University Archives: Rare Autographs, Books, Photos & Ephemera , 42325, Wilton

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
April 23, 2025 - April 23, 2025
Page Size: 508 items in 21 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
397 Chester Nimitz

Chester Nimitz Signed Color Official Japanese Surrender Photo Presented to Naval Historian Samuel Morison

n.d. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,000.00
398 Patton Jokes

Patton Jokes About Letter re: Green Meadows: "...If I file it in my own office, it will never be found..."

1938-07-09 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,000.00
399 Patton

Patton Writes to Sister Nita about "Blood Lines"

1932-10-05 USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,125.00
400 George S. Patton, Jr.

George S. Patton, Jr. Signature - PSA/DNA Slabbed and Graded MINT 9

n.d. USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 1,062.50
401 Samuel and Eliphalet Remington

Samuel and Eliphalet Remington III Signed Check Collection

various USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 300.00
402 William T. Sherman

William T. Sherman Signed Check Made Out to Famous D.C. Florist

February 2, 1883 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 1,000.00
404

Span-Am. & WWI Veteran Naval Service Record: Navy Cross Recip't Accused of Graft & Private Use of Gov't Stores!

ca. 1889-1944 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 150.00
405 of

Pair of 1876 Centennial Exhibition Booklets- Nice Visuals!

ca. 1876 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 150.00
406 MacArthur, Grant III

MacArthur, Grant III, 90+ Sign West Point Year Book! One of A Kind! Truly Remarkable!

ca. 1903 USD 2,400.00 - 3,500.00 USD 4,687.50
407

WWI Liberty Bond Drive Propaganda Poster: "My Daddy Bought Me a Government Bond... Did Yours?"

n.d. but ca. 1917-1918 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 100.00
408

Tokyo War Crimes Files of Prosecuting Attorney For POW Camp Atrocities, 500+ Pages, Unpublished Court Documents, Photos and More

1946-1947 USD 25,000.00 - 35,000.00 USD 13,750.00
409

1893 Columbian Expo Original Ticket and Booklet

ca. 1891 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 150.00
410

(12) Doolittle Raiders' Autographs Incl. Doolittle, With Bonus Chaplain "U.S.S. Hornet" Signature, (13) Sigs Total

various USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 325.00
411

WWII Easy Company 4 FDCs with a Signed Photo: Winters, Nixon, Welsh, Sink, and More!

various USD 500.00 - 600.00 USD 1,062.50
412 WWII-Era

(10) WWII-Era U.S. Army Generals' Autographs, Incl. MacArthur!

various USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 406.25
413

Pictorial Documentation of Wellington's Defeat of Napoleon: The Martial Achievements of Great Britain and Her Allies from 1799 to 1815, With 50+ Hand-colored Aquatints

London: n.d. [1814-15]. USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 Not Sold
414 Richard Yates

Illinois Governor Richard Yates Appeals to Citizens to Contribute Food for Soldiers

August 20, 1862 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 87.50
416

1890s Travel! 8pp ALS on Tour of Japan & San Francisco, Mentions "Jews & Cripples" Living There

November 1, 1894 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 150.00
417 Robert Baden-Powell

Father of Boy Scouts Robert Baden-Powell Thanks Correspondent for Information on His Former School

2001-09-30 USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 275.00
418 David Ben-Gurion

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!

1948-05-15 USD 80,000.00 - 100,000.00 Not Sold
419 Lakhdhirji Waghji

Lakhdhirji Waghji, Future Maharaja of Morvi, Signed 1924 Imperial Bank of India Check, Likely For Infrastructure Improvements

2024-09-19 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 87.50
420 Josip Tito Broz

President Josip "Tito" Broz 1965 TLS from His Headquarters in Belgrade

1965-10-20 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 250.00
421 Tito

Tito Signed Photo

n.d. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 468.75
422 Byron

Byron's 1764-66 Circumnavigation, 1769 Spanish Edition, With Folding Map Not Found in English Editions

Madrid: n.d., 1769 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Not Sold
423 Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro Signed Cohiba Lanceros Cigar Box, JSA Authenticated

n.d. USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 4,375.00
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    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR
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    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR