Select Rarities: Books & Paper Treasures

Updated September 14, 2026

What's in this auction

171 lots, mostly memorabilia & autographs (7), comics & books (5), fine art & prints (4), pottery, china & glass (3). 171 lots have photos and 171 have full descriptions. Pre-sale estimates $800–$50,000 across 171 priced lots. Bidding is online through the auction house's catalog.

Highest-estimated lots

• HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Typescript for "The Capital of the World." [N.p., 1936]. — est. $25,000–$50,000
• HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Men Without Women. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1927. — est. $25,000–$50,000
• [ORIGINAL BOOK ARTWORK]. [MALVERN, Corinne (1901-1956), illustrator]. Frosty the Snow Man [New York: — est. $20,000–$30,000
• [ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS]. [WILSON, William Griffith "Bill" (1895-1971)]. Alcoholics Anonymous: The — est. $15,000–$25,000
• [BIBLE IN ENGLISH]. The Holy Bible... Cambridge: Printed by Tho: and John Buck, [1629]. — est. $15,000–$25,000

From the auction house

Potter & Potter Auctions is honored to offer an incredible group of books, autographs, magazines, newspapers and other treasures in this exceptional premium sale. Many items represent unique, once-in-a-lifetime collecting opportunities for collectors. Full catalog and bidding: view on liveauctioneers .

In this auction (171 lots)

Categories: Memorabilia & Autographs (7) · Comics & Books (5) · Fine Art & Prints (4) · Pottery, China & Glass (3) · Firearms & Militaria (1)

• Lot 0001 — [ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS]. [WILSON, William Griffith "Bill" (1895-1971)]. Alcoholics Anonymous: The
• Lot 0002 — [WOMEN'S RIGHTS]. WOLLSTONECRAFT, Mary (1759-1797). A Vindication of the Rights of Woman: with
• Lot 0003 — [ORIGINAL BOOK ARTWORK]. [MALVERN, Corinne (1901-1956), illustrator]. Frosty the Snow Man [New York:
• Lot 0004 — EINSTEIN, Albert (1879-1955). Autograph Post Card Signed to His Son, Also Signed by His Wife. [Palm
• Lot 0005 — EINSTEIN, Albert (1879-1955). Large Photograph Inscribed by Einstein. [Universal City, CA, ca.
• Lot 0006 — HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Typescript for "The Capital of the World." [N.p., 1936].
• Lot 0007 — HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Three Stories & Ten Poems. [Paris: Contact Publishing Co., 1923].
• Lot 0008 — [ILLUSTRATED BOOKS]. [GROZELIER, Leopold (1830-1865), engraver]. BRAINARD, C[harles] H[enry].
• Lot 0009 — NOSTRADAMUS, Michel de (1503-1566). The True Prophecies or Prognostications of... London: Thomas
• Lot 0010 — CARROLL, Lewis (pseudonym of DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (1832-1898)). Alice's Adventures in
• Lot 0011 — DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan (1859-1930). The Lost World. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1912].
• Lot 0012 — ROOSEVELT, Franklin Delano (1882-1945). Typed Letter Signed. The White House / Washington, December
• Lot 0013 — [NEWSPAPERS]. [GUNFIGHT AT THE O.K. CORRAL]. Tombstone Daily Nugget. Vol. 2 No. 355. Tombstone,
• Lot 0014 — [BIBLE IN ENGLISH]. The Holy Bible... Cambridge: Printed by Tho: and John Buck, [1629].
• Lot 0015 — [COMICS]. Complete Set of All 169 Issues of Classics Illustrated. [New York: Gilberton Company,
• Lot 0016 — WHITE, E. B. (1899-1985). Charlotte's Web. Pictures by Garth Williams. New York: Harper & Brothers,
• Lot 0017 — WILDE, Oscar (1854-1900). Autograph Letter Signed. [New York:] West 11th Street, [ca. late 1882].
• Lot 0018 — ADDAMS, Jane (1860-1935). Twenty Years at Hull-House... [and:] an Autograph Letter Signed. New York:
• Lot 0019 — [AFRICAN AMERICANA]. BREWER, J. Mason (1896-1975). Negro Legislators of Texas And Their Descendants.
• Lot 0020 — [AFRICAN AMERICANA]. BROOKS, Gwendolyn (1917-2000). A Street in Bronzeville. New York: Harper &
• Lot 0021 — [AFRICAN AMERICANA]. DU BOIS, W. E. B. (1868-1963). The Gift of Black Folk. The Negroes in the
• Lot 0022 — [AFRICAN AMERICANA]. [FINE PRESS BOOKS]. [BIGGERS, John (1924-2001), illustrator]. ANGELOU, Maya
• Lot 0023 — [AFRICAN AMERICANA]. [FINE PRESS BOOKS]. [CATLETT, Elizabeth (1915-2012), illustrator]. WALKER,
• Lot 0024 — [AFRICAN AMERICANA]. SPIVAK, John L. (1897-1981). Georgia Nigger. New York: Brewer, Warren and
• Lot 0025 — HEYWARD, Du Bose (1885-1940). Porgy. Decorated by Theodore Nadejen. New York: George H. Doran
• Lot 0026 — DOUGLASS, Frederick (1818-1895). My Bondage and My Freedom... New York and Auburn: Miller, Orton &
• Lot 0027 — [AMERICANA]. COBBETT, William (1763-1835). Porcupine's Works...London: Printed for Cobbett and
• Lot 0028 — [AMERICANA]. [U. S. CONSTITUTION]. The Columbian Magazine, For September, 1787. Philadelphia:
• Lot 0029 — [AMERICANA]. [DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE]. [URBAN, Sylvanus (pseudonym of CAVE, Edward (1691-
