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
262 THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936).

World's Famous Magician / Wonder Show of the Earth.

Cleveland ca.1935. USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 450.00
263 THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936).

Thurston's Greatest Mystery. The Vanishing Whippet.

[Cleveland ca.1924]. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,600.00
264 VIRGIL (Virgil Mulkey, 1900-1989).

Virgil World Famous Magician.

Sydney ca.1953. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 300.00
265

Group of Three Magic Window Cards.

1980s. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 120.00
266 ALBO, Robert (1932-2011).

Classic Magic Series, Vols. 1 -- 11.

San Francisco 1973 -- 2005. USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,880.00
267 ALBO, Robert (1932 --2011).

The Ultimate Okito & Ultimate Okito Addendum.

Piedmont 2007-2008. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 480.00
268 BECKER, Larry (1929 -- 2023).

Stunners! The Mental Magic of Larry Becker.

Carefree, Arizona 1992 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 150.00
269 BEN, David (1961 -- ).

Zarrow: A Lifetime of Magic.

Fair Lawn 2008 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 96.00
270

[Card Magic] Six Classic Card Magic Books.

USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 96.00
271 CARNEY, John (1958 -- ).

The Book of Secrets. Lessons for Progressive Conjuring.

[Los Angeles] 2002 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 270.00
272 CAVENEY, Mike (1950 -- ).

Carter the Great.

Pasadena 1995 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 480.00
273 CAVENEY, Mike (b. 1950).

Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum II.

Pasadena 2014 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 330.00
274 CAVENEY, Mike (1950 -- ).

Harry Anderson: Wise Guy.

Pasadena 1993 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 210.00
275 CHAPUIS, Alfred (1880 -- 1958).

DROZ, Edmond. Automata. A Historical and Technological Study.

New York 1958 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 330.00
276 CHARVET, David (1961 -- ).

Alexander the Man Who Knows.

Pasadena 2007 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 360.00
277 FECHNER. Christian (1944 -- 2008).

The Magic of Robert Houdin: An Artist's Life.

Bolougne 2002 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 540.00
278 FECHNER, Christian (1944-2008).

Soirees Fantastiques.

Paris 1988 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,020.00
279 FISHER, John (1945 -- ).

Cardini: The Suave Deceiver.

Los Angeles 2007 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 150.00
280 FOX, Karrell (1928 -- 1998).

Five Magic Books by Karrell Fox. Includes My Latest Book.

1988 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 180.00
281 GANSON, Lewis (1913 -- 1980).

Dai Vernon's Ultimate Secrets of Card Magic.

Tahoma 1995 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 270.00
282 GARDNER, Martin (1914 -- 2010).

Impromptu.

Los Angeles 2015 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 180.00
283 GLEN, Laurance.

The Magician's Road to Fame.

London ca.1922. USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 240.00
284 GOLDSTON, Will.

Seven Will Goldston Limited Edition Reprints.

Middleburg 1990-92. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 660.00
285 HILLIARD, J.N. (1872 -- 1935).

Greater Magic.

Washington, D.C. 1994 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 210.00
286 HULL, Burling.

The Encyclopedia of Stage Illusions.

Oakland 1980 USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 540.00
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