Sotheby’s Books & Manuscripts sales feature notable collections and works spanning Americana, literature, historical documents and illustrations, offering a remarkable array for both seasoned collectors and new enthusiasts alike. Browse works across the auctions below or learn more here.
[World War II – 21st Army Group] | An important archive of maps and files documenting the allied campaign in Europe, from the early stages of planning for D-Day and Operation Overlord, to the German surrender
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Washington, George | An extraordinary letter marking the conjunction of three of the most consequential figures of the American Revolution: George Washington, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Benjamin Franklin
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Michael Krüger, Claus Jacobi, Gunter Sachs, Gunther Sachs - von Kunst, Kult und Charisma, Munich, 2003, avec une dédicace de Gunther Sachs à Doris Brynner
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Rainer Crone, Andy Warhol, Hambourg, 1970, avec une dédicace manuscrite d'Andy Warhol à Doris Brynner, couverture rigide orange
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The Rothschild Vienna Mahzor | A Luminous Witness
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Washington, George | An extraordinary pair of books from George Washington’s field library, marking the conjunction of three of the most consequential military figures of eighteenth-century America: Robert Rogers, George Washington, and Henry Knox
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Smith, John | The General History of Virginia... 1624
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Adams, John | A learned disquisition on the common law and natural rights and the roles those concepts played in Adams's own contributions to the Declaration of Independence and the founding of the United States
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(Hamilton, Alexander, James Madison, and John Jay) | Bushrod Washington's Federalist, praised by George Washington as a "work [that] will merit the notice of Posterity"
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Lincoln, Abraham | The President refutes rebel press propaganda about the siege of Vicksburg
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Adams, John | Establishing an American Army: John Adams introduces a congressional committee charged with meeting with General Washington “concerning various Matters of Importance”
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(Gettysburg) | “Genl. Doubleday has taken charge of the battle”: Abner Doubleday’s autograph witness to the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, illustrated by fourteen insightful maps and plans
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Pierre Bergé, Bernard Buffet, Genève, 1958, avec dédicace de Bernard Buffet à Yul et Doris Brynner
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Lincoln, Abraham | The President thanks a schoolboy on behalf of "all the children of the nation for his efforts to ensure "that this war shall be successful, and the Union be maintained and perpetuated."
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McKenney, Thomas L., and James Hall | History of the Indian Tribes of North America, a royal subscriber's copy
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Lincoln, Abraham | The President's letter to John Key—sent just four days after he issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation
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Lot de deux livres sur Jean Schlumberger, un ouvrage avec dédicace de Jean Schlumberger à Doris Brynner
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Virginia House of Delegates | The genesis of the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights
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Jefferson, Thomas | In a widely discursive letter, Jefferson announces that he is joining Washington’s cabinet and expresses great relief at the recovery of the President from a serious illness
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Washington, George | The commander in chief orders that Redcoat prisoners be treated "with humanity, and Let them have no reason to Complain of our Copying the brutal example of the Brittish Army"
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