |
1944 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 275.00 | |
| 14 | Kesselring Albert | Autograph Letter Signed |
1950 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 15 | Kesselring Albert | Autograph Letter Signed |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 16 | Speer Albert | Portrait of Nazi officials |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 17 | Speer Albert | Spandauer Tagebucher |
Berlin | 1975 | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 275.00 |
| 18 | Frauenfeld Alfred | Portrait of Alfred Frauenfeld |
Vienna | N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 |
| 18A | Muller Alfred | Portrait of Alfred Muller; Signed card |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 140.00 | Not Sold | |
| 19 | Duke Neville F.; Campbell Douglas; Rodenburg Carl; Rzonca Bruno; Abraham Abie; Prince Robert W. | 6 Photographs, including: Neville F. Duke |
N/A | USD 140.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 20 | Inouye Daniel; Ridgway Mathew; Gavin James; Westmoreland William C.; Knowlton William A.; Yarborough William P.; Mather George; Patton George S. III; Waters John K.; Palmer Charles D.; Vessey John; Holmes E. S.; Mildren Frank; Ewell Julian; Larsen Swede; | 37 Letters, including: Daniel Inouye |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 687.50 | |
| 21 | Gavin James M.; Wedemeyer Alfred C.; Knowlton William A.; Clarke Bruce C.; Price Frank James; Middleton Troy H.; Collins J. Lawton; Langdon Allen; Ridgway Matthew | 6 Books, including: On to Berlin |
New York; Dallas; Baton Rouge; Indianapolis | 1978; 1958; 1982; 1974; 1979; 1986 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 22 | Morgan Robert K.; Anderson W. Y.; Pisanos Steve; Purdy John E.; Galer Robert; Collinsworth J. D.; Garrison Vermont; McColpin Carroll; Klibbe Frank; Parr Ralph S.; Cesleers George; Chennault Claire Jr. | 12 Photographs, including: Robert K. Morgan |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 23 | Doolittle James H.; Foss Joe; Boyington Gregory Pappy; Olivi Fred J.; Yeager Chuck; Morgan Robert; Vraciu Alex; Arnold Frederic; Bond Charles; Layher Robert; Rickenbacker Edward V.; Buttelmann Hank | 12 Photographs, including: James H. Doolittle |
1971 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 24 | Chennault Anna | A Thousand Springs: The Biography of a Marriage |
New York | 1962 | USD 140.00 - 200.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 25 | Mussert Anton | Photograph of Anton Mussert |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 375.00 |
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Sotheby’s
Reason and Revolution:
Extraordinary Works from a Distinguished Private Collection
Part I
Live Sale 20 OctoberSotheby’s, Oct. 20: Copernicus, Nicolaus. De revolutionibus orbium colestium, Nuremberg, 1543, first edition.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Newton, Isaac, Sir. Autograph manuscript worksheet, Cambridge, probably May 1694.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Euclid. Praeclarissimus Liber Elementorum in Artem Geometrie, Venice, Ratdolt, 25 May 1482, first edition of the first substantial mathematical work to appear in print, Durazzo copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Galilei, Galileo. Sidereus nuncius …, Venice, 1610, first edition of the foundation of modern astronomy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Kepler, Johannes. Astronomia nova aitiologitos …, Prague or Heidelberg, 1609, first edition, contemporary vellum, the Chasles copy.Sotheby’s, Oct. 20: Cellarius, Andreas. Harmonia macrocosmica seu atlas universalis et novus ..., Amsterdam, Jan Jansson, 1661, brilliantly handcolored. -
Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Fine restoration binding in the style of the Queen’s binders.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Magnus Hundt, the elder. First edition of one of the earliest printed books with anatomical illustrations.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Agatha Christie. Cards on the Table. First edition.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: F. Scott Fitzgerald. The Beautiful and Damned. First edition, first printing.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. First edition, presentation copy.Heritage Auctions, Oct. 14: Bible, in English. Geneva-Tomson-Junius. London: Robert Barker, [colophon 1612]/1611. -
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