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

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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
577

[ABC BOOK]. Ny A. B. C. Bog.

Copenhagen 1817 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 300.00
578 AESOP (620-564 B.C.)

The Fables of Aesop, and others; for the Improvement of Youth with Instructive Applications. Two Volumes in One.

London ca1830. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 600.00
579 [BRYANT, William Cullen (1794-1878), editor].

Picturesque America; or, The Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of The Mountains, Rivers.

New York 1872-74. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 270.00
580 [BATTEN, J. D. (1860-1932), illustrator]. [DIXON, E., editor].

Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights [and]: More Fairy Tales from the Arabian Nights.

London 1893 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 600.00
581 [BLAKE, William (1757-1827), illustrator]. BLAIR, Robert (1699-1746)

The Grave. A Poem. Illustrated by twelve Etchings Executed [by Louis Schiavonetti] From Original Designs [of William Blake].

London 1808 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 900.00
582 [BLANDIN, Andre (1878-1944), illustrator].

A B C D.

Bruxelles 1913 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 720.00
583 [BOSSCHERE, Jean de (1878-1953), illustrator]. RABELAIS, Francois (d. 1553)

All the Extant Works of Francois Rabelais. An American Translation with a Critical Text Variant Readings. by Samuel Putnam.

New York 1929 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 180.00
584 [BREHM, Worth (1883-1928), illustrator]. TWAIN, Mark (pseudonym of CLEMENS, Samuel Langhorne (1835-1910))

The Adventures of Tom Sawyer [and] The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.

New York ca.1920s. USD 200.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
585

Cabinet des Fees, Le, ou Collection Choisie des Contes des Fees, et Autres Contes Merveilleux. Edited by Charles-Joseph de Mayer. 41 volumes.

Geneva and Paris 1785-89. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Not Sold
586

[COMICS]. The First Three Issues of "Jim Solar, Space Sheriff" with Associated Ephemera.

New York 1953 USD 200.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
587 CRAWHALL, Joseph (1861-1913)

Old Aunt Elspa's A B C We'll soon learn to read, Then-how clever we'll be.

London 1884 USD 350.00 - 750.00 USD 210.00
588 [DAVIES, Ted (1928-1993), artist].

Cards of Life, Cards of Death.

New York 1968 USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 USD 1,920.00
589 [GOBLE, Warwick (1862-1943), illustrator]. JAMES, Grace (1882-1965)

Green Willow and Other Japanese Fairy Tales.

London 1910 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,320.00
590 GOREY, Edward (1925-2000)

The Loathsome Couple.

New York 1977 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 330.00
591 GREENAWAY, Kate (1846-1901)

Complete Set of Almanacks, Including 3 Copies of the 1897 Almanack & Diary.

London 1883-95. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 720.00
592 [KING, Jessie M. (1875-1949), illustrator]. STEELE, Isobel K. C.

The Enchanted Capital of Scotland.

Edinburgh ca.1946. USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 240.00
593 [KING, Jessie M. (1875-1949), illustrator]. WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900)

A House of Pomegranates.

London 1915 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 540.00
594 PARRISH, Maxfield (1870-1966)

The Knave of Hearts.

New York 1925 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 390.00
595

[PUZZLE MAP]. "Eurograph War Map" Jigsaw Puzzle.

London ca.1914-18. USD 600.00 - 1,000.00 USD 360.00
596 [RACKHAM, Arthur (1867-1939), illustrator]. HAWTHORNE, Nathaniel (1804-1864)

A Wonder Book.

London 1922 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 600.00
597 SAINT-EXUPERY, Antoine de.

The Little Prince.

New York: 1943 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 660.00
598 [SENDAK, Maurice (1928-2012), illustrator]. HOFFMANN, E. T. A. (1776-1822)

Nutcracker. Translated by Ralph Manheim.

New York 1984 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 660.00
599 [SENDAK, Maurice (1928-2012), illustrator]. KUSHNER, Tony (b. 1956)

Brundibar.

New York 2003 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 450.00
600 SEUSS, Dr. (Theodor Geisel)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas.

New York 1957 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 780.00
601 SEUSS, Dr. (Theodor Geisel)

The Cat in the Hat [and] The Cat in the Hat Comes Back. Two volumes. Including: The Cat in the Hat.

New York 1957 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 720.00
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    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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    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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    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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    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
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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