Potter & Potter Auctions
Live Auction

Summer Fine Books & Manuscripts

Thu, Jul 9, 2026 11:00AM EDT
  2026-07-09 11:00:00 2026-07-09 11:00:00 America/New_York Potter & Potter Auctions Potter & Potter Auctions : Summer Fine Books & Manuscripts https://auction.potterauctions.com/auctions/potter-potter/summer-fine-books-manuscripts-22825
This sale features some of the rarest Ernest Hemingway items to come to market in recent years, along with rare and important newspapers, a closely-curated selection of works by African-American authors, and some of the finest early printed books to come to market in recent memory. Purchase Catalog
Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
Lot 433

[AMERICANA]. [KING, W. S., editor]. Journal of the United States Agricultural Society for 1855. Boston: Franklin Printing House, 1856.

Estimate: $150 - $300
Starting Bid
$80

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

[AMERICANA]. [KING, W. S., editor]. Journal of the United States Agricultural Society for 1855. Boston: Franklin Printing House, 1856. 8vo. Illustrated with the rare folding ambrotype frontispiece of a view of the Boston exhibition and 11 plates of cattle and pigs. [263] pp. Publisher's perfect-bound printed wrappers. FIRST EDITION OF THIS VOLUME OF THE AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL, WITH THE RARE FOLDING FRONTISPIECE. Two honorary members of this society include ex-president Millard Fillmore and president Franklin Pierce, and others. 

Condition

Bindings toned, worn, soiled, text and plates soiled, occasionally foxed and toned. Very good. 

Available payment options

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • Amex
  • Diners
  • Discover
  • JCB
  • Union Pay

If your bid is successful, as an alternative to in-house shipping, we can provide you with a list of shippers. We will not be responsible for the acts or omissions of carriers or packers whether or not recommended by us. Property will not be released to the shipper without the buyer's written consent and until payment has been made in full. Packing and handling by us of purchased lots is at the entire risk of the purchaser, and Potter and Potter Auctions, Inc. will have no liability of any loss or damage to such items. Packing and shipping expenses shall be added to buyer's invoice and will reflect a charge for labor, materials, insurance, transportation, as well as actual shipper fees.