Potter and Potter Auctions: Online Only Fine Books Sale, 1228, Chicago

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
January 29, 2026 - January 29, 2026
Page Size: 584 items in 24 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
529 HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961).

Trio of Original Telegrams from Hemingway to Esquire Editor / Publisher of Esquire Magazine, Arnold Gingrich (1903-1976).

Key West FL via Chicago IL 1934 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 480.00
530 HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961).

Trio of Original Telegrams from Hemingway to Esquire Editor / Publisher of Esquire Magazine, Arnold Gingrich (1903-1976). Key West, FL via Chicago, IL

Key West FL via Chicago IL 1935; 1935 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 390.00
531 HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961).

Group of 4 Original Telegrams from Hemingway to Esquire Editor / Publisher of Esquire Magazine, Arnold Gingrich (1903-1976). Key West, FL via Chicago, IL

Key West FL via Chicago IL 1938 USD 900.00 - 1,200.00 USD 540.00
532 [HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961), and DOS PASSOS, John (1896-1970), association]

Pair of Original Telegrams from Hemingway and Dos Passos to Esquire Editor / Publisher of Esquire Magazine, Arnold Gingrich (1903-1976). Key West, FL via Chicago, IL

Key West FL via Chicago IL 1933; 1934. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 270.00
533 [HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961), association] HEMINGWAY (nee WELSH), Mary (1908-1986).

Typed Fair Copy of a Personal Poem, Signed by Her with a Drawing of a Cat.

Finca Vicia San Francisco de Paula Cuba 1957 USD 750.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
534

Group of Two Autograph Items, plus a Text Leaf from Piranesi, including: LAWRENCE, Sir Thomas (1769-1830). Autograph Note Signed with Envelope.

ca. early 19th century USD 150.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
535 SEUSS, Dr. [pseudonym of GEISEL, Theodore Seuss]

Signed Christmas Card.

N.p. n.d USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 480.00
536

Group of Nearly 15 Americana Titles.

V.p. ca. 19th -- 21st centuries USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 450.00
537

Large Group of Nearly 80 Volumes of Fiction.

V.p. ca. 19th -- 21st centuries USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 240.00
538

Group of 7 Assorted Modern Fiction Books.

V.p. ca. 20th -- 21st centuries USD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
539

Group of Nearly 25 Volumes of 19th and Early 20th Century Literature or Non-Fiction.

V.p. ca. 19th -- 20th centuries USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 240.00
540

Group of Nearly 35 Volumes of 19th and Early 20th Century Literature or Non-Fiction.

V.p. ca. 18th -- 19th centuries USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 270.00
541

Group of Nearly 25 Non-Fiction Volumes About Historical Figures.

V.p. ca. 20th -- 21st centuries USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 180.00
542

Group of Nearly 30 Modern Non-Fiction Volumes About Historical Figures.

V.p. ca. 20th -- 21st centuries USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 120.00
543

Group of Nearly 25 Dealer's Catalogues or Bibliographical Scholarship

V.p. ca. 20th -- 21st centuries USD 150.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
544

Group of Nearly 60 Bibliographies or Reference Books.

V.p. ca. 19th -- 20th centuries USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 420.00
545

Group of Nearly 30 Bibliographies or Reference Books.

V.p. ca. 19th -- 21st centuries USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 180.00
546

Group of Nearly 35 Bibliographies or Reference Books

V.p. ca. 19th -- 21st centuries USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 150.00
547 [BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice]

Group of 21 Reprints, Plus Two Souvenir Knives.

V.p. ca. 20th century USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 150.00
548 [BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice]

Group of Nearly 20 Reprints.

V.p. ca. 20th century USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 210.00
549 [BURROUGHS, Edgar Rice]

Group of 18 Early Reprints in Dust Jackets.

V.p. ca. 20th century USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 210.00
550

Group of Nearly 100 Children's Books.

V.p. ca. 18th -- 20th centuries USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 390.00
551

Group of Nearly 30 Children's and Illustrated Books.

V.p. ca. 19th USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 270.00
552

Group of Nearly 40 Children's and Illustrated Books.

V.p. ca. 19th -- 21st centuries USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 240.00
553

Group of Nearly 40 Children's Books.

V.p. ca. 19th -- 21st centuries USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 180.00
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000