• Lot 0030 — [AMERICAN MANUSCRIPT MUSIC]. TRACY, F[anning] (1773-1857). Manuscript Music Book. [New Haven, CT:]
• Lot 0031 — [ANTHONY, Susan B. (1820-1906), subject]. HARPER, Ida Husted (1851-1931). The Life and Work of Susan
• Lot 0032 — [ARCHITECTURE]. [McKIM, MEAD & WHITE] A Monograph of the Work of McKim Mead & White 1879–1915.
• Lot 0033 — [ARCHITECTURE]. L'Art de Batir des Maisons de Campagne.
• Lot 0034 — [ART]. [CHARLOT, Jean (1898-1979), illustrator]. Picture Book. 32 Original Lithographs by Jean
• Lot 0035 — [ARTIST'S BOOK]. FRASCONI, Antonio (1919-2013). Sounds of the Night: The American Indian and the
• Lot 0036 — [ARTIST'S BOOK]. ALLIX, Susan (b. 1943). A Prospect of Gardens. Visited Discovered and Presented by
• Lot 0037 — [ARTIST'S BOOK]. ALLIX, Susan (b. 1943). The Song of Solomon. With etchings and aquatints by Susan
• Lot 0038 — [BIBLE IN ENGLISH]. The Holy Bible. Containing the Old Testament and the New Newly Translated out of
• Lot 0039 — [BOOKPLATES]. DE RIGUER, A[lexandre] (1856-1920). Ex Libris 1903. [London:Williams and Norgate],
• Lot 0040 — [BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-1994), subject]. [PUTRIS, Charles, artist]. Mock-Up of a Proposed
• Lot 0041 — BUKOWSKI, Charles (1920-1994). it catches my heart in its hands. new & selected poems 1955-1963.
• Lot 0042 — [BYRON, George Gordon, Lord (1788-1824), subject]. [BARBIER, Charles, silhouette artist]. Original
• Lot 0043 — [CALIFORNIANA]. COOLBRITH, Ina (1841-1928). Autograph Poem Signed by California's First Poet
• Lot 0044 — [CALIFORNIANA]. VENEGAS, Miguel (1680-1764). A Natural and Civil History of California... London:
• Lot 0045 — CAIN, James M. (1892-1977). Mildred Pierce. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1941.
• Lot 0046 — CARROLL, Lewis (pseudonym of DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (1832-1898)). Sylvie and Bruno [and] Sylvie
• Lot 0047 — [CARROLL, Lewis (pseudonym of DODGSON, Charles Lutwidge (1832-1898)), association]. MANKIEWICZ,
• Lot 0048 — [CHILDREN'S BOOKS]. BANNERMAN, Helen (1862-1946). Trio of First Editions, including:
• Lot 0049 — [COLOR-PLATE BOOKS]. FIELD, George (1777-1854). Chromatography: or, A Treatise on Colours and
• Lot 0050 — [COMICS]. [COLE, L.B., cover]. Catman #28. Holyoke/Continental Comics, 1945. CGC 3.5.
• Lot 0051 — [COOKERY]. M. H. The Young Cooks Monitor: or, Directions for Cookery and Distilling, Being a Choice
• Lot 0052 — [DE QUINCEY, Thomas (1785-1859)]. Confessions of an English Opium-Eater; Appearing in The Saturday
• Lot 0053 — DICKINSON, Emily (1830-1886). Poems by Emily Dickinson Edited by two of her Friends T. W. Higginson
• Lot 0054 — DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). Mixed First or Early Editions of The Christmas Books in the Original
• Lot 0055 — [FINE PRESS SETS]. DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870). The Nonesuch Dickens [and:] The Nonesuch
• Lot 0056 — DOYLE, Sir Arthur (1859-1930). The Vital Message. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1919].
• Lot 0057 — DOYLE, Sir Arthur (1859-1930). The New Revelation. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1918.
• Lot 0058 — [SHERLOCK HOLMES]. DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan (1859-1930). The Sign of Four. London: Spencer Blackett,
• Lot 0059 — [SHERLOCK HOLMES]. DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan (1859-1930). The Hound of the Baskervilles. London:
