Lot 53 · Fine Books & Manuscripts Including Americana
autograph letter signed ("a hamilton")
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- Estimate
- $4,000–$5,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Fine Books & Manuscripts Including Americana, New York · 14 December 2015
- Dimensions
- 10 x 8 in
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4433675
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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[hamilton, Alexander. 1755-1804.], autograph letter signed ("a hamilton"). Sotheby's, 14 Dec 2015, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4433675.
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[hamilton, Alexander. 1755-1804.], autograph letter signed ("a hamilton"). Sotheby's, 14 Dec 2015, lot 53. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4433675.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Melville, Herman | — | $1,000–$2,000 | |
| the works of joseph conrad. london: heinemann, [1921-1927]. | Conrad, Joseph. 1857-1924. | $2,500–$3,500 | |
| (rackham, arthur. illus) | — | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| seated portrait, 1919. | Conrad, Joseph. 1857-1924. | $2,500–$3,500 | |
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| Group of 2 maps | — | $800–$1,200 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Lincoln, Abraham. 1809-1865. | [seventh edition, Boston: John Murray Forbes, December 1862] | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| [franklin, Benjamin. 1706-1790.] | FRANKLIN, BENJAMIN. 1706-1790. Autograph Letter Signed integ | Bonhams, Nov 2024 | ||
| Hemingway, Ernest. 1899-1961. | hemingway, ernest | three stories & ten poems. paris: contac | Sotheby's, Dec 2019 | ||
| [hamilton, Alexander. 1755-1804.] | Report of the Secretary of the Treasury ... for the Support | Bonhams, Dec 2012 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.