• Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Alken (Henry). Sporting Notions, first edition, T.McLean, 1832-33. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Bardi (Lorenzo). Nuova Raccolta delle piu interessanti Vedute della Citta di Firenze…, Florence, Lorenzo Bardi, [c.1840]. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Crawfurd (John). Journal of an Embassy from the Governor-General of India to the Court of Ava..., first edition, 1829. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Dawe (George, engraver). The Life of a Nobleman, first edition, Geo. Henderson, [c.1825]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: [Doyle (John)], "H.B.". Political Sketches &c., 10 vol. including The Descriptive Key to H.B., Thomas McLean, [1829-51]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Eben (Adolphus Christian Frederick, Baron von) and Nicolaus Heideloff. Modèles de l'Uniforme Militaire Adopté dans l'Armée Royale de Suède, Rudolph Ackerman, 1808. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Geissler (J.G.G.) and Friedrich Hempel. Mahlerische Darstellungen der Sitten, Gebrauche und Lustbarkeiten bey den Russischen, Tartarischen…, 4 parts in 1, Leipzig and Paris, [1804]. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Hunt (Charles). Portraits of Winning Horses...of the Derby, Oaks, & St. Leger, from the Year 1842 to 1849…, Rock Brothers & Payne, 1849. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Kunike (Adolf Friedrich). Zwey hundert und sechzig Donau-Ansichten nach dem Laufe des Donaustromes…, Vienna, Leopold Grund, 1826. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Colour Plate Books from the Library of Norman Bobins
    Part 2
    27th March 2024
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Lasinio (Carlo). [Matrimony], Florence, 1790. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Reinhardt (Joseph). A Collection of Swiss Costumes, in Miniature, second English edition, James Goodwin, [1828]. £800 to £1,200.
    Forum Auctions, Mar. 27: Wengen (Gottfried Durst von). Die Öffentliche Maskerade Bamberg am Fastnachts-Montage 1833…, Bamberg, [1833]. £2,000 to £3,000.
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
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  • Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A RUTH BADER GINSBURG BEADED JUDICIAL COLLAR. $80,000 - $120,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: ONLY KNOWN COPY OF THE ONLY BOOK BY THE REMARKABLE EVE ADAMS. $8,000 - $12,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A COMPLETE RUN OF VISIONAIRE MAGAZINE THROUGH 2010. $6,000 - $9,000
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    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: META REBNER'S WORKING SCRIPT OF THE LOVED ONE. $1,500 - $2,000
    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A KATHY GROVE PORTRAIT OF CYNDI LAUPER FOR THE FEBRUARY 1989 DETAILS COVER. $800 - $1,200
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    Bonhams, Mar. 22 – Apr. 2: A SET OF JONI MITCHELL LYRICS FOR "IF I HAD A HEART." $2,000 - $3,000
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University Archives: Rare Autographs, Photographs & Books

Auction Reports

Auction Name Rare Autographs, Photographs & Books Total Sales (USD) 944,063.25
Auction Date January 06, 2022 - January 06, 2022 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 512,240.00
Sale Number #10622 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 630,640.00
Total Lots 534
Sold Lots 524 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 541,140.00
% of Lots Sold 98.13% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 666,240.00
Unsold Lots 10 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 141.70%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
327 A. Einstein Signed

A. Einstein Signed Manuscript & Equations Tied to General Relativity Theory and Quantum Physics, Being Kaluza's Theory of Electricity

Ca. 1938 USD 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 87,500.00
36

The Emancipation Proclamation, 1st Ed. War Dept. Printing, Bound with 200+ Gen. Orders Jan-Aug. 1863

Ca. 1863 USD 2,000.00 - 2,400.00 USD 28,125.00
55 George Washington

George Washington Settles Accounts with Former Foe Turned Friend, 1762

Ca. July 1762 USD 12,000.00 - 14,000.00 USD 20,000.00
329 Feynman

Feynman Handwritten Manuscript Re: Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster

March 29, 1985 USD 12,000.00 - 14,000.00 USD 20,000.00
527 George Washington

George Washington Rev. War Free Frank to Gen. Knox, PSA/DNA Slabbed & Graded NM 7 Knox Was "Commandant of West Point" at the Time

Ca. 1793 USD 8,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 20,000.00
446 JFK

JFK Signed Check with Ironic Connection, PSA/DNA Slabbed & Graded NM-MT 8

July 11, 1959 USD 15,000.00 - 16,000.00 USD 18,750.00
449 Martin Luther

Martin Luther King Signed Print from The March on Washington, PSA/DNA Slabbed and Graded Mint 9

No date USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 18,750.00
178 Thomas Paine

"Pennsylvania Magazine" Issue "declaring the United Colonies free and independent STATES", Printed July, 1776. edited by Thomas Paine, Important Americana!

Ca. June 1776 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 17,500.00
444 John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy Blood-stained Leather Swatch from Dallas Limo. CAG Encapsulated

November 22, 1963 USD 1,500.00 - 1,700.00 USD 17,500.00
463 Bat Masterson

Bat Masterson ADS as 25-Year-Old Sheriff of Ford County, Kansas on the Eve of the Royal Gorge RR War, PSA/DNA Slabbed & Graded Mint 9!

