Early American: History Auction, 121424, Rancho Santa Fe

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Auction Date
December 14, 2024 - December 14, 2024
Page Size: 172 items in 7 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 JOHN ADAMS (1735 - July 4, 1826).

1797 President "John Adams" Signed Four Language Ship Papers also with "Timothy Pickering" as Secretary of State

June 8, 1797 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,800.00
2 JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.

J. Q. Adams Signed Document as President a Rare Reuse "JAMES MONROE, President" Crossed Out, Adams Above

April 1, 1825 USD 1,400.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,560.00
3 SAMUEL ADAMS (1722-1803).

Samuel Adams Document Beautifully Display Framed His Signature a Vivid "10 out of 10" & Outstanding Eye Appeal

June 23rd, 1794 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,120.00
4 SUSAN B. ANTHONY (1820-1906).

Susan B. Anthony Signed Autograph Famous Woman's Suffrage Quote "Equal Rights For Women" Dated "1882"

USD 1,800.00 - 2,200.00 USD 3,120.00
5 WILLIAM BAINBRIDGE (1774-1833).

Commodore William Bainbridge Orders a Purser to Norfolk

April 2, 1833 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 650.00
6 NATHANIEL BARBER (1728-1787).

Boston Tea Party Participant Nathaniel Barber Signed as Acting Naval Officer Muster Master State of Massachusetts

January 6, 1778 USD 2,000.00 - 2,400.00 USD 2,340.00
7 SIR FRANCIS BERNARD (1712-1779).

1762 Francis Bernard Signed French and Indian War Military Commission to Raise Troops but: ".... being careful not to enlist .... any Negroes, except one only to a Company, as a Servant to the Captain" Display Framed

March 9th, 1762 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 3,120.00
8 (FRANCIS LEWIS CARDOZO) (1836-1903).

First African American Statewide Office Holder FRANCIS LEWIS CARDOZO Confirms a Power of Attorney

USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,560.00
9 CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT (1859-1947),

Women's Suffrage Leader CARRIE CHAPMAN CATT Signed Card with Sentiment was President of the National American Woman Suffrage Association 1900-04 / 1915-20

1923-10-26 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,300.00
10 WENTWORTH CHESWELL, (1746-1817).

Wentworth Cheswell - First African American Elected to Public Office in the United States and First Black Judge

March 28, 1809 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,340.00
11 HENRY CLAY (1777-1852).

Henry Clay Free Frank Signature on Lexington, KY. Postal Cover to Samuel Lisle Smith (1817-1854)

2024-06-15 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 286.00
12 GROVER CLEVELAND (1837-1908).

Winfield S. Schley Hero of the 1898 Spanish-American War Battle of Santiago Bay, Cuba, President Grover Cleveland's Signed Naval Appointment to the Rank of Commodore

USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 Not Sold
13 JEFFERSON "JEFF" DAVIS (1808-1889).

CSA President & Confederate States of America President-Elect Jefferson Davis Autograph Letter Signed 1861

November 11, 1861 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 7,800.00
14 COLONEL THOMAS DAWES (1731-1809).

Colonel Thomas Dawes (Cousin of William Dawes Patriot Who Rode With Paul Revere On His "Midnight Ride")

March 4, 1794 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,040.00
15 HENRY DEARBORN (1751-1829).

Secretary of War Dearborn Approves Express Rider to Mount Vernon, Probably to Offer Diplomatic Post to Former Washington Secretary

USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 455.00
16 STEPHEN DECATUR (1779-1820).

Stephen Decatur 1818 Letter Signed Regarding Advertisements for Mattresses for the U.S. Navy with "wool or hair mattrasses, instead of moss or cattail"

December, 1818 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 715.00
17 SUSAN DECATUR (1776-1860).

Susan Decatur the Widow of Naval Hero Stephen Decatur, 1821 Dated Superb Content Autograph Letter Signed To President James Monroe Attacking Captain Jesse Elliott For His Actions in the Duel with Commodore James Barron

January 15, 1821 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 10,790.00
18 SAMUEL FRANCIS DU PONT (1803-1865).

Civil War Letter to President Abraham Lincoln from Rear Admiral Samuel F. Du Pont Recommending a Chaplain's Appointment who expresses "the highest Christian virtues"

August 15, 1862 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,300.00
19 BENJAMIN EDES (1732-1803).

1780 Benjamin Edes Signed Revolutionary War Boston Town - Treasury Tax Loan Certificate: for the Purpose of carrying on the War. Signed by "David Jeffries" Deacon of Old South Church

USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,875.00
20 SAMUEL ARLENT EDWARDS (1861-1935).

George Washington Mezzotint Proof Print Artist Signed by "S(amuel) Arlent Edwards" after James Sharples' Painting

c. 1899 USD 1,600.00 - 2,200.00 USD 1,950.00
21 DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER (1890-1969).

1958 Typed Letter Signed by President Dwight D. Eisenhower who Thanks a Friend for Giving him Crabs!

1958-06-06 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 650.00
22 WILLIAM ELLERY (1727-1820).

William Ellery, Signer of the Declaration of Independence Autograph Letter Signed Autograph Letter Signed 3 Times!

November 26, 1761 USD 1,600.00 - 2,200.00 USD 1,040.00
23 JOHN ERICSSON (1803-1889).

John Ericsson Builder of the U.S.S. Monitor Autograph Letter Signed to the Smithsonian Secretary Joseph Henry

April 14, 1870 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 520.00
24 EDWARD EVERETT (1794-1865).

Edward Everett Writes to the Selectmen of Concord, Massachusetts about Creating a Statue to Commemorate the 1775 Revolutionary War First Battle at Concord

March 8, 1825 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,560.00
25 LORD FAIRFAX (1693-1781).

Lord Fairfax Signed Virginia Land Deed French & Indian War Period to Captain John Strolher of Culpeper

July 9, 1762 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 780.00
  • 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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