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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202 | Certificate of Commendation |
1945 | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 62.50 | ||
| 203 | Middleton Troy H | Memorandum Receipt VII Corps |
1945 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 400.00 | |
| 204 | Hodges Bridge Construction Archive |
1944; 1945 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 205 | Canham Charles D W | Combat History 8th Infantry Division |
Washington | 1944; 1948 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 375.00 |
| 206 | Conad Compendium |
Heidelberg | 1945 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 207 | Candide | One must expect the most cynical acrobatics of Nazi propaganda |
1939 | USD 140.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 208 | Almond Edward M | The Ligurian Campaign in Italy |
1950; 1951 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold | |
| 209 | German Army Division Reports and Personnel Dossier |
1940-1943 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 210 | Knights Cross of the War Merit Cross Award |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 575.00 | ||
| 211 | Downes Donald C | O.S.S. Agent and Spy Lt. Donald C. Downes Document Grouping |
1938; 1939; 1941; 1944 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 300.00 | |
| 212 | Goodwin James S | O.S.S. File of Capt. James Goodwin |
ca. 1942; 1944; 1945 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | Not Sold | |
| 213 | SS Identity Books |
N/A | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 225.00 | ||
| 214 | Soldier and Wife Correspondence Grouping |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 200.00 | ||
| 215 | Tydecks Hans | SS Liebstandarte Adolf Hitler Letter Grouping |
1940-194? | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 216 | Orden und Ehrenzeichen: Sammeldruck der geltenden Bestimmungen |
1941 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 350.00 | ||
| 217 | Third Reich Documents |
1934 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 | ||
| 218 | International Military Tribunal at Nuremberg Indictment |
1945 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,500.00 | ||
| 219 | Kepner William | Wartime Secret Interview of Major Gen. William Kepner |
1944 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 220 | Wehrpass for a Fallschirmjager Who Fought in Normandy |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 350.00 | ||
| 221 | Candide |
Paris | 1939 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 325.00 | |
| 222 | Cushman Allerton (1907-2006) | American Operations in North Africa |
N/A | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,000.00 | |
| 223 | Hermann Goring's Marriage |
Berlin | 1935 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 500.00 | |
| 224 | Funerals of Udet and Molders |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | USD 425.00 | ||
| 225 | Berchtesgaden Aerial Recon Photographs |
1945 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 425.00 | ||
| 226 | American Dead at Normandy |
1944 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 475.00 |
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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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