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Potter and Potter Auctions: How History Unfolds on Paper: Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part IX

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Auction Name	How History Unfolds on Paper: Choice Selections from the Eric C. Caren Collection, Part IX	Total Sales (USD)	568,614.00
Auction Date	April 18, 2024 - April 18, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	412,450.00
Sale Number	#1180	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	692,300.00
Total Lots	554
Sold Lots	453	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	460,650.00
% of Lots Sold	81.77%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	772,200.00
Unsold Lots	101	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	73.64%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
46	[WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799)].	Autograph document signed, entirely in the hand of Charles Thomson Secretary of the Continental Congress, including the signature of "John Hancock", appointing George Washington as General and Commander in Chief of the army of the United Colonies,	1775	USD 150,000.00 - 250,000.00	USD 88,800.00
276	ALLEY, George (1792-1859).	Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley.	1843 - 1859	USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 28,800.00
512	[COUNTESS DU BARRY, Jeanne Becu (1743-1793)].	Partially printed document, for the death sentence of Countess du Barry, the royal mistress of Louis XV of France.	1793	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 28,800.00
10	[HAMILTON, Alexander (1757-1804), his copy].	Laws of New-York, from The Year 1691, to 1751, inclusive [and] ... from The 11th Nov. 1752, to 22d May 1762.	1752, 1762	USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 24,000.00
37A	[LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865), subject]. MESZAROS, Jeffrey Adam, artist.	Abraham Lincoln Original Collage.		USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 22,800.00
47	WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799).	Manuscript document in a secretarial hand, signed ("G. Washington"), as the first President of the United States,	1796	USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00	USD 13,200.00
282		Nearly 88 Issues of the Daily Utah Reporter. Vol. 3, Nos. 1 - 107.	1870 - 1871	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 13,200.00
278	PRATT, Orson (1811-1881).	An Interesting Account of Several Remarkable Visions and of the Late Discovery of Ancient American Records.	1841	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 11,400.00
107	HARRISON, Benjamin (1726-1791).	Document signed ("Benj Harrison") as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier, Council Chamber, Richmond, 20 June 1783.	1783	USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00	USD 10,800.00
12	[HAMILTON, Alexander (1757-1804), his copy]. SELDEN, John (1584-1654).	Mare Clausum; The Right and Dominion of the Sea.	1663	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 9,600.00
131		Manuscript document.	n.d. 1765-66.	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 9,600.00
413	[RUTH, George Herman "Babe" (1895-1948)].	Signed photograph.	Circa 1930s.	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 9,000.00
100	PAINE, Thomas (1737-1809), editor.	The Pennsylvania Magazine: or, American Monthly Museum for June 1776.	1776	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 7,800.00
54	[WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799)].	Gazette of the United States. Levi Sheftal congratulates President Washington.	1790	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 7,200.00
132	[BARRE, Isaac (1726-1802), his copy].	Considerations Upon the Rights of the Colonists to the Privileges of British Subjects...	1766	USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00	USD 6,600.00
146		The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973.	1973	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 6,600.00
220		An original woodblock printing plate for the illustration depicting either Mary Rowlandson (c. 1637-1711) in "A Narrative of the Captivity, Sufferings and Removes of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson".	1770	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 6,600.00
11	[HAMILTON, Alexander (1757-1804), his copy].	Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery... Collected by William Peere Williams.	1768	USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 5,760.00
127		Price Act; or, The List of the Prices Now in Force in the Town of Ipswich, for the Prevention of Monopoly and Oppression.	1777	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 5,280.00
136		Constitution & Guerriere.	1812	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 5,040.00
326	[TEACH, Edward ("Blackbeard") (c. 1680-1718)].-- [DEFOE, Daniel (d. 1731), editor].	Mercurius Politicus: Being Monthly Observations on the Affairs of Great Britain, with the Most Material Occurrences in Europe for the Month of April 1719.	1719	USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00	USD 5,040.00
461	PRESLEY, Elvis (1935-1977).	The Notorious Original Press Photo of Elvis in His Casket, "The Last Picture."	1977	USD 500.00 - 1,000.00	USD 5,040.00
244	[SULLIVAN, Jeremiah C. (1794-1870), his copy].	Laws of the Indiana Territory...	1807	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 4,800.00
59	[WASHINGTON, George (1732-1799), his copy]. CORBIN, Jacques.	Le Code Louis XIII. Roy de France et de Navarre.	1628	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 4,560.00
73	DAVIS, Jefferson (1808-1889).	Inaugural Address of President Davis, Delivered at the Capitol, Monday, February 18, 1861, at 1 o'clock P.M.	1861	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 4,560.00

Sotheby’s
Modern First Editions
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD

Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD

Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD

Sotheby’s
Modern First Editions
Available for Immediate Purchase

Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD

Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD

Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
K. Marx, Das Kapital,1867. Dedication copy. Est: € 120,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Latin and French Book of Hours, around 1380. Est: € 25,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Theodor de Bry, Indiae Orientalis, 1598-1625. Est: € 80,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Breviary, Latin manuscript, around 1450-75. Est: € 10,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
G. B. Piranesi, Vedute di Roma, 1748-69. Est: € 60,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
K. Schmidt-Rottluff, Arbeiter, 1921. Orig. watercolour on postcard. Est: € 18,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: € 20,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
C. J. Trew, Plantae selectae, 1750-73. Est: € 28,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
M. Beckmann, Apokalypse, 1943. Est: € 50,000

Ketterer Rare Books
Auction May 27th

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Ulrich von Richenthal, Das Concilium, 1536. Est: € 9,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
I. Kant, Critik der reinen Vernunft, 1781. Est: €12,000

Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung (AIZ) / Die Volks-Illustrierte (VI), 1932-38. Est: €8,000

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