Potter and Potter Auctions: Fine Books and Manuscripts, 1193, Chicago

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Auction Report
Auction Date
November 21, 2024 - November 21, 2024
Page Size: 601 items in 25 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
276 HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899--1961)

Winner Take Nothing.

New York and London 1933 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 960.00
278 GINANNI, Marc Antonio (1690-1770)

L'Arte del Blasone Dichiarata per Alfabeto. Con Le Figure Necessarie Per La Intelligenza De Termini In Molte Tavole Impresse In Rame.

Venice 1756 USD 400.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
279 [Jean-Antoine] L'Abbe Nollet (1700-1770) and COMPANS, [Jean].

Lecons de Physique Experimentale; Nouvelle Edition [and] Histoire de la Vie de Jesus-Christ.

Paris 1784 USD 400.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
280 HERBERT, Frank (1920-1986)

Dune Messiah.

New York 1969 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 6,600.00
281 HILL, Joe (pseudonym of KING, Joseph Hillstrom, b. 1972)

NOS4A2. Illustrations by Gabriel Rodriguez.

Burton, MI 2013 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 450.00
282

[HISTORICAL DISSERTATIONS]. An 18th Century Sammelband Containing 23 18th century historical texts.

Germany (Wurttemberg?) ca.1790s. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 240.00
283 HOOVER, Herbert (1874-1964)

The Ordeal of Woodrow Wilson.

New York 1958 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 390.00
284 HUBBARD, L. Ron (1911-1986)

Dianetics. The Modern Science of Mental Health.

New York 1950 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 480.00
285 [HUBBARD, L. Ron (1911-1986)].

Pair of Early First Editions on Dianetics, including: Child Dianetics Dianetic Processing for Children.

Wichita, KS 1951 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 240.00
286 IRVING, John (b. 1942)

The World According to Garp.

New York 1978 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 150.00
287 ISHERWOOD, Christopher.

The Berlin Stories. The Last of Mr. Norris. Goodbye to Berlin.

New York ca.1963. USD 150.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
288 [UNKNOWN AUTHOR].

Life of Mahomet; or, the History of that Imposture Which Was Begun, Carried on, and Finally Established by Him in Arabia.

Worcester 1802 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 180.00
289 AHMAD, Sheikh Habeeb.

The Mysteries of Sound and Number.

London 1903 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 300.00
290 [SILKWORM PRODUCTION - A. K. A. SERICULTURE].

Zokui Yosan Shinron. [Additional New Theories on Sericulture].

Tokyo 1879 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 390.00
291 [SILKWORM PRODUCTION - A. K. A. SERICULTURE].

Yosan Jijitsu. [The Stages of Silk Production].

Osaka 1873 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 180.00
292 JENKINS, Dan (1928-2019)

Semi-Tough.

New York 1972 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 120.00
293 [JENKINSON, Robert, Lord Hawkesbury (1770-1828), association]. BAYLE, Pierre (1647-1706)

Extrait du Dictionaire Historique et Critique.

Tome Second. Berlin 1767 USD 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
294 [BINDING - PRINCESS MARIE ADELAIDE OF FRANCE (1732-1800)]

Lettres Edifiantes et curieuses, ecrites des missions etrangeres, par quelques Missionaires de la Compagnie de Jesus.

Paris 1724-28. USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 Not Sold
295 JOHNSON, Lyndon B. (1908-1973)

No Retreat from Tomorrow. President Lyndon B. Johnson's 1967 Messages to the 90th Congress.

1967 USD 500.00 - 700.00 Not Sold
296 JOHNSON, Dr. Samuel (1709-1784)

A Dictionary of the English Language. With Numerous Corrections, and with the Addition of Several Thousand Words. ... by the Rev. H. J. Todd, M. A. F. S. A....

London 1818 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 210.00
297 [JOHNSON, Samuel (1709--1784), compiler/editor].

A selection from the Harleian miscellany of tracts, which principally regard the English history; of which many are referred to by Hume.

London 1793 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 96.00
298 JOYCE, James (1882-1941)

Ulysses.

New York 1934 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,040.00
299

[JUDAICA]. [BIBLE IN HEBREW]. Hamishah Humshe Torah Pentateuch.

Amsterdam 1597 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 900.00
300

[JUDAICA]. [BIBLE IN HEBREW]. Sepher Masoreth. [Edited by Joseph Ibn Rai.]

Venice 1607 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 450.00
301

[KENNEDY, John F. (1917-1963), subject]. Large Group of Nearly 550 Books About John F. Kennedy, His Presidency, The Assassination, and History of the Period.

V.p. ca.1960s-90s. USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 420.00
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
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    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
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    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD