Potomack Company: Books, Maps and Historical Memorabilia, 21226, Alexandria

Auction Details

Auction Date
February 12, 2026 - February 12, 2026
Page Size: 89 items in 4 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
56 NIEBUHR, R.G.

THE HISTORY OF ROME, 1842-1847. 4 VOLS.

London 1828--1842 [1844]. USD 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
57 [Young, (Edward)].

THE WORKS ON THE AUTHOR OF THE NIGHT-THOUGHTS, 5 VOL.

London [1773-1774]. USD 150.00 - 300.00 Unknown
58

ELEVEN VOLUMES OF LEATHER-BOUND EUROPEAN TRAVEL AND LITERATURE

mid 19th and early 20th c., USD 200.00 - 400.00 Unknown
59 FERRERO, GUGLIELMO.

GREATNESS AND DECLINE OF ROME, C. 1909. 5 VOLS.

New York [1909] USD 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
60

RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY EDMUND DULAC. C. 1909

London ca. 1909 USD 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
62

GROUP OF EARLY UNITED STATES AND NORTH AMERICAN MAP BOOKS

USD 80.00 - 120.00 Unknown
63 EMERSON, RALPH WALDO.

EMERSON, RALPH WALDO. JOURNALS, 1820--1872. LARGE PAPER EDITION, ONE OF 600 NUMBERED COPIES. TEN VOLUMES.

1820--1872 USD 350.00 - 500.00 Unknown
64 RAND MCNALLY

RAND MCNALLY ART DECO 12-INCH TERRESTRIAL GLOBE, CIRCA 1930

CIRCA 1930 USD 100.00 - 300.00 Unknown
65

GROUP OF MENUS AND EPHEMERA FROM SS ANDREA DORIA FINAL YEAR, 1956

1956 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
66 KENNETH O'DONNELL

TYPED LETTER SIGNED BY KENNETH O'DONNELL ON WHITE HOUSE LETTERHEAD, NOVEMBER 13, 1961, WITH ORIGINAL WHITE HOUSE MAILING ENVELOPE

1961 USD 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
67

PAIR OF LETTERS RELATING TO CBS NEWS COVERAGE OF JFK ASSASSINATION, NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1963, INCLUDING SIGNED WALTER CRONKITE LETTER

1963 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
68 THOMAS DEWEY

THOMAS DEWEY TYPED LETTER SIGNED AS GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, APRIL 20, 1950, WITH ORIGINAL MAILING ENVELOPE

1950 USD 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
69

THE HARVARD CLASSICS BOOK COLLECTION, 1909-1910

1909-1910 USD 150.00 - 300.00 Unknown
70 CORMAC MCCARTHY,

THE ROAD. FIRST EDITION.

USD 200.00 - 400.00 Unknown
72 AGATHA CHRISTIE

SPARKLING CYANIDE BY AGATHA CHRISTIE, FIRST EDITION IN BESPOKE FINE LEATHER BINDING WITH CUSTOM TITLING AND ILLUSTRATION, TOP EDGE SILVERED,

London 1945 USD 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
73 ALPHONSE DAUDET

OEUVRES COMPLETES DE ALPHONSE DAUDET. 18 VOLS.

PARIS 1899-1901, USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
74

GROUP OF 23 ANTIQUARIAN BLACK AND DARK LEATHER FINE MOROCCAN BINDINGS WITH GILT TOOLING

USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
75

GROUP OF 23 FINE RED LEATHER BOUND VOLUMES, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

USD 200.00 - 400.00 Unknown
76 ROBERT BURNS

THE WORKS OF ROBERT BURNS IN FOUR VOLUMES, 1806

London 1806 USD 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
77 C.J. JACKSON,

C.J. JACKSON, HISTORY OF ENGLISH SILVER PLATE, 2 VOLS, 1911; WITH ENGLISH GOLDSMITHS AND THEIR MARKS, 1905

1911; 1905 USD 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
78 NICOLAY, JOHN G. & HAY, JOHN.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: A HISTORY. BY NICOLAY AND HAY. 10 VOLS.

New York 1904 USD 150.00 - 300.00 Unknown
79 CORMAC MCCARTHY

CORMAC MCCARTHY FIRST EDITION LOT WITH CITIES OF THE PLAIN, THE CROSSING. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, THE PASSENGER; INCLUDES EARLY PAPERBACK AND COMMENTARY

USD 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
80

THE GREAT EVENTS OF THE GREAT WAR SERIES, 7 VOLS WITH FRAGMENTS FROM FRANCE, 78TH DIVISION HISTORY

USD 100.00 - 200.00 Unknown
81 HENRY DAVID THOREAU

THE WRITINGS OF HENRY DAVID THOREAU. 11 VOLS.

Boston and New York ca. 1890s--early 1900s. USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
82 NORVINS, JACQUES DE.

HISTOIRE DE NAPOLEON. 4 VOLS.

PARIS 1834 USD 200.00 - 400.00 Unknown
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