Sotheby’s to Offer the James S. Copley Library Sotheby’s to Offer the James S. Copley Library A Remarkable Trove of Original Manuscripts of American History, Worldwide Literary, Artistic and Scientific Achievement
be exposed to a greater public including private collectors as well as other public institutions.”
“In our years of handling private collections, this is a rare opportunity for existing and new collectors to find such a
comprehensive treasure trove of American historical documents, books, manuscripts and fine art, including autographs of all the signers of the Declaration of Independence, manuscripts from Presidents Washington to Lincoln and beyond, examples of prolific Americans such as Mark Twain, Albert Einstein and George Gershwin as well as so many other iconic works. It is a veritable Who’s Who from three centuries of America.”
AUCTION SCHEDULE FOR THE JAMES S. COPLEY LIBRARY
April 14, 2010 Magnificent American Historical Documents from the James S. Copley Library Part I A
July 1776 Broadside Printing of the Declaration of Independence A July 1776 Congressional Document Signed by Button Gwinnett
June 17, 2010 Arts & Sciences, including the Mark Twain Collection
October 15, 2010 Magnificent American Historical Documents from the James S. Copley Library Part II The Henry Strachey Papers relating to the American Revolution and the Preliminary Treaty of Paris
April 2011
Magnificent American Historical Documents from the James S. Copley Library Part III Delegate John Lansing’s Notes from the United States Constitutional Convention, 1787
