Lion Heart Autographs: A Landmark Offering of Rare & Important Autograph Letters & Manuscripts—Fresh to the Market and Unseen for Decades, 52026, New York, NY
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 20, 2026 - May 20, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Henry Adams | ALS to Charles R. King |
Washington, D.C. | 1899 | USD 800.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 854.00 |
| 2 | John Adams | DS granting land to John Wilkins Jr. |
Philadelphia | 1798 | USD 3,500.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 14,030.00 |
| 3 | Charles F. Adams III; Daniel Webster; Henry L. Stimson; William Seward; David McCullough; Henry Cabot Lodge; Cordell Hull; J. Edgar Hoover | 8 Letters from American Statesmen |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 671.00 | |
| 4 | Susan B. Anthony | Signed copy of The Duties of Women: A Course of Lectures |
Chicago | 1887 | USD 2,200.00 - 2,400.00 | USD 3,538.00 |
| 5 | Chaim Arlosoroff | TLS to Bracha Habas |
Tel Aviv | 1930 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
| 6 | John Jacob Astor | DS discharging a mortgage debt |
New York | 1828 | USD 1,500.00 - 1,600.00 | USD 5,246.00 |
| 7 | Richard Avedon | Signed copy of Avedon Photographs 1947-1977 |
New York | 1978 | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 213.50 |
| 8 | Leo Baeck | TLS to Elieser Berkovitz |
London | 1954 | USD 175.00 - 200.00 | USD 213.50 |
| 9 | Karl Barth | APCS to Leonard V. Fulton |
Basel | 1963 | USD 175.00 - 200.00 | USD 610.00 |
| 10 | Alan Bean | Signed copy of Apollo, An Eyewitness Account |
1998 | USD 175.00 - 200.00 | USD 244.00 | |
| 11 | Menachem Begin | TLS to David Snir |
Jerusalem | 1969 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 366.00 |
| 12 | Menachem Begin | TLS to David Snir |
Jerusalem | 1967 | USD 175.00 - 200.00 | USD 305.00 |
| 13 | Saul Bellow | ALS to Kathryn Silvey |
Chicago | 1989 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 183.00 |
| 14 | Eduard Beneš | ALS to Arthur Chervin |
Paris | N/A | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold |
| 15 | David Ben-Gurion | TLS to Meir Ya’ari |
HaKirya, Tel Aviv | 1955 | USD 350.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,220.00 |
| 16 | David Ben-Gurion | TLS to Dov Yosef |
HaKirya, Tel Aviv | 1956 | USD 400.00 - 450.00 | USD 1,342.00 |
| 17 | David Ben-Gurion | TLS to Ya’akov Hazan |
Hakirya | 1955 | USD 450.00 - 500.00 | USD 427.00 |
| 18 | David Ben-Gurion | TLS to Abba Hillel Silver |
Sde Boker | 1954 | USD 500.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,586.00 |
| 19 | Ambrose Bierce | ANS fragment |
N/A | USD 350.00 - 400.00 | USD 427.00 | |
| 20 | William Booth | AQS quotation |
1898 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 488.00 | |
| 21 | Martin Buber | ALS to Mr. Shadmon |
Jerusalem | 1955 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 366.00 |
| 22 | Pearl Buck | Signed copy of Pearl Buck’s America |
New York | 1971 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 122.00 |
| 23 | Vincent Bugliosi | Archive of letters and signed book |
2001 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 24 | George Bush | TLS to Alfred H. Kingon |
Houston | 1979 | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 305.00 |
| 25 | George Bush | ALS to Alfred H. Kingon |
Washington | 1987 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | Not Sold |
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