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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | Henry Kissinger | 3 Titles in 5 Volumes, 2 Titles Signed |
Norwalk, CT | 1996; 1999 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 102 | Henry Kissinger | Does America Need a Foreign Policy? |
Norwalk, CT | 2001 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 96.00 |
| 103 | Ira Levin | Rosemary's Baby |
Norwalk, CT | 2000 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 180.00 |
| 104 | Abraham Lincoln | The Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln |
Norwalk, CT | 1993 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 480.00 |
| 105 | Richard M. Nixon | The Memoirs of Richard Nixon |
Norwalk, CT | 1988 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 150.00 |
| 106 | Richard M. Nixon | The Richard Nixon Library |
Norwalk, CT | 1993 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 330.00 |
| 107 | Thomas Keneally; Jimmy Carter | Pair of Signed Editions in Fine Bindings |
Norwalk, CT | 1999-2001 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 120.00 |
| 108 | Anne McCaffrey; Harlan Ellison | Pair of Signed Limited Edition Science Fiction Titles |
Norwalk, CT | 1994; 2000 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 240.00 |
| 109 | Roger Tory Peterson | Roger Tory Peterson Field Guides |
Norwalk, CT | ca. 1990s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 390.00 |
| 110 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | Total Recall. My Unbelievably True Life Story |
Norwalk, CT | 2012 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 330.00 |
| 111 | Margaret Thatcher | The Collected Speeches |
Norwalk, CT | 1998 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 180.00 |
| 112 | Margaret Thatcher | The Path to Power |
Norwalk, CT | 1995 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 120.00 |
| 113 | Clarence Thomas | My Grandfather's Son |
Norwalk, CT | 2007 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 120.00 |
| 114 | Arthur Miller; Harold Pinter; Jerome Lawrence; Robert E. Lee | Trio of Signed, Limited Editions of Plays |
Norwalk, CT | 1998; 2000 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 180.00 |
| 115 | G. B. Trudeau | Flashbacks. 25 Years of Doonesbury |
Norwalk, CT | 1995 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 116 | Harry S. Truman; David McCullough | Group of 5 Titles by or About Truman |
Norwalk, CT | 1994; 1995 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 210.00 |
| 117 | Jules Verne | Group of 4 Finely-Bound Titles |
Norwalk, CT | ca. 1980s | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 330.00 |
| 118 | James D. Watson; Stephen Jay Gould | Pair of Signed Limited Editions |
Norwalk, CT | 1991; 1998 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 270.00 |
| 119 | Albert Einstein | Relativity. The Special & the General Theory A Popular Exposition |
Toronto | ca. 1920 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 360.00 |
| 120 | Albert Einstein; H. A. Lorentz; H. Minkowski; H. Weyl | The Principle of Relativity... |
London | 1923 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 180.00 |
| 121 | Dwight David Eisenhower | Signed Photo |
Washington, D. C. | ca. 1950s | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 180.00 |
| 122 | Larry Flynt | Hustler Magazine |
Columbus, OH | 1974 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 390.00 |
| 123 | Larry Flynt | Hustler Magazine |
Columbus, OH | 1974-1975 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 210.00 |
| 124 | Larry Flynt | Hustler Newsletter |
Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, OH | 1972 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 720.00 |
| 125 | Larry Flynt | Hustler Newsletter |
Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, OH | 1972 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
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Sotheby’s Geek Week
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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July 16, 2026Forum, July 16: Fleming (Ian). Casino Royale, first edition, signed presentation inscription from the author, 1953. £40,000-60,000Forum, July 16: d'Agoty (Jacques-Fabien Gautier). Anatomie de la Tête, first edition, Paris, chez le Sieur Gautier, 1748. £10,000-15,000Forum, July 16: Martial Arts.- Lee (Bruce). 'Praying Mantis style' Kung Fu book, containing numerous annotations, diagrams and graphs in Bruce Lee's hand, c. 1960. £50,000-70,000Forum Auctions
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