University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books, 103024, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Date
October 30, 2024 - October 30, 2024
Page Size: 460 items in 19 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
221

1855 Promissory Note "for the Hire of Negro Man"

January 1, 1855 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
222

Group of 4 Slavery Documents, 1848-1853: Promissory Notes & Inventory Appraisements

ca. 1848-1853 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
223 Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley 1753 ALS to Ebenezer Blackwell, Denying Invitation on Account of His Wife

January 24, 1753 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
224 John Wesley's

John Wesley's 1st Ed. "A Plain Account of Christian Perfection", 1766

ca. 1766 USD 1,800.00 - 2,000.00 Unknown
225 John Wesley

1770 Publication of John Wesley's "Catholick Spirit" Sermon

ca. 1770 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
226 Charles Wesley

Charles Wesley 1755 "Epistle to the Reverend Mr. John Wesley"

ca. 1755 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
227 John Wesley

John Wesley's 1784 Fourth Ed. of "A Survey of Wisdom...", 5 Vols.

ca. 1784 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
228 John Wesley

Three 18th C. John Wesley Religious Pamphlets, Dating 1741-91

ca. 1741-1791 USD 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
229 John Wesley

Bound Volume of Thirteen 18th C. Methodist Pamphlets, Majority by John Wesley

ca. 1745-1789 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
231 John Wesley & William Law

John Wesley & William Law Group of 5 Vols., 1729-1752

ca. 1729-1752 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
232 John Wesley's

John Wesley's Works With Bonus Jonathan Edwards In 4 Vols., 1742-1781! Including Super Rare Copy of Impartial Hand's Defense of Methodists, 1746

ca. 1742-1781 USD 600.00 - 700.00 Unknown
233 John Wesley

2 Vols., Extracts from John Wesley's Journals: "The First American Edition" (1795) & Bound Assembled Pamphlets, 1740s-1780s

ca. 1749-1795 USD 500.00 - 600.00 Unknown
234 Phillis Wheatley

Phillis Wheatley "On Recollections" Poem in 2nd Ed. of 1772 Annual Register

ca. 1775 USD 600.00 - 700.00 Unknown
235 George Whitefield

Two Early Works by George Whitefield, 1738-1739, Including "The Christian's Companion" & "Continuation Of the Reverend Mr. Whitefield's Journal"

ca. 1738-39 USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 Unknown
236 George Whitefield

Two Early Vols. Re: George Whitefield: "Memoirs of the Life of the Reverend George Whitefield, M.A" (1772) & "A Collection of Hymns For Social Worship" (1773)

ca. 1772-1773 USD 500.00 - 600.00 Unknown
237 George Whitefield

1768 George Whitefield's Letter to the Vice Chancellor of Oxford After 6 Methodist Students Expelled

ca. 1768 USD 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
238 John Wesley & Jonathan Parsons

John Wesley & Jonathan Parsons Published Eulogies for George Whitefield, 1770-71

ca. 1770-1771 USD 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
240 Josiah Bartlett

Josiah Bartlett 3rd Person ADS Re: "the King's Peace" 5 Months After Joining Committee of Correspondence & Committee of Safety!

ca. September 27-28, 1774 USD 400.00 - 500.00 Unknown
241 Zebulon Butler

Zebulon Butler Signed 1786 Promissory Note

August 11, 1786 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
242 J. Morse & E. Parish

J. Morse & E. Parish "A Compendious History of New England for Schools and Private Families" with Foldout Map

ca. 1800 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
243 Colonel Benjamin Church

Colonel Benjamin Church, Ranger in King Philip's War, Signed Land Grant for Bristol Property

June 15, 1715 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
244 Elijah Clark & John Stuart

Two Elijah Clark & John Stuart Signed Military Certificates for Soldiers in Their Command

ca. 1775-1785 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
245 Cornwallis

"Cornwallis at Yorck-town in 1781": French Rev. War Veteran Asks Henry Dearborn For Help, Citing Marquis de Lafayette's Recommendation & His Service Record

September 13, 1815 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
246

1750s Upper-Class Gentlemen and Sheriffs Food Purchases, Incl. Fowl, Venison & Lobster

ca. 1750s USD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
247

Nine War-Dated Colonial Currency Notes - MD, PA, CT, and NC

ca. 1775-1776 USD 300.00 - 400.00 Unknown
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    Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana
    November 14
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: LEROUX, Gaston. The Phantom of the Opera. FIRST AM. ED, FIRST ISSUE IN THE VERY RARE DUST JACKET. 1911. $6,000 – 8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD, John. A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds. L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: ORWELL, George. Nineteen Eighty-Four. Lon., 1949. FIRST EDITION IN A VERY FINE DUST JACKET. $6,000 – 8,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: GOULD. A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans. L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: The Federalist. NY, 1788. FIRST EDITION, THICK PAPER COPY. $60,000 – 80,000.
    Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14: SELBY. Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology. Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.
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    APRES DE MANNEVILLETTE
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    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
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    Eaux fortes de la Sicile et quelques vues d’Espagne
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    CASSINI DE THURY
    Carte générale et particulière de la France.
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    JOUY; GARNERAY
    Vues des côtes de France dans l'Océan et dans la Méditerranée
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LA PÉROUSE
    Voyage autour du monde
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    LE GENTIL DE LA GALAISIERE
    Voyage dans les Mers de l’Inde
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    LICENT
    Hoang Ho, Pai Ho, Loan Ho, Leao Ho. Itinéraires suivis dans le bassin du golfe du Pei Tcheuly
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    FRENCH SCHOOL FROM THE 19th CENTURY
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    Description des principales villes, havres et isles du golfe de Venise
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    Voyage de découverte aux terres australes
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
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    La Grèce : vues pittoresques et topographiques.
    Gros & Delettrez, 7 November:
    VALENTINER
    Atlas des Sonnensystems.
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    Ending 7th November, 2024
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). The Thirteen Problems, first edition, The Crime Club, 1932. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Dumb Witness, first edition, 1937. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Cards on the Table, first edition, The Crime Club, 1936. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. Drop to his Death, first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Berkeley (Anthony). Jumping Jenny, first edition, Hodder and Stoughton, 1933. £800 to £1,200.
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    Forum, Nov. 7: Marsh (Ngaio). Overture to Death, first edition, The Crime Club, 1939. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". The Beast Must Die, first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Brand (Christianna). Green for Danger, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, John Lane the Bodley Head, 1945. £600 to £800.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Christie (Agatha). Murder is Easy, first edition, signed by the author, 1939. £3,000 to £4,000.
    Forum, Nov. 7: Sayers (Dorothy L.) Lord Peter Views the Body, first edition, Gollancz, 1928. £6,000 to £8,000.
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