Christies: Fine Printed Books and Manuscripts, including Americana, 23758, New York
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 05, 2026 - February 05, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127 | Abraham Lincoln, 1861-1864 | Five appointment documents |
USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 33,020.00 | ||
| 128 | Abraham Lincoln, 21 December 1863 | Pardoning the treasurer of the Confederate government of Kentucky |
USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 25,400.00 | ||
| 129 | Herbert Hoover, Harry Truman, Richard Nixon, and others | Notable twentieth-century presidents and politicians |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,985.00 | ||
| 130 | Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson, and others, 1879-1923 | Presidential appointment documents |
USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 7,620.00 | ||
| 131 | Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, n.d. | An unpublished maxim on Christian theology |
n.p., | n.d. | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 |
| 132 | Winston Churchill, 8 December 1942 | "Keep right on to the end of the road." |
Whitehall, | 8 December 1942. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 27,940.00 |
| 133 | Mahatma Gandhi, 12 November 1947 | On the complex relationship between "carnal desires and nationalism." |
n.p., | 12 October 1947, | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 21,590.00 |
| 134 | Albert Einstein, 10 June 1939 | On supporting Jewish refugees |
Princeton, | 10 June 1939. | USD 40,000.00 - 60,000.00 | USD 19,050.00 |
| 135 | Albert Einstein, 4 September 1942 | On Hitler's handwriting |
n.p., n.d. [postmarked Saranac Lake, | 4 September 1942]. | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,160.00 |
| 136 | EINSTEIN, Albert (1879-1955). Draft autograph letter signed ("A. Einstein") to the Reichsdruckerei (German National Printing House), Berlin, 20 February 1925. The verso bearing autograph equations and calculations related to his article, "Quantentheorie d |
1925 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 24,130.00 | ||
| 137 | Stephen Hawking. 12 February 1968 | On his new posting, and a new singularity theorem |
Cambridge, | 12 February 1968. | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 19,050.00 |
| 137A | COMPUTER SPACE ARCADE GAME | NUTTING ASSOCIATES, 1971 |
USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | Not Sold | ||
| 138 | Hardy Holzman Pfeiffer Associates, 1995 | Renovation plans for Windows on the World |
New York, | 17 July 1995. | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,350.00 |
| 139 | Signed by Steve Jobs | Toy Story |
New York | [1995]. | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 21,590.00 |
| 140 | George Washington, 24 August 1775 | To Richard Dodge |
1775 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 50,800.00 | |
| 141 | Marie Antoinette, 12 December 1775 | To Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies |
Versailles, | 12 December 1775. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 19,050.00 |
| 142 | Benjamin Franklin, 15 May 1780 | To John Jay |
Philadelphia, | 15 May 1786. | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 25,400.00 |
| 143 | Daniel Boone, 28 December 1782 | Certifying horse ownership in a campaign against the Shawnee |
[Boone's Station,] | 28 December 1782. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 16,510.00 |
| 144 | Jonathan Palmer Webster, 1849-1850 | A correspondence from the California Gold Rush |
various places including New York, Panama, San Francisco, and Sacramento, | 29 January 1849 to 29 March 1850. | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 279,400.00 |
| 145 | J. Goldsborough Bruff and Dempsey & O'Toole, 1865 | An invitation to Lincoln's second Inaugural Ball |
[Washington, | 1865.] | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,810.00 |
| 146 | Abraham Lincoln, March 2 1863 | To Salmon P. Chase |
Washington, | 2 March 1863. | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 30,480.00 |
| 147 | Samuel Clemens, 1893 & 1887 | Two autograph letters |
no year [c.1893] | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,080.00 | |
| 148 | Samuel Clemens, 30 October 1908 | To Margery Clinton |
Redding, | 30 October 1908. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,064.00 |
| 149 | Thomas Edison, 17 September 1896 | Autograph Document Signed ('Thomas A Edison') |
Orange, | 17 September 1896. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,048.00 |
| 150 | Thomas Edison, 1899-1926 | Three letters |
Orange, | 6 February 1899. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,064.00 |
