• ALDE, Dec. 9: BLAEU (JOAN) ET BORGOGNIO (GIO TOMASO). Theatre des Estats de son Altesse Royale le duc de Savoye…, La Haye, 1700. €25,000 to €30,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: BROWNE (JAMES D. HOWE). Ten Scenes in the last Ascent of Mont Blanc including five Views from the Summit. London, 1853. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: FELLOWS (CHARLES). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc. London, 1827. €30,000 to €40,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: HACQUET (BELSAZAR). Physikalisch= Politische Reise aus den Dinarischen durch die Julischen…, Leipzig, 1785. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: HAWES (BENJAMIN). A Narrative of an Ascent to the Summit of Mont-Blanc made during the summer of 1827 by Mr. William Hawes and Mr. Charles Fellows, 1828.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: MARTEL (PIERRE) ET WINDHAM (WILLIAM). An account of the glacieres or ice Alps in Savoy, in two letters…, London, 1744. €6,000 to €8,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: PITSCHNER (WILHELM). Der Mont Blanc Darstellung des Besteigung desselben am 31 Juli, 1 und 2 August 1859…, Berlin, 1860-1864. €8,000 to €10,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: SCHEUCHZER (JOHANN JACOB). Natur-Geschichte des Schweizerlandes, samt seinen Reisen über die Schweitzerische Gebürge. Zurich, 1746. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: STUMPF (JOANNES). Gemeiner loblicher Eydgnosschaft Stetten, Landen, und Völckeren Chronicwirdiger Thaatenbeschreybung. Zurich, Christoph Froschauer, 1548. €2,500 to €3,500.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: WALTON (ELIJAH) ET BONNEY (THOMAS GEORGE). The Peaks and valleys of the Alps. London, 1868. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, Dec. 9: WYTTENBACH (JACOB SAMUEL). Vues remarquables des montagnes de la Suisse, avec leur description. Amsterdam, 1785. €15,000 to €20,000.
  • Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: A Rare Complete Run of the Cuala Press Broadsides. €5,500 to €7,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Rare First Edition of a Classic Work. [Stafford (Thos.)] Pacata Hibernia, Ireland Appeased and Reduced…, 1633. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Yeats (W.B.) The Poems of W.B. Yeats, 2 vols. Lond. (MacMillan & Co.) 1949. Signed by author, limited edition. €1,250 to €1,750.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Literal Translation into English of the Earliest Known Book on Fowling and Fishing, Written originally in Flemish and Printed at Antwerp in 1492. London (Chiswick Press) 1872. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Fishing: Blacker's - Art of Fly Making, etc., Comprising Angling & Dying of Colours..., Rewritten & Revised. Lond. 1855. €250 to €350.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Joyce (James). Finnegans Wake,, London (Faber & Faber Ltd.) 1939, Lim. Edn. No. 269 (425) copies, Signed by the Author (in green pen). €3,000 to €4,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Synge (J.M.) & Yeats (Jack B.) illus. The Aran Islands,, D. (Maunsel & Co. Ltd.) 1907, Signed Limited Edn. €4,000 to €5,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Meyer (Dr. A.B.) Unser Auer -, Rackel-Und Birkwild und Seine Abarten, Wien (Verlag Von Adolph W. Kunast) 1887. €2,500 to €3,500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Carve (Thomas). Itinerarium R.D. Thomas Carve Tripperariensis, Sacellani Maioris in Fortisima iuxta…,, Moguntia (Mainz) impriemebat Nicolaus Heyll, 1639. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Grose (Francis). The Antiquities of Ireland, 2 vols. folio London (for S. Hooper) 1791. First Edition. €3,000 to €5,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus) & Le Brocquy (Louis) artist. Ugolino, D. (Dolmen Press) 1979, Signed Limited Edition No. 87 (125) Copies. €3,500 to €4,500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Dec. 11-12: Heaney (Seamus). Eleven Poems, Belfast (Festival publications - Queens University) [1965], First Edn., (First Issue) Signed. €2,500 to €3,500.
  • Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera
    Printing Woodblocks by Thomas & John Bewick
    12 December 2024
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Gell (William). The Topography of Troy, and its Vicinity, 1804. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Low (David). The Breeds of the Domestic Animals of the British Islands, 1842. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: North America. Moll (Herman)..., This Map of North America..., circa 1725. £1,000 to £1,500.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Printed Books, Maps & Ephemera
    Printing Woodblocks by Thomas & John Bewick
    12 December 2024
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Bible [English]. [The Holie Bible conteynyng the Olde Testament and the Newe, 1568]. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Chaucer (Geoffrey). The Workes of Our Ancient and Learned English Poet, newly Printed, 1602. £1,500 to £2,000. £1,500 to £2,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 12: Cuffee (Paul). Memoir of Captain Paul Cuffee, A Man of Color, Liverpool, 1811. £300 to £500.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Modern First Editions & Illustrated Books, Playing Cards, Toys & Games
    13 December 2024
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Milne (A. A.) The House at Pooh Corner, signed limited edition, 1928. £3,000 to £5,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Huxley (Aldous). Brave New World, limited signed edition, 1932. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Orwell (George). Animal Farm, 1st edition, 1945. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Dominic Winter Auctioneers
    Modern First Editions & Illustrated Books, Playing Cards, Toys & Games
    13 December 2024
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Rowling (J. K.). Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1st edition, 1st impression, 1997. £30,000 to £50,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Tolkien (J. R. R.) The Lord of the Rings, 3 volumes, 1st edition, 1954-55. £2,000 to £3,000.
    Dominic Winter, Dec. 13: Wells (H. G.) The War of the Worlds, 1st edition, 1st issue, 1898. £1,000 to £1,500.
  • Doyle, Dec. 6: An extensive archive of Raymond Chandler’s unpublished drafts of fantasy stories. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: RAND, AYN. Single page from Ayn Rand’s handwritten first draft of her influential final novel Atlas Shrugged. $30,000 to $50,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Ernest Hemingway’s first book with interesting provenance. Three Stories & Ten Poems. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Hemingway’s second book, one of 170 copies. In Our Time. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A finely colored example of Visscher’s double hemisphere world map, with a figured border. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Raymond Chandler’s Olivetti Studio 44 Typewriter. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: Antonio Ordóñez's “Suit of Lights” owned by Ernest Hemingway. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A remarkable Truman archive featuring an inscribed beam from the White House construction. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: The fourth edition of Audubon’s The Birds of America. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: The original typed manuscript for Chandler’s only opera. The Princess and the Pedlar: An Entirely Original Comic Opera. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A splendidly illustrated treatise on ancient Peru and its Incan civilization. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 6: A superb copy of Claude Lorrain’s Liber Veritatis from Longleat House. $5,000 to $8,000.
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University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books

Auction Reports

Auction Name Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, and Books Total Sales (USD) 661,615.45
Auction Date October 30, 2024 - October 30, 2024 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 395,970.00
Sale Number #103024 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 525,350.00
Total Lots 458
Sold Lots 444 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 804,670.00
% of Lots Sold 96.94% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 1,036,850.00
Unsold Lots 14 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 63.81%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
447 Albert Einstein

Albert Einstein 3pp ALS: Unified Field Theory, Gravitational Equations & Freud!

March 18, 1847 USD 40,000.00 - 50,000.00 USD 53,125.00
122 G. Washington

G. Washington Boldly Signed Discharge for Valley Forge Soldier Who in His 50s Fought Side by Side With His Son!

June 7, 1783 USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 20,000.00
121 George Washington

George Washington Rare Full Signature With Association to His Early Surveying Career, JSA Letter of Authenticity

ca. 1773 USD 12,000.00 - 14,000.00 USD 18,750.00
205

18 Hawaiian Early Missionary Letters Including Eyewitness Surfing, Dr. Seth Andrews Draws a Surfboard 1841 - A Superb Archive!

various USD 18,000.00 - 30,000.00 USD 16,250.00
209 M. L. King

M. L. King Scarce Signed 1st Ed., "for Peace and Brotherhood", His Final Book, "Where Do We Go From Here"

n.d. USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 16,250.00
256 John Jay

John Jay Signed Pay Order to B. Franklin for Spy & Playwright Caron de Beaumarchais

June 15, 1779 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 12,500.00
489 Babe Ruth

Fantastic Babe Ruth Signed 1941 Championship Ticket, PSA GEM MT 10!

[September, 1941] USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 12,500.00
20 James A. Garfield

Scarce James A. Garfield Letter as President, Signed Just Two Weeks Before Shooting

June 15, 1881 USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 12,160.00
134 Pablo Picasso

Pablo Picasso PSA GEM MT 10 Rare ALS On "Peace" Postcard

1960-06-20 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 11,250.00
253 Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton Signed Treasury Circular Re: Exports Shortly After Panic of 1792

August 27, 1792 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 10,625.00
392 Gandhi

1889 Gandhi Letter - The Earliest We Have Seen, Signed Twice!

January 22, 1889 USD 6,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 10,625.00
11 D-Day Orders

D-Day Orders Signed By Eisenhower To His Troops, An Unobtainable PSA GEM MINT 10!

