Potomack Company: Books and Documents: 15th - 20th Century
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Books and Documents: 15th - 20th Century | Total Sales (USD) | 49,887.50 |
| Auction Date | June 25, 2025 - June 25, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 21,400.00 |
| Sale Number | #62525 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 39,845.00 |
| Total Lots | 102 | ||
| Sold Lots | 87 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 30,980.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 85.29% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 57,395.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 15 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 86.92% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT | FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT SIGNED PHOTOGRAPH WITH WINSTON CHURCHILL, TAKEN ABOARD THE HMS PRINCE OF WALES, CIRCA 1941 |
CIRCA 1941 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 7,800.00 |
| 2 | Filelfo, Giovanni Mario. | Epistolarium Novum. |
1486 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,600.00 |
| 20 | HINDU MANUSCRIPT BOOK OF THE 'BHAGAVADGITA,' WITH 15 HAND PAINTED MINIATURES, EARLY 19TH CENTURY |
EARLY 19TH CENTURY | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,210.00 | |
| 60 | Selma Lagerlof. | The Wonderful Adventures of Nils. |
1910 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 2,210.00 |
| 5A | the framed two sided note, in German, one side being an autograph note from Brahms,; the verso, an autograph note from Fanny Weiss |
dated 1883, dated 1886 | USD 1,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,080.00 | |
| 14 | The history of the British Dominions in North America. |
1773 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,080.00 | |
| 17 | Handel, George Frideric and Jennens, Charles. | Messiah: An Oratorio: As it is Performed at the Theatre Royal in the Hay-Market. |
1769 | USD 150.00 - 200.00 | USD 1,690.00 |
| 45 | Mann, Thomas. | Death in Venice. |
1929 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 70 | FRANZ LISZT | FRANZ LISZT, HUNGARIAN COMPOSER. AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED. MAY 25, 1858 |
1858 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,430.00 |
| 69 | COLLECTION OF 123 AMERICAN AND ENGLISH LITERARY SIGNED AND AUTOGRAPHED LETTERS, CIRCA 1929-1930 |
CIRCA 1929-1930 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,170.00 | |
| 46 | Hearn, Lafcadio. | JAPANESE FAIRY TALES. FIVE VOLUME SET IN CASE. 1899-1922 |
undated 1899-1922. | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,170.00 |
| 43 | Upton Sinclair. | The Jungle. |
1906 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,105.00 |
| 44 | Calvin Coolidge. | The Autobiography of Calvin Coolidge. |
1929 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,105.00 |
| 57 | FIFTEEN LEATHER BOUND BOOKS, SOME SIGNED SANGORSKI & SUTCLIFFE, AND RIVIERE |
1928 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,105.00 | |
| 29 | Eliot, George. | Daniel Deronda. Two Four Volumes sets. |
1876 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,040.00 |
| 39 | Gale, Norman. | Orchard Songs. |
1893 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,040.00 |
| 83 | DOMENICO ZENOI | VIEW OF THE SIEGE OF TOCQUAY (HUNGARY), 1565 |
1565 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 975.00 |
| 40 | Greene, Graham. | The Man Within. |
1929 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 845.00 |
| 41 | Melville, Herman and Kent, Rockwell (Ill.) | Moby Dick. |
1930 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 845.00 |
| 89 | THE WIZARD OF OZ (1948 RE-ISSUE) AND SIX MOVIE POSTERS, 1948-1970 |
1948-1970 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 715.00 | |
| 90 | NINE MOVIE POSTERS, 1941-1960 |
1941-1960 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 715.00 | |
| 47 | Maugham, W. | Somerset. On a Chinese Screen. |
1922 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 650.00 |
| 59 | Margaret Sperry. | Sun-Way. |
1930 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 650.00 |
| 51 | Wells, H.G. | A Quartette of Comedies. |
1928 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 585.00 |
| 68 | SIXTEEN LEATHER BOUND FRENCH BOOKS |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 552.50 |
![<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/acf970a0-a15d-4c79-aa24-5e8e414cb465.png "<b>Sotheby’s:</b> Ernest Hemingway. <i>Three Stories And Ten Poems,</i> [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.")
