RR Auction: Fine Autographs and Artifacts, featuring The Civil War and Abraham Lincoln, 715, Amherst

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Auction Report
Auction Date
April 09, 2025 - April 09, 2025
Page Size: 587 items in 24 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
2 George Washington

George Washington Signed Revolutionary War Discharge Certificate (1783)

1783 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 15,129.00
3 George Washington

George Washington Partial Autograph Document Signed - Full Signature

1797 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 13,589.00
4 George Washington

George Washington Signature, Cloak Swatch, and Lock of Hair

1769 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,081.00
5 John Adams

John Adams Document Signed as President - Four-Language Passport for the Ship Perseverance

1798 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 7,130.00
6 Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson Letter Signed as Secretary of State, Transmitting an Act of Congress Organizing Rhode Island's US District Court, Weeks After Ratification of the Constitution

1790 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
7 Thomas Jefferson and James Madison

Thomas Jefferson and James Madison Signed Four-Language Ship's Passport

1802 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,090.00
8 James Madison and James Monroe

James Madison and James Monroe (2) Letters Signed as Secretary of State - Laws of the United States and War of 1812

1812 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,414.00
9 James Madison and James Monroe

James Madison and James Monroe Document Signed - War of 1812 Letter of Marque for a Privateer

1813 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 3,336.00
10 Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson Autograph Letter Signed on Cherokee Culture and the 1824 Presidential Election - "Should the people exercise their right of suffrage, & call me to fill that first office in their gift; I will yield to that call"

1824 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 9,074.00
11 Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson Autograph Document Signed - Pay Order Issued During the 1828 Presidential Campaign

1828 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
12 Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson Patent Document Signed as President

1831 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,289.00
13 Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson Document Signed as President

1834 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,519.00
14 William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison Signed Free Frank

USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,483.00
15 William Henry Harrison

William Henry Harrison Document Signed as Governor of Indiana Territory

1808 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,756.00
16 John Tyler

John Tyler Autograph Letter Signed on "the China Treaty"

circa 1844-1845. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
17 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Civil War-Dated Autograph Letter Signed as President to Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton, Interceding for a "devoted Union man"

1862 USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 31,258.00
19 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Document Signed as President for a Treaty Settling Claims of the Hudson Bay Company

1864 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 16,613.00
20 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Autograph Document Signed - Legal Deposition in a Butter Churn Dispute, with 250+ Words in Lincoln's Hand

no date but circa 1849. USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 26,488.00
21 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Document Signed as President, Appointing a US Marshal for the Washington Territory

1861 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 12,353.00
22 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Autograph Letter Signed (1850) - "I am exceedingly hungry about now"

1850 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 11,229.00
23 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Autograph Civil War Pass Signed as President

1864 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 8,249.00
24 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Civil War-Dated Document Signed as President, Appointing a "Chief Engineer in the Navy"

1864 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 7,139.00
25 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Autograph Endorsement Signed as President to Joseph Holt, Prosecutor of the Assassination Conspirators

1865 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 8,435.00
26 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Document Signed as President, Appointing an Additional Paymaster of Volunteers - One Month Before His Assassination

