Potter and Potter Auctions: Fine Books and Manuscripts, Featuring Mystery and Detective Literature, 1210, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- July 24, 2025 - July 24, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 301 | [FITZGERALD, David, Librarian of the War Department and contributor] | [HOLABIRD, General Samuel B. (1826-1907), his copy]. Alphabetical Catalogue of the War Department Library (Including Law Library). Authors and Subjects |
Washington | 1882 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 302 | HOLMES, Oliver Wendell, Sr. (1809-1894) | HOLMES, Oliver Wendell, Sr. (1809-1894). [Works] |
Boston | [ca. 1880s] | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | Unknown |
| 303 | HOOKER, Thomas (1586-1647) | The Poor Doubting Christian Drawn to Christ... |
Boston | 1743 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
| 304 | HOWELLS, W.D. | The Rise of Silas Lapham |
Boston | 1885 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
| 305 | HUGHES, Langston (1901-1967) | The Big Sea. An Autobiography... |
New York | 1940 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 306 | [HUMOR]. Group of Nearly 35 Modern Cartoon Humor Books |
[V.p.] | [ca. mid- to late- 20th century] | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | |
| 307 | HUXLEY, Aldous (1894-1963) | Island |
London | 1962 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 308 | IRVING, Washington (1783-1859) | The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. No I [-VII] |
New York | 1819[-20] | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Unknown |
| 309 | JOHNSTON, Annie Fellows (1863-1931) | The Little Colonel: Maid of Honor |
Boston | 1906 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 310 | [SHAHN, Ben (1898-1969), illustrator] | [JUDAICA]. Haggadah for Passover |
[Paris] | [1966] | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | Unknown |
| 311 | SPENCER, John (1630-1693) | [JUDAICA]. De Legibus Hebraeorum Ritualibus... |
Tubingen | 1732 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 312 | MELVILLE, Herman (1819--1891) | [KENT, Rockwell (1882--1971), illustrator]. Moby Dick, or The Whale |
New York | 1930 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 313 | KENNEDY, John F. (1917-1963) | Pair of Books Inscribed by Kennedy's Friend and Advisor, Dave Powers (1912-1998), including: Profiles in Courage |
New York | [1961] | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 314 | [KENNEDY, John F. (1917-1963), subject] | Large Group of Nearly 130 Booklets About John F. Kennedy, His Presidency, The Assassination, and History of the Period |
[V.p.] | [ca. 1960s-70s] | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 315 | Eikon Basilike | [KING CHARLES I (1600-1649), subject]. The Pourtraiture of His Sacred Majesty King Charles I. In His Solitudes and Sufferings |
London | 1727 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 316 | [KING GEORGE III (1738-1820), association] | Group of Nearly 20 Parliamentary Acts, Mostly Related to the East India Company, or Importation of Goods to Canada, or Dealings with the United States |
[England] | [ca. 1800s] | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 317 | KING, Stephen (b. 1947) | The Bachman Books. Four Early Novels by Stephen King. Rage. The Long Walk. Roadwork. The Running Man |
New York | [1985] | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | Unknown |
| 318 | KING, Stephen (b. 1947) | Group of 22 First Trade Editions |
[V.p.] | [ca. 1980s-2010s] | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 319 | KING, Stephen (b. 1947) | Group of 21 First Trade Editions |
[V.p.] | [ca. 1980s-2010s] | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 320 | KNOPF, Alfred A. (1892-1984) | The Borzoi 1925 |
New York | 1925 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 321 | LE CARRE, John (pseudonym of CORNWELL, David John Moore, 1931-2020) | A Perfect Spy |
London | [1986] | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 322 | LE CARRE, John (pseudonym of CORNWELL, David John Moore, 1931-2020) | Group of 5 First English Trade Editions |
[London] | [1974-86] | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
| 323 | LE CARRE, John (pseudonym of CORNWELL, David John Moore, 1931-2020) | Group of First American Trade Editions of Books by or About Le Carre, One is Signed |
[V.p.] | [ca. 1980s] | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 324 | LE GUIN, Ursula K. (1929-2018) | The Tombs of Atuan |
New York | 1971 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 325 | LEE, Harper (1926-2016) | To Kill a Mockingbird |
London | [1960] | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
