Early American: History Auction, 121424, Rancho Santa Fe

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Auction Report
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
51 JOSEPH WARREN REVERE (1812-1880).

Joseph Warren Revere Civil War General's Extensive Family Related Archive of Revolutionary War Patriot Paul Revere's Grandson and Great Grandson "Paul Revere"

USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 4,550.00
52 KILLIAN K. VAN RENSSELAER (1763-1845).

Madison, Monroe, Talleyrand & Jefferson's "Crimes" and back door pimps Negotiations to Buy Florida From Spain

USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
53 ROBERT L. RIPLEY (1890-1449).

Believe It Or Not... Its Robert Ripley's Signature!

1935-10-18 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 780.00
54 JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER (1839-1937).

John D. Rockefeller & Henry M. Flagler Signed "Standard Oil Trust" Share Certificate Also Signed Jabez A. Bostwick

USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,600.00
55 BENJAMIN F. SANDS (1811-1883).

1868 Storming of Fort Fisher, NC. Officer's Letter of Recommendation ALS by Commodore Benjamin F. Sands, the Superintendent of U.S. Naval Observatory

July 27, 1868 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 650.00
56 WILLIAM TECUMSEH SHERMAN (1820-1891).

William T. Sherman Autograph Endorsement Signed on 1875 Autograph Letter Written & Signed by Famed Poet "Samuel H. M. Byers" Who Coined the Term & Poem: "March to the Sea" and later Authored "The Song of Iowa" which was Declared "Iowa's State Song" in 191

March 21, 1875 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 2,600.00
57 CAPTAIN EBENEZER SMITH (1745-1819).

Captain Ebenezer Smith of the 6th Mass. Regiment Valley Forge Revolutionary War Officer and an Original 1783 Society of the Cincinnati Founding Member

July 15, 1779 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,300.00
58 ROBERT SMITH (1757-1842).

April 23, 1802 Robert Smith Signed Statement of the First Costs of the Six Official United States Navy Yards Totaling $135,846.92

April 23, 1802 USD 1,600.00 - 2,200.00 USD 1,560.00
59 JOHN PHILIP SOUSA (1854-1932).

John Philip Sousa a.k.a. The "March King" Autograph Letter Signed Regarding "Drumming" Techniques for Perfecting the Drummer's 'Rudimentre Buzz'

1930-08-11 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 520.00
60 JOHN PHILIP SOUSA (1854-1932).

John Philip Sousa a.k.a. "The March King" Signed Photo in Custom Framed Display with His "EL CAPITAN" MARCH

1899 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 2,470.00
61 BENJAMIN STODDERT (1751-1813).

Benjamin Stoddert as the First United States Secretary of the Navy Autograph Letter Signed Financial & Military Matters

February 10, 1799 USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 USD 1,170.00
62 DANIEL D. TOMPKINS (1774-1825).

New York Militia War of 1812 Commission Document of an Ensign United States Vice President Daniel D. Tompkins

March 2, 1814 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 552.50
63 (ALLEN TRIMBLE) (1783-1870).

Ohio Governor ALLEN TRIMBLE's Response to South Carolina's "Nullification" Threat

February 12, 1828 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
64 HARRY S. TRUMAN, (1884-1972).

Harry S. Truman Signed Presidential Library Booklet

USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 260.00
65 ARTEMAS WARD (1727-1800).

June 8, 1776 Revolutionary War Document Signed "Artemas Ward" as Commander-in-Chief of Massachusetts Provincial State Forces, To Ebenezer Hancock, Paymaster, brother of John Hancock Signer & President of Congress

June 8, 1776 USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 USD 1,950.00
66 RICHARD VARICK (1753-1831).

New York City Mayor Richard Varick Commissions John Trumbull's Portrait of George Washington for City Hall

July 19, 1790 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 Not Sold
67 GEORGE WASHINGTON (1732-1799).

1782 George Washington Signed Medical Discharge Form for a Soldier in the Regiment of Invalids at Newburgh, NY

December 31st, 1782 USD 18,000.00 - 22,000.00 USD 24,700.00
68 GIDEON WELLES (1802-1878).

Gideon Welles' Written Telegram Congratulating Admiral David D. Porter & General Terry on the Fall of Fort Fisher

January 17, 1865 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,525.00
69 JOHN WILCOCKS (1749-1793).

1787 Financial Letter From John Wilcocks in Philadelphia to Nicholas Low in New York City Regarding a Prior Debt

July 23, 1787 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 520.00
70 OLIVER WOLCOTT JR. (1760-1833).

Enforcement of the "Quasi-War" Embargo is Ordered by Treasury Secretary Oliver Wolcott Signed Circular Letter

February 12, 1799 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 975.00
71

1736 George II Lottery Silver Prize Jernegan's Cistern Medal Betts-169, MI III:72, Elmer-537 About Uncirculated

1736 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 520.00
72

1783 "Comprehensive and Complete History of England: From the Earliest Period of Authentic Information, to the Middle of the Year, MDCCLXXXIII," by Edward Barnard

1783 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 780.00
73

1647 English Civil War Declaration Broadside, Parliament Condemns a "Dangerous" Petition Circulating in the Army and Declares its Promoters as "Enemies to the State"

March 30, 1647 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,860.00
74

1678 "The Kings Letter - True Copy of the Letter by his Majesty Charles Ye Second" Dated February 12th, 1678 Response to John Crowne's Plea to King Charles II for Possession of Mount Hope, in Rhode Island and Providence Plantations in New England to the C

February 12, 1678 USD 18,000.00 - 24,000.00 Not Sold
75

1706 Colonial Boston Document Signed by John Walley who Commanded the Land Forces, 1690 Battle of Quebec

October 14, 1706 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,950.00
  • 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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