University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books - Just In Time For The Holidays!, 121124, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 11, 2024 - December 11, 2024

Page Size: 518 items in 21 pages

Lot Number	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1	Very Rare John Adams DS Appointing U.S. Marine Officer - Future 1st Commander of Marine Barracks at Charlestown Naval Yard With Ties to U.S.S. Constitution & War of 1812!	March 2, 1799	USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 7,500.00
2	John Adams As Pres. Lauds Senate's Support of Troops to Stop Rebellion!	December 10, 1799	USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00	USD 22,500.00
3	1800 John Adams Beautifully Signed Land Grant For Veterans of the Revolutionary War	February 24, 1800	USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 8,750.00
4	"The Gazette" 1799 Issuing John Adams's Proclamation Re: Fries's Rebellion	March 25, 1799	USD 800.00 - 1,000.00	USD 437.50
5	John Quincy Adams ALS as Pres., "I am not, never was, and never shall be a Free Mason," Re: Possible Murder of Anti-Mason William Morgan	April 19, 1828	USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 8,750.00
6	J. Q. Adams Personally Owned Newspaper, "The American" March 1820	March 20, 1820	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 437.50
7	J. Q. Adams Personally Owned Newspaper as Secretary of State	August 14, 1821	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 275.00
8	Chester Arthur ALS On Exec. Mansion Stationary On Railroad Business!	October 31, n.y.	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 6,875.00
9	Chester Arthur Initialed Appointment of a Marshal in Virginia, Unofficial and Unique!	n.d.	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 350.00
10	Joe Biden Signed 1st Ed. "Promise Me, Dad" With PSA LOA	n.d.	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 576.00
11	James Buchanan as Pres. Insures Washington, D.C. Water Supply	March 1, 1859	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 1,750.00
12	George H. W. Bush Re: "Armed Forces serving in the Persian Gulf...against Iraq's aggression"	1990-12-10	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 3,250.00
13	George H.W. Bush Official Gift Pen & Tie Bar, With Bonus Recipes From Barbara Bush & Nancy Reagan	ca. 1980s-90s	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 250.00
14	Air Force One Archive From Historic 1990 Flight, Impeccable White House Staff Provenance	1990-09-06	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 325.00
15	George W. Bush ALS as Pres. to a Teacher, "I could never have been President without my education," 10 Days After Inauguration	2001-07-30	USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 5,000.00
16	George W. Bush and Laura Bush Signed Photo	n.d.	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 87.50
17	Jimmy Carter ALS as Pres. Expressing His "unequivocal support" for Israel, A Timely Letter	1978-05-10	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 10,000.00
18	Jimmy Carter TLS on Welfare Reform with Senator Moynihan	1979-03-21	USD 500.00 - 1,000.00	USD 1,000.00
19	Grover Cleveland On Exec. Mansion Stationary Re: "discovery of America" Medal!	June 13, 1893	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 2,250.00
20	Grover Cleveland & His Cabinet 9pc. Group of Campaign Material	ca. 1884, 1892	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 687.50
21	Iran & Clinton: Find "common ground between Iran and the United States...to enrich each other's societies...and resolve the important differences..."Timely & Historic!	1998-07-07	USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00	Not Sold
22	Bill Clinton Rare ALS as Pres. to Senator Moynihan Re: "Jefferson Lecture"	2000-06-07	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,125.00
23	Calvin Coolidge as Pres. About Joining the World Court	2027-01-17	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 687.50
24	Calvin Coolidge Signed Bookplate, Also Signed by Engraver, Gorgeously Presented!	n.d.	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 750.00
25	Dwight D. Eisenhower TLS as Pres., Makes Pitch for Republican Party	1958-10-18	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 2,500.00

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.

High Bids Win
Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
and Machine Manuals
December 24 to January 9

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.

High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD

Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD

Sotheby’s: William Golding.
Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD

Sotheby's
Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD

Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD

Sotheby’s: John Milton.
Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD

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