• Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 4. Blaeu's Magnificent Carte-a-Figures World Map in Full Contemporary Color (1642) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 125. 1775 Edition of the Landmark Fry-Jefferson Map of Virginia and Maryland (1775) Est. $15,000 - $18,000
    Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 673. Rare Frontispiece in Full Contemporary Color with Gilt Highlights (1662) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 717. Complete Tanner Atlas with Important Maps of Texas & Iowa (1845) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 3. Henricus Hondius' Baroque-Style World Map (1641) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 258. Complete Set of De Bry's Native Virginians & Picts from Part I of Grands Voyages (1608) Est. $2,750 - $3,500
    Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 608. Superb Work on 18th Century Russia with over 100 Maps and Plates (1788) Est. $3,500 - $4,250
    Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 49. One of the Most Important 16th Century Maps of the New World (1556) Est. $5,000 - $6,000
    Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 706. Superb Image of the Annunciation in Contemporary Hand Color (1518) Est. $900 - $1,100
    Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 123. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,000 - $4,750
    Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 631. One of the Earliest Printed Maps of Afghanistan & Pakistan (1482) Est. $1,900 - $2,200
    Old World Auctions (Jun 5-19):
    Lot 689. Proof Copy Engraving of the Senate Floor During the Compromise of 1850 (1855) Est. $1,500 - $1,800
  • Bonhams, June 15-25: 18th Century American Sea Captain's Journals of Voyages to Hawaii, China, and South America. $35,000 - $45,000
    Bonhams, June 15-25: Admiral Richard E. Byrd's Autograph Diary from Bolling Advance Base, Winter 1934. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, June 15-25: Thoreau, Henry David. Walden; Or, Life in the Woods. Boston: Ticknor and Fields, 1854. $4,000 - $6,000
    Bonhams, June 15-25: Cellarius, Andreas. Harmonia macrocosmica seu atlas universalis et novus, totius universi creati cosmographiam generalem, et novam exhibens. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 15-25: Nobelist George Stigler's Copy of Ricardo's Classic on the Science of Economics. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 15-25: Histoire charmante de l'adolescente sucre d'amour. Paris: F. L. Schmied, 1927. $15,000 - $20,000
    Bonhams, June 15-25: Fine Copy of Walras's Classic on the Theory of Marginal Utility. $12,000 - $18,000
    Bonhams, June 15-25: Arion Press Moby Dick. Melville, Herman. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 15-25: Venegas, Miguel. Noticia de la California, y desu conquista temporal, y espiritual hasta el tiempo presente. $7,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, June 15-25: Carelton Watkins, Yosemite and the West. Portfolio of 21 imperial albumen prints. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, June 15-25: An Unpublished Archive of Thornton Wilder Correspondence to F.J. O'Neil. $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, June 15-25: Vesalius, Andreas. 1514-1564. Suorum de humani corporis fabrica librorum epitome. $100,000 - $150,000
  • Bonhams, June 25: Vesalius, Andreas. 1514-1564. De humani corporis fabrica libri septem. $200,000 - $300,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Gersdorff, Hans Von. 1455-1529. Feldtbuch der wundartzney. $40,000 - $60,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Pare, Ambroise. C.1509-1590. La Methode Curative des Playes, et Fractures de la Teste humaine. Avec les pourtraits des Instruments necessaires pour la curation d'icelles. $25,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Reisch, Gregor. 1470-1525. Margarita Philosophica. $20,000 - $30,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Bright, Richard. 1789-1858. Reports of Medical Cases, Selected with a View of Illustrating the Symptoms and Cure of Diseases by a Reference to Morbid Anatomy. $12,000 - $18,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Berengario da Carpi, Giacomo. C. 1460-1530. Tractatus de fractura calve sive cranei. $10,000 - $15,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Vicq D'Azyr, Felix. 1748-1794. Traite d'antomie et de physiologie. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Croce, Giovanni Andrea Della. 1509?-1775. Chirurgia libri septem... $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Bruno Da Longburgo. 1200-1286. La cyrogia di Maistro Bruno: Expertissimo in quella. Tradutta in vulgare. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Schwann, Theodor. 1810-1882. Mikroskopische Untersuchungen uber die Ubereinstimmung in der Struktur und dem Wachsthum der Thiere und Pflanzen. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Cowper, William. 1666-1709. The Anatomy of Humane Bodies, with Figures Drawn after the Life… $6,000 - $9,000
    Bonhams, June 25: Bidloo, Govard. 1649-1713. Anatomia humani corporis, centum & quinque tabulis, per artificiossis. G. de Lairesse ad vivum delineatis. $6,000 - $9,000

University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books and Memorabilia, 41024, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
April 10, 2024 - April 10, 2024
Page Size: 351 items in 15 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
237 King George V

A signed appointment by King George V of England. St. James' Court,

London Friday, May 31, 1929 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 406.25
238 Bernard L. Montgomery

A 2-page letter from Field Marshal Bernard L. Montgomery (1887-1976), signed as "Montgomery of Alamein" at conclusion. 2pp (front and back), measuring 5" x 8",

Alton, Hampshire Friday, February 28, 1964 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 225.00
239

