Potter and Potter Auctions: Photography, Americana & Historical Memorabilia, 1229, Chicago

Auction Details

Auction Date: February 05, 2026 - February 05, 2026

Page Size: 388 items in 16 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
52	SCHOFIELD, John	SCHOFIELD, John. Signed Card.	Washington, D.C.	8 February 1869.	USD 150.00 - 250.00	USD 100.00
53		[CIVIL WAR -- GENERALS]. Group of 7 engravings.	V.p.	ca. 1860s.	USD 150.00 - 250.00	Not Sold
54	[SHERMAN, William T. ]. ROSENTHAL, Louis N. (engraver)	[SHERMAN, William T. ]. ROSENTHAL, Louis N. (engraver) . Major Gen. Wm. T. Sherman.	Philadelphia	1864	USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 218.75
55	SHERMAN, William T.	SHERMAN, William T. Signed check to notable dentist.	Washington, D.C.	1883	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 343.75
56	SHERMAN, William T.	SHERMAN, William T. Autograph letter signed.	St. Louis	1884	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 562.50
57		Mortimer Nelson Civil War Confederate Generals Playing Cards.	New York	ca. 1863.	USD 500.00 - 1,000.00	USD 1,375.00
59	GRANT, Ulysses S.	GRANT, Ulysses S. Land grant document. March 6, 1872.	March 6	1872	USD 100.00 - 200.00	USD 100.00
60	MEADE, George G.	MEADE, George G. Signature. Clipped ink signature ("Geo. G. Meade")			USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 343.75
61		[CIVIL WAR -- CONFEDERATE]. Group of 9 autographs. Including: Alexander Stephens,			USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 281.25
62	MOSBY, John S.	MOSBY, John S. Autograph letter signed.	Washington, D.C.	25 October 1909.	USD 500.00 - 750.00	USD 750.00
63	[WALTER, A. B. , engraver].	[WALTER, A. B. , engraver]. General George McClellan, on the Battlefield of Antietam.	Philadelphia	1863	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
64	McCLELLAN, George B.	McCLELLAN, George B. Signed card. Ink signature of the Union general on cream card, dated April 10, [18]80.		1880	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 343.75
65	McCLELLAN, George B.	McCLELLAN, George B. Signature with inscription. Ink signature of the Union general on cream card: "Very truly yours/G. McClellan/April 22/82."			USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 406.25
66	McDOWELL, Irvin	McDOWELL, Irvin. Signed card. Ink signature of the Union army officer often remembered for his defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. Signed "Irvin McDowell/Major General.			USD 125.00 - 175.00	USD 156.25
67	BRANCH, Lawrence O'Bryan	BRANCH, Lawrence O'Bryan. Addressed and franked cover. Washington, D.C. Addressed to Hon. Thomas Ruffin, Graham, Alamance Co., NC,			USD 150.00 - 250.00	USD 100.00
68		[CIVIL WAR -- UNION]. Group of 7 framed autographs of Union generals and commanders. Ink signatures, some with salutations or brief inscriptions,			USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 750.00
69		[CIVIL WAR -- UNION]. Collection of 9 autographs of Union generals and officers.			USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 812.50
70	COBB, Howell	COBB, Howell. Two autograph letters signed. Two autograph letters signed			USD 250.00 - 350.00	USD 156.25
71		[CIVIL WAR -- UNION]. Collection of 20 autographs of Civil War generals and officers.			USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 1,125.00
72	TERRY, Alfred	TERRY, Alfred. Autograph letter signed.	Fort Snelling	2 June 1882.	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 250.00
73		[CIVIL WAR]. Group of 12 documents related to Robert Erskine Anderson Crofton, a Union commander.			USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 750.00
74	KING, Rufus	KING, Rufus. Autograph letter signed.	N.p.	4 February 1822.	USD 150.00 - 250.00	USD 375.00
75	WALLACE, Lew	WALLACE, Lew. Signature. Ink signature "Your friend / Lew Wallace"			USD 100.00 - 200.00	USD 75.00
76	WEBB, Alexander	WEBB, Alexander. Signed document. Receipt for "20 pecks calculus" signed "Alex. S. Webb/Pres."	New York	1886	USD 200.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
77		[MILITARIA -- CIVIL WAR GENERALS]. Group of 20 autographs.			USD 500.00 - 1,000.00	USD 1,000.00

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.

Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.

ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.

ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.

Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.