April 14, 1879 USD 27,500.00 - 30,000.00 USD 17,500.00
455 A. Lincoln

A. Lincoln ALS RE: Real Estate Sale to Cover Debt PSA/DNA Slabbed and Graded PSA Mint 9

March 25, 1852 USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 16,250.00
180 Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton Orders Pistols! Exceptional Irony As He was Killed in a Duel by One.

December 12, 1792 USD 9,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 12,500.00
400 Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein ALS & Unique Unpublished Photo on Hamburg-American Line Postcard Encapsulated NM 7 by PSA/DNA

Ca. 1931-1932 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 12,500.00
32 John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy Inscribed and Signed "Why England Slept", His 1st Book!

Ca. September 1940 USD 7,500.00 - 8,500.00 USD 11,250.00
149 M.L. King Jr.

Superb M.L. King Jr. Signed Record Cover From His "The American Dream" Speech at Syracuse University. With PSA/DNA LOA

July 13, 1961 USD 6,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 11,250.00
21 U. S. Grant

Superb U. S. Grant CDV Signed with Rank

n.d. USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 10,625.00
24 T. Jefferson

T. Jefferson Forwards Multiple Dispatches "by the return of post to Mr. Madison", Including on Re: Florida & Napoleon

September 13, 1808 USD 8,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 10,625.00
157 John Newton,

John Newton, Author of "Amazing Grace", Rare ALS Re: Sermons & Recent Injury

March 5, 1794 USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 10,625.00
298 Oskar Schindler

Oskar Schindler Signed Wire Transfer from Argentina Where Many Nazi's Escaped to, Following WWII

December 13, 1952 USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,625.00
333 Nikola Tesla

Nikola Tesla 1919 TLS to a Fellow Inventor

April 14, 1919 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 10,625.00
75 Buzz Aldrin

Buzz Aldrin Signed Photo, "First Lunar Landing"

n.d. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 8,750.00
202 J. Peter Zenger

J. Peter Zenger Fantastic "Freedom of the Press" Archive of 6 Docs & Newspapers

Ca. 1721-1748 USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 8,125.00
213 George Gershwin

George Gershwin "Rhapsody in Blue" Signed & Dedicated Musical Quote

November 22, 1926 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 8,125.00
535

Wright Flyer Kitty Hawk Flown Fabric CAG Certified and Slabbed

December 17, 1903 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 8,125.00
330 Richard Feynman

Richard Feynman Signed Copy of the Rogers Commissions Recommendations

n.d. USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 8,000.00
  • Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: FIRST PRINTING OF LINCOLN’S IMMORTAL GETTYSBURG ADDRESS. $4,000 to $6,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: THE MOST IMPORTANT GEORGE WASHINGTON DOCUMENT IN PRIVATE HANDS; GEORGE WASHINGTON’S COMMISSION AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF, 1775, ONE OF ONLY TWO ORIGINALS. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Potter & Potter Auctions
    How History Unfolds on Paper:
    Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection
    Part IX
    April 18, 2024
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
  • Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: [Langland (William)]. The vision of Pierce Plowman, nowe the seconde time imprinted..., Roberte Crowley, 1550. £8,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: [Shakespeare (William)]. [Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies], second folio edition, [by Tho.Cotes, for Robert Allot], [1632]. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Bible, Czech Biblia Bohemica, first complete Bible printed in the Czech vernacular, Prague, August 1488. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Shabthai Tzvi.- Collection of four printed and illustrated broadsides detailing the appearance, rise and fall of the false messiah, Shabthai Tzvi, Augsburg, 1666-67. £40,000 to £60,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Leaf from the Beauvais Missal, in Latin, illuminated manuscript on parchment, [Northern France (perhaps Beauvais or Amiens)], [fourteenth century (c.1310)]. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Aubrey (John). [Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme], manuscript in English, Latin and Greek, [c. 1693]. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: Byron (George Gordon Noel, Lord). Poems on Various Occasions, first edition, Harriet Maltby's copy, Newark, Printed by S. & J. Ridge, 1807. £30,000 to £40,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Tolkien (J.R.R.) The Hobbit, first edition, second impression with dust-jacket, 1937 [but 1938]. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Blake (William).- Thornton (Robert John). The Pastorals of Virgil, 2 vol., engraved plates by William Blake, 1821. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    28th March 2024
    Forum Mar. 28: America.- Mount (William J.) & Thomas Page. The English Pilot…, [bound with] The Fourth Book, describing The West Indies Navigation from Hudson's-Bay to the River Amazones, 1721. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Oldfield (Henry Ambrose), Rajman Singh Chitrakar & others. An album of 160 photographs and 13 original artworks, (1833-1919), [c. 1850s-1880s]. £20,000 to £30,000.
    Forum Mar. 28: Audubon (John James) [and William MacGillivray]. Ornithological Biography…, 5 vol., first edition, presentation copy inscribed by Audubon, Edinburgh, 1831-49 [i.e. 1831-39]. £10,000 to £15,000.
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