Potter and Potter Auctions: The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Part IV, 1222, Chicago

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
October 25, 2025 - October 25, 2025
Page Size: 426 items in 18 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 ALEXANDER (Claude A. Conlin, 1880 -- 1954)

Alexander / The Man Who Knows

 Circa 1920 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 390.00
2 ALEXANDER (Claude A. Conlin, 1880 -- 1954)

Ask Alexander

 Circa 1915 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 330.00
3 BAILEY, Bill

Ringling Bros and Barnum & Bailey Circus / Clown, and another

 Chicago 1945-50s USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 120.00
4 BENYON, Edgar (1901 -- 1978)

The Great Benyon. Bam-Boo-Zalem [Signed] and Another

 Ireland 1943 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 120.00
5 BOSTOCK, Frank (1866 -- 1912)

Bostock & Wombwell's World Renowned Menagerie

 Glasgow ca. 1905 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,320.00
6

An Extra-Ordinary Evening of Halloween Magic / at London Weekend Television Studios / Cancer Relief

 1971 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 570.00
7 BURTON, Lance

Group of 6 Limited Edition Posters

 Las Vegas ca. 2000 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 270.00
8 BUSTELLI, Ranieri (1898 -- 1974)

Il Mago Bustelli

 Torino ca. 1940s USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 330.00
9 CALVERT, John (1911 -- 2013)

John Calvert Magicarama

 Bombay ca. mid-20th century USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 120.00
10 CALVERT, John (1911 -- 2013)

John Calvert Magicarama

 Bombay ca. mid-20th century USD 200.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
11 CELLSUS, Vernon (Samuel W. Wickes, 1893 - 1970)

Vernon Cellsus, the White Wizard

 Netherfield ca. 1920 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,200.00
12

Chang and Fak-Hong's United Magicians Presents: The Bhuda

 Spain ca. 1920s USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 300.00
13 (W.E. Robinson, 1861 -- 1918)

Chung Ling Soo / Has Reached the Highest Pinnacle of Fame

 London ca. 1915 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 11,400.00
14 [CIRCUS]

Circus Girl Movie Poster

 1956 USD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
15 [CIRCUS]

Collection of Over 30 Modern and Contemporary Circus Posters

 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 150.00
16

Cirque Theatre Imperator / La Femme Aerienne

 Paris ca. 1915 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 210.00
17 CONCHITO

Conchito Crossing Centuries Show / Conchito the Magician, three

 Amsterdam ca. 1950s USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 120.00
18 CONCHITO

Conchito Crossing Centuries Show / Conchito the Magician, two

 Amsterdam ca. 1950s USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 96.00
19 CONCHITO

Conchito Crossing Centuries Show / Conchito the Magician

 Amsterdam ca. 1950s USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 60.00
20

[CUPS AND BALLS / FORTUNE TELLING]. Two Lithographs From "La Caricature"

 French 1830s USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 180.00
21 DANIELS, Paul (1938 -- 2016)

Group of Over 20 Paul Daniels Posters and Ephemera

 Circa late 1990s/early 2000s USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 300.00
22 DANTE (Harry Jansen, 1883 -- 1955)

Mystery Revue / Dante / Sim Sala Bim

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 900.00
23 DE MANFRE, Blaise

Engraving of the Water-Spouter

 London ca. 1794 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 180.00
24 MARCHAND, Floram

Floram Marchand

 London ca. 1816 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 240.00
25

[ENTERTAINMENT -- MAGIC & CIRCUS]. Large Collection of Over 200 Modern and Contemporary Magic, Circus, and Related Posters and Ephemera

 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 660.00
  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…</i>
    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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