• 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
  • Finarte, July 4-5: FERMI, ENRICO. Letters, 1923. €30,000 to €40,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. The comedy, 1477. €45,000 to €50,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. The Comedy [Commentary by Christophorus Landinus]. Addition: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in Latin and Italian], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: ASTRONOMIA - CALENDARIO - REGIOMONTANUS, JOHANNES (MÜLLER, JOHANN, OF KÖNIGSBERG) Kalendarium, 1483. €5,000 to €7,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: CATERINA II DI RUSSIA, Parchment diploma granted by Catherine II of Russia, 1778. €15,000 to €20,000.
    Finarte, July 4-5: VICO, GIAMBATTISTA New Science Principles, 1725.

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
  • 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
  • Case Antiques
    2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques
    July 6-7, 2024
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Audubon Birds of America, 1st Octavo Edition; 5 vols plus Journals, ex. J.J. Pringle. $4,000 to $4,800.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: American Ornithology Plates Folio in 2 Vols, A. Wilson and C. Bonaparte. $3,400 to $3,800.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: 23 CP Railroad Photographs c. 1883 by O.B. Buell. $1,800 to $2,200.
    Case Antiques
    2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques
    July 6-7, 2024
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Cormac McCarthy, Signed 1st Editions, The Passenger & Stella Maris Box Set. $1,700 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Oliver Buell Cabinet Photograph, Chief Crowfoot. $1,400 to $1,800.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Colton's Atlas of the World, 1856, in Two Volumes; plus Africa / Mahdist War Map. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques
    2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques
    July 6-7, 2024
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: 1805 Thomas Jefferson Inaugural Speech. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Barflies and Cocktails, Harry McElhone, First Edition Mixology Book. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: 1861 U. S. Grant Broadside Proclamation, Paducah, KY. $1,000 to $1,200.
    Case Antiques
    2024 Summer Fine Art & Antiques
    July 6-7, 2024
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: 2 John Overton Signed Letters, 1803, re: TN Statehood. $800 to $900.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Simon Wastell "Microbiblion or The Bibles Epitome: in Verse" 1629. $600 to $700.
    Case Antiques, July 6-7: Thomas Lewis Family Letter Archive; Boston, Massachusetts. $400 to $500.
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