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Christies: Online: The American Collector: Including Property of Mr. and Mrs. John D Rockefeller 3rd and Selections From The Collection of President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter

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Auction Name Online: The American Collector: Including Property of Mr. and Mrs. John D Rockefeller 3rd and Selections From The Collection of President and Mrs. Jimmy Carter Total Sales (USD) 1,129,284.00
Auction Date January 27, 2026 - January 27, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 461,400.00
Sale Number #23898 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 690,400.00
Total Lots 101
Sold Lots 94.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 544,400.00
% of Lots Sold 93.07% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 813,400.00
Unsold Lots 7 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 138.84%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
932 BERNARD RATZER

Plan of the City of New York

USD 50,000.00 - 80,000.00 USD 139,700.00
953 THOMAS JEFFERSON(1743-1826), JAMES MADISON (1751-1836), GILBERT MOTIER MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE (1757-1834), AARON BURR (1756-1836), FRANKIN PIERCE (1804-1869), AND OTHERS.

The autograph collection of John Michael O'Connor and Charles O'Conor

USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00 USD 57,150.00
907 JAMES MADISON, TIMOTHY PICKERING, EDMUND RANDOLPH, LEVI LINCOLN AND OTHERS.

A significant archive of correspondence concerning Spanish-American relations, c. 1794-1804

1794-1804 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 38,100.00
968 GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799)

Autograph document signed, 12 April 1751

1751 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 38,100.00
956 MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. (1929-1968)

Stride Toward Freedom

USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 35,560.00
957 ABRAHAM LINCOLN (1809-1865)

Appointing the highest-ranking Union officer of Jewish descent

USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 35,560.00
944

AN EMBOSSED TAX STAMP FOR "AMERICA"

1765 USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 33,020.00
966 GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799)

Letter signed to Commodore Hazelwood, 11 October 1777

1777 USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 USD 30,480.00
911 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN (1706-1790)

Autograph letter signed, 24 July 1785

1785 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 27,940.00
943

A BROADSIDE ANNOUNCING THE AMERICAN VICTORY AT CHARLESTON

c. 27 July 1776 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 27,940.00
922 GILBERT MOTIER, MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE (1757-1836)

Autograph letter signed, 2 November 1832

1832 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 22,860.00
950 FREDERICK DOUGLASS (1818-1895)

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 21,590.00
962 Sayer and Bennett, 1775

A Plan of the Battle of Bunker Hill

USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 20,320.00
954 Given to James Madison by Thomas Jefferson, 1789

Traite elementaire de mathematiques

USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 19,050.00
894 JOHN QUINCY ADAMS (1767-1848)

Autograph letter signed, 2 November 1816

1816 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 17,780.00
941 GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799)

Document signed, 7 June 1783

1783 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 17,780.00
948

A LIST OF CASUALTIES FROM THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL

c. 24-25 June 1775 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 17,780.00
817 UTAGAWA HIROSHIGE (1797-1858)

Bats under the Moon

USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 15,240.00
877 JAMES E. CARTER (1924-2025), RICHARD M. NIXON (1913-1994), GERALD FORD 1913-2006), RONALD REAGAN (1911-2004), GEORGE H.W. BUSH (1924-2018).

PHOTOGRAPH SIGNED BY FIVE PRESIDENTS

USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 15,240.00
889 MAO ZEDONG (1893-1976)

PRESIDENT CARTER'S COPY OF "QUOTATIONS FROM CHAIRMAN MAO TSETUNG"

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 15,240.00
895 JOHN ADAMS (1735-1826)

Autograph letter signed to his son, Thomas Boylston Adams, 31 March 1797

1797 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 15,240.00
961 THEODORE ROOSEVELT (1858-1919)

Typed letter signed to henry Reuterdahl, 8 August 1908

1908 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 15,240.00
883 HARRY S TRUMAN, RICHARD M. NIXON, GERALD R. FORD, GEORGE H.W. BUSH, JOSEPH R. BIDEN

A collection of seven books and a signed document from President Carter's personal library, each bearing his personal library stamp [including:]

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 13,970.00
919 THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826); JAMES MADISON (1751-1836)

Documents signed as President, 17 April 1802 & 14 January 1813

1802 & 1813 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 13,970.00
918 THOMAS JEFFERSON (1743-1826)

Autograph letter signed, 26 January 1792

1792 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 12,700.00
  • Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
  • ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
  • Chiswick Auctions
    Books & Works on Paper
    12th March 2026
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.