1865 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 7,854.00
27 Sculpture

Abraham Lincoln: 'Council of War' Sculpture by John Rogers

sculpture USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,440.00
  • Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 962. Baird. United States Exploring Expedition. Philadelphia 1858.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 772. Edith Holland Norton. Brazilian Flowers. Coombe Croft 1893.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 49. Petrarca. Das Gluecksbuch, Augsburg 1536.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 1496. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 8. Augustinus. De moribus ecclesie. Cologne 1480.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 17. Heures a lusaige de Noyon. Paris 1504.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 13. Schedel. Buch der Chronicken. Nürnberg 1493.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 957. Donovan. Insects of China. London 1798.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 123. A holy martyr. Tuscany, Florence, mid-14th century.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 438. Dante. La Divine Comédie. Paris 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 602. Firdausi. Histoire de Minoutchehr. Paris 1919
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 994. Westwood. Oriental Entomology. London 1848.
  • Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
  • Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 748. Second volume of Blaeu's atlas featuring 89 maps of the Americas and Asia (1642) Est. $12,000 - $15,000
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 12. A world map with popular cartographic myths and unique embellishments (1788) Est. $3,000 - $3,750
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 30. One of the most sought-after charts from Cellarius' work (1708) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 38. Anti-Vietnam War persuasive cartography on a velvet poster (1971) Est. $350 - $425
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 43. Ortelius' influential map of the New World - second plate (1584) Est. $4,750 - $6,000
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 95. Scarce German map illustrating the French & Indian War (1755) Est. $8,000 - $9,500
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 149. Bachmann's dramatic view of the Mid-Atlantic region (1864) Est. $1,200 - $1,500
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 373. De Jode's very rare map of Europe with costumed figures (1593) Est. $6,000 - $7,500
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 674. De Bry's Petits Voyages, Part VII with all plates and map of Sri Lanka (1606) Est. $1,400 - $1,700
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 704. The first printed map devoted to the Pacific in full contemporary color (1589) Est. $7,500 - $9,000
    Old World Auctions (April 23):
    Lot 734. Superb hand-colored image of the Tree of Jesse (1502) Est. $700 - $850
  • University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Books & Photos; Abraham Lincoln Collection
    April 23, 2025
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Best Image of Abraham Lincoln: "Closest… to ‘seeing' Lincoln… A National Treasure" Original Hesler/Ayres Interpositive. $800,000 to $1,000,000.
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Einstein, 3pp of Unified Field Theory Equations: “I want to try to show that a truly natural choice for field equations exists.” Formalizing His Final Approach, Association to Theory of Relativity. $80,000 to $120,000.
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Marilyn Monroe's Best Personally Owned & Annotated Script for Unfinished Last Film, "Something's Got to Give" (1962). $75,000 to $100,000.
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Books & Photos; Abraham Lincoln Collection
    April 23, 2025
    University Archives, Apr. 23: David Ben-Gurion ALS: "The Jewish people have attained the epitome...the State of Israel is born," 1 Day After Signing Israeli Declaration of Independence, Best Ben-Gurion Ever! $80,000 to $100,000.
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Lincoln ALS to Youth: "A young man, before the enemy has learned to watch him...votes... shall redeem the county" Evocative of Famous "Work" Letter. $70,000 to $100,000.
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Lincoln Appointment for Cabinet Member With Largest, Boldest, Full Signature! Important Content: Detente with England. $10,000 to $15,000.
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Books & Photos; Abraham Lincoln Collection
    April 23, 2025
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Abraham Lincoln Rare Signed Check To Law Partner W.H. Herndon, Perhaps Unique as Such! $20,000 to $25,000
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Tokyo War Crimes Files of Prosecuting Attorney For POW Camp Atrocities, 500+ Pages, Unpublished Court Documents, Photos and More. $25,000 to $35,000.
    University Archives, Apr. 23: 1698 South Carolina Slavery Archive Huguenot Planters Earliest Rare Plat Maps for Plantations 41 Docs 107 pp. Most Colonial. $25,000 to $35,000.
    University Archives
    Rare Autographs, Books & Photos; Abraham Lincoln Collection
    April 23, 2025
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Adam Smith ALS While Revising “The Wealth of Nations” - A New Discovery Documenting Meeting with Influential Editor. $18,000 to $24,000.
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Margaret Mitchell Rare ALS to Her Editor as Epic Film "Gone With the Wind" Gains Heat "Forgive this scrawl. I haven't written a letter in long hand in years and I've almost forgotten how it's done." $3,000 to $4,000.
    University Archives, Apr. 23: Einstein 1935 TLS, Hopes to Warn Non-Jews of "The true nature of the Hitler regime.” $8,500 to $10,000.
  • Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN'S EXTREMELY RARE FIRST APPEARANCE IN PRINT. "Scene af: Røverne i Vissenberg i Fyen." in Harpen, 1822.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST THREE FAIRY TALE PAMPHLETS, WITH ALL INDICES AND TITLE PAGES. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: THE FIRST FAIRY TALES WITH A SIGNED CARTE DE VISITE OF ANDERSEN AS FRONTIS. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: KARL LAGERFELD. Original pastel and ink drawing in gold, red and black for Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes (1992), "La cassette de l'Empereur."
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY OF THE SIXTH PAMPHLET FOR PETER KOCH. Eventyr, Fortalte For Børn, Second Series, Third Pamphlet. 1841. Publisher's wrappers, complete with all pre- and post-matter.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN RARE AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED IN ENGLISH from "The Ugly Duckling," c.1860s.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HEINRICH LEFLER, ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR FOR ANDERSEN'S SNOW QUEEN, "Die Schneekönigin," 1910.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST EDITION OF ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES IN ENGLISH. Wonderful Stories for Children. London, 1846.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN ON MEETING CHARLES DICKENS. Autograph Letter Signed ("H.C. Andersen") in English to William Jerdan, July 20, 1847.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR EDGAR COLLIN. Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Raekke. 1861.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: DOLL HOUSE FURNITURE BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON, DECORATED WITH FANTASTICAL CUT-OUTS, for the children of Jonna Stampe (née Drewsen), his godchildren.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR GEORG BRANDES. Dryaden. Et Eventyr fra Udstillingstiden i Paris 1867. 1868.
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