University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts & Books, 111925, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 19, 2025 - November 19, 2025
Page Size: 462 items in 19 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 John Adams

John Adams Signed Receipt, Handsomely Displayed

December 31, 1813 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,937.50
2 Abigail Adams

Abigail Adams Hand Addressed Cover to Daughter-in-Law, PSA Encapsulated

n.d. USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 625.00
3 J. Q. Adams

J. Q. Adams ALS from Berlin as Minister to Prussia

November 17, 1798 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,250.00
4 Chester Arthur

Chester Arthur Signed Postal Appointment 3 Weeks Before End of Presidential Term

February 13, 1885 USD 600.00 - 700.00 USD 531.25
5 Joe Biden

Joe Biden Signed Photo During Osama bin Laden Raid with JSA COA

ca. May, 2011 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 812.50
6 J. Buchanan Civil

J. Buchanan Civil War Dated ALS From Wheatland to Baptist Clergyman, PSA MINT 9!

December 30, 1861 USD 600.00 - 700.00 USD 812.50
7 James Buchanan

James Buchanan Senate Resolution to Treasury Secretary As Civil War Looms!

February 7, 1861 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 562.50
8 President James Buchanan

President James Buchanan Presents Award for Steam Plow

January 1860 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 325.00
9 J. Buchanan

J. Buchanan Handwritten Note Supplied by Contemporary Autograph Dealer During Presidency!

ca. August 1855 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 100.00
10 Barbara Bush

Barbara Bush Signed Habitat for Humanity Drawing

ca. 1989-1993 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 200.00
11 George W. Bush

Rare George W. Bush ALS As Pres. Signed Twice! PSA Mint 9

January 6th, 2007 USD 3,500.00 - 4,500.00 USD 1,750.00
12 Four Presidents

Four Presidents Bold Signed Cut! Carter, Reagan, Ford & Bush! Incredibly Unique!

n.d. USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,250.00
13 George W. Bush

George W. Bush 9/11 Typescripts w/ Bin Laden Mugshot and Iconic Speech! Two Tragic & Defining Events of 9/11. BAS Slabbed!

2001-09-11 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 937.50
14 Bush & Quayle

Bush & Quayle Signed Inauguration Oath

1989-01-20 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 406.25
16 Grover Cleveland

Grover Cleveland PSA ALS Re: 1890 Address Before Southern Expats In NYC Where He Said "Washington was the most thorough American that ever lived"

February 28, 1890 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 468.75
17 Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton Signed Book Page, Beckett Certified

ca. 2014 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 112.50
18 Clinton 9

Clinton 9 Days Before Impeachment Trial Thanks Supporter for "Thoughts and Prayers" & states "The new year is rich with possibility."

1999-01-05 USD 900.00 - 1,000.00 USD 375.00
19 B. Clinton

B. Clinton "I...have some problems...over the tax issue" After Only Election Loss is Confident "We Can Turn Things in Our Direction"

1981-11-24 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 125.00
20 Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton Signed 1st Ed. Book "My Life" Inscribed to Daughter of Robert McNamara

2008-08-04 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 437.50
21 Bill Clinton

Bill Clinton Impeachment Signed House Report Typescript

n.d. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 875.00
22 Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge TLS Days After His Son's Death & Funeral

2024-07-11 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 406.25
23 Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge DS Appointing Vice Consul to China

2024-11-08 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 325.00
24 Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge TLS Thanking Fellow Lawyer A Few Days After Securing VP Spot in 1920 Presidential Election

2020-11-05 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 175.00
25 D-Day Orders

D-Day Orders Signed By Eisenhower To His Troops, Outstanding PSA GEM MT 10!

[June 6, 1944] USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 6,250.00
26 Dwight Eisenhower

Dwight Eisenhower Signed Limited Edition of "Mandate for Change"

ca. 1963 USD 900.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,250.00
  • Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
  • Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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