Potomack Company: Books, Maps and Historical Memorabilia, 21226, Alexandria

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Auction Date
February 12, 2026 - February 12, 2026
Page Size: 89 items in 4 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
56 NIEBUHR, R.G.

THE HISTORY OF ROME, 1842-1847. 4 VOLS.

London 1828--1842 [1844]. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 1,560.00
57 [Young, (Edward)].

THE WORKS ON THE AUTHOR OF THE NIGHT-THOUGHTS, 5 VOL.

London [1773-1774]. USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 422.50
58

ELEVEN VOLUMES OF LEATHER-BOUND EUROPEAN TRAVEL AND LITERATURE

mid 19th and early 20th c., USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 715.00
59 FERRERO, GUGLIELMO.

GREATNESS AND DECLINE OF ROME, C. 1909. 5 VOLS.

New York [1909] USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 260.00
60

RUBAIYAT OF OMAR KHAYYAM. WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY EDMUND DULAC. C. 1909

London ca. 1909 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 162.50
62

GROUP OF EARLY UNITED STATES AND NORTH AMERICAN MAP BOOKS

USD 80.00 - 120.00 USD 130.00
63 EMERSON, RALPH WALDO.

EMERSON, RALPH WALDO. JOURNALS, 1820--1872. LARGE PAPER EDITION, ONE OF 600 NUMBERED COPIES. TEN VOLUMES.

1820--1872 USD 350.00 - 500.00 USD 520.00
64 RAND MCNALLY

RAND MCNALLY ART DECO 12-INCH TERRESTRIAL GLOBE, CIRCA 1930

CIRCA 1930 USD 100.00 - 300.00 USD 1,040.00
65

GROUP OF MENUS AND EPHEMERA FROM SS ANDREA DORIA FINAL YEAR, 1956

1956 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 130.00
66 KENNETH O'DONNELL

TYPED LETTER SIGNED BY KENNETH O'DONNELL ON WHITE HOUSE LETTERHEAD, NOVEMBER 13, 1961, WITH ORIGINAL WHITE HOUSE MAILING ENVELOPE

1961 USD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
67

PAIR OF LETTERS RELATING TO CBS NEWS COVERAGE OF JFK ASSASSINATION, NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 1963, INCLUDING SIGNED WALTER CRONKITE LETTER

1963 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 487.50
68 THOMAS DEWEY

THOMAS DEWEY TYPED LETTER SIGNED AS GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK, APRIL 20, 1950, WITH ORIGINAL MAILING ENVELOPE

1950 USD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
69

THE HARVARD CLASSICS BOOK COLLECTION, 1909-1910

1909-1910 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 487.50
70 CORMAC MCCARTHY,

THE ROAD. FIRST EDITION.

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 422.50
72 AGATHA CHRISTIE

SPARKLING CYANIDE BY AGATHA CHRISTIE, FIRST EDITION IN BESPOKE FINE LEATHER BINDING WITH CUSTOM TITLING AND ILLUSTRATION, TOP EDGE SILVERED,

London 1945 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 910.00
73 ALPHONSE DAUDET

OEUVRES COMPLETES DE ALPHONSE DAUDET. 18 VOLS.

PARIS 1899-1901, USD 200.00 - 300.00 Not Sold
74

GROUP OF 23 ANTIQUARIAN BLACK AND DARK LEATHER FINE MOROCCAN BINDINGS WITH GILT TOOLING

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 260.00
75

GROUP OF 23 FINE RED LEATHER BOUND VOLUMES, 18TH-19TH CENTURY

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 292.50
76 ROBERT BURNS

THE WORKS OF ROBERT BURNS IN FOUR VOLUMES, 1806

London 1806 USD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
77 C.J. JACKSON,

C.J. JACKSON, HISTORY OF ENGLISH SILVER PLATE, 2 VOLS, 1911; WITH ENGLISH GOLDSMITHS AND THEIR MARKS, 1905

1911; 1905 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 65.00
78 NICOLAY, JOHN G. & HAY, JOHN.

ABRAHAM LINCOLN: A HISTORY. BY NICOLAY AND HAY. 10 VOLS.

New York 1904 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 487.50
79 CORMAC MCCARTHY

CORMAC MCCARTHY FIRST EDITION LOT WITH CITIES OF THE PLAIN, THE CROSSING. NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN, THE PASSENGER; INCLUDES EARLY PAPERBACK AND COMMENTARY

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 130.00
80

THE GREAT EVENTS OF THE GREAT WAR SERIES, 7 VOLS WITH FRAGMENTS FROM FRANCE, 78TH DIVISION HISTORY

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 104.00
81 HENRY DAVID THOREAU

THE WRITINGS OF HENRY DAVID THOREAU. 11 VOLS.

Boston and New York ca. 1890s--early 1900s. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 487.50
82 NORVINS, JACQUES DE.

HISTOIRE DE NAPOLEON. 4 VOLS.

PARIS 1834 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 390.00
  • 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
    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