A vintage Gunn & Stuart cabinet card featuring a photographic portrait of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Edward called Bertie, then Prince of Wales and later King Edward VII (1841-1910).

 ca. 1894 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 275.00
240 Queen Victoria and countersigned by Lord Leveson

A signed commission by Queen Victoria and countersigned by Lord Leveson. 1p, measuring 15.75" x 11.5", St. James,

 London December 22, 1884 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 750.00
241 William Gladstone

A letter signed by William Gladstone (1809-1898) and addressed to the Governor of Mauritius, Sir William Maynard Gomm. 2pp front and back, 7.75" x 12.75",

Downing Street, London. January 10, 1846 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 750.00
242 Attributed to John Somers

A Brief History of the Succession of the Crown of England, &c. collected out of the records, and the most authentick historians. Written for the satisfaction of the nation.

London ca. 1689 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 150.00
243 William Pitt

William Pitt (1759-1806). Autograph Letter Signed, "W. Pitt", as Prime Minister, 2pp, on a single sheet measuring 7.375" x 9.25",

 Walmer Castle, Deal, Kent, UK October 9, 1805 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 768.00
244

An 1819 satirical broadside commenting on the British banking system. 1p, measuring 9.25" x 15.5"

 London ca. 1819 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 200.00
245 Arthur James Balfour

A photographic postcard depicting British Prime Minister Arthur James Balfour (1848-1930), signed in fountain pen along bottom edge.

n.d. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 687.50
246 Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill (1874-1965). Autograph Letter Signed, "Winston S. Churchill", dating the letter between 1901 and 1905

 ca. 1901-05 USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,500.00
247 Winston Churchill

Winston Churchill (1874-1965). Signed First Dutch Edition of "A History of the English-Speaking Peoples", dated 1956 in the year of publication.

Amsterdam ca. 1956 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,500.00
248

Signed invitation, dated May 4, 1956, to the Royal Academy of Arts.

1956 USD 2,000.00 - 2,400.00 Not Sold
249 Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales

A 1p typed letter signed by Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales

 Wednesday, October 7, 1981 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,625.00
251 Nikita Khrushchev

A typed letter signed by Nikita Khrushchev updating Deputy Premier Lazar M. Kaganovich on the production plans of two agricultural plants in Ukraine. 1p, measuring 7.5" x 9.75",

Ukraine ca. 1948 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 1,000.00
252 Leonid Brezhnev.

A signed illustrated copy of "The Minor Land" by Leonid Brezhnev.

 Moscow Tuesday, May 1, 1979 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 640.00
253 Maxim Gorky

An early photograph of Maxim Gorky inscribed to Leonid Andreev.

n.p. [Nizhny Novgorod], ca. 1898 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,750.00
254

A handwritten letter in Chinese addressed to Joseph Stalin from a school group in China.

China Monday, April 25, 1949 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 128.00
255 David Ben-Gurion.

A typed letter signed by Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion.

N.p. n.d. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 275.00
256 King Carlos IV of Spain

A 7pp manuscript document in Spanish boldly signed with stamp by King Carlos IV of Spain (1748-1819) as "Yo El Rey" ["I The King"] on the fifth page.

May 27, 1806 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 153.60
257 Maria Amalia of Saxony

A manuscript document signed by Maria Amalia of Saxony (1724-1760) as Queen Consort of Spain and the Two Sicilies.

 January 20, 1756 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 87.50
258

A black and white photograph featuring an aircraft labeled "F.14", landed aboard the deck of a large vessel.

 n.d. USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 437.50
259

ALS, Paris, France, dated January 6th, 1967 and sent to Havana, Cuba.

 ca. 1967 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 375.00
260 Joseph-Ignace Guillotin

A 2pp manuscript document in French boldly signed by French physician and politician Joseph-Ignace Guillotin (1738-1814) as "Guillotin" on the second page at center.

Paris, France. March 7, 1796 USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 USD 875.00
261

An interesting archive of French manuscript documents and a bilingual French and Flemish account book, ca. 1629-1831

 ca. 1629-1831 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
262

A timely archive of items relating to Israeli-Palestinian relations in the early 1990s, during the period leading up to the signing of the historic Oslo Accords.

