Potomack Company: Important 20th and 21st Century African Art from the Collection of Janet Stanley, 20326, Alexandria
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 03, 2026 - February 03, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1007 | Wosene Worke Kosrof | FACES, 1987 |
1987 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 2,340.00 | |
| 1011 | TESFAYE TESSEMA | UNTITLED #3, 2005 |
2005 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 585.00 | |
| 1012 | TESFAYE TESSEMA | AXUM, 1991 |
1991 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 715.00 | |
| 1018 | HEZBON EDWARD OWITI | A PAIR OF LINOCUTS |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 325.00 | |
| 1025 | Chike Cyril Aniakor | DAWN OF CREATION, 1990 |
1990 | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 2,470.00 | |
| 1030 | Victor Ekpuk | THE KINGS HORSEMAN, 2002 |
2002 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 650.00 | |
| 1033 | KRYDZ IKWUEMESI | SIR ORACLE CRUSHING THE MASSES, 1992; TITLED MAN, 1992 and UNTITLED |
1992 | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 260.00 | |
| 1035 | Tunde Samuel Odunlade | KONUNNKOKO - DISCARD, 1994 |
1994 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 422.50 | |
| 1038 | Uche Okeke | NZA THE SMART from A TRIAL OF STRENGTH, 1958 and ADAZE UND ULULOBIA |
1958 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 845.00 | |
| 1039 | Uche Okeke | THE DRUG POTION and LAMENT FOR THE GREAT DEAD, 1970 |
1970 | USD 50.00 - 100.00 | USD 520.00 | |
| 1042 | Bruce Onobrakpeya | WENVWE BAROVWE - MAY HUNGER KEEP FAR FROM ME, 1988 |
1988 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 910.00 | |
| 1043 | Bruce Onobrakpeya | GALA DAY UNDER THE RIVER (SERIES 11), 2006 |
2006 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,430.00 | |
| 1044 | Bruce Onobrakpeya | EMEDJO ESAN SIX MASQUERADES, 1988 |
1988 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 1,430.00 | |
| 1045 | Bruce Onobrakpeya | A GROUP OF SEVEN CARDS: ORHALE ORISE, 1987; EKUOREGBE from SAHELIAN MASQUERADES SERIES, 1988; UNTITLED; IMAGES II, 1993; ORE RI CANAAN, 1982 |
N/A | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,430.00 | |
| 1046 | Bruce Onobrakpeya | DADA RED LOCKS 1994 |
N/A | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,170.00 | |
| 1047 | Bruce Onobrakpeya | ABANANYA A4 (SMALL) and ABANANYA D7 (SMALL) |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,950.00 | |
| 1048 | Bruce Onobrakpeya | IGBEZEH (HUNTER'S MASQUERADE), 1989 |
1989 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 617.50 | |
| 1049 | Bruce Onobrakpeya | ADUMADAN II, 1980 |
1980 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,470.00 | |
| 1050 | Bruce Onobrakpeya | EKUOREGBE - TOGETHERNESS,1988 |
1988 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,105.00 | |
| 1054 | Obiora Udechukwu | CHAMELEON, 1985 |
1985 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 5,525.00 | |
| 1055 | Obiora Udechukwu | AKPA UCHE (BAG OF WISDOM), 1996 |
1996 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 5,525.00 | |
| 1056 | Solomon Irein Wangboje | MAN, MASK AND MYTH, 1971 |
1971 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 2,210.00 | |
| 1057 | Solomon Irein Wangboje | THE MUSIC MAKER - MOOD VII |
N/A | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 3,250.00 | |
| 1058 | Susanne Wenger | IWIN SERIES, NO. 3, 1960 |
1960 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 7,150.00 | |
| 1059 | Tola Wewe | SAP, 1989 |
1989 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 552.50 |
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Heritage, May 13: Isaac Asimov. I, Robot. The dedication copy, inscribed to John W. Campbell, Jr.Heritage, May 13: Aldous Huxley. Brave New World. A fine copy, in a brilliant dust jacket.Heritage, May 13: Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author.Heritage, May 13: Robert A. Heinlein. Stranger in a Strange Land. A fine copy, signed by the author.Heritage, May 13: Jules Verne. Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas. Exceedingly rare true first American edition, first issue. -
Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 16. Blaeu's world map on a polar projection in contemporary color (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 55. Illuminated lunar globe produced in East Germany (1977) Est. $750 - $900Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 594. Rare and decorative De Jode map of Africa (1593) Est. $7,500 - $9,000Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 127. The first printed map to focus on New England and New France (1565) Est. $4,500 - $5,500Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 298. Rare Texas oilfield map (1920) Est. $3,000 - $3,750Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 656. Bible leaf with hand-colored image of Adoration of the Magi (1450) Est. $1,800 - $2,100Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 9. Blaeu's magnificent carte-a-figures world map (1641) Est. $12,000 - $15,000Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 214. Rare edition of view of the world from Silicon Valley (1984) Est. $600 - $750Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 34. Fascinating Japanese satirical map published just prior to WWII (1938) Est. $1,400 - $1,700Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 181. German edition of Catesby's scarce and important map of the Southeastern US (1755) Est. $3,750 - $4,500Old World Auctions (April 22): Lot 625. Complete set of Covarrubias's "Pageant of the Pacific" (1940-39) Est. $1,200 - $1,500 -
Jeschke Jádi
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Saturday April 25Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1153 Gerhard Mercator u. Jodocus Hondius. Atlas sive cosmographicae. Amsterdam, Hondius, 1606.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1378 Martin Höhlig, Collection of 100 photographs Berlin im Licht, 1928.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 192. Fragment of a late medieval liturgical music manuscript. 14th centuryJeschke Jádi
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Saturday April 25Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1394 Auguste Salzmann. Jérusalem. 40 salt paper prints. Paris, Baudry, 1856.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1143 Deluxe edition of Prince Waldemar of Prussia's travelogue about Sri Lanka, India and Nepal. Berlin, 1853.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1225. Koch-Gruenberg. Indianertypen (Indiantypesin the Amazon). Berlin 1906.Jeschke Jádi
Rare Book Auction 159
Saturday April 25Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 862. Cornelis Ploos van Amstel. Viro Amplissimo Nobilissimo. Amsterdam 1765.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 549. Francisco de Goya. Los desastres de la guerra. 80 Etchings. Madrid, 1923.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1033. Rösel von Rosenhof. Natural History of Frogs. Nuremberg, 1815.Jeschke Jádi
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Saturday April 25Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 13 Pomponius Mela. Cosmographi. Venice, Renner 1478.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 526 William Shakespeare. Hamlet. Cranach Press, 1928.Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 25: Lot 1022. Eugen Johann Christoph Esper. Butterflies Leipzig, 1829-1839. -
Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026Swann, Apr. 23: Thomas Heywood. An Apology for Actors. London: Printed by Nicholas Okes, 1612. $3,000 to $5,000.Swann, Apr. 23: Illuminated Islamic Devotional Manuscript. 19th century. Approx. 90 leaves with gilt-decorated title and 2 full page miniatures of Mecca and Medina. $800 to $1,200.Swann, Apr. 23: Antiphonal in Latin. Manuscript on Parchment. Cologne, early 16th century. $7,000 to $9,000.Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026Swann, Apr. 23: Mohammed ibn Jafir Albategnius. De Scientia Stellarum Liber. Bologna: Victor Benati, 1645. $8,000 to $12,000.Swann, Apr. 23: Frank Herbert. Dune. Fine First Edition. Philadelphia: Chilton Books, 1965. $5,000 to $7,000.Swann, Apr. 23: William Shakespeare. Five Plays from the Second Folio. London: Thomas Cotes for Robert Allot, 1632. $6,000 to $8,000.Swann
Fine Books Featuring Focus on Women
April 23, 2026Swann, Apr. 23: John Steinbeck. Of Mice and Men. New York: Covici-Friede, 1937. First edition, first issue. $800 to $1,200.Swann, Apr. 23: Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities. With an A.L.S. London: Chapman and Hall, 1859. First edition, first issue. $1,200 to $1,800.Swann, Apr. 23: Ursula K. LeGuin. The Left Hand of Darkness. Inscribed First Edition. New York: Walker and Company, 1969. $800 to $1,200.Swann
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April 23, 2026Swann, Apr. 23: L. Frank Baum & Ruth Plumly Thompson. Five First Canadian editions including Ozma of Oz; The Emerald City of Oz; Glinda of Oz; [and others]. $1,000 to $1,500.Swann, Apr. 23: Corita Kent. Different Drummer. 1967. Color screenprint; signed "Corita" in pencil on the lower edge. $1,000 to $1,500.Swann, Apr. 23: Bible in English. Tyndale-Taverner Translation. The Bugge Bible. The Holye Bible. London: Imprinted by John Daye and Willyam Seres, 1549. $1,500 to $2,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.