Potter and Potter Auctions: Fine Books and Manuscripts, 22200, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- May 14, 2026 - May 14, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 427 | J. R. R. Tolkien | The Hobbit |
Boston | ND | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 780.00 |
| 428 | J. R. R. Tolkien | The Lord of the Rings |
Boston | 1967 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 429 | P. L. Travers | Mary Poppins |
New York | 1934 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 330.00 |
| 430 | Harry S. Truman | Memoirs: Year of Decisions / Years of Trial and Hope |
Garden City | 1955 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 570.00 |
| 431 | Harry S Truman | Typed Letter Signed |
Independence, MO | 1965 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 120.00 |
| 432 | John Updike | Assorted Prose |
New York | 1965 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 84.00 |
| 433 | George Eastman | Chronicles of an African Trip |
Rochester, NY | 1927 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 210.00 |
| 434 | Harry St. John Philby | A Pilgrim in Arabia |
London | 1943 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 480.00 |
| 435 | Mrs. F. K. Freygang | Letters from the Caucasus and Georgia; To Which Are Added, the Account of A Journey Into Persia in 1812 |
London | 1823 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 436 | E. Walsh | A Narrative of the Expedition to Holland, in the Autumn of the year 1799 |
London | 1800 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 240.00 |
| 437 | Charles Nash | History of the War in Affghanistan |
London | 1843 | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 438 | Raphael Pumpelly | Explorations in Turkestan Expedition in 1904 Prehistoric Civilizations of Anau. Origins, Growth, and influence of Environment |
Washington, D. C. | 1908 | USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 480.00 |
| 439 | Raphael Pumpelly | Explorations in Turkestan with an Account of The Basin of Eastern Persia and Sistan |
Washington, D. C. | 1905 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 440 | H. Wood | Explorations in the Eastern Kara-Koram and the Upper Yarkland Valley |
Dehra Dun | 1922 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 441 | I. N. Allen | Diary of a March Through Sinde and Affghanistan |
London | 1843 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 360.00 |
| 442 | W. E. D. Allen; Paul Muratoff | Caucasian Battlefields. A History of the Wars on the Turco-Caucasian Border 1828-1921 |
Cambridge | 1953 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 120.00 |
| 443 | Thomas Bacon | First Impressions and Studies from Nature in Hindostan |
London | 1837 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 390.00 |
| 444 | Valentine Baker | Clouds in the East: Travels and Adventures on the Perso-Turkoman Frontier |
London | 1876 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 570.00 |
| 445 | Major H. Bevan | Thirty Years in India: or, a Soldier's Reminiscences of Native and European Life in the Presidencies, from 1808 to 1838 |
London | 1839 | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 446 | John Lewis Burckhardt | Travels in Nubia |
London | 1819 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 720.00 |
| 447 | James Burnes | A Narrative of a Visit to the Court of Sinde; A Sketch of the History of Clutch |
Edinburgh | 1831 | USD 1,250.00 - 1,750.00 | USD 1,020.00 |
| 448 | Capt. John Colborne; Capt. Frederic Brine | Memorials of the Brave; or Resting Places of Our Fallen Heroes in The Crimea and at Scutari |
London | 1858 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 480.00 |
| 449 | Alexander Dirom | A Narrative of the Campaign in India, which Terminated the War with Tipoo Sultan |
London | 1793 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 720.00 |
| 450 | Bernhard Dorn | History of the Afghans |
1829; 1836 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 360.00 | |
| 451 | Frederic Drew | The Northern Barrier of India |
London | 1877 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 420.00 |
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14-15 JulySotheby’s, July 14: Henry De La Beche. "Awful Changes," 1830. $6,000 to $9,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 11]. Flight Plan, Complete Original Printing Signed by Buzz Aldrin. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Thomas Alva Edison. Documents Establishing and Ending the Edison Electric Railway Company. $20,000 to $30,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: Richard P. Feynman. Feynman's Lectures on Gravitation 1-16, Including the Original Transcriptions of Lectures 12-16 by Morinigo and Wagner, With Richard Feynman's Manuscript Notations, 1971. $12,000 to $18,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [Apollo 9]. A Group of Manuals and Mission Documents used by Stuart Roosa as a member of the Astronaut Support Crew. $5,000 to $8,000.Sotheby’s, July 15: [BYTE: The Small Systems Journal]. A collection of early foundational issues of Byte: The Small Systems Journal, with rare hardcover editions. $5,000 to $8,000. -
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