ca. June 5, 1990 - April 28, 1992 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 593.75
  • Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: [Keats, John] Spenser, Edmund: The Works of that Famous English Poet, Mr. Edmond Spenser. $50,000 - $80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: (Walton, Izaak): The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative man's Recreation. Being a Discourse of Fish and Fishing. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: Thomas, Gabriel: An Historical and Geographical Account of the Province and Country of Pensilvania; and of West-New-Jersey in America. $25,000 - $35,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: [Carroll, Lewis]: The Game of Alice in Wonderland. $2,000 - $3,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: Athias, Joseph, et al.: Biblia Hebraica. $7,000 - $10,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, June 25: [Warhol, Andy, and Jens Quistgaard] Dansk Designs Salesman's Presentation Catalogue. $2,500 - $3,500.
  • Sotheby’s, June 26: Poe, Edgar Allan. Tamerlane — the most poignant rarity in American literature. 400,000 - 600,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: The Declaration of Independence. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal..." 2,500,000 - 5,000,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: William Blake. “Poems with very wild and interesting pictures” 1,200,000 - 1,800,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, June 26: Thomas Taylor [artist]. The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. 400,000 - 600,000 USD
  • Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Auctions on June 19
    and June 20
    Dominic Winter, June 19: Lot 70 - Warner (Robert). The Orchid Album, 11 volumes, 1882-1897. £5,000 to £8,000
    Dominic Winter, June 19: Lot 151 - United States. Melish (John), Map of the United States with..., British & Spanish Possessions, 1816. £40,000 to £60,000
    Dominic Winter, June 19: Lot 159 - World. Speed (John), A New and Accurat Map of the World, 1676. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Auctions on June 19
    and June 20
    Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 503 - American Civil War playing cards. Union Cards, New York: American Card Co., 1862. £500 to £800
    Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 573 - Shepard (Ernest Howard), 'The Hour is Come’, original watercolour, [1959]. £10,000 to £15,000
    Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 922 - Wilde (Oscar). An Ideal Husband, large paper limited issue, 1899. £4,000 to £6,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Auctions on June 19
    and June 20
    Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 744 - Disney (Walt). “Sketch Book” [of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs], 1938. £700 to £1,000
    Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 771 - Auden (Wystan Hugh). Portrait of the head of W. H. Auden, 1970. £1,000 to £1,500
    Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 822 - Fleming (Ian). Goldfinger, 1st edition, signed by the author, 1959. £6,000 to £8,000
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Auctions on June 19
    and June 20
    Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 895 - Rowling (J. K.). A complete inscribed set of Harry Potter books plus ephemera. £8,000 to £12,0000
    Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 883 - Orwell (George). Nineteen Eighty-Four, 1st edition, London: Secker & Warburg, 1949. £3,000 to £5,000
    Dominic Winter, June 20: Lot 700 - Ashendene Press. T. Lucreti Cari De Rerium Natura Libri Sex, Chelsea: Ashendene Press, 1913. £4,000 to £6,000
  • Doyle, June 20: CLAUDE MCKA. Home to Harlem. New York: Harpers, 1928. First edition. $700 to $1,000.
    Doyle, June 20: Haydn's VI Original Canzonettas, signed by the composer. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Doyle, June 20: A rare EP sleeve inscribed by John Lennon. $800 to $1,200.
    Doyle, June 20: An extremely rare 1961 concert set list and autograph letter from The King. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, June 20: Bryan Batt's copy of the Mad Men Yearbook, 2008-2014. $600 to $800.
    Doyle, June 20: An original Al Hirschfeld depicting comedian Fred Allen. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Doyle, June 20: A signed note from George Gershwin with reference to Porgy and Bess. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Doyle, June 20: An original Harold Arlen manuscript musical quotation from "Over the Rainbow.” $1,000 to $1,500.
    Doyle, June 20: A fine original Edith Head sketch for Grace Kelly's wedding trousseau. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, June 20: The poster for New Faces with inscriptions and the signature of Eartha Kitt. $200 to $300.
    Doyle, June 20: The classic "Jazz" Bowl by Viktor Schreckengost for Cowan Pottery. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, June 20: Tony Award Medallion won for "Kismet." $3,000 to $5,000.
  • Heritage Auctions, June 27
    F. Scott Fitzgerald
    The Great Gatsby
    New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1925
    Heritage Auctions, June 27
    Mary Shelley
    Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus
    London: Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, 1818
    Heritage Auctions, June 27
    J. R. R. Tolkien
    The Hobbit; or, There and Back Again
    London: George Allen & Unwin Ltd., 1937
    Heritage Auctions, June 27
    Jane Austen
    Emma: A Novel. In Three Volumes. By the Author of "Pride and Prejudice," &c. &c.
    London: Printed for John Murray, 1816
    Heritage Auctions, June 27
    Robert Louis Stevenson
    An Inland Voyage
    London: C. Kegan Paul & Co., 1878
    Heritage Auctions, June 27
    Ernest Hemingway
    Three Stories & Ten Poems
    Paris: Contact Publishing Co., 1923
    Heritage Auctions, June 27
    Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
    History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark
    Philadelphia, 1814
    Heritage Auctions, June 27
    Emily Dickinson
    Autograph letter signed ("Emily and Vinnie"), to Mary Adelaide Hills
    Amherst, MA, Late April, 1880
    Heritage Auctions, June 27
    John Keats
    Autograph letter signed ("John Keats"), to Mrs. Jeffrey
    Honiton 4 or 5 May 1818
    Heritage Auctions, June 27
    Samuel Johnson
    A Dictionary of the English Language: In which the Words are deduced from their Originals…
    London, 1765
    Heritage Auctions, June 27
    H. P. Lovecraft
    Small archive of nine lengthy autograph letters signed variously over a period of six years to J. Vernon Shea.
    Various places, 1931-1937
    Heritage Auctions, June 27
    Izaak Walton
    The Compleat Angler or the Contemplative Man's Recreation…
    London: T. homas Maxey for Rich. ard Marriot, 1653
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