Potter and Potter Auctions: Fine Books & Artwork from the George D. Lacy & Louis A. Irmo Collections, 1243, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- November 20, 2025 - November 20, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [ANTI-MORMONS]. Pair of Titles Critical of the Mormon Church... |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 375.00 | |||
| 2 | [ARKHAM HOUSE]. Trio of First Editions... |
USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,000.00 | |||
| 3 | ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-1992) | 3 by Asimov. Three Science Fiction Tales |
New York | 1981 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 468.75 |
| 4 | ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-1992) | The Martian Way and Other Stories |
Garden City, NY | 1955 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,750.00 |
| 5 | ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-1992) | The Caves of Steel |
Garden City, NY | 1954 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 6 | ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-1992) | The Currents of Space |
Garden City | 1952 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 500.00 |
| 7 | ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-1992) | The End of Eternity |
Garden City | 1955 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 8 | ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-1992) | The Naked Sun |
Garden City, NY | 1957 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
| 9 | ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-1992) | I, Robot |
New York | [1950] | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 10 | ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-1992) | The Gods Themselves |
Garden City, NY | 1972 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 937.50 |
| 11 | ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-1992) | Pair of Signed, Limited First Editions, including: Foundation's Edge |
Binghamton, NY | 1982 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 875.00 |
| 12 | ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-1992) | Pair of Signed, Limited Editions, including: Nightfall [with Robert Silverberg] |
Garden City, NY | [1990] | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 437.50 |
| 13 | ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-1992) | Pair of Signed, Limited First Editions from the Foundation Series |
Garden City | 1986, 1988 | USD 350.00 - 650.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 14 | ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-1992) | Pair of Early First Editions |
Garden City | 1951, 1957 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 437.50 |
| 15 | ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-1992) | Pair of First Editions, One Signed |
Garden City | 1982-1983 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 281.25 |
| 16 | ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-1992) | Trio of Signed, Limited First Editions |
[V.p.] | [1986-1989] | USD 400.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,125.00 |
| 17 | BARTH, John (1930-2024) | The Sot-Weed Factor |
London | 1961 | USD 350.00 - 550.00 | USD 406.25 |
| 18 | BENCHLEY, Peter (1940-2006) | Jaws |
Garden City | 1974 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 625.00 |
| 19 | BESTER, Alfred (1913-1987) | The Demolished Man |
Chicago | [1953] | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,062.50 |
| 20 | BESTER, Alfred (1913-1987) | Tiger! Tiger! |
London | [n.d., 1956] | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 22 | BRADBURY, Ray (1920-2012) | Pair of Signed First Editions, including: It Came from Outer Space |
Colorado Springs | 2004 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 23 | BRADBURY, Ray (1920-2012) | Pair of Signed Later Editions of Fahrenheit 451 |
New York | 1993, 2003 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 24 | BUGLIOSI, Vincent (1934-2015) and GENTRY, Curt (1913-2014) | Helter Skelter. The True Story of the Manson Murders |
New York | [1974] | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 343.75 |
| 25 | BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice (1875-1950) | At the Earth's Core |
Chicago | 1922 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
| 26 | BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice (1875-1950) | Back to the Stone Age |
Tarzana | [1937] | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 187.50 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
