Potter & Potter to Auction James Bond, Fine Bindings, and Sherlockiana at April Sale
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Potter & Potter to Auction James Bond, Fine Bindings, and Sherlockiana at April Sale
Casino Royale
- Published 1953
- Price Est. $8,000–12,000
First-edition copies of the first installment of the James Bond series, such as this one, are rarely seen at auction. “Casino Royale is the first novel in the James Bond series, and first-editions are quite rare,” said Christopher D. Brink, Fine Books and Manuscripts Specialist at Potter & Potter Auctions. “Only 4,728 copies of Casino were printed and most of them went to public libraries.”
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Thrilling Cities
- Published 1963
- Price Est. $5,000–7,000
Another rare James Bond find, this copy of Thrilling Cities is an association copy. “This copy is inscribed to Fleming’s personal friend, David Bruce, and his book plate is in the book,” Brink said. “Bruce was an American spy and intelligence officer from whom Fleming took ideas for James Bond.”
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Rubáiyát
- Illustrator Elihu Vedder
- Published 1884
- Price Est. $6,000–8,000
This first deluxe edition of Rubáiyát is No. 22 of 100 copies designed, illustrated, and signed by Elihu Vedder. “This copy features the same block text used in the legendary Sangorski & Sutcliffe jeweled binding for The Great Omar, which was bound for American aboard the Titanic,” Brink said. “The text itself is the exact text in that book, which is the rarest book in the world.”
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Babe Ruth’s Own Book of Baseball
- Published 1928
- Price Est. $3,000–5,000
This copy of Babe Ruth’s Own Book of Baseball is No. 434 of 1,000 signed copies. “There really haven’t been many signed copies of this book up for auction,” Brink said, “and this one was actually signed by Babe Ruth himself.”
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The Botanical Cabinet Consisting of Coloured Delineations of Plants from all Countries
- Published 1818/1827
- Price Est. $3,000–5,000
Though incomplete, this set of 10 out of 20 of volumes from The Botanical Cabinet is associated with Charles Darwin. “The book plate in each volume mentions Sir John William Lubbock, who was a fellow of the Royal Society and a neighbor of Charles Darwin,” Brink said. “Darwin was frequently invited to the family estate and took an interest in Lubbock’s oldest son, also named John, who became a friend, trusted supporter, and was even asked for his opinions and mathematical corrections to On the Origin of Species and Descent of Man. Lubbock and Darwin were also known to share books.”
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Heart of Darkness Signed Portfolio
- Illustrator Sean Scully
- Published 1992
- Price Est. $4,000–6,000
No. 3 of only 20 sets, this portfolio features eight color aquatint etchings created for Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. “Each is signed by Sean Scully, one of the world’s most renowned artists with permanent collections in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art,” Brink said. This edition of sets has never been offered at auction, as the etchings are usually sold individually.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
- Published Adventures - 1892, Memoirs - 1894
- Price Est. $2,000–3,000
A first-edition copy of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes featuring a misprint will be sold with a first-edition copy of The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. “These first editions in book form are the cornerstones for any Sherlock Holmes collection,” Brink said.
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Casino Royale
- Author Ian Fleming
- Published 1953
- Price Est. $8,000–12,000
First-edition copies of the first installment of the James Bond series, such as this one, are rarely seen at auction. “Casino Royale is the first novel in the James Bond series, and first-editions are quite rare,” said Christopher D. Brink, Fine Books and Manuscripts Specialist at Potter & Potter Auctions. “Only 4,728 copies of Casino were printed and most of them went to public libraries.”
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Thrilling Cities
- Author Ian Fleming
- Published 1963
- Price Est. $5,000–7,000
Another rare James Bond find, this copy of Thrilling Cities is an association copy. “This copy is inscribed to Fleming’s personal friend, David Bruce, and his book plate is in the book,” Brink said. “Bruce was an American spy and intelligence officer from whom Fleming took ideas for James Bond.”
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Rubáiyát
- Author Omar Khayyám, translation by Edward Fitzgerald
- Illustrator Elihu Vedder
- Published 1884
- Price Est. $6,000–8,000
This first deluxe edition of Rubáiyát is No. 22 of 100 copies designed, illustrated, and signed by Elihu Vedder. “This copy features the same block text used in the legendary Sangorski & Sutcliffe jeweled binding for The Great Omar, which was bound for American aboard the Titanic,” Brink said. “The text itself is the exact text in that book, which is the rarest book in the world.”
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Babe Ruth’s Own Book of Baseball
- Author George Herman “Babe” Ruth
- Published 1928
- Price Est. $3,000–5,000
This copy of Babe Ruth’s Own Book of Baseball is No. 434 of 1,000 signed copies. “There really haven’t been many signed copies of this book up for auction,” Brink said, “and this one was actually signed by Babe Ruth himself.”
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The Botanical Cabinet Consisting of Coloured Delineations of Plants from all Countries
- Author Conrad Loddiges & Sons
- Published 1818/1827
- Price Est. $3,000–5,000
Though incomplete, this set of 10 out of 20 of volumes from The Botanical Cabinet is associated with Charles Darwin. “The book plate in each volume mentions Sir John William Lubbock, who was a fellow of the Royal Society and a neighbor of Charles Darwin,” Brink said. “Darwin was frequently invited to the family estate and took an interest in Lubbock’s oldest son, also named John, who became a friend, trusted supporter, and was even asked for his opinions and mathematical corrections to On the Origin of Species and Descent of Man. Lubbock and Darwin were also known to share books.”
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Heart of Darkness Signed Portfolio
- Illustrator Sean Scully
- Published 1992
- Price Est. $4,000–6,000
No. 3 of only 20 sets, this portfolio features eight color aquatint etchings created for Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. “Each is signed by Sean Scully, one of the world’s most renowned artists with permanent collections in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art,” Brink said. This edition of sets has never been offered at auction, as the etchings are usually sold individually.
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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes and The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
- Author Arthur Conan Doyle
- Published Adventures - 1892, Memoirs - 1894
- Price Est. $2,000–3,000
A first-edition copy of The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes featuring a misprint will be sold with a first-edition copy of The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes. “These first editions in book form are the cornerstones for any Sherlock Holmes collection,” Brink said.
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