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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | Larry Flynt | Hustler Newsletter |
Cincinnati, Dayton, Columbus, OH | 1973 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 127 | De Dienes; Playboy Press; Bravo | 6 Modern Photography Books of Nude Women |
20th - 21st centuries | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 360.00 | |
| 128 | Bob Guccione | Penthouse. The Magazine for Men |
London | 1965 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 129 | Henry Wotton | The State of Christendom: Giving A Perfect and Exact Discovery of many Political Interregnes... |
London | 1667 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 108.00 |
| 130 | A. K. A. Bidpai | The Instructive and Entertaining Fables of Pilpay, an Ancient Indian Philosopher... |
Dublin | 1776 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 240.00 |
| 131 | Henry Fielding | The Works of Henry Fielding, Esq; with the Life of the Author |
London | 1784 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 210.00 |
| 132 | Hugo Brehme | A picturesque view of Pachuca – Largest silver producing district in the world. |
Mexico | ca. 1900s | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 180.00 |
| 133 | Hugo Brehme | Cathedral and Zocalo – Mexico City. |
Mexico | ca. 1900s | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 180.00 |
| 134 | Hugo Brehme | Church of the Holy Cross – Queretaro. |
Mexico | ca. 1900s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 240.00 |
| 135 | Hugo Brehme | National Palace – Mexico City. |
Mexico | ca. 1900s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 240.00 |
| 136 | Guillermo Kahlo | Escuela Nacional de Ingenieros (Mineria), Mexico |
Mexico | ca. 1900s | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold |
| 137 | Ricardo Mantel | Dawn in tropical Cuautla. |
Mexico | ca. 1900s | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 96.00 |
| 138 | M. L. Stampa | Trio of Large Silver Gelatin Sepia Photos of Mexican Churches or Cathedrals |
Mexico | ca. 1920s | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 139 | 4 of Large Silver Gelatin Sepia Photos of Architectural Subjects in Mexico City |
Mexico | ca. 1920s | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 180.00 | |
| 140 | 5 of Large Silver Gelatin Sepia Photos of Antiquities or Architectural Subjects in Yucatan and Elsewhere |
Mexico | ca. 1920s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 240.00 | |
| 141 | 6 of Large Silver Gelatin Sepia Photos of Churches Throughout Mexico |
Mexico | ca. 1920s | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold | |
| 142 | Edward Emerson Barnard | A Photographic Atlas of Selected Regions of the Milky Way |
Washington | 1927 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,360.00 |
| 143 | Publications of the Lick Observatory... Volume VIII |
Sacramento | 1908 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 180.00 | |
| 144 | Eugene Atget | Atget Photographe de Paris |
New York | 1930 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 570.00 |
| 145 | Captain Francis Brinkley | Japan Described and Illustrated by the Japanese Written by Eminent Japanese Authorities and Scholars |
Boston | 1897-1898 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 720.00 |
| 146 | Adolf Fassbender | Pictorial Artistry. The Dramatization of the Beautiful in Photography |
New York | 1937 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 360.00 |
| 147 | Notman Photo Company | Large panoramic photograph of Harvard Stadium during a football game |
Boston | N/A | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 270.00 |
| 148 | Kikai Hiroh | How the Soles Wear Down |
Tokyo | 2016 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 96.00 |
| 149 | Takeji Iwamiy | Works From 30 Years |
Tokyo | 1975 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 150 | Ikko Narahara; Shin Yanagisawa; Hiroshi Hayama; Fujio Sadakawa; Seiichi Furuya; Hiromi Tsuchida; Shomei Tomatsu | 7 Modern Photography Books |
Japan | 20th - 21st centuries | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | 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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