Potter and Potter Auctions: Houdiniana and Magic Memorabilia, 1179, Chicago

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Auction Report
Auction Date
April 13, 2024 - April 13, 2024
Page Size: 230 items in 10 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
59

[ESCAPE ARTIST]. Professor J. Day postcard and pitchbook.

Circa 1920s. USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 180.00
60 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

America's Sensational Perplexer.

Leicester ca.1904. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,080.00
61 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

The Right Way to Do Wrong.

Boston 1906 USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 510.00
62 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

Magical Rope Ties and Escapes.

[London] [1922]. USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 180.00
63 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

A Magician Among the Spirits.

New York 1924 USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,160.00
64 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin Together with a Treatise on Handcuff Secrets.

London 1909 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,280.00
65 HARDEEN (Theodore Weiss, 1876 - 1945).

Life and History of Hardeen.

[New York] ca.1914. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 72.00
66 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

The Adventurous Life of a Versatile Artist.

[New York] ca.1906. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 120.00
67 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

The Adventurous Life of A Versatile Artist.

[New York 1922 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 60.00
68 KALUSH, William and SLOMAN, Larry.

The Secret Life of Houdini Laid Bare.

New York and Pasadena 2007 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 108.00
69 KRAUS, Joseph (ed).

Houdini's Spirit Exposes and Dunninger's Psychical Investigations.

New York 1928 USD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
70 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

A Magician Among the Spirits. The Original Manuscript.

Washington, D.C. 1996 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 150.00
71 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

Houdini Fraudulent Spirit Medium Expose Lecture.

[Texas 2007 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 330.00
72 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

Houdini's Paper Magic.

New York 1922 USD 200.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
73

[HOUDINI]. Collection of Books on Harry Houdini.

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 150.00
74

Wizard Monthly. Charles Bohem. Monthly. V1 N1 Oct. 1916 -- V1 N5

1917 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 120.00
75

The Grim Game Complete Lobby Card Set.

Paramount 1919 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,200.00
76 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz) (1874 -- 1926).

The Master Mystery Episode Fifteen Title Card.

[New York 1918 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 450.00
77 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

The Master Mystery French Photo Lobby Card.

Pathe 1919 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 1,200.00
78 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz) (1874 -- 1926).

The Master Mystery Lobby Card.

[New York 1918 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 840.00
79 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz) (1874 -- 1926).

Terror Island Lobby Card.

[Los Angeles] 1920 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 660.00
80 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz) (1874 -- 1926).

Terror Island Lobby Card.

[Los Angeles] 1920 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 600.00
81 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz) (1874 -- 1926).

Terror Island Lobby Card.

[Los Angeles] 1920 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 900.00
82 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz) (1874 -- 1926).

Terror Island Lobby Card.

[Los Angeles] 1920 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 660.00
83

[AUTOGRAPHS]. Important Group Magicians' Autographs, Including Houdini.

[New York ca.1921 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 1,800.00
  • Sotheby’s
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
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    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    K. Marx, Das Kapital,1867. Dedication copy. Est: € 120,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Latin and French Book of Hours, around 1380. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Theodor de Bry, Indiae Orientalis, 1598-1625. Est: € 80,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Breviary, Latin manuscript, around 1450-75. Est: € 10,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    G. B. Piranesi, Vedute di Roma, 1748-69. Est: € 60,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    K. Schmidt-Rottluff, Arbeiter, 1921. Orig. watercolour on postcard. Est: € 18,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: € 20,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    C. J. Trew, Plantae selectae, 1750-73. Est: € 28,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    M. Beckmann, Apokalypse, 1943. Est: € 50,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Ulrich von Richenthal, Das Concilium, 1536. Est: € 9,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    I. Kant, Critik der reinen Vernunft, 1781. Est: €12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung (AIZ) / Die Volks-Illustrierte (VI), 1932-38. Est: €8,000
  • ALDE, May 28: KIPLING (RUDYARD). Le Livre de la Jungle. – Le IIe livre de la Jungle. Paris, Sagittaire, Simon Kra, 1924-1925. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, May 28: NOAILLES (ANNA DE). Les Climats. Paris, Société du Livre contemporain, 1924. €50,000 to €60,000.
    ALDE, May 28: MILTON (JOHN). Paradis perdu. Quatrième chant. S.l., Les Bibliophiles de l'Automobile-Club de France, 1974. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, May 28: LEBEDEV (VLADIMIR). Russian Placards - Placard Russe 1917-1922. Saint-Petersbourg, Sterletz, 1923. €1,000 to €1,200.
    ALDE, May 28: MARDRUS (JOSEPH-CHARLES). Histoire charmante de l'adolescente sucre d'amour. Paris, F.-L. Schmied, 1927. €1,500 to €2,000.
    ALDE, May 28: TABLEAUX DE PARIS. Paris, Émile-Paul Frères, 1927. €2,000 to €3,000.
    ALDE, May 28: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Les Fables illustrées par Paul Jouve. S.l. [Lausanne], Gonin & Cie, 1929. €4,000 to €5,000.
    ALDE, May 28: SARTRE (JEAN-PAUL). Vingt-deux dessins sur le thème du désir. Paris, Fernand Mourlot, 1961. €1,500 to €2,000.
    ALDE, May 28: [BRAQUE (GEORGES)]. 13 mai 1962. Alès, PAB, 1962. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, May 28: MIRÓ (JOAN). Je travaille comme un jardinier. Avant-propos d'Yvon Taillandier. Paris, Société intenationale d'art XXe siècle, 1963. €1,000 to €2,000.
    ALDE, May 28: MAGNAN (JEAN-MARIE). Taureaux. Paris, Michèle Trinckvel, 1965. €3,000 to €4,000.
    ALDE, May 28: PICASSO (PABLO). Dans l'atelier de Picasso. 1960. €15,000 to €20,000.
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