Potter and Potter Auctions: Fine Books & Artwork from the George D. Lacy & Louis A. Irmo Collections, 1243, Chicago

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
November 20, 2025 - November 20, 2025
Page Size: 564 items in 23 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
252 DOUGLASS, Frederick (1818-1895)

Life and Times of Frederick Douglass Written by Himself...

Hartford, CT 1882 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 406.25
253 [EARP, Wyatt (1848-1929), subject]

Wyatt Earp's Personal Diagrams of Prominent Historical Events...

[McLean, VA] [1989] USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 187.50
254 EVANS, E. Everett (1893-1958)

Pair of Signed Limited Firsts

Reading, PA 1953-1955 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 156.25
255

[FANTASY PRESS]. Trio of Signed, Limited Editions

Reading, PA 1951-1954 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 250.00
256 FAULKNER, William (1897-1962)

Collected Stories of William Faulkner

New York [1950] USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 375.00
257 William C. Faulkner FAULKNER, William (1897-1962)

Intruder in the Dust

New York [1948] USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 375.00
258 William C. Faulkner FAULKNER, William (1897-1962)

The Snopes Trilogy (The Hamlet, The Town, The Mansion)

New York 1940-[1959] USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 1,062.50
259 PEPYS, Samuel (1633-1703)

[FINE BINDINGS]. The Diary of Samuel Pepys, M. A. F. R. S...

London 1899-1900 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 1,187.50
260 FLEMING, Ian (1908-1964)

Casino Royale

New York 1954 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 1,500.00
261 FLEMING, Ian (1908-1964)

Pair of First American Editions of James Bond Novels, including: Live and Let Die

New York 1955 USD 350.00 - 600.00 USD 687.50
262

[FLORIDA]. BOARD OF STATE INSTITUTIONS...

[Live Oak, FL] 1903 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 218.75
263

[FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS]. [CALIFORNIANA]. Illustrated Fraternal Directory Including Educational Institutions of the Pacific Coast...

San Francisco 1889 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 250.00
264 [GREENBERG, Martin (1941-2011), editor]

Travelers of Space (Adventures in Science Fiction Series)

New York [1951] USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 187.50
265 GREY, Zane (1872-1939)

To the Last Man

New York [1922] USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 156.25
266 HEINLEIN, Robert A. (1907-1988)

Sixth Column

New York [1949] USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 531.25
267 HELLER, Joseph

Catch-22

London [1962] USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 250.00
268 HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961)

A Moveable Feast

New York [1964] USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 750.00
269 HERBERT, Frank (1920-1986)

Dune

Philadelphia [1965] USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 25,000.00
270 HERBERT, Frank (1920-1986)

God Emperor of Dune

New York [1981] USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 875.00
271 HERBERT, Frank (1920-1986)

Heretics of Dune

London 1984 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 687.50
272 HERBERT, Frank (1920-1986)

Chapter House Dune

London 1985 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 593.75
273 HERBERT, Frank (1920-1986)

Pair of Signed First Editions, including: The Santaroga Barrier

London [1970] USD 350.00 - 550.00 USD 218.75
274 HODGSON, William Hope (1877-1918)

The House on the Borderland And Other Novels

Sauk City, WI 1946 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 531.25
275 HOWARD, Robert E. (1906-1936)

The Complete Set of Grant's Deluxe Editions of Howard's Works

West Kingston, RI [1974-1989] USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 562.50
276 HOWARD, Robert E. (1906-1936)

The Dark Man and Others

Sauk City, WI 1963 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 468.75
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