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University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books, and Artwork

Auction Reports


Auction Name	Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books, and Artwork	Total Sales (USD)	1,009,281.25
Auction Date	June 04, 2025 - June 04, 2025	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	794,240.00
Sale Number	#60425	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	1,085,010.00
Total Lots	479
Sold Lots	455	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	898,540.00
% of Lots Sold	94.99%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	1,217,210.00
Unsold Lots	24	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	82.92%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
115		Picasso, Dali, Chagall, Calder, Braque, Miro, Giacometti, Moore, Lautrec & Many Others - Sensational & Gigantic Collection of Master Heirloom Prints, Nearly 50K Pcs! An Almost $20 Million Retail Value!	19th/20th C.	USD 90,000.00 - 150,000.00	USD 137,500.00
31	[THOMAS JEFFERSON]	Jefferson's Owned & Signed 6 Vol. Set of Cicero's Orations, Used to Write Declaration Of Independence, With 1829 Auction Catalog & Bill Where It Last Sold!!	ca. 1695-1699	USD 150,000.00 - 200,000.00	USD 112,500.00
104	G. Washington	G. Washington Twice Signed 4pp Raising Thousands of Troops, "supposing all the men alive, 142 engaged for the War", Evokes Henry "Lighthorse" Lee, Hazen, Webb, Lamb, 1780, Superb!	February 20, 1780	USD 35,000.00 - 50,000.00	USD 37,500.00
492	Albert Einstein (1879-1955)	Albert Einstein ALS On Theory of "Relativity" With His Orig. Wheel Sketch On Thermodynamic Energy! Archive, 1927-1930, 5 Pcs, 100+ Words	February 1927 - June 1930	USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00	USD 28,125.00
73	R. Reagan	R. Reagan "Mr. Gorbachev, Tear Down this Wall!" Slabbed & Graded Perfect 10, with Large Certified Piece of Wall	[June 12, 1987]	USD 30,000.00 - 40,000.00	USD 25,000.00
105	George Washington	George Washington Signed Discharge for Brave Soldier Who Wintered at Valley Forge, Was Shot, and Taken Prisoner By British!	June 7, 1783	USD 17,000.00 - 22,000.00	USD 16,250.00
202	Neil Armstrong	Neil Armstrong Apollo 11 Red Number Photo - Only Image of Him on Lunar Surface!	ca. July, 1969	USD 900.00 - 1,000.00	USD 13,750.00
46	Abraham Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln Signed Appointment of U.S. Consul at Rio de Janeiro, Superb Signature!	January 7, 1863	USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 11,250.00
11	Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890-1969)	Eisenhower's Signed D-Day Orders to His Troops, PSA GEM MINT 10!	[June 6, 1944]	USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 10,625.00
460	J.D. Salinger	J.D. Salinger TLS to Publishers about "Franny and Zooey": "I honestly don't enjoy butting in"	1961-05-27	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 10,625.00
461	J.D. Salinger	J.D. Salinger Signed Contract for "Franny and Zooey", Stipulating "no photographs"	1964-02-25	USD 9,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 10,625.00
44	Abraham Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln, PSA Gem Mint 10, "Command of a Brigade" Endorsement to Stanton!	ca. 1863	USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 10,000.00
285	Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)	Martin Luther King, Jr. Signed 1st Edition of "Stride Toward Freedom," With Outstanding Association	n.d.	USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 10,000.00
494	Albert Einstein (1879-1955).	Einstein Signed Ltd. Ed. of "Albert Einstein: Philosopher Scientist." Closest He Has Come to Writing An Autobiography!	ca. 1949	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 10,000.00
121	Walt Disney (1901-1966)	Walt Disney Signed Dye Transfer Print of Mickey Mouse With Phil Sears COA	n.d.	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 9,375.00
305	John Hancock	John Hancock Signed Rare Naval Commission for Sailor on Frigate Protector	December 5, 1780	USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 9,375.00
323		Indians & Slaves Listed in U.S. Census of 1800 Listing More Than 5 Million Americans	ca. 1801	USD 8,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 9,375.00
427	Emily Bronte.	Emily Bronte Rare 1st American Edition of Wuthering Heights, Published Only 5 Months After the Virtually Unobtainable London 1st Edition	ca. 1848	USD 7,500.00 - 10,000.00	USD 9,375.00
45	Abraham Lincoln	Abraham Lincoln Superb Large Full Signature, JSA Certified, Handsomely Framed!	n.d.	USD 9,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 8,750.00
47	Superb Abraham Lincoln	Superb Abraham Lincoln Signed Military Commission For Future Commander at Fort Laramie, Fought at Bloody Kansas and Mormon War!	August 19, 1861	USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00	USD 8,750.00
48	Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)	Abraham Lincoln Bold Full Signature, Handsomely Displayed!	n.d.	USD 6,500.00 - 8,000.00	USD 8,125.00
49	Lincoln	Lincoln Signed Autograph Request Note, PSA MINT 9 Encapsulated	January 28, 1861	USD 6,500.00 - 8,000.00	USD 8,125.00
487	Thomas Edison	Rare Thomas Edison Manufactured Self-Winding Stock Ticker Ca. Early-1900s	ca. 1915-1929	USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 8,125.00
33	Thomas Jefferson as President	Jefferson Free Frank Cover as President from Letter Where He Ranted Against Newspaper "Misinformation", PSA MINT 9	June 12, 1807	USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 7,500.00
128	Pablo Picasso	Pablo Picasso PSA GEM MT 10 Rare ALS Addressed to Art Collector, Patron & Financial Advisor	1961-07-20	USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 6,875.00

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Sotheby's
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

Sotheby's
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