University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts and Books, 31225, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
March 12, 2025 - March 12, 2025
Page Size: 532 items in 22 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
466

Henry Miller Holograph Essay on America " we are...loony as bed bugs, destructive as lice and other vermin"

1978-08-25 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 896.00
467

Henry Miller Archive With Great Literary Content Incl.: "The Rosy Crucifixion," "Tropics," & "Black Spring" - 7 pcs

ca. 1945-1962 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 500.00
468

Thomas Moore Partial AMS & Engraving: "we took a ramble thro Dove-dale"

n.d. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 125.00
469

John Reed Signed Poem "De Profundo", Possibly Unpublished

ca. 1915-1920 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,500.00
470

John Ruskin ALS & Photogravure, Warning of the Dangers of Vanity

February 3, 1870 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 225.00
471

J.D. Salinger Fully Signed TLS to Copy Editor, Fantastic Publishing Contents

1962-10-14 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 3,250.00
472

J.D. Salinger Writing Authentically About Sex, TLS Re: Leaving Home To Escape His Mother, Rooting Out Phoniness like Holden Caulfield

February 29, [1972] USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 15,000.00
473

George Sand ALS To Theatre Friend: "Stay careful, conscientious and hardworking"; Along With "Histoire De Ma Vie" & "Letters of George Sand"

August 4, 1863 USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
474

Alexandr Solzhenitsyn Signed Groundbreaking Book, "A Day In The Life of Ivan Denisovich"

1995-04-24 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 937.50
475

Dual-Signed as Samuel Clemens / Mark Twain, 37 Vols. "The Works of Mark Twain", Scarce!

n.d. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 4,062.50
476

Evelyn Waugh ALS to Sir Thomas Moore: Sec. Bevin Would Not "betray our friends as Mr. Churchill & Mr. Eden did", Ex-Forbes

1945-11-05 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,000.00
477

1880s Fresno, California! 6 Wonderful Vintage Photographs, Incl. 4 Enormous "Imperials" Depicting Gold Rush Family

ca. 1880s-1900 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 125.00
478

Jesse James: An Eyewitness Account of Robbery, Fantastic Old West Content!

2001-02-08 USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 USD 687.50
479

Professing Love for Cole Younger, Pioneering Newswoman Writes a Long & Fascinating Letter

January 20, 1898 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 332.80
480

Younger Bros Pardon Sought by Bishop - Henry Halleck's Cousin - Mentions Northfield Raid, Confed Freelancers, More

n.d. USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 448.00
481

Free Soil Party Members Choose Delegates to Attend Massachusetts Convention in 1852

October 4, 1852 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 87.50
482

Harold Burton (4) Boldy Signed Photographs as Associate Justice

1946-49 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 204.80
483

Lewis Cass Signed Presidential Appointment as Secretary of War

April 15, 1835 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 112.50
484

Henry Clay ALS Lamenting His Loss to James K. Polk in 1844 Election, He Ran and Lost 3 Times!

December 2, 1844 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 2,500.00
485

Henry Clay Twice Signed Letter Praising the Withdrawal of Support from Jackson's Presidency

April 7, 1838 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 1,250.00
486

Stephen Douglas & Wife CDVs with Numerous Others - Nine Total!

ca. 1860s USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 87.50
487

Edward Everett 9 pc. Archive, 1821-79: DS as Governor, Pamphlets, & Engravings

ca. 1821-1879 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 89.60
488

John Fremont Presidential Campaign Pamphlets

ca. 1856 USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 625.00
489

7 Civil War Era Political Imprints: War, Tariffs and States Rights

various USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 150.00
490

Russell Sage on "malicious falsehoods" During his Campaign, PSA/DNA

September 11, 1854 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 204.80