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Auction Reports

Auction Name Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books and Memorabilia Total Sales (USD) 866,950.00
Auction Date August 27, 2025 - August 27, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 609,600.00
Sale Number #82725 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 825,200.00
Total Lots 418
Sold Lots 407 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 645,000.00
% of Lots Sold 97.37% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 871,200.00
Unsold Lots 11 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 99.51%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
255 Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan Handwritten & Signed Lyrics to "A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall" w/ Jeff Rosen & JSA Authentication

 2013 USD 35,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 53,125.00
127 George Washington

George Washington As Pres. Sends Slavery-Associated Acts about North Carolina to Governor

 February 20, 1790 USD 24,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 46,875.00
321 Benjamin Disraeli

Massive Benjamin Disraeli Archive of Nearly 160 ALS, Many to Secretary Algernon Turnor- 775+ Pages of Material!

 ca. 1872-1880 USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 25,000.00
69 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln PSA GEM MT 10 ALS, Pro Bono "I charge nothing for this," Advising Fellow IL Attorney on Case

 January 29, 1858 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 21,250.00
244 James Wilson, Robert Morris, T. Pickering, and Other

James Wilson, Robert Morris, T. Pickering, and Other Leading Philadelphia Statesmen and Merchants Pay for Improvements to North Road, Important Early Transportation

 January 1795 - October 1795 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 20,000.00
2 John Quincy

John Quincy Adams Invests in America, Stock in Public Funds of the United States, Co-signed By Gallatin. Unique!

 October 26, 1801 USD 12,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 17,500.00
233 Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin With Gold & Silver Coins Procures Supplies for Braddock's Disastrous Expedition to Pittsburgh! PSA Slabbed and Graded NM- MINT 8

 April 23, [1755] USD 16,000.00 - 24,000.00 USD 17,500.00
128 George Washington

George Washington Signed Document, PSA NM-MT 8, A Suitable Replacement For A Bank Check

 February 5, 1785 USD 12,000.00 - 14,000.00 USD 12,500.00
129 G. Washington

G. Washington Signed Discharge Soldier Who Served at Yorktown with Badge of Merit

 June 9, 1783 USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 12,500.00
425 James Clerk Maxwell

James Clerk Maxwell Letter of Recommendation for Isaac Taylor, Radical Priest & Philologist

 December 3, 1856 USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 12,500.00
83 Mary Lincoln

Mary Lincoln Owned & Signed "Life of George Washington," From Lincoln Family Library, Dated 1860, During Presidential Campaign & Cooper Union Speech

 ca. 1860 USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 11,250.00
70 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Recommends Naval Cadet Just Days Before the Battle of Mobile Bay

 July 29, 1864 USD 12,000.00 - 14,000.00 USD 10,000.00
131 George Washington

George Washington Cut Signature PSA Certified & Encapsulated

 n.d. USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00 USD 10,000.00
55 Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson PSA Gem Mint 10! Highly Important Signed Statement, Association to Louisiana Purchase

 January 1, 1824 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 9,375.00
72 A. Lincoln

A. Lincoln Endorsement on West Point Soldier Who Raised Zouaves, Wants Commission - Fantastic Civil War Content!

 September 17, 1861 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 9,375.00
73 A. Lincoln

A. Lincoln 1862 Rare General's Commission, He Helped Thwart Morgan's Raid. Lovely Full Signature!

 March 22, 1862 USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00 USD 9,375.00
285

Emancipation Proclamation Civil War & More! Incredible Illustrated Journal, Many Political Themes, The Best We Have Seen!

 ca. 1862-1864 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 9,375.00
74 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln ANS as President-elect, PSA Graded GEM MINT 10

 December 6, 1860 USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 8,750.00
107 Queen Lili'uokalani

Queen Lili'uokalani ALS Re: A Princely Visit With Teddy Roosevelt!

 2003-11-19 USD 1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD 8,750.00
54 Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson Fantastic 2x Signed Letter as President With "regrets for the loss of the plank" To Be Used For Monticello's Remodeling, PSA Encapsulated

 March 24, 1805 USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00 USD 8,125.00
71 Abraham Lincoln

The Civil War Begins! Abraham Lincoln Recommends Naval Appointment Amidst Fort Sumter Crisis. War Burned Letter?

 April 11, 1861 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 8,125.00
130 George Washington

George Washington 42 Word Fragment Attributed by Charles Hamilton as being Part of His Inaugural Address

 December 15, 1788 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 8,125.00
224 Samuel Adams

Samuel Adams Slavery Related DS, Support For The Poor, Finest Example We Have Seen

 October 15, 1794 USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,125.00
193 Wilbur Wright

Wilbur Wright Signed Postcard During Successful Exhibition Flights in Europe

 2008-12-08 USD 6,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 7,500.00
373 Robert Burns, Farmer-Poet I

Robert Burns, Farmer-Poet, AN: "I allow for one cow's dung..."

 n.d. USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 6,875.00
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    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: BOETTI, Alighiero - Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world. Ascoli Piceno: 1977. € 15.000 - 18.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco José - Los desastres de la guerra. Madrid: 1863. € 12.000 - 18.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Selenographia sive lunae descriptio. Danzica: 1647. € 10.000 - 15.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000
  • <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> NEWTON, ISAAC. <i>Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica.</i> London, Joseph Streater, "Prostat apud plures Bibliopolas", 1687. CHF 250,000 to 300,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. <i>Theatrum orbis terrarum.</i> 3 parts in 1 volume. Antwerpen, Plantin, 1612. CHF 120,000 to 160,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> BECKMANN, MAX. <i>Apokalypse.</i> Frankfurt a. M., Privatdruck der Bauerschen Giesserei, 1943. CHF 40,000 to 60,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> BOISSERÉE, SULPIZ. <i>Ansichten, Risse und einzelne Theile des Doms von Köln.</i> AND: <i>Ders. Geschichte und Beschreibung des Doms zu Köln…</i> CHF 30,000 to 50,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 17:</b> SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. <i>Buch der Chroniken und Geschichten.</i> Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 23. Dez. 1493. CHF 25,000 to 40,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: NEWTON, ISAAC. Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. London, Joseph Streater, "Prostat apud plures Bibliopolas", 1687. CHF 250,000 to 300,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. Theatrum orbis terrarum. 3 parts in 1 volume. Antwerpen, Plantin, 1612. CHF 120,000 to 160,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: BECKMANN, MAX. Apokalypse. Frankfurt a. M., Privatdruck der Bauerschen Giesserei, 1943. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: BOISSERÉE, SULPIZ. Ansichten, Risse und einzelne Theile des Doms von Köln. AND: Ders. Geschichte und Beschreibung des Doms zu Köln… CHF 30,000 to 50,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. Buch der Chroniken und Geschichten. Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 23. Dez. 1493. CHF 25,000 to 40,000.
  • <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ian Fleming. <i>Casino Royale,</i> London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. <i>Winnie The Pooh,</i> United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000. <b><center>Sotheby's<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts & More<br>Available for Immediate Purchase</center></b> <b>Sotheby’s:</b> L. Frank Baum. <i>The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,</i> Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Man Ray. <i>Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934,</i> Hartford, 1934. $7,860. <b>Sotheby’s:</b> Thomas Pennant. <i>Zoologia Britannica,</i> Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.
    Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.
    Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.
    Sotheby’s: Man Ray. Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934, Hartford, 1934. $7,860.
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.