Potter and Potter Auctions: Fine Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (USD) | 417,084.00 |
| Auction Date | July 25, 2024 - July 25, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 292,025.00 |
| Sale Number | #1186 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 482,425.00 |
| Total Lots | 500 | ||
| Sold Lots | 440 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 359,575.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 88.00% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 586,425.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 60 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 71.12% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 410 | TWAIN, Mark pseudonym of CLEMENS, Samuel | The Innocents Abroad or The New Pilgrims' Progress. |
1869 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 33,600.00 |
| 15 | J. B. SULLIVAN AND BROTHER. SHELDON, George William | Artistic Houses Being a Series of Interior Views of a number of the Most Beautiful and Celebrated Homes in the United States... |
1883-84 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 31,200.00 |
| 240 | MAO ZEDONG | Signed Photograph of Mao with Rare Vintage Chinese Communist Propaganda Album |
ca.1949 | USD 15,000.00 - 25,000.00 | USD 18,000.00 |
| 501 | TWAIN, Mark pseudonym of CLEMENS, Samuel | TWAIN Mark. Autograph Letter Signed. |
1902 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 9,000.00 |
| 127 | DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan | The Sign of Four; or The Problem of the Sholtos. |
1890 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 8,400.00 |
| 226 | A Huge Group of Nearly 220 Limited Editions Club Books. |
1951-1972 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,800.00 | |
| 464 | LINCOLN, Abraham | LINCOLN Abraham. Military Appointment Signed as President. |
1863 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 7,800.00 |
| 116 | DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge DALI, Salvador, illustrator. | Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. |
1969 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 111 | COCKS, Charles and FERET, Michel-Edourd, association. | Bordeaux: Its Wines and The Claret Country. |
1846 | USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 431 | WHITMAN, Walt | Complete Poems & Prose of Walt Whitman 1855.1888 |
1888 | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,520.00 |
| 210 | MORRIS, William, translator. | Love is Enough. |
1897 | USD 4,500.00 - 5,500.00 | USD 5,280.00 |
| 348 | SINCLAIR, Upton | Oil! A Novel. |
1927 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 4,560.00 |
| 158 | TOMS, William Henry, engraver. | "An Exact Prospect of Charles Town the Metropolis of the Province of South Carolina." |
ca.1762 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,320.00 |
| 363 | STEVENSON, Robert Louis | Treasure Island. |
1883 | USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 370 | STOUT, Rex | Fer-de-Lance. A Nero Wolfe Mystery. |
1934 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 329 | RALEIGH, Sir Walter, subject. KING JAMES I, association. BACON, Sir Francis, contributor. | A Declaration of the Demeanor and Cariage of Sir Walter Raleigh Knight |
1618 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,120.00 |
| 163 | BONAPARTE, Napoleon, DU BARRY, Madame, D'EPINAY, Madame, et al., subjects. | BONAPARTE Napoleon DU BARRY Madame D'EPINAY Madame et al. subjects. Court Memoirs. |
1896 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 212 | MELVILLE, Herman KENT, Rockwell, illustrator. | Moby Dick. |
1930 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 219 | KING, Stephen | Pair of "Six Stories" Signed by King. |
1997 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 310 | POE, Edgar Allan | The Murders in the Rue Morgue; Descent Into the Maelstrom;...Volume XVIII January to June 1841. |
1841 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 349 | HUGHES, Louis | Thirty Years a Slave. From Bondage to Freedom |
1897 | USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 11 | CARVER, Jonathan | Travels Through the Interior Parts of North America in the Years 1766 1767 and 1768. |
1779 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
| 347 | SHAKESPEARE, William | Group of 9 Leaves from the Third Folio. |
1664 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
| 398 | COOK, Captain James | A Voyage Towards the South Pole and Round the World. |
1777 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
| 48 | BLAINE, Mahlon, artist. | Pair of Books with Original Signed Pen and Ink Drawings.. |
1927-1929 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,280.00 |
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/29dc9a36-584c-476d-bc08-834bc3d3902d.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.")
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d1c7f9bc-1bd9-43a2-9cd9-fa2e0a89d50f.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.")
![<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dcac6725-5a79-4a9a-8172-9a5e10ccb75b.png "<b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.")
