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Potter and Potter Auctions: Fine Books & Artwork from the George D. Lacy & Louis A. Irmo Collections

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Auction Name Fine Books & Artwork from the George D. Lacy & Louis A. Irmo Collections Total Sales (USD) 339,625.00
Auction Date November 20, 2025 - November 20, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 217,300.00
Sale Number #1243 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 376,800.00
Total Lots 564
Sold Lots 510.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 239,100.00
% of Lots Sold 90.43% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 416,000.00
Unsold Lots 54 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 81.64%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
269 HERBERT, Frank (1920-1986)

Dune

[1965] USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 25,000.00
9 ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-1992)

I, Robot

[1950] USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 11,250.00
8 ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-1992)

The Naked Sun

1957 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 6,875.00
74 CHAMBERLAIN, Brevet Major-General Joshua Lawrence (1828-1914)

[CIVL WAR]. The Passing of the Armies. An Account of the Final Campaign of the Army of the Potomac, Based upon Personal Reminiscences of the Fifth Army Corps

1915 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 6,250.00
5 ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-1992)

The Caves of Steel

1954 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 6,000.00
308 O'CONNOR, Flannery (1925-1964)

A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories

[1955] USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,000.00
217 CLARKE, Arthur C. (1917-2008)

Childhood's End

[1953] USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 4,750.00
424 [GUTEKUNST, Frederick (1831-1917, photographer]

[PHOTOGRAPHY]. [GRANT, Ulysses S. (1822-1885), subject]. Ulysses S. Grant Signed Carte de Visite as Lt. General

[ca. 1866] USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 4,250.00
618 LINDSAY, Norman (Australian, 1879-1969)

Norman Lindsay "The Funeral March of Don Juan" Original Signed Etching

1924 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 4,250.00
204 WATKINS, Sam R. (1839-1901)

[CIVIL WAR]. "Co. Aytch," Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment; or, A Side Show of the Big Show

1882 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,500.00
619 LINDSAY, Norman (Australian, 1879-1969)

Norman Lindsay "Treasure" Original Signed Etching

1925 USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,000.00
120 LONGSTREET, Lt. General James (1821-1904)

[CIVIL WAR]. From Manassas to Appomattox

1896 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 2,750.00
215 CLARKE, Arthur C. (1917-2008)

2010: Odyssey Two

1982 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,750.00
335 SMITH, Clark Ashton (1893-1961)

Out Of Space And Time

1942 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 2,500.00
399 WOLFE, Tom (1930-2018)

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test

[1968] USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,500.00
59 BARTLETT, Napier (1836-1877)

[CIVIL WAR]. Military Record of Louisiana

1875 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 2,375.00
50 EMILIO, Luis F. (1844-1918)

[CIVIL WAR]. [AFRICAN-AMERICANS]. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865 ("A Brave Black Regiment")

1891 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,250.00
375 MCGLASHAN, C. F. (1847-1931)

[WESTERN AMERICANA]. History of the Donner Party. A Tragedy of the Sierras

[1879] USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,250.00
402 CLEBURNE, General Patrick (1828-1864)

Autograph Promissory Note Signed

May 7th, 1860 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,250.00
567 [MARTIN, John (1789-1854), illustrator]

John (1789) Martin Martin's Illustrations of Milton

[ca. 1825-27] USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,250.00
245 ROE, Charles Francis (1848-1922) and MCCLERNAND, Edward J. (1848-1926)

[CUSTER, George Armstrong (1839-1876), subject]. Custer's Last Battle on the Little Big Horn, Montana Territory, June 25, 1876 / March of the "Montana Column" Down the Yellowstone River and through the Big Horn Region

[1927] USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 2,125.00
336 SMITH, Clark Ashton (1893-1961)

Pair of Arkham House First Editions, including: Genius Loci and Other Tales

1948 USD 250.00 - 450.00 USD 2,125.00
227 CLARKE, Arthur C. (1917-2008)

Rendezvous with Rama (2 Copies)

1973 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 2,000.00
428 [WARREN, H[enry] F., photographer]

[PHOTOGRAPHY]. [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865), subject]. "The Latest Photograph of President Lincoln Taken on the Balcony at the White House, March 6, 1865"

1865 USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,000.00
429 [BRADY, Matthew (1822-1896), photographer]

[PHOTOGRAPHY]. [LINCOLN, Abraham (1809-1865), subject]. Rare Stereoscopic Card Portrait of Lincoln, from the "Prominent Portraits" Series, No. 2969, "Hon. Abraham Lincoln, President of United States"

[ca. January 8, 1864] USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,000.00
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
  • 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