• Lot 0060 — [SHERLOCK HOLMES]. DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan (1859-1930). The Speckled Band. New York and London:
• Lot 0061 — [SHERLOCK HOLMES]. DOYLE, Sir Arthur Conan (1859-1930). "The Adventure of the Dying Detective" in
• Lot 0062 — [SHERLOCK HOLMES]. PAGET, Sidney (1860-1908). Sidney Paget's Personal Waistcoat, which was used by
• Lot 0063 — [EARLY ILLUSTRATED BOOKS]. COCAI, Merlini (pseudonym of FOLENGO, Theofilo (1491-1541)). Poetae
• Lot 0064 — [EINSTEIN, Albert. (1879-1955), dedicatee]. AVIDOM, Menachem (1908-1995). Symphony No. 2 "David"
• Lot 0065 — [EMERSON, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882), THOREAU, Henry David (1817-1862), FULLER, Margaret (1810-1850),
• Lot 0066 — [EROTICA]. [FLYNT, Larry (1942-2021), contributor and publisher]. The Hustler News / Hustler (17).
• Lot 0067 — [ETCHINGS]. [WORLD WAR I]. [SMITH, Percy Delf (1882-1948), illustrator]. The Dance of Death
• Lot 0068 — [FINE BINDINGS]. [CHIVERS, Cedric (1853-1929), binder]. GOLDSMITH, Oliver (1728-1774). The Vicar of
• Lot 0069 — [FINE PRESS BOOKS]. [FOLIO SOCIETY]. [VAN SANDWYK, Charles (b. 1966), illustrator]. GRAHAME, Kenneth
• Lot 0070 — [FINE PRESS BOOKS]. [LAKESIDE PRESS]. Complete Set of The Lakeside Classics. Chicago: The Lakeside
• Lot 0071 — [FINE PRESS BOOKS]. [PICASSO, Pablo (1881-1973), illustrator]. [SELDES, Gilbert (1893-1970),
• Lot 0072 — [FINE PRESS BOOKS]. SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). The Complete Letterpress Shakespeare. London:
• Lot 0073 — [FINE PRESS BOOKS]. WHITMAN, Walt (1819-1892). Leaves of Grass. San Francisco: Arion Press, 2014.
• Lot 0074 — [FINE PRESS BOOKS]. [WILEY, William T. (1937-2021), illustrator]. CERVANTES, Miguel de (1547-1616).
• Lot 0075 — [FINE PRINTING]. [WHALING]. HAWLEY, Frank (1906-1961). Whales & Whaling in Japan. In Three Volumes
• Lot 0076 — FITZGERALD, F. Scott (1896-1940). All the Sad Young Men. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1926.
• Lot 0077 — FRANKLIN, Benjamin (1706-1709). The Complete Works, in Philosophy, Politics, and Morals... London:
• Lot 0078 — FREUD, Sigmund (1856-1939). Autograph Note Signed. Wien IX., Berggasse 19: "9. X. 1930" [October, 9,
• Lot 0079 — [GAY INTEREST]. [FREEMAN, Paul, photographer]. Group of Ten First Editions of Photography Books.
• Lot 0080 — GREY, Zane (1872-1939). Tales of Fishes. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, [1919].
• Lot 0081 — GREY, Zane (1872-1939). The Rider by Zane Grey. A Western Romantic Play in Four Acts... [N.p., ca.
• Lot 0082 — [HARRY POTTER]. ROWLING, J.K. (1965-). Harry Potter UK Deluxe First Editions (5). London:
• Lot 0083 — ROWLING, J. K. (b. 1965). Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Illustrations by Mary
• Lot 0084 — HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Autograph Letter Signed to Arnold Gingrich. Key West: Sunday April 9,
• Lot 0085 — HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Men Without Women. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1927.
• Lot 0086 — HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Signed Christmas Card and Related Archive. [V.p. ca. 1954-1992].
• Lot 0087 — HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Typed Letter Signed to Novelist and Screenwriter Peter Viertel. Finca
• Lot 0088 — HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Typed Letter Signed to Arnold Gingrich. Havana, Cuba: [August 27,
