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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201 | Erle Stanley Gardner | The Case of the Howling Dog |
New York | 1934 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 240.00 |
| 202 | Charles Grant | The History of Mauritius, or the Isle of France, and the neighboring islands |
London | 1801 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 203 | U. S. Grant | Signed Card |
ND | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,140.00 | |
| 204 | "Giovanni" | Trio of First or Early Editions of His Homoerotic Photography Books |
Germany | ca. 21st century | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 330.00 |
| 205 | Harry Bush | Hard Boys |
N.p. | 2007 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 720.00 |
| 206 | Paul Freeman | Heroics and Heroics II |
Australia | ca. 21st century | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 270.00 |
| 207 | Paul Freeman | Trio of First Editions of Photography Books |
Australia | ca. 21st century | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 240.00 |
| 208 | Fred Goudon | Cinq |
Germany | 2010 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 150.00 |
| 209 | Mark Henderson | Pair of Presumed First Edition Photography Books |
Germany | ca. 21st century | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 330.00 |
| 210 | George Platt Lynes; David Leddick | George Platt Lynes 1907-1955 |
Koln | 2000 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 330.00 |
| 211 | Sam Steward | An Obscene Diary |
N.p. | 2010 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 420.00 |
| 212 | Group of Nearly 22 Modern Homoerotic Photo Books |
V. p. | 20th - 21st centuries | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 360.00 | |
| 213 | Group of Nearly 39 Modern Homoerotic Photo Books |
Germany | ca. 21st century | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 480.00 | |
| 214 | Dian Hanson | The Big Penis Book |
Koln | 2008 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 120.00 |
| 215 | Trio of Modern Homoerotic Photography Books |
V.p. | ca. 21st century | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 240.00 | |
| 216 | Group of 46 Literature Volumes in Original Wooden Cabinet with Glass-Fronted Door |
London | n. d., ca. 1850s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 660.00 | |
| 217 | George R | Document signed |
London | 1808 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 330.00 |
| 218 | Joel Chandler Harris | Uncle Remus His Songs and Sayings |
New York | 1881 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 780.00 |
| 219 | Robert A. Heinlein | Space Cadet |
New York | 1948 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 540.00 |
| 220 | Arnold Gingrich | Archive of Early Letters by Gingrich |
V.p. | ca. 1930s | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 221 | Arnold Gingrich | Typed Letter Signed Plus Ca. 1935 Christmas Photo Image of Gingrich |
New York | 1964 | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | Not Sold |
| 222 | Mary Welsh Hemingway | Typed Letter Signed |
N.p. | 1959 | USD 3,500.00 - 6,500.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
| 223 | Mary Welsh Hemingway | Typed Letter Signed |
Savoy-Hilton Hotel, NY | 1959 | USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | Not Sold |
| 224 | Arnold Gingrich | Original Telegram from Esquire Editor / Publisher Arnold Gingrich (1903-1976) to Hemingway About To Have and Have Not |
New York, NY via Chicago, IL | 1937 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 240.00 |
| 225 | Ernest Hemingway | Original Telegram from Hemingway to Esquire Editor / Publisher Arnold Gingrich (1903-1976) |
Key West, FL via Chicago, IL | 1938 | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | 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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