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

Auction Details

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
527 CHANDLER, Raymond (1888-1959)

Typed Letter Signed.

La Jolla, California, 1956 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 900.00
528 CHANDLER, Raymond (1888-1959)

Typed Letter Signed.

La Jolla, California, April 18 1957 USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 420.00
529 CHRISTIE, Agatha (1890-1976)

Signed Stationery Sheet.

Chelsea n.d. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 600.00
530 SIMPSON, Laura.

Malton, North Yorkshire, 1870-1875. Manuscript commonplace book created at the York House - where Charles Dickens reputedly wrote some of his novels. By a woman called Laura Simpson, daughter of Malton solicitor Alfred Simpson, Esq., who was also appointe

1870 to 1875 USD 200.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
531 DARWIN, Emma (1808-1896, wife of Charles Darwin, 1809-1882)

Autograph Letter Signed.

Down, Farnborough, 1879 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 300.00
532 DIESEL, Rudolf Christian Karl (1858-1913)

Signed Manuscript Letter of an Early Prototype Plan Named and Described.

Berlin, 1895 USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 780.00
533 DIESEL, Rudolf Christian Karl (1858-1913)

Signed Manuscript Letter.

Berlin, 1895 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 120.00
534 GEORGE III (1738-1820) and CAVENDISH-BENTINCK, William, the Duke of Portland (1738-1809)

Signed Military Commission for Hugh Dalrymple.

Court of St. James 1974 USD 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
535 GEORGE III (1738-1820) and PITT, William, the Elder (1708-1778.)

Manuscript Military Appointment, Signed by George III and William Pitt.

London 1761 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 600.00
536 GRANT, Ulysses S. (1822-1885)

Document Signed as President.

Washington, D.C., 1875 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
537

[ENGLISH INDENTURE CONTRACT]. Manuscript Indenture Contract on Vellum.

England 1799 USD 150.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
538

[FIREARMS]. Manuscript minute book for the Reading Rifle Club. Reading (Berkshire, England), 1901-1923.

1901-1923. USD 200.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
539 HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961)

Autograph Postcard Signed.

Cuba ca.1940s-50s. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,680.00
540 GANDHI, Indira (1917-1984), MEHRETRA, Lakhan Lal (b. 1934)

Pair of Typed Letters Signed.

India 1964 USD 200.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
541 KENNEDY, John F. (1917-1963)

Typed Letter Signed. United States Senate, Washington, 13 July 1953.

1953 USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 900.00
542 CROFT, Sir Richard (1762-1818)

Autograph Letter Signed Describing a Uterine Rupture.

England 1813 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 300.00
543

[MUGSHOTS]. Large Group of Nearly 105 Mugshots of Philadelphia Criminals.

ca.1960s. USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 360.00
544

[MUGSHOTS]. Large Group of Nearly 127 Mugshots of Pennsylvania Criminals.

ca.1940s. USD 700.00 - 900.00 USD 540.00
545

[MUGSHOTS]. Large Group of Nearly 97 Mugshots from Various Sources.

V.p. ca.1910s-40s. USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 510.00
546

[MUGSHOTS]. Group of Nearly 38 Mugshots of Missouri or Scranton, PA Criminals.

ca.1930s-40s. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 270.00
547

[MUGSHOTS]. Group of Nearly 62 Mugshots of Oregon, Washington, Etc. Criminals, Mainly Escapees.

ca.1910s-30s. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 240.00
548

[MUGSHOTS]. Group of Nearly 35 Early Mugshots.

V.p. ca.1890s-1900s. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 330.00
549

[MUGSHOTS]. Group of Nearly 35 Early Mugshots from Monroe, WA Plus One More.

ca.1940s. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 240.00
550

[MUGSHOTS]. Group of Nearly 60 Mugshots from Various Places.

V.p. ca.1900s-10s. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 420.00
551

[MUGSHOTS]. Group of Nearly 39 Mugshots from Various Places.

V.p. ca.1910s-50s. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 330.00
  • 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”.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    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 .
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    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.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    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
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    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
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    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