Potter and Potter Auctions: Winter Magic Auction - Posters,Books, Printed Ephemera
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Winter Magic Auction - Posters,Books, Printed Ephemera | Total Sales (USD) | 191,224.80 |
| Auction Date | December 16, 2017 - December 16, 2017 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 135,440.00 |
| Sale Number | #55 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 200,050.00 |
| Total Lots | 315 | ||
| Sold Lots | 304 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 140,090.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 96.51% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 207,200.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 11 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 92.29% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Alexander (Claude Alexander Conlin) | Alexander. The Man Who Knows. Signed Window Card. |
1915 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 15,600.00 |
| 10 | Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson) | Chung Ling Soo. And His Ten Assistants. |
ca. 1908. | USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 9,000.00 |
| 20 | Kellar, Harry (Heinrich Keller) | Kellar the Great Magician. |
1894 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,200.00 |
| 467 | Erdnase, S.W. The Expert at the Card Table. |
1902 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 | |
| 52 | Satyr Head Automaton. |
2011 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,520.00 | |
| 417 | Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford) | Important Group of Eight Letters from Cardini to Danny Dew. |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 5,040.00 | |
| 14 | Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson) | Chung Ling Soo. The World?s Greatest Conjurer. |
ca. 1908. | USD 4,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,320.00 |
| 9 | Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson) | Chung Ling Soo. A Few Facial Expressions During the Fire Trick. |
ca. 1908. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,080.00 |
| 12 | Chung Ling Soo. | The Marvelous Chinese Conjurer. |
ca. 1908. | USD 5,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 308 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz) | Elliott?s Last Legacy. Deluxe Presentation Copy Signed by Houdini. |
1923 | USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 | USD 3,120.00 |
| 341 | Tarbell, Harlan. | Tarbell Course in Magic. Vols. 1 _ 7. Extra-Illustrated. |
1946-1954. | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 3,120.00 |
| 15 | Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson) | Who is the World?s Greatest Conjurer? Why, Chung Ling Soo! |
ca. 1908. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,880.00 |
| 466 | Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner) | Archive of Dai Vernon/Danny Dew Correspondence. |
USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,880.00 | |
| 5 | Carter, Charles. | Carter the Great. The World?s Weird Wonderful Wizard. |
ca. 1930. | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 16 | Chung Ling Soo (William E. Robinson) | Chung Ling Soo Mysteries. The Birth of the Pearl. |
ca. 1915. | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
| 7 | Cheret, Jules (1836-1932) | Carmelli, Professeur. Musee Grevin. Magie Noire. Apparations Instantanees. |
1887 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
| 11 | Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson) | Hits the Bull?s Eye of Public Opinion Every Time. Chung Ling Soo. |
ca. 1908. | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,160.00 |
| 405 | Framed Burglar's Lock-Picking Set. |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 2,160.00 | ||
| 13 | Chung Ling Soo. | The Marvelous Chinese Conjurer. |
ca. 1908. | USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
| 402 | Thurston, Howard. | Thurston Tan San Tonic Throw-Out Card. |
Late 1900s or 1910s. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 2,040.00 |
| 17 | LeRoy, Servais. | Comedians de Mephisto Co. LeRoy-Talma-Bosco. |
1905 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 307 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz) | A Magician Among the Spirits. Signed Twice by Houdini. |
1924 | USD 1,800.00 - 2,400.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 8 | Chung Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson) | Chung Ling Soo. Chinese Conjurer. |
ca. 1908. | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 332 | Racherbaumer, Jon and Richard Kaufman. | Don England's Gaffed to the Hilt! |
1985 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
| 19 | Houdini, Harry (Ehrich Weisz) | Houdini East Ham Palace Theater Broadside. |
USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
