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Potomack Company: Books, Maps and Historical Memorabilia

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Auction Name Books, Maps and Historical Memorabilia Total Sales (USD) 49,939.50
Auction Date February 12, 2026 - February 12, 2026 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 19,260.00
Sale Number #21226 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 33,995.00
Total Lots 89
Sold Lots 78.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 21,910.00
% of Lots Sold 87.64% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 38,395.00
Unsold Lots 11 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 130.07%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
2 ANDREW ELLICOTT

ANDREW ELLICOTT'S PLAN OF THE CITY OF WASHINGTON 21.5 x 30 in

 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 10,400.00
8 MOLLIE D. SOMERVILLE ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

THE MOLLIE D. SOMERVILLE ELEANOR ROOSEVELT RESEARCH ARCHIVE

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 6,175.00
5 ELEANOR ROOSEVELT; MOLLIE D. SOMERVILLE

ELEANOR ROOSEVELT WHITE HOUSE: PERSONAL ARCHIVE OF SECRETARY MOLLIE D. SOMERVILLE

 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 5,525.00
17

TRAU KEINEM FUCHS AUF GRUNER HEID UND KEINEM JUD BEI SEINEM EID

 [c. 1938] USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,690.00
6 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT INAUGURAL & FORMAL WHITE HOUSE MATERIAL, 1930S-1940S

 1930S-1940S USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,560.00
56 NIEBUHR, R.G.

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

 1828--1842 [1844]. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 1,560.00
36 PAUL TIBBETS AND TOM FEREBEE

ENOLA GAY DUAL SIGNED PHOTO. PILOT PAUL TIBBETS AND TOM FEREBEE

 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 1,105.00
64 RAND MCNALLY

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

CIRCA 1930 USD 100.00 - 300.00 USD 1,040.00
7 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AND ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT AND ELEANOR ROOSEVELT -- GROUP OF THREE SIGNED CARDS INCLUDING WHITE HOUSE AND NEW YORK EXECUTIVE MANSION STATIONERY

 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 910.00
26 BENJAMIN AND DEBORAH ALTERMAN.

BILLY BUDD SAILOR: AN INSIDE NARRATIVE. SIGNED BY BENJAMIN AND DEBORAH ALTERMAN. LIMITED EDITION NUMBERED 65 OF 185 COPIES

 1987 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 910.00
72 AGATHA CHRISTIE

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

1945 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 910.00
1 FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT INSCRIBED PHOTOGRAPH AS PRESIDENT TO MOLLIE DORF, SECRETARY TO ELEANOR ROOSEVELT

USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 715.00
4 MARSHALL, JOHN.

MARSHALL, JOHN. OPINION OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES... IN THE CASE OF SAMUEL A. WORCESTER VS THE STATE OF GEORGIA.PRESENTATION COPY.

 1832 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 715.00
20 TOM LAMB

RONALD REAGAN PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY SIGNED LIMITED EDITION PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINT BY TOM LAMB, 1992, FROM THE ESTATE OF GENERAL COLIN L. POWELL Frame: 13 x 21 1/2 in. (33.02 x 54.61 cm.)

 1992 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 715.00
58

ELEVEN VOLUMES OF LEATHER-BOUND EUROPEAN TRAVEL AND LITERATURE

 mid 19th and early 20th c., USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 715.00
47 VASARI, GIORGIO.

PAINTERS, SCULPTORS AND ARCHITECTS. 4 VOLS.

 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 617.50
19 Walton, [Izaak]; Browne, Moses.

THE COMPLEAT ANGLER; OR CONTEMPLATIVE'S MAN RECREATION, 1759.

 [1759]. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 520.00
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
92 GEORGE III

GEORGE III (1738-1820), KING OF ENGLAND, AUTOGRAPH DOCUMENT SIGNED, 1807

 1807 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 520.00
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
69

THE HARVARD CLASSICS BOOK COLLECTION, 1909-1910

 1909-1910 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 487.50
78 NICOLAY, JOHN G. & HAY, JOHN.

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

 1904 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 487.50
81 HENRY DAVID THOREAU

THE WRITINGS OF HENRY DAVID THOREAU. 11 VOLS.

 ca. 1890s--early 1900s. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 487.50
86

ILLUSTRIERTES BRIEFMARKEN ALBUM (GERMAN) EARLY WORLDWIDE STAMP COLLECTION, 19TH--EARLY 20TH C.

 19TH--EARLY 20TH C. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 455.00
57 [Young, (Edward)].

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

 [1773-1774]. USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 422.50
  • <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