Auction Reports
Potter and Potter Auctions
Auction Info
- Auction Name
- Online Only Fine Books Sale
- Auction Date
- 01/29/2026 - 01/29/2026
- Sale Number
- #1228
- Total Lots
- 584
- Sold Lots
- 505.0
- Lots Sold
- 86.47%
- Unsold Lots
- 79
- Total Sales (USD)
- 212,886.00
- Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 155,155.00
- High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD)
- 279,450.00
- Low Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 173,355.00
- High Estimate of All Lots (USD)
- 314,250.00
- Total Sales as a % of High Est.
- 67.74%
Top twenty five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest. | A Farewell to Arms. |
1929 | USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
| 185 | STEINBECK, John. | Grapes of Wrath. |
1939 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,320.00 |
| 197 | GARCIA-MARQUEZ, Gabriel. | Love in the Time of Cholera. |
1988 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 4,080.00 |
| 467 | STEINBECK, John (1902-1968). | Travels with Charley. In Search of America. |
1962 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 527 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). | Hemingway Sample Signature Sheet, with all 5 Signature Examples in His Hand. |
ca.October 1949 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 194 | FRANKLIN, Benjamin (1706-1790). | Works of the late Doctor Benjamin Franklin: Consisting of His Life Written by Himself, together with Essays, Humorous, Moral & Literary, Chiefly in the Manner of The Spectator. In Two Volumes. |
1793 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 174 | HAMMETT, Dashiell (1894-1961). | The Maltese Falcon. New York |
8 x 6 x 1". | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 443 | SEUSS, Dr. [pseudonym of GEISEL, Theodore Seuss] | McElligot's Pool. |
1947 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 153 | EDDISON, E. R. | The Worm Ouroboros. Illustrated by Keith Henderson. |
1926 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
| 438 | SEUSS, Dr. [pseudonym of GEISEL, Theodore Seuss] | How the Grinch Stole Christmas! |
1957 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
| 520 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). | Autograph Letter Signed to His Son. Finca Vicia, San Francisco de Paula, Cuba [and in Hemingway's hand |
March 19 1956 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
| 524 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). | Typed Letter Signed to His Friend and Typist, Jane Armstrong. |
n.d | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,160.00 |
| 100 | CAPOTE, Truman (1924-1984). | Breakfast at Tiffany's. A Short Novel and Three Stories. |
1958 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
| 63 | ASTOR [IV], John Jacob. | A Journey in Other Worlds. A Romance of the Future. |
1894 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
| 14 | FRANCK, Sebastian (1499-1543). | Weltbuch spiegel und bildtniss des gantzen erdbodens...in vier Bucher, nemlich in Asiam, Aphricam, Europam, und Americam gestelt und abteilt... |
1534 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 261 | TOWNSEND, George Alfred. | The Life, Crime and Capture of John Wilkes Booth, with Full Sketch of the Conspiracy of which he was the Leader, and the Pursuit, Trial and Execution of His Accomplices. |
1865 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 525 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). | Typed Letter Signed to His Friend, Screenwriter and Novelist, Peter Viertel. |
Nov. 12 1951 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 522 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). | Autograph Letter Signed to His Friend, Bill Davis. Finca Vicia, San Francisco de Paula, Cuba |
November 9 1959 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 523 | HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). | Warmly Inscribed Christmas Card to His Mother, with Original Envelope. |
1935 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 231 | HILLERMAN, Tony (1925-2008). | People of Darkness. |
1980 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
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