• Lot 0089 — HEMINGWAY, Ernest (1899-1961). Typed Letter Signed to Arnold Gingrich. Key West, Florida, April 12,
• Lot 0090 — HERBERT, Frank (1920-1986). Dune. Philadelphia: Chilton Books, [1965].
• Lot 0091 — [HIERONYMUS STRIDONENSIS, Sanctus [Saint Jerome of Stridon] (c. 340-420)]. [ERASMUS OF ROTTERDAM
• Lot 0092 — [ILLUSTRATED BOOKS]. [BOYDELL, John and Josiah, fl. 1760-1804, publishers]. [SHAKESPEARE, William
• Lot 0093 — [ILLUSTRATED BOOKS]. Les Maitres Illustrateurs... Paris: Charles Meunier, [1901-1903].
• Lot 0094 — [ILLUSTRATED BOOKS]. ARMS, Dorothy Noyes [and] John Taylor. Hill Towns of Northern Italy. New York:
• Lot 0095 — [INCUNABLES]. DURANTI, Guillelmus [a. k. a. DURANDUS, William or DURAND, Guillaume, ca. 1237-1296].
• Lot 0096 — JEFFERSON, Thomas (1743-826). Notes on the State of Virginia. With Appendix. Boston: David Carlisle,
• Lot 0097 — [JESUIT MISSIONARIES]. [DU JARRIC, P. Pierre (1566-1617)]. Thesaurus Rerum Indicarum... Coloniae
• Lot 0098 — KELLER, Helen (1880-1968). Inscribed Photograph. [New York: Areda, n.d.].
• Lot 0099 — [KENT, Rockwell, illustrator (1882-1971).] MELLVILLE, Herman (1819-1891). Moby Dick. Chicago: The
• Lot 0100 — KEROUAC, Jack (1922-1969). On the Road. New York: The Viking Press, 1957.
• Lot 0101 — KING, Stephen (b. 1947). The Stand. The Complete & Uncut Edition. Illustrations by Bernie Wrightson.
• Lot 0102 — [KUBRICK, Stanley (1928-1999), his copy]. LAWRENCE, T. E. (1888-1935). Seven Pillars of Wisdom. A
• Lot 0103 — LAWRENCE, D. H. (1885-1930). Lady Chatterley’s Lover. [Florence]: Privately Printed
• Lot 0104 — LEE, Harper (1926-2016). To Kill a Mockingbird. Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Edition. [New York:] Harper
• Lot 0105 — LEE, Robert E. (1807-1870). Signed Page. Lexington, MO: 7 May 1866.
• Lot 0106 — [LITERARY JOURNAL]. [EGGERS, Dave (b. 1970), editor]. Issues #1-#25 of McSweeney's Literary Journal,
• Lot 0107 — LONDON, Jack (1876-1916]. Dutch Courage and Other Stories. New York: The Macmillan Company, 1922.
• Lot 0108 — LONDON, Jack (1876-1916]. John Barleycorn. New York: The Century Co., 1913.
• Lot 0109 — MACHIAVELLI, Niccolo (1469-1527). The Works of the Famous Nicholas Machiavel, Citizen and Secretary
• Lot 0110 — MAO ZEDONG (1893-1976). Mao Zhuxi Yulu [Quotations from Chairman Mao]. [Peking: General Political
• Lot 0111 — [MAPS]. HAHN, Johannes Theophilus (1842-1905). Original Map of Great Namaqualand and Damarland
• Lot 0112 — [MAPS]. [PTOLEMY (ca. 100-170 CE)]. MAGINI, Giovanni Antonio (1555-1617). Geographiae universae tum
• Lot 0113 — [MAPS]. [VERTUE, George (1684-1756), and BASIRE, James the Elder (1730-1802), engravers]. A Bound
• Lot 0114 — MCCARTHY, Cormac (1933-2023). Blood Meridian or The Evening Redness in the West. New York: Random
• Lot 0115 — MCMURTRY, Larry (1936-2021). In a Narrow Grave. Essays on Texas... Austin, TX: The Encino Press,
• Lot 0116 — [MILITARY HISTORY]. [COMBE, Major-General Boyce Albert (1841-1920)]. Letters from B. A. C.
• Lot 0117 — [MORMONS]. PRATT, Orson (1811-1881), et al. Volume I of The Seer [bound with:] Ten Early Printed
• Lot 0118 — [MOON TRAVEL]. [WILKINS, John (1614-1672]. The First Book of The Discovery of a New World. [Bound
• Lot 0119 — MOORE, Clement C. (1779-1863). Poems. New York: Bartlett & Welford, 1844.
