Auction Reports
Potter and Potter Auctions
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Fine Books & Artwork from the George D. Lacy & Louis A. Irmo Collections
- Auction Date
- 11/20/2025 - 11/20/2025
- Sale Number
- #1243
- Total Lots
- 564
- Sold Lots
- 510.0
- Lots Sold
- 90.43%
- Unsold Lots
- 54
- Total Sales (USD)
- 339,625.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 217,300.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 376,800.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 239,100.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 416,000.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 81.64%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 269 | HERBERT, Frank (1920-1986) | Dune |
[1965] | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 25,000.00 |
| 9 | ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-1992) | I, Robot |
[1950] | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 11,250.00 |
| 8 | ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-1992) | The Naked Sun |
1957 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 6,875.00 |
| 74 | CHAMBERLAIN, Brevet Major-General Joshua Lawrence (1828-1914) | [CIVL WAR]. The Passing of the Armies. An Account of the Final Campaign of the Army of the Potomac, Based upon Personal Reminiscences of the Fifth Army Corps |
1915 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,250.00 |
| 5 | ASIMOV, Isaac (1920-1992) | The Caves of Steel |
1954 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 308 | O'CONNOR, Flannery (1925-1964) | A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories |
[1955] | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 217 | CLARKE, Arthur C. (1917-2008) | Childhood's End |
[1953] | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 4,750.00 |
| 424 | [GUTEKUNST, Frederick (1831-1917, photographer] | [PHOTOGRAPHY]. [GRANT, Ulysses S. (1822-1885), subject]. Ulysses S. Grant Signed Carte de Visite as Lt. General |
[ca. 1866] | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 4,250.00 |
| 618 | LINDSAY, Norman (Australian, 1879-1969) | Norman Lindsay "The Funeral March of Don Juan" Original Signed Etching |
1924 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,250.00 |
| 204 | WATKINS, Sam R. (1839-1901) | [CIVIL WAR]. "Co. Aytch," Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment; or, A Side Show of the Big Show |
1882 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,500.00 |
| 619 | LINDSAY, Norman (Australian, 1879-1969) | Norman Lindsay "Treasure" Original Signed Etching |
1925 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,000.00 |
| 120 | LONGSTREET, Lt. General James (1821-1904) | [CIVIL WAR]. From Manassas to Appomattox |
1896 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 215 | CLARKE, Arthur C. (1917-2008) | 2010: Odyssey Two |
1982 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 335 | SMITH, Clark Ashton (1893-1961) | Out Of Space And Time |
1942 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 2,500.00 |
| 399 | WOLFE, Tom (1930-2018) | The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test |
[1968] | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,500.00 |
| 59 | BARTLETT, Napier (1836-1877) | [CIVIL WAR]. Military Record of Louisiana |
1875 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,375.00 |
| 375 | MCGLASHAN, C. F. (1847-1931) | [WESTERN AMERICANA]. History of the Donner Party. A Tragedy of the Sierras |
[1879] | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,250.00 |
| 402 | CLEBURNE, General Patrick (1828-1864) | Autograph Promissory Note Signed |
May 7th, 1860 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,250.00 |
| 50 | EMILIO, Luis F. (1844-1918) | [CIVIL WAR]. [AFRICAN-AMERICANS]. History of the Fifty-Fourth Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1865 ("A Brave Black Regiment") |
1891 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,250.00 |
| 567 | [MARTIN, John (1789-1854), illustrator] | John (1789) Martin Martin's Illustrations of Milton |
[ca. 1825-27] | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 2,250.00 |
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