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
26	Dwight D. Eisenhower FF Envelope to Mamie, He Censors His Own Letter!	1944-11-02	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 625.00
27	Dwight Eisenhower Signed Photo As 5-Star General	n.d.	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 1,187.50
28	Dwight D. Eisenhower Signed Card, PSA Encapsulated	n.d.	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 375.00
29	Mamie Eisenhower TLS as First Lady: "...Ike is indeed progressing wonderfully..."	1956-06-19	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 100.00
30	Millard Fillmore as Pres. Secret Letter on Suspected Fraud by Confidential Agents	December 2, 1852	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,500.00
31	Millard Fillmore Signed Book from Personal Library on "History of Europe"	July 23, 1858	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 750.00
32	Gerald Ford TLS on Pardoning Nixon, Superb Content!	1974-09-19	USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 17,500.00
33	G. Ford Signed JFK: Assassination Report of the Warren Commission. A Rare Limited Edition Copy!	ca. 2004	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 1,250.00
34	Garfield as Pres. Appoints a Female Notary for the District of Columbia, Unusual!	June 9, 1881	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 8,125.00
35	James Garfield Large Presidential Portrait After Bogardus, ca. 1881	[ca. 1881]	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 125.00
36	Garfield Presented Book With Hand-Addressed Mail Cover "The Life & Public Services James A. Garfield"	ca. 1880	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 562.50
37	James Garfield Free Frank to Ohio Postmaster	May 29, [n.y.]	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 406.25
38	U.S. Grant Approves Florida Panhandle Light House and Expands Maritime Infrastructure	February 27, 1874	USD 1,200.00 - 1,400.00	USD 1,000.00
39	Ulysses S. Grant ALS as Pres. to Sec. Navy!	October 30, 1869	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 1,750.00
40	"The Only True Likeness" of Ulysses S. Grant, Posthumously Published	ca. 1891	USD 600.00 - 700.00	USD 406.25
41	Unbound & Uncut 1st Edition "Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant" Two Volume Set	ca. 1885-86	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 1,875.00
42	General Ulysses S. Grant Strands Of Hair	n.d.	USD 500.00 - 600.00	USD 812.50
43	U.S. Grant Seated Presidential Portrait After Brady, Decorative Display	ca. 1870	USD 400.00 - 500.00	USD 325.00
44	Unique Ulysses S. Grant Cabinet Cards	ca. 1868	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 175.00
45	Warren Harding as Pres. TLS on Post-World War Fallout to "prevent all conflict in the Old World"	2023-02-03	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 2,250.00
46	Benjamin Harrison as Pres. Re: Timely Discussion on Trade and Tariffs	August 13, 1891	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 3,500.00
47	Benjamin Harrison & the Anglo-Venezuelan Arbitration Tribunal Signed Photograph	ca. 1898	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 687.50
48	Three Fine Presidential Appointments: Benjamin Harrison and William McKinley	various	USD 700.00 - 900.00	USD 2,000.00
49	B. Harrison Establishes Precedent for Intl. Environmental Agreements in Dispute with Great Britain. A Fine Boldly Signed & Historic Doc!	May 9, 1892	USD 600.00 - 700.00	USD 1,062.50
50	Anna Harrison ALS Re: "dear departed Husband"	September 1, 1848	USD 600.00 - 700.00	USD 1,062.50

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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