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
51	[FISHER, Alexander (d. 1838), attributed to]	Journal of a Voyage of Discovery, to the Arctic Regions, Performed Between the 4th of April and the 18th of November, 1818, in His Majesty's Ship Alexander, Wm. Edw. Parry, Esq. Lieut. and Commander	London	[n.d., 1819]	USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 210.00
52	FLEISCHMANN HOLMES, Bettie (1873-1941)	The Log of the "Laura" in Polar Seas			USD 150.00 - 300.00	USD 180.00
53	[FLEMING, John Ambrose (1849--1945), editor]	The Ziegler Polar Expedition: 1903--1905 Anthony Fiala, Commander; Scientific Results Obtained under the Direction of William J. Peters	Washington, DC	1907	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 510.00
54	FORSTER, John Reinhold (1729-1798)	History of the Voyages and Discoveries Made in the North...	London	1786	USD 500.00 - 700.00	Not Sold
55	FRANKLIN, Sir John (1786-1847)	Narrative of a Journey to the Shores of the Polar Sea, in the Years 1819, 20, 21, and 22...	London	1823	USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00	USD 960.00
56	[FRANKLIN, Sir John (1786-1847), subject]	Arctic Expeditions. Report of the Committee Appointed by the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to Inquire into and Report on The Recent Arctic Expeditions in Search of Sir John Franklin, Together with The Minutes of Evidence Taken Before the Committee,	London	1852	USD 500.00 - 700.00	USD 660.00
57	[FRANKLIN, Sir John (1786-1847), subject]	Further Papers Relative to the Recent Arctic Expeditions in Search of Sir John Franklin, and the Crews of H. M. S. "Erebus" and "Terror."...	London	1855	USD 700.00 - 900.00	USD 1,020.00
58	GERRITSZ, Hessel (1581-1632)	The Arctic North-East and West Passage...	Amsterdam	1878	USD 300.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
59	GREELY, Adolphus W. (1844-1935)	Three Years of Arctic Service. An Account of the Lady Franklin Bay Expedition of 1881-84...	London	1886	USD 150.00 - 300.00	USD 240.00
60	GATONBE, John	[GREENLAND]. A Voyage into the North-West Passage, Undertaken Anno 1612	London	1746	USD 150.00 - 300.00	USD 180.00
61		Group of 3 First Editions of Polar Explorations...	New York	1915	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 300.00
62		Group of 7 Polar First Editions in 9 Volumes...	New York	1867	USD 400.00 - 600.00	USD 1,080.00
63		Group of 7 Assorted Exploration Books Plus a Collection of Stereoscopic Cards...		[1825-1932]	USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 120.00
64		Group of 9 Polar First or Early Edition Books or Related Items, including: Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society...	[London]	[1884]	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 360.00
65		Group of Nearly 85 Modern Books on Arctic Exploration in Dust Jackets		[ca. 20th-21st centuries]	USD 500.00 - 700.00	USD 330.00
66		Group of Nearly 40 Modern Books on Arctic Exploration in Dust Jackets		[ca. 20th-21st centuries]	USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 720.00
67		Group of Nearly 35 Modern Books on Arctic Exploration in Dust Jackets		[ca. 20th-21st centuries]	USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 240.00
68		Group of Nearly 40 19th and Early 20th Century Books on Arctic Exploration		[ca. 19th-20th centuries]	USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 450.00
69		Group of Nearly 70 19th and Early 20th Century Books on Arctic Exploration		[ca. 19th-20th centuries]	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 1,020.00
70		Group of Nearly 70 19th and Early 20th Century Books on Arctic Exploration		[ca. 19th-20th centuries]	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 1,140.00
71		Group of Nearly 50 19th and Early 20th Century Books on Arctic Exploration		[ca. 19th-20th centuries]	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 900.00
72		Group of Nearly 50 19th and Early 20th Century Books on Arctic Exploration		[ca. 19th-20th centuries]	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 840.00
73	GOODSIR, Robert Anstruther (1823-1895)	An Arctic Voyage to Baffin's Bay and Lancaster Sound, in Search of Friends with Sir John Franklin	London	1850	USD 500.00 - 700.00	USD 660.00
74	[VAHL, M.; AMDRUP, G. C.; BOBE, L.; JENSEN, Ad. S., editors]	[GREENLAND]. Greenland. Published by the Commission for the Direction of the Geological and Geographical Investigations in Greenland	Copenhagen C. [and] London	1828-29	USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 660.00
75		[HAKLUYT SOCIETY]. Group of 3 First Editions in 4 Volumes Plus 4 Reprints		[ca. 1894-1960s]	USD 150.00 - 300.00	USD 360.00

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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