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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Benjamin F. Butler | ADS to Winfield Scott |
N/A | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 244.00 | |
| 27 | Richard E. Byrd | TLS to James B. Pond |
Boston | 1931 | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 28 | George R. Caron | ALS to Danny |
1993 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 915.00 | |
| 29 | Jimmy Carter | TLS to Alfred H. Kingon |
Washington, DC | 1977 | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | USD 244.00 |
| 30 | Rosalynn Carter | TLS to Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
1994 | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | Not Sold | |
| 31 | Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain) (1835-1910) | Signature matted with a portrait by Vanity Fair artist SPY |
ND | USD 900.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 976.00 | |
| 32 | Grover Cleveland (1837-1908) | ALS to Madison Clinton Peters |
Princeton | 1897 | USD 300.00 - 350.00 | USD 366.00 |
| 33 | Hillary Rodham Clinton (b.1947) | ALS to Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
Washington | 2000 | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 366.00 |
| 34 | Hillary Rodham Clinton (b.1947) | ALS to Elizabeth Moynihan |
Washington, D.C. | 1995 | USD 250.00 - 300.00 | USD 305.00 |
| 35 | Charles Darwin (1809-1882) | LS to Dear Sir |
Down | 1876 | USD 3,000.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 4,758.00 |
| 36 | Moshe Dayan (1915-1981) | TDS Appointment of inspectors |
1963 | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 91.50 | |
| 37 | Charles Dickens (1812-1870) | Signed check to Messrs. Shoolbred |
London | 1867 | USD 900.00 - 1,100.00 | Not Sold |
| 38 | Frederick Douglass (c. 1818-1895) | CS album leaf |
1881 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 549.00 | |
| 39 | Frederick Douglass (c. 1818-1895) | DS release for records in a real estate transaction |
Washington, D.C. | 1881 | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | USD 732.00 |
| 40 | Draga Maschine (1866-1903) | ALS to a gentleman |
Sachino | 1896 | USD 200.00 - 250.00 | USD 244.00 |
| 41 | Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935) | Cinq Annees de ma Vie |
Paris | 1901 | USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 14,640.00 |
| 42 | Alfred Dreyfus (1859-1935); Emile Zola (1840-1902) | AN on visiting card; together with postcard photograph and inscribed visiting card of Emile Zola |
Paris | ND | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | USD 2,318.00 |
| 43 | Mathieu Dreyfus (1857-1930) | ALS to Henri Leyret |
Paris | 1899 | USD 700.00 - 800.00 | USD 732.00 |
| 44 | Georges Clemenceau (1841-1929) | AMs article on the amnesty bill |
1900 | USD 3,500.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,904.00 | |
| 45 | Edgar Demange (1841-1925) | ALS to a friend |
Paris | 1906 | USD 600.00 - 700.00 | USD 671.00 |
| 46 | Armand Auguste Ferdinand Mercier du Paty de Clam (1853-1916) | ALS to G. de Baudouin |
Versailles | 1874 | USD 400.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 47 | Marie-Charles-Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy (1847-1923) | ALS to a friend |
ND | USD 800.00 - 900.00 | USD 488.00 | |
| 48 | Joseph Reinach (1856-1921) | Vers la justice par la verite: L’Affaire Dreyfus |
Paris | 1898 | USD 800.00 - 900.00 | Not Sold |
| 49 | Georges-Marie Picquart (1854-1914) | AL draft letter to the Minister of War |
1899 | USD 4,000.00 - 4,500.00 | USD 3,172.00 | |
| 50 | Georges-Marie Picquart (1854-1914) | ALS to Mr. President |
Paris | 1900 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | Not Sold |
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