Potomack Company: Books, Maps and Historical Memorabilia, 21226, Alexandria

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Auction Date
February 12, 2026 - February 12, 2026
Page Size: 89 items in 4 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
56 NIEBUHR, R.G.

THE HISTORY OF ROME, 1842-1847. 4 VOLS.

London 1828--1842 [1844]. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 1,560.00
57 [Young, (Edward)].

THE WORKS ON THE AUTHOR OF THE NIGHT-THOUGHTS, 5 VOL.

London [1773-1774]. USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 422.50
58

ELEVEN VOLUMES OF LEATHER-BOUND EUROPEAN TRAVEL AND LITERATURE

mid 19th and early 20th c., USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 715.00
59 FERRERO, GUGLIELMO.

GREATNESS AND DECLINE OF ROME, C. 1909. 5 VOLS.

New York [1909] USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 260.00
60

RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY EDMUND DULAC. C. 1909

London ca. 1909 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 162.50
62

GROUP OF EARLY UNITED STATES AND NORTH AMERICAN MAP BOOKS

USD 80.00 - 120.00 USD 130.00
63 EMERSON, RALPH WALDO.

EMERSON, RALPH WALDO. JOURNALS, 1820--1872. LARGE PAPER EDITION, ONE OF 600 NUMBERED COPIES. TEN VOLUMES.

1820--1872 USD 350.00 - 500.00 USD 520.00
64 RAND MCNALLY

RAND MCNALLY ART DECO 12-INCH TERRESTRIAL GLOBE, CIRCA 1930

CIRCA 1930 USD 100.00 - 300.00 USD 1,040.00
65

GROUP OF MENUS AND EPHEMERA FROM SS ANDREA DORIA FINAL YEAR, 1956

1956 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 130.00
66 KENNETH O'DONNELL

TYPED LETTER SIGNED BY KENNETH O'DONNELL ON WHITE HOUSE LETTERHEAD, NOVEMBER 13, 1961, WITH ORIGINAL WHITE HOUSE MAILING ENVELOPE

1961 USD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
67

PAIR OF LETTERS RELATING TO CBS NEWS COVERAGE OF JFK ASSASSINATION, NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1963, INCLUDING SIGNED WALTER CRONKITE LETTER

1963 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 487.50
68 THOMAS DEWEY

THOMAS DEWEY TYPED LETTER SIGNED AS GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, APRIL 20, 1950, WITH ORIGINAL MAILING ENVELOPE

1950 USD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
69

THE HARVARD CLASSICS BOOK COLLECTION, 1909-1910

1909-1910 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 487.50
70 CORMAC MCCARTHY,

THE ROAD. FIRST EDITION.

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 422.50
72 AGATHA CHRISTIE

SPARKLING CYANIDE BY AGATHA CHRISTIE, FIRST EDITION IN BESPOKE FINE LEATHER BINDING WITH CUSTOM TITLING AND ILLUSTRATION, TOP EDGE SILVERED,

London 1945 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 910.00
73 ALPHONSE DAUDET

OEUVRES COMPLETES DE ALPHONSE DAUDET. 18 VOLS.

PARIS 1899-1901, USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
74

GROUP OF 23 ANTIQUARIAN BLACK AND DARK LEATHER FINE MOROCCAN BINDINGS WITH GILT TOOLING

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 260.00
75

GROUP OF 23 FINE RED LEATHER BOUND VOLUMES, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 292.50
76 ROBERT BURNS

THE WORKS OF ROBERT BURNS IN FOUR VOLUMES, 1806

London 1806 USD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
77 C.J. JACKSON,

C.J. JACKSON, HISTORY OF ENGLISH SILVER PLATE, 2 VOLS, 1911; WITH ENGLISH GOLDSMITHS AND THEIR MARKS, 1905

1911; 1905 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 65.00
78 NICOLAY, JOHN G. & HAY, JOHN.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: A HISTORY. BY NICOLAY AND HAY. 10 VOLS.

