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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Tibbets Paul; Beser Jacob | The Militaria Historian; Photograph of Jacob Beser |
1998 | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 100.00 | |
| 52 | Tibbets Paul W.; Ferebee Thomas; Van Kirk Theodore Dutch | Navigator's Log of the Enola Gay |
N/A | USD 140.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 53 | Abraham Erich (1895-1971) | Portrait of Erich Abraham |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 350.00 | |
| 54 | Priebke Erich (1913-2013) | Portrait of Erich Priebke |
N/A | USD 140.00 - 200.00 | USD 150.00 | |
| 55 | Straube Erich (1887-1971) | Award of an Iron Cross |
1940 | USD 140.00 - 200.00 | USD 350.00 | |
| 56 | Busch Ernst (1885-1945) | Portrait of Ernst Busch |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 57 | Petzold Ernst (1914-1999) | Portrait of Ernst Petzold |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 75.00 | |
| 58 | Von Bressensdorff Ernst (1917-1994) | Portrait of Ernst von Bressensdorff |
N/A | USD 140.00 - 200.00 | USD 300.00 | |
| 59 | Hack Franz (1915-1997) | Portrait of Franz Hack |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 75.00 | |
| 60 | Von Papen Franz (1879-1969) | Portrait of Franz von Papen |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 500.00 | |
| 61 | Grimm Friedrich (1888-1959) | Portrait of Friedrich Grimm |
N/A | USD 140.00 - 200.00 | USD 112.50 | |
| 62 | Hildebrandt Friedrich (1898-1948) | Portrait of Friedrich Hildebrandt |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 350.00 | |
| 63 | Von Rabenau Friedrich (1884-1945) | Letter to Friedrich von der Lippe |
Breslau | 1933 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 400.00 |
| 64 | Darges Fritz (1913-2009) | Correspondence of Fritz Darges |
1970s; 1980s | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 450.00 | |
| 65 | Todt Fritz (1891 - 1942) | Letter to Julius Schaub |
Wiesbaden | 1938 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 400.00 |
| 66 | Breur William B. | Drop Zone Sicily |
Novato, Ca. | 1983 | USD 140.00 - 200.00 | USD 425.00 |
| 67 | Keyes Geoffrey (1888-1967) | Letters to Family |
1945 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 550.00 | |
| 68 | Aumeier Georg (1895–unknown) | Portrait of Georg Aumeier |
1934 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 812.50 | |
| 69 | Reinhardt George-Hans (1887 - 1963) | Portrait of George-Hans Reinhardt |
N/A | USD 140.00 - 200.00 | USD 225.00 | |
| 70 | Revers Georges-Marie-Joseph (1891-1973) | The Generals' Affair |
Paris | 1950; 1946; 1948; 1951 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 71 | Von Rundstedt Gerd (1875 - 1953) | Autograph Letter Signed |
1942 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 350.00 | |
| 72 | Rossbach Gerhard (1893 – 1967) | Signed limitation notice |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 275.00 | |
| 73 | Kruger Hilde (1912 – 1991) | Hilde Kruger |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 500.00 | |
| 74 | Scholtz-Klink Gertrud (1902 - 1999) | Gertrud Scholtz-Klink |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 525.00 | |
| 75 | Von Kluge Gunther Hans (1882 - 1944) | Gunther Hans von Kluge |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 425.00 |
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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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