Potter and Potter Auctions: Gambling Memorabilia - Books, Cards, Ephemera
Auction Reports
Auction Name | Gambling Memorabilia - Books, Cards, Ephemera | Total Sales (USD) | 198,636.00 |
Auction Date | May 19, 2018 - May 19, 2018 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 126,130.00 |
Sale Number | #60 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 198,200.00 |
Total Lots | 351 | ||
Sold Lots | 331 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 134,930.00 |
% of Lots Sold | 94.30% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 212,800.00 |
Unsold Lots | 20 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 93.34% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
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151 | [Trumble, Alfred]. | Faro Exposed; or The Gambler and his Prey. Being a Complete Explanation of the Famous Game, its Origin and Development, and how its Skins are Worked." |
1882 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 24,000.00 |
126 | Ritter, F.R. | Advantage Card Playing and Draw Poker. |
1905 | USD 6,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 14,400.00 |
43 | Erdnase, S.W. | The Expert at the Card Table. |
1902 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,800.00 |
95 | La Shelle, Kirke. | Poker Rubaiyat. |
1902 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,800.00 |
162 | Poker Chips Magazine. |
1896 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 6,600.00 | |
207 | Will & Finck Gambling Catalog in Original Mailing Envelope, and Miscellaneous Ephemera. |
1884 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 6,000.00 | |
57 | A Grand Exposé of the Science of Gambling. |
1860 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 4,080.00 | |
163 | Poker Chips Magazine Poster. |
1896 | USD 1,200.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,120.00 | |
188 | Nine H.C. Evans & Co. | Gambling Supply Catalogs and Lists. |
1903 – 1924. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,120.00 |
59 | Green, Jonathan H. | An Exposure of the Arts and Miseries of Gambling. |
1843 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | USD 2,880.00 |
7 | Blackbridge, John. | The Complete Poker Player. |
1875 | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 2,640.00 |
157 | The Whole Art and Mystery of Modern Gaming Fully Expos’d and Detected; Containing an Historical Account of all the Secret Abuses Practis’d in the Games of Chance. |
1726 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,640.00 | |
117 | 1832 Poker Playing Indictment and Associated Documents. |
1832 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,040.00 | |
102 | Meyer, Joseph E. | Protection. The Sealed Book. |
1908 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
139 | Smith, R.A. | Poker to Win. |
1925 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,800.00 |
62 | Green, Jonathan H. | The Gambler’s Mirror. |
1844 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,680.00 |
311 | Polar Smoking and Chewing Tobacco Playing Cards. |
1900 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,680.00 | |
152 | [Trumble, Alfred]. | The Man Traps of New York. |
1881 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,440.00 |
164 | Judge’s Library "Ante Up" Poker Issue. No. 37. |
1892 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,440.00 | |
165 | Judge’s Library "Poker" Issue. No. 79. |
1895 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 1,320.00 | |
260 | Shiner Ring and Instruction Sheet. |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 1,320.00 | ||
279 | Excelsior Playing Card Co. Marked Deck Playing Cards. |
ca. 1890. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,200.00 | |
300 | [U.S. Presidents—Grover Cleveland and Benjamin Harrison] An 1888 Deck of Political Satire Playing Cards. |
1888 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,200.00 | |
348 | The Worshipful Company of Makers of Playing Cards. |
1892 | USD 1,800.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,200.00 | |
507 | Gambling-Related Letterpress Printing Blocks. |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,200.00 |