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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 151 | Rinko Kawauchi | Little More |
Tokyo | 2002 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 96.00 |
| 152 | Ryuji Miyamoto | Architectural Apocalypse |
Tokyo | 1988 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 96.00 |
| 153 | Tadao Nakatani | World of Tatsum Hijikata, the Originator of Butoh... |
Tokyo | 2003 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 150.00 |
| 154 | Ikko Narahara | Light and Waves |
Tokyo | 1980 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 155 | Akiko Otake | NY 1980 |
Tokyo | 2012 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 156 | Shomei Tomatsu | Group of 6 Japanese Photography Books by Tomatsu |
Japan | ca. 20th century | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 157 | Michio Yamauchi | Holiday Reflection |
Tokyo | 2005 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold |
| 158 | Michio Yamauchi | Stadt Photographs |
Yokohama | 1992 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold |
| 159 | Group of 7 Photo-Illustrated First Edition Books |
V.p. | 19th - 21st centuries | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 96.00 | |
| 160 | Wayne Francis Woodard | Lazy Afternoon |
N.p. | ca. 1940 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 180.00 |
| 161 | Frank Brangwyn | Pair of Signed, Medium-Sized Architectural Etchings |
England | ca. 1900s | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 180.00 |
| 162 | Frank Brangwyn | Trio of Signed, Large Architectural Etchings |
England | ca. 1900s-1920s | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | Not Sold |
| 163 | George Leonard Carlson | Group of 8 Panels of Pen, Pencil and Ink Original Artwork for a Puzzle/Activity Book (or Books) for Children |
N.p. | ca. mid-20th century | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 480.00 |
| 164 | Hedley Fitton | Pair of Signed Architectural Etchings |
England | ca. 1900s | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 150.00 |
| 165 | Group of 9 Hand-Colored Plates of Fish from “Allgemeine Naturgeschicte, VI, Zoologie.” |
Stuttgart | ca. 1830s | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 240.00 | |
| 166 | Luigi Kasimir; Rudolf Viet | Pair of Signed Color Etchings, including: KASIMIR, Luigi. Persenbeug at Donau. |
Austria; Germany | ca. early 20th century | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 96.00 |
| 167 | Peter Miller | A L’Ombre de Jomyoui |
1994 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 168 | Eadweard Muybridge | Trio of Collotype Plates from “Animal Locomotion.” |
1887 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,560.00 | |
| 169 | Jules De Bruycker; Max Klinger | Pair of Large Unsigned Etchings |
Ca. 20th century; ca. 1880s | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 96.00 | |
| 170 | Barbara Pihos | North Country |
ca. late 20th – early 21st centuries | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 171 | Kaoru Saito | The Tale of Genji: Akashi / “What a delightful fishing boat.” |
Japan | ca. 1980s | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 172 | Tavik Frantisek Simon | Nocturne in Quimper |
France | ca. 1922 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 120.00 |
| 173 | Edmund Joseph Sullivan | Pair of Original Ink Drawings |
England | ca. 1890s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 360.00 |
| 174 | Yoshijiro Urusibara; Frank Brangwyn | Devil’s Bridge, St. Gothard Pass |
ca. 1930 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 180.00 | |
| 175 | Yoshijiro Urusibara; Frank Brangwyn | Colored Woodblock Print Signed by Urusibara, After Brangwyn |
London | 1924 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 120.00 |
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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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