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Potomack Company: American Fine Art & Decorative Arts: incl. Inuit & Native American

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Auction Name	American Fine Art & Decorative Arts: incl. Inuit & Native American	Total Sales (USD)	15,158.00
Auction Date	April 24, 2024 - April 24, 2024	Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	9,650.00
Sale Number	#42424	High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)	15,900.00
Total Lots	28
Sold Lots	23	Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)	10,900.00
% of Lots Sold	82.14%	High Estimate of All Lots (USD)	18,100.00
Unsold Lots	5	Total Sales as a % of High Est.	83.75%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
4204	ROBERTO CLEMENTE	ROBERTO CLEMENTE (PITTSBURGH PIRATES) TYPED LETTER SIGNED AND 1972 TICKET STUB FROM HIS 3000TH HIT, AND OTHER EPHEMERA		USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 6,175.00
4196	GERARDUS MERCATOR and JOCODUS HONDIUS	GERARDUS MERCATOR and JOCODUS HONDIUS, FLEMISH/DUTCH , EARLY MAP OF VIRGINIA AND FLORIDA, 17TH CENTURY, Hand-colored engraving, Frame: 22 x 17 in. (55.9 x 43.2 cm.)	17TH CENTURY	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,690.00
4214	WILLIAM MACLURE.	WILLIAM MACLURE. LOUISIANA CONVENTION... BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS FOR THE ADJUSTMENT OF FRENCH SPOILATION CLAIMS. LOUISIANA PURCHASE. PHILADELPHIA, 1807 8 1/4 x 5 1/8 in.	1807	USD 300.00 - 400.00	USD 1,040.00
4211	BENJAMIN FRANKLIN	BENJAMIN FRANKLIN WORKS, FIRST U.S. EDITION, SIX VOLUMES 1808-1818		USD 750.00 - 1,500.00	USD 715.00
4212	MARK TWAIN.	MARK TWAIN. ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN, FIRST U.S. EDITION, EARLY ISSUE, 1885	1885	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 715.00
4203	KATHARINE LEE BATES	ARCHIVE OF 17 LETTERS AND EPHEMERA FROM KATHARINE LEE BATES, AUTHOR OF 'AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL,' 1898 TO 1927	1920s	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 650.00
4213		GROUP OF TIFFANY STUDIOS TRADE CATALOGUES, 1914-1929		USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 650.00
4019	JAMES ABBOT MCNEILL WHISTLER	JAMES ABBOT MCNEILL WHISTLER, AMERICAN 1834-1903, DROUET, Etching, Plate: 8 3/4 x 6 in. (22.2 x 15.2 cm.), Frame: 16 x 13 in. (40.6 x 33 cm.)	1859	USD 700.00 - 900.00	USD 520.00
4197	EMANUEL BOWEN	EMANUEL BOWEN, WELSH 1694-1767, TWO MAPS: 'TOWNS, HARBOURS, AMERICA...' TOGETHER WITH 'A NEW & ACCURATE CHART OF THE WESTERN OR ATLANTIC OCEAN...', Hand-colored engraving		USD 250.00 - 500.00	USD 422.50
4195		MARYLAND. COLONIAL CURRENCY. EIGHT DOLLAR NOTE. PRINTED BY ANNE CATHERINE AND FREDERICK GREEN (ANNAPOLIS) 1774	1774	USD 250.00 - 350.00	USD 357.50
4194		MARYLAND. COLONIAL CURRENCY. EIGHT DOLLAR NOTE. PRINTED BY ANNE CATHERINE AND FREDERICK GREEN (ANNAPOLIS) 1774	1774	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 325.00
4205		19TH CENTURY, HISTORIC CONTRIBUTION RECEIPT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT, CIRCA 1850, AND A WASHINGTON MONUMENT OPENING INVITATION, 1885, Engraving, Largest (framed): 14 1/2 x 13 in. (36.8 x 33 cm.)	1885	USD 400.00 - 700.00	USD 260.00
4215		THE COMPLETE WORKS OF ELBERT HUBBARD. THE ROYCROFT SHOP, NEW YORK. AUTHOR'S EDITION SIGNED WITH TIPPED IN MANUSCRIPT PAGE. 1914	1914	USD 400.00 - 700.00	USD 260.00
4220		AMERICAN BIBLE WITH MOTHER OF PEARL COVERS FEATURING A RELIEF OF CHRIST, 1856 5 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (14.6 x 12.1 cm.)	1856	USD 100.00 - 150.00	USD 227.50
4222		GROUP OF BOOKS ON VIRGINIA COLONIAL ARCHITECTURE		USD 100.00 - 200.00	USD 227.50
4206	KELLOGG BROTHERS,	KELLOGG BROTHERS, CDV OF 'FANNIE VIRGINIA CASSEOPIA LAWRENCE, REDEEMED SLAVE CHILD,' 1863 3 1/8 x 2 1/8 in.	1863	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 195.00
4198		MITCHELL'S TRAVELLERS GUIDE THROUGH THE UNITED STATES, 1834 Map: 22 x 17 1/2 in. (55.9 x 44.5 cm.), Book: 5 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (13 x 7.9 cm.)	1834	USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 130.00
4199		'A PLAN FOR THE CITY OF NEW YORK...' TOGETHER WITH ANOTHER MAP OF BROOKLYN		USD 100.00 - 150.00	USD 130.00
4218	ERNEST HEMINGWAY	GROUP OF ERNEST HEMINGWAY BOOKS		USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 130.00
4201	CHARLES EVANS HUGHES.	CHARLES EVANS HUGHES. FRAMED CLIPPED AUTOGRAPH AND PORTRAIT BY HARRIS & EWING. 1924 Frame: 16 3/4 x 11 3/4 in. (42.5 x 29.8 cm.)	1924	USD 150.00 - 300.00	USD 91.00
4207		FIVE AUTOGRAPHS, INCLUDING JOHN GLENN, ROBERT MONTGOMERY, JIMMY STEWART AND BARRY GOLDWATER	1996	USD 150.00 - 200.00	USD 91.00
4202	GEORGE H.W. BUSH	GEORGE H.W. BUSH TYPED LETTER SIGNED AS PRESIDENT-ELECT, 1988, AND A RICHARD NIXON TYPED LETTER SIGNED AS VICE PRESIDENT, 1959	1988, AND 1959	USD 100.00 - 300.00	USD 78.00
4221		HOWE AND POWERS. THE SECRETS OF SUCCESS IN BUSINESS... 1883	1883	USD 100.00 - 150.00	USD 78.00