• Lot 0120 — [NASA ASTRONAUTS]. Ten Easton Press Limited Editions Signed by Astronauts, All with Easton Press
• Lot 0121 — [NATIVE AMERICANS]. LAHONTAN, Baron [de, Louis Armond (1666-ca. 1716)]. New Voyages to
• Lot 0122 — [NEWSPAPERS]. [BEN FRANKLIN]. The Pennsylvania Gazette. No. 1283. Philadelphia: [printed by B.
• Lot 0123 — [NEWSPAPERS]. [CHURCH, Benjamin (1734-1778), subject]. The Pennsylvania Evening Post. Vol. 1 No.
• Lot 0124 — [NEWSPAPERS]. [EVACUATION DAY]. The Connecticut Courant, and Weekly Intelligencer. No. 983.
• Lot 0125 — [NEWSPAPERS]. [GEORGE WASHINGTON]. The Connecticut Courant, and Weekly Intelligencer. No. 953.
• Lot 0126 — [NEWSPAPERS]. [GEORGE WASHINGTON]. The Maryland Gazette. No. 457. Annapolis: February 7, 1754.
• Lot 0127 — [NEWSPAPERS]. [LEXINGTON AND CONCORD TESTIMONIES]. Dunlap's Pennsylvania Packet or, The General
• Lot 0128 — [NEWSPAPERS]. [REVOLUTIONARY WAR]. Postscript Extraordinary to the Pennsylvania Ledger.
• Lot 0129 — [OCCULT]. AHMED, Rollo (1898-1958). The Black Art. London: John Long, Ltd., [1936].
• Lot 0130 — [ORIGINAL ARTWORK]. DEPAOLA, Tomie (1934-2020). Original Artwork from "Fin M'Coul". [New London: NH,
• Lot 0131 — [ORIGINAL ARTWORK]. [KNIGHT, Hilary (b. 1926), artist]. "Kissin' Cousins" Original Unused Tempera
• Lot 0132 — [ORIGINAL ETCHINGS]. [MOSER, Barry (b. 1940), illustrator]. The Death of the Narcissus. Eleven
• Lot 0133 — [PAPERMAKING]. HUNTER, Dard (1883-1966). A Papermaking Pilgrimage to Japan, Korea and China. New
• Lot 0134 — [PAPERMAKING]. [HUNTER, Dard (1883-1966), subject]. BAKER, Dr. Cathleen A. (b. 1945). By His Own
• Lot 0135 — [PHOTOGRAPHY]. [CHINA]. THOMSON, J[ohn] (1837-1921). Illustrations of China and Its People...
• Lot 0136 — [PHOTOGRAPHY]. [SCHAPIRO, Steve (1934-2022), photographer]. BALDWIN, James (1924-1987). The Fire
• Lot 0137 — [PRESIDENTS]. [GARFIELD, James A. (1831-1881), and CLEVELAND, Grover (1837-1908)]. Pair of
• Lot 0138 — [PRESIDENTS]. HARRISON, Benjamin (1833-1901). Autograph Letter Signed to Stephen B. Elkins.
• Lot 0139 — [PRESIDENTS]. REAGAN, Ronald (1911-2004). Speaking My Mind: Selected Speeches. New York: Simon and
• Lot 0140 — [PRESIDENTS]. [REAGAN, Ronald (1911-2004), BUSH, George H. W. (1924-2018), et al., association]
• Lot 0141 — [PRESIDENTS]. SEALE, William (1939-2019). The President's House. A History. Washington, D. C.: White
• Lot 0142 — [PRESIDENTS]. [WHITNEY, David C.] The American Presidents. The American Bicentennial Presidential
• Lot 0143 — [PRE REVOLUTIONARY AMERICAN MUSIC]. TANS'UR, William (1706-1783) and WILLIAMS, A[aron]. The American
• Lot 0144 — [PULPS]. [LOVECRAFT]. Tales of Magic and Mystery #4. Personal Arts, 1928. CGC 4.0.
• Lot 0146 — ROOSEVELT, Eleanor (1884-1962). This Is My Story. New York: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1937.
• Lot 0147 — ROOSEVELT, Franklin Delano (1882-1945) and ROOSEVELT, Eleanor (1884-1962). Signed Associated Press
• Lot 0148 — ROOSEVELT, Franklin Delano (1882-1945). Typed Letter Signed. The White House / Washington, January
• Lot 0149 — ROOSEVELT, Franklin Delano (1882-1945) and GEORGE VI, KING OF ENGLAND (1895-1952). Signed Photograph
• Lot 0150 — ROWLANDSON, Thomas (English, 1756-1827). Original Pen and Ink Drawing, "Tipplers with their Dogs."
• Lot 0151 — SALINGER, J. D. (1919-2010). The Catcher in the Rye. Boston: Little, Brown and Company, 1951.
• … and 21 more lots

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