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

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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
52 SCHOFIELD, John

SCHOFIELD, John. Signed Card.

Washington, D.C. 8 February 1869. USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 100.00
53

[CIVIL WAR -- GENERALS]. Group of 7 engravings.

V.p. ca. 1860s. USD 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
54 [SHERMAN, William T. ]. ROSENTHAL, Louis N. (engraver)

[SHERMAN, William T. ]. ROSENTHAL, Louis N. (engraver) . Major Gen. Wm. T. Sherman.

Philadelphia 1864 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 218.75
55 SHERMAN, William T.

SHERMAN, William T. Signed check to notable dentist.

Washington, D.C. 1883 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 343.75
56 SHERMAN, William T.

SHERMAN, William T. Autograph letter signed.

St. Louis 1884 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 562.50
57

Mortimer Nelson Civil War Confederate Generals Playing Cards.

New York ca. 1863. USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,375.00
59 GRANT, Ulysses S.

GRANT, Ulysses S. Land grant document. March 6, 1872.

March 6 1872 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 100.00
60 MEADE, George G.

MEADE, George G. Signature. Clipped ink signature ("Geo. G. Meade")

 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 343.75
61

[CIVIL WAR -- CONFEDERATE]. Group of 9 autographs. Including: Alexander Stephens,

 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 281.25
62 MOSBY, John S.

MOSBY, John S. Autograph letter signed.

Washington, D.C. 25 October 1909. USD 500.00 - 750.00 USD 750.00
63 [WALTER, A. B. , engraver].

[WALTER, A. B. , engraver]. General George McClellan, on the Battlefield of Antietam.

 Philadelphia 1863 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
64 McCLELLAN, George B.

McCLELLAN, George B. Signed card. Ink signature of the Union general on cream card, dated April 10, [18]80.

1880 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 343.75
65 McCLELLAN, George B.

McCLELLAN, George B. Signature with inscription. Ink signature of the Union general on cream card: "Very truly yours/G. McClellan/April 22/82."

 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 406.25
66 McDOWELL, Irvin

McDOWELL, Irvin. Signed card. Ink signature of the Union army officer often remembered for his defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run. Signed "Irvin McDowell/Major General.

 USD 125.00 - 175.00 USD 156.25
67 BRANCH, Lawrence O'Bryan

BRANCH, Lawrence O'Bryan. Addressed and franked cover. Washington, D.C. Addressed to Hon. Thomas Ruffin, Graham, Alamance Co., NC,

 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 100.00
68

[CIVIL WAR -- UNION]. Group of 7 framed autographs of Union generals and commanders. Ink signatures, some with salutations or brief inscriptions,

 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 750.00
69

[CIVIL WAR -- UNION]. Collection of 9 autographs of Union generals and officers.

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 812.50
70 COBB, Howell

COBB, Howell. Two autograph letters signed. Two autograph letters signed

USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 156.25
71

[CIVIL WAR -- UNION]. Collection of 20 autographs of Civil War generals and officers.

 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,125.00
72 TERRY, Alfred

TERRY, Alfred. Autograph letter signed.

Fort Snelling 2 June 1882. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 250.00
73

[CIVIL WAR]. Group of 12 documents related to Robert Erskine Anderson Crofton, a Union commander.

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 750.00
74 KING, Rufus

KING, Rufus. Autograph letter signed.

N.p. 4 February 1822. USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 375.00
75 WALLACE, Lew

WALLACE, Lew. Signature. Ink signature "Your friend / Lew Wallace"

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 75.00
76 WEBB, Alexander

WEBB, Alexander. Signed document. Receipt for "20 pecks calculus" signed "Alex. S. Webb/Pres."

 New York 1886 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
77

[MILITARIA -- CIVIL WAR GENERALS]. Group of 20 autographs.

USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,000.00
  • <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> AUGUSTIN (Saint). <i>De civitate Dei.</i> Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> TRITHÈME (JEAN). <i>Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique.</i> Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> CAUS (SALOMON DE). <i>La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs.</i> Londres, John Norton, 1612. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). <i>La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique.</i> Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> VONTET (JACQUES). <i>L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits…</i> S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). <i>Les Chats de Gachet</i> (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000. <b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.
    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 <b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> [MORTIER] - BLAEU, Joannes (1596-1673) - Het Nieuw Stede Boek van Italie. Amsterdam: Pieter Mortier, 1704-1705. € 15.000 - 25.000 <b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> 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 <b>Il Ponte, Feb. 25-26:</b> 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
    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