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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Eigruber August | Photograph of August Eigruber |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 250.00 | |
| 27 | Copic Harley; Moore Jack; McFarland David L. | 3 Books, including: Karaya One |
N/A | USD 140.00 - 200.00 | USD 300.00 | |
| 28 | Winters Richard; Guarnere Bill; Speirs Ron; Heffron Edward; Compton Lynn | Band of Brothers |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 687.50 | |
| 29 | Haley Robert E. | Power of Attorney Document |
New York | 1944 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 |
| 30 | Goldsmith George H.; Kleiss Norman J.; Gay George; Vraciu Alex; Best Richard; Ferrier Harry F.; Muri James P.; Cole Marion E.; McCampbell David; Gee Roy | Photograph of Battle of Midway Pilots |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 4,687.50 | |
| 31 | Smith Leonard B.; Moffat John W. C.; Romer Rudolf; Klaus Theo; Zimmermann Johannes; Rzonca Bruno; Wentz Walter; Heineke Heinz; Ruhlke Gunther; Stickelbein Bruno; Von Rechberg Mullenheim | Photograph of Battleship Bismarck |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 500.00 | |
| 32 | Davis Benjamin O. Jr. | Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., American |
Washington | 1991 | USD 80.00 - 100.00 | USD 350.00 |
| 33 | Montgomery Bernard Law | Signature of Bernard Law Montgomery |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 150.00 | |
| 34 | Montgomery Bernard Law; Alexander of Tunis | Signatures of Bernard Law Montgomery and Alexander of Tunis |
1966 | USD 140.00 - 200.00 | USD 225.00 | |
| 35 | Charles Eduard | Photograph of Charles Eduard, Duke of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
Strasburg | 1911 | USD 140.00 - 200.00 | USD 175.00 |
| 36 | Condolence Letters Sent to Albert Kesselring |
1957 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 37 | Hommel Conrad | Postcard Print of Hitler Portrait |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 150.00 | |
| 38 | Doss Desmond T. | Photograph of Desmond T. Doss |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 325.00 | |
| 39 | Von Choltitz Dietrich | Typed Letter Signed by Dietrich von Choltitz |
Baden-Baden | 1962 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 40 | Lelyushenko Dmitry | The Dawn of Victory |
Moscow | 1966 | USD 80.00 - 100.00 | USD 75.00 |
| 41 | Aldrich Donald N. | FDC honoring the state of Oregon |
Astoria, OR | 1936 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 325.00 |
| 42 | Doolittle James H.; Wilder Ross; Watson Harold; Griffin Tom; Joyce Richard; Jones Aden E.; Barr George E.; Pound William; Scott Eldred; Jones David; Herndon Nolan; Bowers William; Horton Edward; Williams Adam; Bither Waldo; Youngblood Lucian; Emmons Rober | Look Magazine |
1942 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,187.50 | |
| 43 | Wildner Carl R. | Identity card |
ca. 1942 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 375.00 | |
| 44 | MacArthur Douglas | Signed card |
N/A | USD 140.00 - 200.00 | USD 200.00 | |
| 45 | Delica Egon (1915-1999) | Portrait of Egon Delica |
N/A | USD 160.00 - 220.00 | USD 100.00 | |
| 46 | Rzhevskaya Elena (1919-2017) | Punctuation Marks |
1989 | USD 140.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 47 | Hacha Emil (1872-1945) | Portrait of Emil Hacha |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 250.00 | |
| 48 | Tibbets Paul; Ferebee Tom; Van Kirk Theodore Dutch; Nelson Richard H. | Enola Gay |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 49 | Tibbets Paul (1915-2008); Ferebee Thomas; Van Kirk Dutch (1921-2014) | Enola Gay crew-signed photograph |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 325.00 | |
| 50 | Tibbets Paul (1915-2007); Ferebee Thomas (1918-2000); Van Kirk Theodore Dutch (1921-2014) | Atomic Warfare is Born |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 350.00 |
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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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