Potter and Potter Auctions: Fine Books and Manuscripts , 1186, Chicago

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Auction Report
Auction Date
July 25, 2024 - July 25, 2024
Page Size: 500 items in 20 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
453

English Commonplace Book ("The Home Garland Album").

London ca.1900s USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
454 DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge

"Lewis Carroll" Autograph Letter Signed. Signed at bottom "C.L. Dodgson" to "Dear Mrs. Ayles".

Christ Church ca.1870s USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,560.00
455

Manuscript Indenture Contract on Vellum.

England 1627 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 96.00
456 DUC DE CLERMONT-TONNERRE, Jules-Charles-Henri

DUC DE CLERMONT-TONNERRE Jules-Charles-Henri (1720-1794). Autograph Letter Signed.

France 1788 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 96.00
457

FRENCH REVOLUTION. Group of 5 Documents or Proclamations.

France 1793-1801 USD 150.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
458 GERSHWIN, George

GERSHWIN George (1898-1937). Signed Envelope.

New York 1935 USD 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
459 GLENN, John

GLENN John. Signed Photo.

N.p. 1962, though later, ca.2000s USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 210.00
460 HANDY, W.C.

HANDY W.C. Typed letter signed and two Christmas cards

1954, 1955, 1957 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
461 HOOVER, Herbert

HOOVER Herbert. Inscribed Photograph.

N.p. ca.1930s-1940s USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 150.00
462 JOHNSON, Lyndon B. and JOHNSON, Claudia "Lady Bird"

Official White House Photo Inscribed and Signed on the Mount by Lady Bird and Signed by Lyndon B. Johnson.

Washington D. C. 1966 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
463 LEE, Harper

LEE Harper (1926-2016). Signed Photo.

Undated. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
464 LINCOLN, Abraham

LINCOLN Abraham. Military Appointment Signed as President.

Washington D. C. 1863 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 7,800.00
465 LINDBERGH, Charles -- GURNEY, Harlan

Charles Lindbergh and Harlan "Bud" Gurney Signed "We" photograph and airmail display.

N.p. n.d. USD 1,200.00 - 2,400.00 USD 840.00
466

Large Archive of Autograph Items by Literary Figures..

V.p. ca.1850s-1970s USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,200.00
467 LUGOSI, Bela

LUGOSI Bela (1882-1956). Inscribed Photo.

N.p. ca.1940s USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 720.00
468 MCCARTHY, Joseph

MCCARTHY Joseph (1908-1957). Inscribed Photo.

N.p. ca.1950s USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 180.00
469 SANGER, William Cary

Archive of 17 Documents Related to Colonel and Assistant Secretary of War William Sanger Signed by Various Presidents or Officials.

New York Washington D. C. 1897-1917 USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
470 MIFFLIN, Thomas

Land Indenture Document Signed by Founding Father Mifflin.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1797 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
471 MONROE, Marilyn

U. P. I. Press Photo of Marilyn Monroe plus a Group of Later Prints

United Press International ca.1950 USD 200.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
472 NIXON, Pat

Signed Press Photograph of Pat Nixon in Her Vice Presidential Inaugural Gown.

World Wide Photos 1953 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 270.00
473 NIXON, Richard

NIXON Richard (1913-1994). Large Archive of Signed Secretarial or Autopen Letters Campaign Materials Snapshots etc..

V.p. ca.1960s-1970s USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 600.00
474 NIXON, Richard

NIXON Richard (1913-1994). Inscribed Photo.

N.p. ca.1980s USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 240.00
475 NIXON, Richard

NIXON Richard (1913-1994). Typed Letter Signed as Vice President Giving His Views on Civil Rights.

Washington D. C. 1960 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 300.00
477 POLK, James K.

Land Grant with Polk's Secretarial Signature.

Washington D. C. 1845 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 96.00
478

PORTER FAMILY. Manuscript Sale of Land Contract.

Essex County Massachusetts 1788 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
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