Potter and Potter Auctions: Fine Books and Manuscripts
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Fine Books and Manuscripts | Total Sales (USD) | 263,376.00 |
| Auction Date | January 27, 2018 - January 27, 2018 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 202,570.00 |
| Sale Number | #56 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 301,925.00 |
| Total Lots | 564 | ||
| Sold Lots | 459 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 287,460.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 81.38% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 427,725.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 105 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 61.58% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | [Kennedy Assassination] Oswald, Lee Harvey. | Lee Harvey Oswald's Personally?Owned and Worn Dress Suit. |
Circa 1957. | USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 15,600.00 |
| 347 | [Breweriana] Anheuser?Busch Brew?g Ass?n Export Beers. |
early twentieth century. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 12,000.00 | |
| 39 | Kennedy, John F. | Presidential Pardon Signed by John F. Kennedy. |
1962 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 7,800.00 |
| 278 | Salinger, J.D. | Typed Letter Signed, "J.D. Salinger," to Mrs. Joan Benson. |
1957 | USD 7,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 288 | Whitman, Walt. | Leaves of Grass. |
1876 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 1 | Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. | FDR D-Day Prayer Christmas Broadside. |
1944 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,280.00 |
| 422 | [Mathematics] Von Neumann, John and Oskar Morgenstern. | Theory of Games and Economic Behavior. |
1944 | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
| 87 | [American Revolution] Jacksonian?Era Broadside Edition of the Declaration of Independence. |
USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 | ||
| 272 | Neruda, Pablo (Chilean, 1904?-1973). | Canto General. |
1950 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
| 73 | Truman, Harry S. | Collection of Stereoviews of Harry Truman at a Baseball Game. |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 3,840.00 | |
| 95 | [Civil War] Davis, Jefferson (1808?1889). | Jefferson Davis? Personal Copy of Moore?s Poetical Works. |
1843 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 2 | Roosevelt, Franklin Delano. | FDR Autograph Letter Signed As President, "Pa," to His Son. |
USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 | |
| 122 | Lawrence, D.H. | The Man Who Died. |
1992 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 173 | Lawrence, Jacob (illus.). | The First Book of Moses, Called Genesis. |
1989 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 434 | [Hindenburg Disaster] A Structural Relic Recovered from the Hindenburg Zeppelin. | Bull Tobin Collection. |
USD 900.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,360.00 | |
| 437 | Lindbergh, Charles. | Outstanding Large Aviation Photograph Signed by Lindbergh to Frank Hawks. |
(1930). | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,360.00 |
| 252 | Kerouac, Jack. | On the Road. |
1957 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 3,120.00 |
| 114 | Beckett, Samuel (trans.). | The Bread of Days. Eleven Mexican Poets. |
1994 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 283 | Tolkien, J.R.R. | The Lord of the Rings. |
1955 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 369 | Boswell, James. | The Life of Johnson. |
1791 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 481 | [Baseball] Autograph Album of 1929-32 Baseball Stars. |
1929-32 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,640.00 | |
| 239 | Faulkner, William. | Sartoris. |
1929 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
| 22 | Truman, Harry S. | Dewey Defeats Truman. Chicago Daily Tribune Full Front Page. |
USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,160.00 | |
| 302 | Photo Album of Civil War Era Actors, Actresses, and Entertainers, including John Wilkes and Junius B. Booth. |
Circa 1860s?70s. | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 2,160.00 | |
| 94 | [Lincoln, Abraham] Cosey, Joseph (1887?1950). | Two Lincoln Forgeries by Joseph Cosey. |
1858, 1854 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
