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Potter and Potter Auctions: Celestial and Terrestrial Exploration

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Auction Name Celestial and Terrestrial Exploration Total Sales (USD) 300,144.00
Auction Date April 18, 2025 - April 18, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 221,000.00
Sale Number #178 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 341,900.00
Total Lots 348
Sold Lots 303 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 240,350.00
% of Lots Sold 87.07% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 373,900.00
Unsold Lots 45 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 80.27%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title 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...

1792 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 19,200.00
190 BLIGH, William (1754-1817)

A Narrative of the Mutiny, on Board His Majesty's Ship Bounty; and the Subsequent Voyage of Part of the Crew, in the Ship's Boat, From Tofoa, one of the Friendly Islands...

1790 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 18,000.00
135 SHACKLETON, Ernest (1874-1922), BERNACCHI, Louis (1876-1942), SCOTT, Robert F. (1868-1912), et al.

The South Polar Times...

1907-14 USD 12,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 15,600.00
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
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

1821 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 13,200.00
125 ROSS, John (1777-1856)

A Voyage of Discovery, Made Under the Orders of the Admiralty, in His Majesty's Ships Isabella and Alexander, for the Purpose of Exploring Baffin's Bay, and Inquiring into the Probability of a North-West Passage

1819 USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 11,400.00
96 HITCHCOCK, William E. (1928-2006)

[MODEL DIORAMA]. "Wintering in the Western Arctic" 3/22" Scale Hand-built model of the Steam Whaler Belvedere

[n.d., ca. mid- to late-20th century] USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 9,600.00
159 WELD, Charles Richard (1813-1869)

The Search for Sir John Franklin

1851 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 6,000.00
2 DOBBS, Arthur (1689-1765)

An Account of the Countries adjoining to Hudson's Bay, in the North-West Part of America...

1744 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 5,520.00
184 BURGOYNE, General John (1722-1792)

[REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. A State of the Expedition from Canada, as Laid Before the House of Commons...

1780 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 5,520.00
119 RAE, John (1813-1893)

Narrative of an Expedition to the Shores of the Arctic Sea in 1846 and 1847

1850 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,040.00
122 [RICHARDSON, Sir John (1787-1865), his copy]. SNOW, W[illiam.] Parker (1817-1895)

Voyage of the Prince Albert in Search of Sir John Franklin: A Narrative of Every-Day Life in the Arctic Seas

1851 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 5,040.00
41 CHERRY-GARRARD, Apsley (1886-1959)

The Worst Journey in the World. Antarctic 1910-1913

[1922] USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 4,320.00
247 BURTON, Sir Richard Francis (1821-1890)

Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to El-Medinah and Meccah

1855-56 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,080.00
199

[COOK, Captain James (1728-1779), association]. [Atlas Volume for Cook's Voyages...]

[Ca. 1785] USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 3,840.00
35 BROWN, John (1797-1861)

The North-West Passage, and the Plans for the Search for Sir John Franklin. A Review...

1858 USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,600.00
142 [SHIRASE, Nobu (1861-1946), association]

Nankyoku Tanken Hikouki Sugoroku [Antarctic Expedition Board Game] by unknown designer

1911 USD 1,000.00 - 1,200.00 USD 3,600.00
6

[NASA ASTRONAUTS]. All 10 Easton Press Limited Editions Signed by Astronauts, All with Easton Press COAs...

[1990s-2000s] USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,360.00
141 [SHIRASE, Nobu (1861-1946), association]

Tokyo Asahi Shinbun Hennenshi 22Kan-Meiji43nen (Showa 30nen 6gatsu Shanaiyou) [in English: The Chronicles of Tokyo Asahi Newspaper, Volume No. 22 - 1910]

1910 - 1910 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 3,360.00
5 SHIRASE, Nobu (1861-1946), his copy]. RYUKEI, Yano (1850-1931)

Young Politicians of Thebes: Illustrious Tales of Statesmanship

1881-84 USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 USD 3,120.00
173 GASS, Patrick (1771-1870)

[LEWIS, Meriwether (1774-1809) and CLARK, William (1770-1838), subjects]. Voyage des Capitaines Lewis et Clarke, depuis l'Embouchure du Missouri, jusqu'a l'Entre de la Colombia dans l'Ocean Pacifique...

1810 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,120.00
196 BURNEY, Captain James (1750-1821)

A Chronological History of North-Eastern Voyages of Discovery; and of the Early Eastern Navigations of The Russians

1819 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,640.00
82 Edward Augustus, Sir (1820--1894)

INGLEFIELD, A Summer Search for Sir John Franklin...

1853 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,400.00
136 SHACKLETON, Ernest (1874-1922)

South. The Story of Shackleton's Last Expedition, 1914-1917...

1919 USD 2,500.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,400.00
164 STEDMAN, John Gabriel (1744--1797)

[BLAKE, William (1757-1827), engraver]. Narrative, of a five years' expedition against the revolted Negroes of Surinam in Guiana on the wild coast of South America

1806 USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,400.00
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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
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    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