Potter and Potter Auctions: The Collection of Edwin A Dawes, Part I, 1176, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 24, 2024 - February 24, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACCUM, Frederick (1769 - 1838) | Chemical Amusement. |
London | 1818 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 175.00 |
| 2 | ALBO, Robert (1932-2011) | Classic Magic Series, Vols. 1 -- 11. |
San Francisco | 1973 -- 2005. | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,000.00 |
| 3 | ALBO, Robert (1932-2011) and SCHWARTZ, Philip. | The Ultimate Thayer. |
Doug Pearson | 2010 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 425.00 |
| 4 | L'Ancienne et la Nouvelle Collection des Tours D'Escamotage de Prestidigitation et D'Adresse. |
Paris | 1856 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 175.00 | |
| 5 | ANDERSON, John Henry (1814 -- 74) | The Fashionable Science of Parlour Magic. |
(London) | [ca. 1849]. | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 375.00 |
| 6 | Art of Conjuring Made Easy, (The); or, Instructions for Performing the Most Astonishing Sleight-of-Hand Feats. |
Devonport | (ca. 1840) | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 325.00 | |
| 7 | ASTLEY, Philip (1742 - 1814) | Astley's System of Equestrian Education. |
Dublin | [1802]. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 8 | [AUTOMATON CHESS PLAYER]. Letters of Mr. Charles Gottleib de Windisch, on the Automaton Chess-Player of Mr. De Kemepelen. |
London | 1819 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 950.00 | |
| 9 | WILLIS, Robert. | An Attempt to Analyse the Automaton Chess Player of Mr. De Kempelen. |
London | 1821 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,600.00 |
| 10 | B., J.T. | Drawing Room Magic. A Manual of Mystical Mysteries, for the Parlour, School, or Drawing Room. |
London and New York | 1867 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 275.00 |
| 11 | BAKER, Al (1874 -- 1951) | Magical Ways and Means. |
Minneapolis | 1941 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 200.00 |
| 12 | BARNUM, P.T. (1810 -- 91) | Struggles and Triumphs or, Sixty Years' Recollections of P.T. Barnum. |
Buffalo | 1889 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 13 | BARNUM, P.T. (1810 -- 91) | Barnum and Money Making. |
London | ca. 1854 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 650.00 |
| 14 | BERTRAM, Charles (James Bassett, 1853 -- 1907) | Isn't it Wonderful? |
London | 1896 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 375.00 |
| 15 | BLAND, Joseph (d. 1898) | Magical Palace of Conjuring Wonders. |
London | ca. 1894 | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 450.00 |
| 16 | [OCCULT]. BLAVATSKY, H.P. (1831 -- 91) | Isis Unveiled: A Master Key to the Mysteries of Ancient and Modern Science and Theology. |
New York | 1882 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 400.00 |
| 17 | BLITZ, Antonio. | Life and Adventures of Signor Blitz, Being an Account of the Author's Professional Life. |
Hartford | 1872 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 125.00 |
| 18 | BODIE, Walford (1869 -- 1939) | The Bodie Book. |
London | 1905 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,300.00 |
| 19 | BOND, William (Daniel Defoe) | The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campbell. |
London | 1720 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 275.00 |
| 20 | BOOTH, John Nichols (1912 -- 2009) | Eighteen Signed Works by John Booth. |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 300.00 | ||
| 21 | BOSCO, Signor. | List of Conundrums Sent in for Competition. |
(Glasgow | 1857 | USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 22 | BRADDON, Russell (1921 -- 95) | The Piddingtons. |
London | 1950 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 23 | BRESLAW, Philip (1762 -- 1803) | Breslaw's Last Legacy; or, The Magical Companion. |
London | 1791 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 950.00 |
| 24 | BURLINGAME, H.J. (1852 -- 1915) | Herrmann the Great. |
Chicago | 1897 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 350.00 |
| 25 | BURLINGAME, H.J. (1852 -- 1915) | Leaves from Conjurers' Scrap Books. |
Chicago | 1891 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 100.00 |
