Potter and Potter Auctions: Celestial and Terrestrial Exploration, 178, Chicago

Auction Details

Auction Date: April 18, 2025 - April 18, 2025

Page Size: 348 items in 14 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
1	BLIGH, William (1754-1817)	A Voyage to the South Sea, Undertaken by Command of His Majesty, for the Purpose of Conveying the Bread-Fruit Tree to the West Indies, in His Majesty's Ship The Bounty, Commanded by Lieutenant William Bligh...	London	1792	USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 19,200.00
2	DOBBS, Arthur (1689-1765)	An Account of the Countries adjoining to Hudson's Bay, in the North-West Part of America...	London	1744	USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 5,520.00
3	PARRY, William Edward, Sir (1790-1855)	A Complete Set of Parry's Four Voyages, Comprising: Journal of a Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific; Performed in the Years 1819-20, in His Majesty's Ships Hecla and Griper	London	1821	USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00	USD 13,200.00
4	SHACKLETON, Ernest (1874-1922), PEARY, Robert (1856-1920), AMUNDSEN, Roald (1872-1928)	Menu Signed at a Special Dinner, "In honour of Captain Roald Amundsen" SIGNED BY SHACKLETON, PEARY, AND AMUNDSEN...		1913	USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 14,400.00
5	SHIRASE, Nobu (1861-1946), his copy]. RYUKEI, Yano (1850-1931)	Young Politicians of Thebes: Illustrious Tales of Statesmanship	Tokyo(?)	1881-84	USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00	USD 3,120.00
6		[NASA ASTRONAUTS]. All 10 Easton Press Limited Editions Signed by Astronauts, All with Easton Press COAs...	[Norwalk, CT]	[1990s-2000s]	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	USD 3,360.00
7		[NASA MEMORABILIA]. [APOLLO 11]. Flown Swatch of Kapton Polymide Tape Taken from the Command Module, "Columbia"		[Ca. 1969]	USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00	USD 600.00
8	RAY, P. H. (1842-1911)	[ALASKA]. Report of the International Polar Expedition to Point Barrow, Alaska in Response to the Resolution of the House of Representatives of Dec. 11, 1884...	Washington, D. C.	1885	USD 150.00 - 300.00	USD 330.00
9	AMADEO, PRINCE LUIGI, DUKE OF THE ABRUZZI (1873-1933)	Farther North than Nansen Being The Voyage of the Polar Star	London	1901	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 840.00
10	AMEDEO, Luigi, Duke of the Abruzzi (1873-1933)	On the "Polar Star" in the Arctic Sea	London	1903	USD 150.00 - 300.00	USD 240.00
11	AMUNDSEN, Roald (1872-1928)	"The Northwest Passage" Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship "Gjoa" 1903-1907...	London	1908	USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 210.00
12	AMUNDSEN, Roald (1872-1928)	My Life as an Explorer	Garden City	1927	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 1,020.00
13	[AMUNDSEN, Roald (1872-1928) and ELLSWORTH, Lincoln (1880-1951), subjects]	Air Pioneering in the Arctic. The Two Polar Flights of Roald Amundsen and Lincoln Ellsworth	New York	1929	USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00	USD 1,560.00
14	AMUNDSEN, Roald (1872-1928)	Pair of First Editions, including: My Life as an Explorer...	Garden City	1927	USD 500.00 - 700.00	USD 300.00
15		[ANTARCTIC WHALE FISHERY]. [VARIOUS AUTHORS]. Four Volumes of This Monumental Report on the Antarctic Whale Fishery in 25 Original Parts...	Cambridge	1934-56	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 510.00
16	STEFANSSON, Vilhjalmur (1879-1962)	[ARGONAUT PRESS]. The Three Voyages of Martin Frobisher In search of a passage to Cathay and India by the North-West...	London	1938	USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 120.00
17	ARMSTRONG, Sir Alexander (1818-1899)	A Personal Narrative of the Discovery of the North-West Passage; with Numerous Incidents of Travel and Adventure...	London	1857	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 1,020.00
18	BACK, George (1796-1878)	Narrative of the Arctic Land Expedition to the Mouth of the Great Fish River, and along the Shores of the Arctic Ocean, in the Years 1833, 1834, and 1835	London	1836	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 540.00
19	BACK, George (1796-1878)	Narrative of an Expedition in H. M. S. Terror, Undertaken with a View to Geographical Discovery on The Arctic Shores, in the Years 1836-7	London	1838	USD 600.00 - 800.00	USD 1,020.00
20	BARRINGTON, D[aines] (1727 (?)-1800)	The Possibility of Approaching the North Pole Asserted...	New York	1818	USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 300.00
21	BARROW, John, Sir (1764-1848)	A Chronological History of Voyages into the Arctic Regions; Undertaking Chiefly for the Purpose of Discovering a North-East, North-West, or Polar Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific	London	1818	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 240.00
22	BARROW, John, Sir (1764-1848)	Voyages of Discovery and Research within the Arctic Regions, from the Year 1818 to the Present Time...	London	1846	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 420.00
23	BEECHEY, Captain Frederick William (1796-1856)	Narrative of a Voyage to the Pacific in Beering's Strait, to Co-operate with the Polar Expeditions: Performed in His Majesty's Ship Blossom...	London	1831	USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00	USD 1,440.00
24	BEECHEY, Captain Frederick William (1796-1856)	A Voyage of Discovery Towards the North Pole, Performed in His Majesty's Ships Dorothea and Trent, Under the Command of Captain David Buchan, R. N.; 1818...	London	1843	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 780.00
25	BELCHER, Captain Sir Edward (1799-1877)	The Last of the Arctic Voyages; Being a Narrative of The Expedition in H. M. S. Assistance... in Search of Sir John Franklin, During the Years 1852-53-54	London	1855	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 480.00

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Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR

Sotheby's
Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR

Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR