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Auction Name RARE BOOKS With NO RESERVE NO BUYERS PREMIUM! Total Sales (USD) 27,597.00
Auction Date January 09, 2022 - January 09, 2022 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 58,666.00
Sale Number #10922 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 120,000.00
Total Lots 110
Sold Lots 109 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 59,416.00
% of Lots Sold 99.09% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 121,600.00
Unsold Lots 1 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 22.70%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
40 various

The Sportsmans Portfolio of American Field Sports.

1855 USD 1,950.00 - 4,000.00 USD 1,125.00
103 MILNE, A.A.

Winnie-the-Pooh series

1925-28 USD 950.00 - 2,000.00 USD 960.00
106 RAND, Ayn

Atlas Shrugged

1957 USD 950.00 - 2,000.00 USD 860.00
17 GIBBON, Edward

The History of the decline and fall of the Roman Empire

1823 USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 USD 770.00
9 AMES, Nathaniel

An astronomical diary, or, An almanack for the year of our Lord Christ, 1739

1738 USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 USD 710.00
11 NOSTRADAMUS, Michel

Les propheties de M. Michel Nostradamus : dont il y en a trois cens qui nont jamais esteÌ imprimees : trouuees en vne bibliothecque laissee par lautheur

1792 USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 USD 700.00
28 UNITED STATES.

The Constitution of the United States of America, with an alphabetical analysis

1847 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 660.00
4

Holy Bible The Holy Bible : containing the Old and New Testaments

1695 USD 950.00 - 2,000.00 USD 590.00
80 TWAIN, Mark

The adventures of Huckleberry Finn : Tom Sawyers comrade

1885 USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 USD 500.00
92 TWAIN, Mark

The American Claimant.

1892 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 495.00
71 MACAULAY, Thomas Babington

The history of England from accession of James II

[1880]. USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 470.00
63 BAKER, Samuel White

Exploration of the Nile tributaries of Abyssinia the sources, supply, and overflow of the Nile; the country, people, customs, etc. Interspersed with highly exciting adventures of the author among elephants, lions, buffaloes, hippopotami, rhinoceros, etc.,

1868 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 455.00
93 CAMPBELL, Helen

Darkness and Daylight; or, Lights and shadows of New York life. A womans story of gospel, temperance, mission and rescue work ... Supplemented by a journalists description of little-known phases of New York life; and a famous detectives thirty years exper

1893 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 455.00
45 COOMBS, John Hartley [edit.]

Dr. Livingstones 17 years explorations and adventures in the wilds of Africa

1857 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 445.00
31 WRIGHT, Thomas

The history of Ireland, from the earliest period of the Irish annals to the present time

USD 750.00 - 1,600.00 USD 415.00
109 TOLKIEN, J.R.R.

The Silmarillion

1977 USD 399.00 - 800.00 USD 415.00
37 COGGESHALL, George

Voyages to various parts of the world, made between the years 1800 and 1831

1853 USD 399.00 - 800.00 USD 400.00
96 WELLS, H.G.

The First Men in the Moon

USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 390.00
39 DUPUIS, Aristide

TraiteÌ eÌleÌmentaire des champignons comestibles et veÌneÌneux

1854 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 375.00
6 DERHAM, W.

The artificial clock-maker : a treatise of watch and clock-work, wherein the art of calculating numbers for most sorts of movements is explained to the capacity of the unlearned

1700 USD 599.00 - 1,200.00 USD 365.00
26 DICKENS, Charles

The battle of life, a love story

1846 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 355.00
88 WILDWOOD, Warren

Thrilling adventures among the early settlers, embracing desparate encounters with Indians, Tories, and refugees; daring exploits of Texan rangers and others ...

1890 USD 299.00 - 600.00 USD 350.00
89 ROOSEVELT, Theodore

Hunting trips of a ranchman : Sketches of Sport on the Northern Cattle Plains

1891 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 345.00
33 SCHOOLCRAFT, Henry Rowe

The American Indians : their history, condition and prospects : together with an appendix containing thrilling narratives, daring exploits

1851 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 340.00
60 RICHARDSON, Albert.

The secret service, the field, the dungeon, and the escape

1866 USD 499.00 - 1,000.00 USD 335.00
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    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [RUTH, George Herman “Babe” (1895-1948)]. Signed photograph. Circa 1930s. 191 x 248 mm. $1,500 to $2,500.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HARRISON, Benjamin. Document signed (“Benj Harrison”) as governor of Virginia, certifying the service of Daniel Cumbo, a Black Revolutionary soldier. $6,000 to $9,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: ONE OF THE FIRST PRINTED ANNOUNCEMENTS OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. $4,000 to $6,000.
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    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: HIGHLY IMPORTANT MORMON ARCHIVE. ALLEY, George. Archive of 23 Autograph Letters Signed by Mormon Convert George Alley to His Brother Joseph Alley. $10,000 to $20,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [AVIATION]. [ARMSTRONG, Neil A.] Aviation Hall of Fame Gold Medal MS64 NGC, Awarded to Neil Armstrong in 1979. $2,000 to $3,000.
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    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: NEWLY DISCOVERED FIRST PRINTING OF "WITH MALICE TOWARDS NONE... " FROM THE ONLY NEWSPAPER ACTUALLY ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN LINCOLN’S SECOND INAUGURAL PROCESSION. $4,000 to $8,000.
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    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: A VERY RARE ACCOUNT OF BLACKBEARD’S DEATH AND ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PIRATE ITEMS EXTANT. $3,000 to $5,000.
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    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: EDISON, Thomas. Patent for Edison’s Improvements on the Electric-Light, No. 219,628. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Patent Office], 16 September 1879. $2,000 to $3,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: [VIETNAM WAR]. The original pen used by Secretary of State William P. Rogers to sign the Vietnam Peace Agreement, Paris, 27 January 1973. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Potter & Potter, Apr. 18: SONS OF LIBERTY FOUNDER COLONEL BARRÉ ANNOTATED TITLE-PAGE, “WHICH OUGHT TO ROUSE UP BRITISH ATTENTION”. $4,000 to $6,000.
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