New York 1904 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 487.50
79 CORMAC MCCARTHY

CORMAC MCCARTHY FIRST EDITION LOT WITH CITIES OF THE PLAIN, THE CROSSING. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, THE PASSENGER; INCLUDES EARLY PAPERBACK AND COMMENTARY

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 130.00
80

THE GREAT EVENTS OF THE GREAT WAR SERIES, 7 VOLS WITH FRAGMENTS FROM FRANCE, 78TH DIVISION HISTORY

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 104.00
81 HENRY DAVID THOREAU

THE WRITINGS OF HENRY DAVID THOREAU. 11 VOLS.

Boston and New York ca. 1890s--early 1900s. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 487.50
82 NORVINS, JACQUES DE.

HISTOIRE DE NAPOLEON. 4 VOLS.

PARIS 1834 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 390.00
  • Sotheby's Fine Books & Manuscripts
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    Sotheby’s: Balthus, Emily Brontë. Wuthering Heights, New York: The Limited Editions Club, 1993. 6,600 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. Complete Works, Philadelphia & London: J.B. Lippincott Company & Chapman & Hall, LD, 1850. Limited Edition set of 30 volumes. 7,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: John Lennon, Yoko Ono. Handwritten Letter from John Lennon and Yoko Ono to their Chauffer. 1971. 32,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Winston Churchill. First edition of War Speeches, Cassell and Company, Ltd., 1941. Set of 7 volumes. 5,500 USD.
    Sotheby’s: Andy Warhol, Julia Warhola. Holy Cats First Edition, Signed by Andy Warhol. 1954. 30,000 USD.
  • Forum Auctions
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    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 40
    Ramasvami (Kavali Venkata). A Digest of the Different Castes of India, 83 charming hand-coloured lithographed plates, Madras, 1837. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 50
    Watson (John Forbes) & John William Kaye. The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations...of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan, 8 vol., 480 mounted albumen prints, 1868-75. £4,000-6,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 53
    Afghanistan.- Elphinstone (Hon. Mountstuart). An Account of the Kingdom of Caubul, first edition, hand-coloured aquatint plates, a fine copy, 1815. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 57
    [Album and Treatise on Hinduism], manuscript treatise on Hinduism in French, 31 watercolours of Hindu deities, Pondicherry, 1865. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 62 Allan (Capt. Alexander). Views in the Mysore Country, [1794]. £2,000-3,000
    Forum Auctions
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    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 76
    Bird (James). Historical Researches on the Origin and Principles of the Bauddha and Jaina Religions..., first edition, lithographed plates, Bombay, American Mission Press, 1847. £3,000-4,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 100
    Ceylon.- Daniell (Samuel). A Picturesque Illustration of the scenery, animals, and native inhabitants, of the Island of Ceylon: in twelve plates, 1808. £5,000-7,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 123
    D'Oyly (Charles). Behar Amateur Lithographic Scrap Book, lithographed throughout with title and 55 plates mounted on 43 paper leaves, [Patna], [1828]. £3,000-5,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 139
    Gandhi (known as Mahatma Gandhi,) Fine Autograph Letter signed to Jawaharlal Nehru, Sevagram, Wardha, 1942, emphasising the importance of education in rural communities. £10,000-15,000
    Forum Auctions
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    Ends 19th February 2026
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 140
    Gantz (John). Indian Microcosm, first edition, Madras, John Gantz & Son, 1827. £10,000-15,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 146
    Grierson (Sir George Abraham). Linguistic Survey of India, 11 vol. in 20, folding maps, original cloth, Calcutta, Superintendent Government Printing, 1903-28. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 195
    Madras.- Fort St. George Gazette (The), No.276-331, pp.493-936 and Index to all of 1834 at end, modern half calf, Madras, 2nd July - 31st December 1834. £2,000-3,000
    Forum, Feb. 19: Lot 205
    Marshall (Sir John) and Alfred Foucher. The Monuments of Sanchi, 3 vol., first edition, 141 plates, most photogravure, [Calcutta], [1940]. £3,000-4,000
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    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
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