Potter and Potter Auctions: Photography, Americana & Historical Memorabilia, 1229, Chicago

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
February 05, 2026 - February 05, 2026
Page Size: 388 items in 16 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
78

[CIVIL WAR -- SHEET MUSIC]. Group of 8 pieces. Includes: General Sweeny's Grand March. Dedicated to Brigr. Genl. Thomas W. Sweeny.

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 468.75
79 GETTYS, James

[GETTYSBURGH]. GETTYS, James. Document signed by the founder of Gettysburg. Addams County,

USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 281.25
80

[CIVIL WAR -- UNION]. Group of 9 autographs. 19th century.

19th century. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 437.50
81 LEE, Fitzhugh

LEE, Fitzhugh. Autograph letter signed.

Alexandria, VA 1885 USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 312.50
82 COWLES, Calvin

COWLES, Calvin. Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies.

Washington 1891 -- 95. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 562.50
83 GERRY, H.E.

GERRY, H.E. Camp Fire Entertainment and True History of R.H. Hendershot the Drummer Boy of the Rappahannock.

Np, nd ca. 1900 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 75.00
84

[KURZ & ALLISON]. Full Rank - Major Generals of the United States Army - Civil War 1861-65.

Chicago 1887 USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 2,750.00
85

[KURZ & ALLISON]. Battle Between the Monitor and Merrimac.

Chicago 1889 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,000.00
90

Group of 8 Confederate bills. Including: an 1864 $100 CSA bill, two pieces of North Carolina Confederate currency

USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 343.75
95

[CIVIL WAR]. Letter from Union Sailor to Parents. May 13, 1862.

1862 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 187.50
96

[CIVIL WAR]. Collection of Over 65 Civil War Patriotic Covers by Charles Magnus.

New York ca. 1861--1865. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,125.00
97

Seven framed Harper's Weekly and other Civil War prints, and others loose.

USD 125.00 - 175.00 USD 156.25
98

John Wilkes Booth CDV. Photograph,

USD 125.00 - 175.00 USD 156.25
99 [LINCOLN, Abraham

[LINCOLN, Abraham ]. Collection of Abraham Lincoln related ephemera. Including the Buffalo, NY, Weekly Express from Monday April 17, 1865,

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 531.25
100 [LINCOLN, Abraham

[LINCOLN, Abraham ]. Collection of over 30 pieces of Lincoln related ephemera.

USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 187.50
101 [LINCOLN, Abraham

[LINCOLN, Abraham ]. Framed Abraham Lincoln Signature and Engraved Portrait.

1864 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 11,875.00
102 [LINCOLN, Abraham

[LINCOLN, Abraham ]. 1864 Abraham Lincoln Presidential Campaign Badge.

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 312.50
103 [LINCOLN, Abraham ]. NAST, Thomas

[LINCOLN, Abraham ]. NAST, Thomas. Lincoln Entering Richmond.

New York 1868 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 437.50
104 [LINCOLN, Abraham

[LINCOLN, Abraham ]. Press & Tribune Documents for 1860. No. 8. Proceedings of The National Republican Convention, Held at Chicago, May 16th, 17th & 18th 1860.

1860 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 562.50
105 [LINCOLN, Abraham

[LINCOLN, Abraham ]. Three Union Presidential Tickets. 1864.

1864 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,000.00
106

[LINCOLN, Abraham]. Album of 14 CDVs. 1860s.

1860s. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 531.25
107

[LINCOLN, Abraham]. Group of CDVs. Circa 1860s.

Circa 1860s. USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 2,750.00
108

[LINCOLN, Abraham]. Group of 4 newspapers and sheet music. Including: President Lincoln: A Funeral March

USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 125.00
109 [LINCOLN, Abraham , subject].

[LINCOLN, Abraham , subject]. Grand Reception of the Notabilities of the Nation, at the White House 1865. Dedicated to Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, by the Publisher of Frank Leslie's Chimney Corner. [New York: Lith. of Major and Knapp for Frank Leslie's Chimney

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 312.50
110 [LINCOLN, Abraham]. BANCROFT, George.

[LINCOLN, Abraham]. BANCROFT, George. Memorial Address on the Life and Character of Abraham Lincoln, delivered, at the request of both houses of the Congress of America, before them, in the House of Representatives, at Washington, on the 12th of February

Washington 1866 USD 250.00 - 350.00 Not Sold
  • ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
  • Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: HAMILTON, Sir William (1730-1803) - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: [Pietro Fabris], 1776, 1779. € 30.000 - 50.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: TULLIO D'ALBISOLA (1899-1971) - Bruno MUNARI (1907-1998) - L'Anguria lirica (lungo poema passionale). Roma e Savona: Edizioni Futuriste di Poesia, senza data [ma 1933?]. € 20.000 - 30.000
    Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26: IL MANOSCRITTO RITROVATO DI IPPOLITA MARIA SFORZA. TITO LIVIO - Ab Urbe Condita. Prima Decade. Manoscritto miniato su pergamena, metà XV secolo. € 280.000 - 350.000