Potter and Potter Auctions: Online Only Fine Books Sale
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Online Only Fine Books Sale | Total Sales (USD) | 212,886.00 |
| Auction Date | January 29, 2026 - January 29, 2026 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 155,155.00 |
| Sale Number | #1228 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 279,450.00 |
| Total Lots | 584 | ||
| Sold Lots | 505.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 173,355.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 86.47% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 314,250.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 79 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 67.74% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest. | A Farewell to Arms. |
1929 | USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
| 185 | STEINBECK, John. | Grapes of Wrath. |
1939 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,320.00 |
| 197 | GARCIA-MARQUEZ, Gabriel. | Love in the Time of Cholera. |
1988 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,080.00 |
| 194 | FRANKLIN, Benjamin (1706-1790). | Works of the late Doctor Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life Written by Himself, together with Essays, Humorous, Moral & Literary, Chiefly in the Manner of The Spectator. In Two Volumes. |
1793 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 467 | STEINBECK, John (1902-1968). | Travels with Charley. In Search of America. |
1962 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 527 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). | Hemingway Sample Signature Sheet, with all 5 Signature Examples in His Hand. |
ca.October 1949 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 174 | HAMMETT, Dashiell (1894-1961). | The Maltese Falcon. New York |
8 x 6 x 1". | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 443 | SEUSS, Dr. [pseudonym of GEISEL, Theodore Seuss] | McElligot's Pool. |
1947 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 153 | EDDISON, E. R. | The Worm Ouroboros. Illustrated by Keith Henderson. |
1926 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
| 438 | SEUSS, Dr. [pseudonym of GEISEL, Theodore Seuss] | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! |
1957 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
| 520 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). | Autograph Letter Signed to His Son. Finca Vicia, San Francisco de Paula, Cuba [and in Hemingway's hand |
March 19 1956 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
| 524 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). | Typed Letter Signed to His Friend and Typist, Jane Armstrong. |
n.d | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,160.00 |
| 63 | ASTOR [IV], John Jacob. | A Journey in Other Worlds. A Romance of the Future. |
1894 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
| 100 | CAPOTE, Truman (1924-1984). | Breakfast at Tiffany's. A Short Novel and Three Stories. |
1958 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
| 14 | FRANCK, Sebastian (1499-1543). | Weltbuch spiegel und bildtniss des gantzen erdbodens...in vier Bucher, nemlich in Asiam, Aphricam, Europam, und Americam gestelt und abteilt... |
1534 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 261 | TOWNSEND, George Alfred. | The Life, Crime and Capture of John Wilkes Booth, with Full Sketch of the Conspiracy of which he was the Leader, and the Pursuit, Trial and Execution of His Accomplices. |
1865 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 525 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). | Typed Letter Signed to His Friend, Screenwriter and Novelist, Peter Viertel. |
Nov. 12 1951 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 231 | HILLERMAN, Tony (1925-2008). | People of Darkness. |
1980 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 522 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). | Autograph Letter Signed to His Friend, Bill Davis. Finca Vicia, San Francisco de Paula, Cuba |
November 9 1959 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 523 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). | Warmly Inscribed Christmas Card to His Mother, with Original Envelope. |
1935 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 526 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). | Typed Letter Signed to His Brother, Leicester (nicknamed "Baron"). |
Nov. 2 1956 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 39 | [MONROE, James, subject] WALDO, S. Putnam. | The Tour of James Monroe, President of the United States, in the Year 1817... |
1818 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,680.00 |
| 452 | SEUSS, Dr. [pseudonym of GEISEL, Theodore Seuss] | The Sneetches and Other Stories |
1961 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,680.00 |
| 5 | COLTON, J. H. and JOHNSON, A. J. | Johnson's New Illustrated (Steel Plate) Family Atlas with Descriptions, Geographical, Statistical, and Historical... |
1862 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 36 | [MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE, subject] LEVASSEUR, A. | Lafayette in America, in 1824 and 1825; or, Journal of Travels, in the United States... |
1829 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
