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
453 CARDINI (Richard V. Pitchford, 1895 -- 1973)

[PHOTOGRAPH]. Cardini and Swan Performance Photograph

 Ca. 1930s USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 840.00
454

[PHOTOGRAPHS -- MAGICANS]. Collection of Photographs of Magicians

 1940s -- 60s USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 900.00
454A

[PROGRAMS/PLAYBILLS]. Group of 19th-Century Theatrical Programs and Playbills featuring Magicians, Illusionists, and Thought Readers

 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 660.00
455

[POSTCARDS]. Group of 26 Postcards of Magicians and Entertainers

 Bulk circa 1900s-20s USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 330.00
456 POWELL, Frederick Eugene (1856 -- 1938)

Collection of Powell Magic Ephemera

 1920s -- 40s USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 390.00
457

[PROGRAMS - MAGIC]. Collection of Hull Magician's Circle Annual Dinner & Competition Programs

 Hull 1960s -- 1980s USD 400.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
458

[PROGRAM]. The Magic Wand Club Ladies Night 1964 Menu/Program

 Hamilton, Ontario 1964-03-07 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 108.00
459 RAMSAY, John (1877 - 1962)

Collection of John Ramsay Ephemera

 1940s -- 80s USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 360.00
460 RAMSAY, John (1877 - 1962)

John Ramsay Souvenir Matchbook

 England 1930s USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 390.00
461 RICHIARDI Jr. (Aldo Izquierdo, 1923 -- 85)

Archive of Richiardi Ephemera and Programs

 1950s -- 80s USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 180.00
462 SALLA, Salvatore

The Chicago Roundtable Print

 1965 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 510.00
463

[SATIRE]. Monthly Sheet of Caricatures No. 67

 London ca. 1835 USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 150.00
464

[SATIRE -- ENTERTAINMENT]. The Gallery of Comicalities (Part VIII)

 ca. 1830 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
465

[SATIRE]. Five Aquatints from Pierce Egan's Life in London

 1821 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 120.00
466

[SATIRE -- CIRCUS & ENTERTAINMENT]. Collection of Over 30 English and French Social and Political Cartoons

 19th century USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 300.00
467

[SCRAPBOOKS -- MAGIC]. Collection of 30 Magic-Themed Scrapbooks

 1950s -- 80s USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,080.00
468 Edwin A. Dawes

[SCRAPBOOK -- MAGIC]. Scrapbook of Ephemera

 V.p. (British and American) 17th-20th century USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,200.00
469 SHAW, Mr.

Three Royal Magician Handbills/Broadsides

 Hull 1845 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 1,320.00
470

[SOOTY]. Sooty's Secrets. Collection of Vintage Magic Tricks and Novelty Items

 Blackpool 1964 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 210.00
471 STEELE, J.H. (James Henry Smith,1895 -- 1988)

Collection of J.H. Steele Ephemera

 1919-1938 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
472 STODDART, Alfred (1840-93)

[STODARE]. Mr. A. Stodare Booking Brochure

 London 1882 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 390.00
473 THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936)

Thurston Typed Letter Regarding His Lion Illusion

 Sept. 6, 1933 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 300.00
474 THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936)

Collection of Thurston the Magician Ephemera

 1900s -- 50s USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 330.00
475 [VERNON, DAI]

Dai Vernon Business Card, Snapshots, and Token

 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 240.00
476

ZOMAHS, The (Alfred and Adelaide Giddings)

 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 1,200.00
  • <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.
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    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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