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Potomack Company: Online Auction: Robert McNamara Estate, and Diana Byfield McNamara Book Collection

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Auction Name Online Auction: Robert McNamara Estate, and Diana Byfield McNamara Book Collection Total Sales (USD) 12,443.75
Auction Date October 04, 2019 - October 04, 2019 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 11,150.00
Sale Number #IT135 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 21,050.00
Total Lots 80
Sold Lots 41 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 21,610.00
% of Lots Sold 51.25% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 39,280.00
Unsold Lots 39 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 31.68%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
5077 ROBERT FROST.

'IN THE CLEARING'

 1962 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,500.00
5016 A. A. MILNE.

'THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER'

 1928 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,250.00
5091

EIGHT VIETNAM/COLD WAR BOOKS FROM THE MCNAMARA COLLECTION

 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 1,125.00
5140 TIPPNG, HENRY.

'ENGLISH HOMES'

 1921-1936 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,125.00
5003

TEN OPINION/INFORMATIVE BOOKS, TWO SIGNED BY ROBERT S. MCNAMARA

 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 625.00
5156

HISTOIRE NATURELLE, GENERALE ET PARTICUIERE AVEC LA DESCRIPTION DU CABINET DU ROI

 1760 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 625.00
5004

GROUP OF SEVEN NUCLEAR WEAPONS BOOKS, THREE SIGNED AND NOTATED BY ROBERT S. MCNAMARA

 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 593.75
5070 PHILIP ROTH.

'GOODBYE, COLUMBUS'

 1959 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 406.25
5085

HELEN FRANKENTHALER BOOK, TEXT BY BARBARA ROSE

 1970 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 406.25
5005

GROUP OF NINE CLASSICS BOOKS, FOUR SIGNED BY ROBERT S. MCNAMARA

 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 375.00
5007

TEN ECONOMICS BOOKS, FIVE SIGNED BY ROBERT S. MCNAMARA

 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 343.75
5008

EIGHT MISCELLANEOUS BOOKS, ONE SIGNED BY ROBERT S. MCNAMARA

 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 343.75
5020

MACBETH: ILLUSTRATED BY DALI

 1946 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 312.50
5006

GROUP OF NINE HISTORY BOOKS, TWO SIGNED BY ROBERT S, MCNAMARA

 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 281.25
5092 ALLEN DRURY.

'ADVISE AND CONSENT'

 1959 USD 100.00 - 300.00 USD 281.25
5095

EIGHT BOOKS OF MODERN AMERICAN POLITICS FROM MCNAMARA COLLECTION

 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 281.25
5002

THREE MCNAMARA BOOKS AND BOX OF CASSETTE TAPES

 USD 100.00 - 300.00 USD 218.75
5075 HARPER LEE.

'TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD', 1960, PUBLISHED IN GREAT BRITAIN

 1960 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 218.75
5023 W. SOMERSET MAUGHAM.

'THE RAZOR'S EDGE'

 1944 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 156.25
5121

EIGHT BOOKS OF POLITICAL AND FOREIGN POLICY INTEREST FROM THE MCNAMARA COLLECTION

 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 156.25
5158

COLLECTION OF 22 CHILDREN'S BOOKS AND 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY FICTION

 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 156.25
5010

GROUP OF FIVE MCNAMARA COLLECTION OF ANCIENT HISTORY BOOKS, TWO SIGNED BY ROBERT S. MCNAMARA

 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 125.00
5011

TWO HISTORY BOOKS, ONE SIGNED BY ROBERT S. MCNAMARA

 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 125.00
5013

GROUP OF FOUR BIOGRAPHIES WITH DEDICATIONS TO ROBERT MCNAMARA

 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 125.00
5096

NINE BOOKS OF POLITICAL HISTORY FROM THE MCNAMARA COLLECTION

 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 125.00
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    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
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