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University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books	Total Sales (USD)	661,615.45
Auction Date	October 30, 2024 - October 30, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	395,970.00
Sale Number	#103024	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	525,350.00
Total Lots	458
Sold Lots	444	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	804,670.00
% of Lots Sold	96.94%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	1,036,850.00
Unsold Lots	14	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	63.81%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
447	Albert Einstein	Albert Einstein 3pp ALS: Unified Field Theory, Gravitational Equations & Freud!	March 18, 1847	USD 40,000.00 - 50,000.00	USD 53,125.00
122	G. Washington	G. Washington Boldly Signed Discharge for Valley Forge Soldier Who in His 50s Fought Side by Side With His Son!	June 7, 1783	USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 20,000.00
121	George Washington	George Washington Rare Full Signature With Association to His Early Surveying Career, JSA Letter of Authenticity	ca. 1773	USD 12,000.00 - 14,000.00	USD 18,750.00
205		18 Hawaiian Early Missionary Letters Including Eyewitness Surfing, Dr. Seth Andrews Draws a Surfboard 1841 - A Superb Archive!	various	USD 18,000.00 - 30,000.00	USD 16,250.00
209	M. L. King	M. L. King Scarce Signed 1st Ed., "for Peace and Brotherhood", His Final Book, "Where Do We Go From Here"	n.d.	USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 16,250.00
256	John Jay	John Jay Signed Pay Order to B. Franklin for Spy & Playwright Caron de Beaumarchais	June 15, 1779	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 12,500.00
489	Babe Ruth	Fantastic Babe Ruth Signed 1941 Championship Ticket, PSA GEM MT 10!	[September, 1941]	USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 12,500.00
20	James A. Garfield	Scarce James A. Garfield Letter as President, Signed Just Two Weeks Before Shooting	June 15, 1881	USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 12,160.00
134	Pablo Picasso	Pablo Picasso PSA GEM MT 10 Rare ALS On "Peace" Postcard	1960-06-20	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 11,250.00
253	Alexander Hamilton	Alexander Hamilton Signed Treasury Circular Re: Exports Shortly After Panic of 1792	August 27, 1792	USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 10,625.00
392	Gandhi	1889 Gandhi Letter - The Earliest We Have Seen, Signed Twice!	January 22, 1889	USD 6,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 10,625.00
11	D-Day Orders	D-Day Orders Signed By Eisenhower To His Troops, An Unobtainable PSA GEM MINT 10!	[June 6, 1944]	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 9,375.00
37	Thomas Jefferson & James Madison	Thomas Jefferson & James Madison Signed Ship's Passport for China-Bound Brig Commanded by Ezekiel Hubbell, 1st To Circumnavigate Globe From Port of New York!	May 11, 1803	USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 9,375.00
259	Richard Henry Lee	Richard Henry Lee 1785 ALS as President of Continental Congress	October 4, 1785	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 9,375.00
58	Abraham Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln Appoints General of Vols. Under Daniel Sickles' "Excelsior Brigade"	May 19, 1862	USD 6,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 8,125.00
332	G. Custer	G. Custer Adopts His Iconic "Sabre Shield... possession of it by our cavalry would give confidence and increases courage." An Iconic Symbol of his Fearless Persona!	April 6, 1864	USD 6,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 8,125.00
445	Albert & Elsa Einstein	Albert & Elsa Einstein Dual ALS on South American Vacation	1932-12-31	USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 8,125.00
57	Abraham Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln Signed Appointment for Veteran Reserve Corps	August 1, 1864	USD 6,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 7,500.00
82	James Monroe	James Monroe Pardons a Tavern Keeper Jailed Over an Unlicensed Pool Table, Countersigned by J.Q. Adams	January 3, 1818	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 7,500.00
413	Ayn Rand	Ayn Rand's Personal Signed "Privilege Card" for Chemical Bank, Now the Largest Bank in the United States! PSA Gem MT 10	July, 1968	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 7,500.00
491	Phog Allen	Famed Basketball Coach Phog Allen Teaches the Game through Correspondence Course	ca. 1935	USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00	USD 7,500.00
378		Pearl Harbor Official Dispatch: "This is not drill", with Intriguing Provenance!	1941-12-07	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 6,875.00
462	Sir Isaac Newton	Sir Isaac Newton Rare Signature, PSA Encapsulated and Authenticated	n.d.	USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 6,875.00
110	Harry S. Truman	Harry S. Truman Signed Advance Press Copy Speech Draft: "after the surrender of Japan... guiding policies of your Government during the transition from war to peace"	ca. October 30, 1945	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 5,937.50
251		Claims by Indians & Notable Dutch Settlers, New York/New Jersey Land Deed	March 5, 1702	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 5,625.00

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD

Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD

Sotheby’s: William Golding.
Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD

Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD

Sotheby’s: John Milton.
Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD