Potter and Potter Auctions: Fine Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (USD) | 447,162.00 |
| Auction Date | November 21, 2024 - November 21, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 331,555.00 |
| Sale Number | #1193 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 535,000.00 |
| Total Lots | 601 | ||
| Sold Lots | 506 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 413,655.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 84.19% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 663,050.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 95 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 67.44% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | LOVECRAFT, H. P. (1890-1937) | The Outsider and Others. Collected by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei. |
1939 | USD 10,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 18,000.00 |
| 376 | BONNEY, Edward (1807-1864) | Banditti of the Prairies, or the Murderer's Doom!! A Tale of the Mississippi Valley. |
1850 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 18,000.00 |
| 5 | TWAIN, Mark (pseudonym of CLEMENS, Samuel Langhorne, 1835-1910) | Original Inscribed Photogravure Portrait, Signed as Mark Twain and S. L. Clemens. |
1900 | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 16,800.00 |
| 2 | ASIMOV, Isaac (d. 1992) | The Foundation Trilogy, All First Editions in Jackets, All Inscribed by Asimov. |
1951-53. | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 14,400.00 |
| 368 | MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891) | Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. |
1851 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 14,400.00 |
| 192 | DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870) | First Editions of The Christmas Books in the Original Cloth, including: A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being A Ghost Story of Christmas. |
1843 | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 12,000.00 |
| 507 | WEBSTER, Noah (1758-18943) | An American Dictionary of the English Language. To Which Are Prefixed, and Introductory Dissertation on the Origin, History and Connection of the Languages of Western Asia and of Europe. |
1828 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 11,400.00 |
| 4 | SEUSS, Dr. (pseudonym of GEISEL, Theodore (1904-1991) | Hand-Painted Cast Resin Sculpture, "Blue-Green Abelard". From Seuss' Collection of Unorthodox Taxidermy. |
1999 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 272 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961) | A Farewell to Arms. |
1929 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 8,400.00 |
| 399 | O'CONNOR, Flannery (1925-1964) | Wise Blood. |
1952 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 8,400.00 |
| 280 | HERBERT, Frank (1920-1986) | Dune Messiah. |
1969 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 42 | AUDUBON, John James (1785--1851) and BACHMAN, John (1790--1874) | The Quadrupeds of North America. |
1854 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 484 | STOWE, Harriet Beecher (1811-1896) | Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly. |
1852 | USD 7,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 5,760.00 |
| 243 | CAXTON, William, translator. | The History of Reynard the Foxe. Edited by Henry Halliday Sparling. |
1892 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,280.00 |
| 457 | ROWLING, J. K. (b. 1965) | Group of 3 First American Editions of Harry Potter Books, including: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. |
1998 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 5,280.00 |
| 191 | DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870) | The Christmas Books, including: A Christmas Carol. In Prose. Being A Ghost Story of Christmas. |
1843 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
| 441 | PULLMAN, Philip (b. 1946) | His Dark Materials Trilogy, including: Northern Lights. |
1995 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
| 158 | HUNTON, Eppa (1822-1908) | Autobiography of Eppa Hunton. |
1933 | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,560.00 |
| 140 | CHAUCER, Geoffrey (??-1400) | The Canterbury Tales. The New Ellesmere Chaucer Facsimile (of Huntington Library MS EL 26 C 9) |
1995 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 4,320.00 |
| 70 | BRADBURY, Ray (1920-2012) | The Martian Chronicles. |
1950 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 326 | [LIVINGSTON, Robert R. (1746--1813, his copy)]. | The Field of Mars: Being an Alphabetical Digestion of the Principal Naval and Military Engagements, in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America, Particularly of Great Britain and Her Allies. |
1781 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 371 | MILLER, Walter M., Jr. (1923-1996) | A Canticle for Leibowitz. |
1960 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 261 | [GARRICK, David, 1717-1779, from his estate]. [GARRICK, David, subject]. Pair of Eighteenth-Century Tracts with Garrick's Bookplate and Bookplate of Magic Collector John Henry Grossman, including: Garrick's Jests, or the English Roscius, in High Glee. |
1783 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 3,120.00 | |
| 274 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961) | The Old Man and the Sea. |
1952 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,120.00 |
| 487 | TOLKIEN, John R. R. (1892-1973) | [The Lord of the Rings trilogy]. The Fellowship of the Ring. 1956 (fifth impression) |
1956, 1955 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,120.00 |