Manuscript Masterpieces from the Schøyen Collection
London auction, 11 June
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Christie’s, Explore now: The Holkham Hebrew Bible. In Hebrew, decorated manuscript on vellum [Toledo, 2nd quarter 13th century]. £1,500,000–3,000,000

Christie’s, Explore now: The Crosby-Schøyen Codex. In Coptic, manuscript on papyrus [Upper Egypt, middle 3rd century / 4th century]. £2,000,000–3,000,000

Christie’s, Explore now: The Geraardsbergen Bible. In Latin, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Southern Netherlands, late 12th century]. £700,000–1,000,000

Christie’s, Explore now : Jean de Courcy (fl. 1420). The Chronique de la Bouquechardiere. In French, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Paris, c.1480]. £200,000–300,000

Christie’s, Explore now: The ‘Catherine de Medici’ Hours. In Latin and French, illuminated manuscript on vellum [Paris, c.1485]. £120,000–180,000
Freeman’s | Hindman, June 6: MELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891). Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. FIRST AMERICAN EDITION, IN THE BAL FIRST BINDING. $12,000 - $18,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, June 6: PUZO, Mario (1920-1999). The Godfather. FIRST EDITION, PROOF COPY in wrappers. SIGNED BY PUZO. $3,000 - $5,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, June 7: HUGHES, Langston. Scottsboro Limited. 1932. FIRST EDITION, LIMITED ISSUE. INSCRIBED BY HUGHES TO NOEL SULLIVAN. $6,000 - $8,000.

Freeman’s | Hindman, June 7: HOMANN, Johann Baptist, HOMANN HEIRS, and Georg Matthäus SEUTTER. [Composite Atlas]. [maps dated between 1728-1765]. $30,000 - $40,000.
Sotheby’s
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Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD

Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD

Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD

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Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD

Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD

Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
Bid on iGavelAuctions.com: Heller, Joseph, Closing Time, Advance Readers Copy of Uncorrected Proof with a letter from Heller on his personal stationary

Bid on iGavelAuctions.com: Gates, Bill, How to Avoid a Climate Disaster, N Y: Knopf, 2021; first edition, with a handwritten note from Bill Gates

Bid on iGavelAuctions.com: Heller, Joseph, Catch-22, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1961, first edition, first printing, first issue dust jacket, inscribed on the front end paper by Heller

Bid on iGavelAuctions.com: Heller, Joseph, Something Happened, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1974, first edition, inscribed on the front end paper by Heller

Bid on iGavelAuctions.com: Austen, Jane, Northanger Abbey and Persuasion, London: John Murray, 1818, in four volumes

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