Potter and Potter Auctions: Select Rarities: Exceptional Books and Manuscripts, 1213, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 04, 2025 - September 04, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMITH, Joseph (1804-1844). | The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon, Upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi... |
Palmyra | 1830 | USD 120,000.00 - 150,000.00 | USD 240,000.00 |
| 2 | [SMITH, Joseph (1804-1844), translator]. | The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon, Upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi... |
Liverpool | 1841 | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 26,400.00 |
| 3 | PRATT, Orson (1811-1881), SPENCER, Orson (1802-1855), YOUNG, Brigham (1801-1877). | Sammelband of All 20 Issues of The Seer, Five Various Tracts, and Volume I #1 - 24 of Journal of Discourses. |
Washington and Liverpool | 1848-1854. | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 4 | SMITH, Ethan (1762-1849). | View of the Hebrews; or the Tribes of Israel in America. |
Poultney, (VT.) | 1825 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 5 | THURMAN, Wallace (1902-1934). | The Blacker the Berry. A Novel of Negro Life. |
New York | 1929 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,200.00 |
| 6 | National Intelligencer. |
Washington D. C. | 1819--1828 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 12,000.00 | |
| 7 | HALFORD, Frederic (1844-1914). | Modern Development of the Dry Fly: The New Dry Fly Patterns, the Manipulation of Dressing them, and Practical Experiences of their Use. |
London | 1910 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,760.00 |
| 8 | HARROP, Rene and JORGENSEN, Poul and LEISER, Eric and MERWIN, John and NEFF, Jr. S. A. and SCHWIEBERT, Ernest. | A Book of Small Flies. Frontispiece by Al Barker. |
Arlington, VT | 1983 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 9 | LAET, Johannes de (1581-1649). | Beschrijvinghe Van West-Indien... Tweede Druck. In ontallijke plaetsen verbetert, met eenig nieuwe caerten, beelden van verscheyden dieren ende planten verciert. |
Leiden | 1630 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 10 | GALLUCCI, Giovani Paolo (1538-1621). | Theatrum Mundi, et Temporis in quo non solum Precipuae Horum Partes describuntur... set accomodatissimis figuris sub Oculos Legentium facile ponutur. |
Venice | 1588 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 7,200.00 |
| 11 | Emilie Vandermeersch (1834-1910s). | Six Autograph Books Compiled by "Bird Enchantress" Emilie Vandermeersch 1850s--1910s. |
1850s--1910s. | USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,320.00 | |
| 12 | [WRIGHT, Orville (1871-1948) and WRIGHT, Wilbur (1867-1912)]. | Section of a Blueprint for the 1903 Wright Flyer. |
Louis P. Christman | ca. 1940s. | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 13 | SCOT, Reginald (1538-1599). | A Perfite platforme of a Hoppe Garden, and neccessarie Instructions for the making and mayntenaunce thereof, with notes and rules for reformation of all abuses, commonly practices therein, very neccessarie and expedient for all men to have, which in any w |
London | 1578 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 14 | BROWN, John (1800-1859). | Autograph Letter Signed to a Business Partner. |
Troy, NY | 27th Feby. 1852 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,360.00 |
| 15 | CAPOTE, Truman (1924-1984). | In Cold Blood. A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences. |
New York | 1965 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 16 | [CARRE, Leon (1878-1942), illustrator]. [MICHAUD, Gustave, translator]. | Aucassin et Nicholette. Chante Fable du XXe siecle. |
Paris | 1929 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 17 | CARROLL, Lewis (pseudonym of DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (1832-1898)). | Alice's Adventures Under Ground. Being a Facsimile of the Original Ms. Book Afterwards Developed Into "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". |
London | 1886 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 18 | [CARTER, Jimmy (1924-2024), association]. | Archive of Items Commemorating Carter's Storied Naval Career, including Several Signed Items. |
V.p. | ca. 20th -- 21st centuries. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 900.00 |
| 19 | CATHER, Willa (1873-1947). | Death comes for the Archbishop. |
New York | 1927 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,120.00 |
| 20 | CATHER, Willa (1873-1947). | O Pioneers! |
Boston and New York | 1913 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 21 | CATHER, Willa (1873-1947). | One of Ours. |
New York | 1922 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 22 | CHANDLER, Raymond (1888-1959). | Farewell, My Lovely. |
New York | 1940 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 23 | Edited by Charles-Joseph de Mayer. | Cabinet des Fees, Le, ou Collection Choisie des Contes des Fees, et Autres Contes Merveilleux. |
Geneva and Paris | 1785-89. | USD 2,500.00 - 2,800.00 | Not Sold |
| 24 | CHURCHILL, Sir Winston S. (1874-1965). | Memorias de Winston S. Churchill. La Segunda Guerra Mundial. Volumen II Su Hora Mejor. |
Barcelona | ca. 1949 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,320.00 |
| 25 | [SELZNICK, David O. (1902-1965), association]. [SHEARER, Norma (1902-1983), her copy]. | "Gone With the Wind" from the novel by Margaret Mitchell... Screen Play by Sidney Howard. Produced by David O. Selznick. Directed by Victor Fleming. Final Shooting Script January 24, 1939. |
Hollywood: Selznick International | 1939 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 10,200.00 |
![<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/52dd1cf6-f094-4432-955c-f3b20077eb95.jpg "<b>Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1:</b> REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000")
![<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.")