[June 6, 1944] USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 9,375.00
37 Thomas Jefferson & James Madison

Thomas Jefferson & James Madison Signed Ship's Passport for China-Bound Brig Commanded by Ezekiel Hubbell, 1st To Circumnavigate Globe From Port of New York!

May 11, 1803 USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 9,375.00
259 Richard Henry Lee

Richard Henry Lee 1785 ALS as President of Continental Congress

October 4, 1785 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 9,375.00
58 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Appoints General of Vols. Under Daniel Sickles' "Excelsior Brigade"

May 19, 1862 USD 6,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 8,125.00
332 G. Custer

G. Custer Adopts His Iconic "Sabre Shield... possession of it by our cavalry would give confidence and increases courage." An Iconic Symbol of his Fearless Persona!

April 6, 1864 USD 6,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 8,125.00
445 Albert & Elsa Einstein

Albert & Elsa Einstein Dual ALS on South American Vacation

1932-12-31 USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 8,125.00
57 Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln Signed Appointment for Veteran Reserve Corps

August 1, 1864 USD 6,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 7,500.00
82 James Monroe

James Monroe Pardons a Tavern Keeper Jailed Over an Unlicensed Pool Table, Countersigned by J.Q. Adams

January 3, 1818 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 7,500.00
413 Ayn Rand

Ayn Rand's Personal Signed "Privilege Card" for Chemical Bank, Now the Largest Bank in the United States! PSA Gem MT 10

July, 1968 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 7,500.00
491 Phog Allen

Famed Basketball Coach Phog Allen Teaches the Game through Correspondence Course

ca. 1935 USD 3,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD 7,500.00
378

Pearl Harbor Official Dispatch: "This is not drill", with Intriguing Provenance!

1941-12-07 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 6,875.00
462 Sir Isaac Newton

Sir Isaac Newton Rare Signature, PSA Encapsulated and Authenticated

n.d. USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 6,875.00
110 Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman Signed Advance Press Copy Speech Draft: "after the surrender of Japan... guiding policies of your Government during the transition from war to peace"

ca. October 30, 1945 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 5,937.50
251

Claims by Indians & Notable Dutch Settlers, New York/New Jersey Land Deed

March 5, 1702 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 5,625.00
  • Doyle, Dec. 5: Minas Avetisian (1928-1975). Rest, 1973. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973). Yawning Tiger, conceived 1917. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert M. Kulicke (1924-2007). Full-Blown Red and White Roses in a Glass Vase, 1982. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Pablo Picasso (1881-1973). L’ATELIER DE CANNES (Bloch 794; Mourlot 279). The cover for Ces Peintres Nos Amis, vol. II. $1,000 to $1,500.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: LeRoy Neiman (1921-2012). THE BEACH AT CANNES, 1979. $1,200 to $1,800.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Richard Avendon, the suite of eleven signed portraits from the Avedon/Paris portfolio. $150,000 to $250,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Robert Mapplethorpe (1946-1989). Flowers in Vase, 1985. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Nude, 1936. $20,000 to $30,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Edward Weston (1886-1958). Juniper, High Sierra, 1937.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven J. Levn (b. 1964). Plumage II, 2011. $6,000 to $8,000.
    Doyle, Dec. 5: Steven Meisel (b. 1954). Madonna, Miami, (from Sex), 1992. $6,000 to $9,000.
  • High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Book Press 10 1/2× 15 1/4" Platen , 2 1/2" Daylight.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: The Tubbs Mfg Co. wooden-type cabinet 27” w by 37” h by 22” deep.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: G.P.Gordon printing press 7” by 11” with treadle. Needs rollers, trucks, and grippers. Missing roller spring.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: D & C Ventris curved wood type 2” tall 5/8” wide.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wood Type 1 1/4” tall.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Triangles.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Page & Co wood type 1 1/4” tall 1/4” wide.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Awt 578 type hi gauge.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.
    High Bids Win
    Letterpress & Bindery Auction
    Nov. 20 – Dec. 5, 2024
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Penline Flourishes.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Quarter Case with Lead Cents and Pound Signs.
    High Bids Win, Nov. 20 – Dec. 5: Wooden type cabinet 27” w by 19” d by 38” h.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy. 11,135 USD
    Sotheby’s: Edgar Allan Poe. The Raven and Other Poems, 1845. 33,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Leo Tolstoy, Clara Bow. War and Peace, 1886. 22,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, 1902. 7,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: F. Scott Fitzgerald. This Side of Paradise, The Great Gatsby, and Others, 1920-1941. 24,180 USD
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