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

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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
77

[CIVIL WAR]. [CONFEDERATE CURRENCY]. Group of 5 Printed Paper Currency Bills

 [V.p.] [ca. 1860s] USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 218.75
78 CONNER, General James (1829-1883)

[CIVIL WAR]. Letters of General James Conner C. S. A.

 Columbia, SC [1950] USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,062.50
79 POLLARD, Edward A. (1832-1872)

[CIVIL WAR]. [DAVIS, Jefferson (1808-1889), subject]. Life of Jefferson Davis, with a Secret History of The Southern Confederacy, Gathered "Behind the Scenes in Richmond"

 Philadelphia, PA [1869] USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 125.00
80 ROE, Rev. William E

[CIVIL WAR]. [DAWES, General Rufus R. (1838-1899), subject]. ROE, Rev. William E. A Memoir. Rufus R. Dawes. Born July 4, 1838 Died August 1, 1899

 [New York] [1900] USD 200.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
81 DAWSON, Sarah Morgan (1842-1909)

[CIVIL WAR]. A Confederate Girl's Diary

 Boston and New York [1913] USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 812.50
82 DICKISON, Mary Elizabeth

[CIVIL WAR]. [DICKISON, Major-General J. J. (1816-1902), subject]. Dickison and His Men. Reminiscences of the War in Florida

 Louisville, KY 1890 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 250.00
83 DINKINS, Captain James (1845-1939)

[CIVIL WAR]. 1861-1865 By and Old Johnnie. Personal Recollections and Experiences in the Confederate Army...

 Cincinnati 1897 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 500.00
84 DUNLOP, Major W. S. (1833-1914)

[CIVIL WAR]. Lee's Sharpshooters; or, The Forefront of Battle

 Little Rock, AR 1899 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 156.25
85 John N. Edwards

[CIVIL WAR]. [EDWARDS, Major John N. (1839-1889), subject]. [EDWARDS, Jennie, compiler]. John N. Edwards. Biography, Memoirs, Reminiscences and Recollections. His Brilliant Career as Soldier, Author, and Journalist...

 Kansas City, MO 1889 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 156.25
86 [EVANS, General Clement A. (1833-1911), editor]

[CIVIL WAR]. Confederate Military History. A Library of Confederates States History, in Twelve [sic.]

 Atlanta, GA 1899 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 625.00
87 FLEMING, Francis P. (1841-1908)

[CIVIL WAR]. Memoir of Capt. C. Seton Fleming of the Second Florida Infantry, C. S. A.

 Jacksonville, FL 1884 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 1,375.00
88 JORDAN, General Thomas (1819-1895) and PRYOR, J. P.

[CIVIL WAR]. [FORREST, General Nathan Bedford (1821-1877), subject]. The Campaigns of Lieut. -- Gen. N. B. Forrest, and of Forrest's Cavalry, with Portraits, Maps, and Illustrations

 New Orleans, LA 1868 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 500.00
89 WYETH, John A. (1845-1922)

[CIVIL WAR]. [FORREST, General Nathan Bedford (1821-1877), subject]. Life of General Nathan Bedford Forrest...

 New York 1899 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 750.00
90 FREEMAN, Douglas Southall (1886-1953)

[CIVIL WAR]. The Last Parade...

 Richmond, VA 1932 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 218.75
91 GEORGE, Henry

[CIVIL WAR]. History of the 3d, 7th, 8th and 12th Kentucky C. S. A.

 Louisville, KY 1911 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 500.00
92

[CIVIL WAR]. [GETTYSBURG]. NEW YORK MONUMENTS COMMISSION FOR THE BATTLEFIELDS OF GETTYSBURG AND CHATTANOOGA

 Albany, NY 1902 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 187.50
93 Major W. W. (1831-1901)

[CIVL WAR]. GOLDSBOROUGH. The Maryland Line in the Confederate States Army

 Baltimore 1869 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 375.00
94 GOODLOE, Albert Theodore (1833-1912)

[CIVIL WAR]. Some Rebel Relics from the Seat of War

 Nashville, TN 1893 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 187.50
95

[CIVIL WAR]. Group of Five Transferware Plates Commemorating "Sons of Confederate Veterans, Hood's Texas Brigade Association" Reunions

 [N.p.] 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976 USD 250.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
96

[CIVIL WAR]. Group of 5 First Edition Histories

 [V.p.] [1890-1911] USD 700.00 - 1,200.00 USD 593.75
97

[CIVIL WAR]. Group of 4 Histories...

 USD 450.00 - 850.00 Not Sold
98 GOULD, Major John M. (1839-1930)

[CIVIL WAR]. History of the First -- Tenth -- Twenty-ninth Maine Regiment

 Portland 1871 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 281.25
99 HAHN, Professor George W. (1842-1917)

[CIVIL WAR]. The Catawba Soldier of the Civil War

 Hickory, SC 1911 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 218.75
100 HANCOCK, Richard Ramsey

[CIVIL WAR]. Hancock's Diary: Or, A History of the Second Tennessee Confederate Cavalry, with Sketches of First and Seventh Battalions...

 Nashville, TN 1887 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 250.00
101 HAYS, General Alexander (1819-1864)

[CIVIL WAR]. Life and Letters of Alexander Hayes...

 Pittsburgh, PA 1919 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 156.25
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    Sotheby’s Year in Review: A Rare Hebrew Bible with Micrographic Masorah. Sold: 1,514,000 USD
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    Sotheby’s Year in Review: Vergilius. Opera, Venice, Aldo Manuzio, 1501. Sold: 1,041,400 USD
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