Tag Archive for: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

1922 six-sheet movie poster touting John Barrymore as Sherlock Holmes, possibly the sole surviving copy, $9,000

Elementary, dear reader: Potter & Potter’s Sherlock sale totaled $220K

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1922 six-sheet movie poster touting John Barrymore as Sherlock Holmes, possibly the sole surviving copy, $9,000

1922 six-sheet movie poster touting John Barrymore as Sherlock Holmes, possibly the sole surviving copy, $9,000

CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions‘ April 20 A Study In Sherlock Sale achieved $220,000 in total. The 282-lot sale celebrating all things Arthur Conan Doyle (British, 1859-1930) represented the first offering of materials from the Sherlockian scholar Robert Hess. Future Hess sales are scheduled for early 2024.

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First American edition, first state copy of ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,’ $21,600

Works by Ethan Allen, Mark Twain were bestsellers at Potter & Potter sale

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L-R: First American edition, first state copy of ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,’ $21,600; Ethan Allen’s 1779 memoir, $78,000; May 1965 copy of Ebony magazine signed and inscribed by Dr. Martin Luther King, $13,200

L-R: First American edition, first state copy of ‘The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,’ $21,600; Ethan Allen’s 1779 memoir, $78,000; May 1965 copy of Ebony magazine signed and inscribed by Dr. Martin Luther King, $13,200

CHICAGO – Potter and Potter‘s 620-lot Fine Books and Manuscripts, Including Americana sale, held on February 26, was a best seller in all regards, with classics by Mark Twain and Arthur Conan Doyle performing markedly well.

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