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
51 LEVANTE, Les (Leslie Cole, 1892 - 1978)

The Great Levante / Steel Trunk Mystery

 Burnley, Lancashire ca. 1935 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 150.00
52 LEVANTE, Les (Leslie Cole, 1892 - 1978)

The Great Levante / Steel Trunk Mystery

 Burnley, Lancashire ca. 1935 USD 150.00 - 250.00 Not Sold
53 LEVANTE, Les (Leslie Cole, 1892 - 1978)

The Great Levante / Magical Revue and Another, Two

 Circa mid-20th century USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 150.00
54 LEVANTE, Les (Leslie Cole, 1892 - 1978)

Two Great Levante Posters

 Circa 1930/1940 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 210.00
55 LI-CHANG (Joan Forns, 1916 -- 1998)

LI-CHANG Li-Chang / El Demonio Amarillo

 Spain 1946 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 300.00
56 LI-CHANG (Joan Forns, 1916 -- 1998)

Li-Chang / El Demonio Amarillo

 Spain 1946 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 360.00
57 LI-CHANG (Joan Forns, 1916 -- 1998)

Group of Three Li-Chang / El Demonio Amarillo Posters

 Spain 1946 USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 300.00
58 LYLE, Cecil (Cecil Cohen, 1889 -- 1955)

"Beware! This Man Will Fool You" Poster and Broadside

 Circa 1930/40s USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 240.00
59 LYLE, Cecil (Cecil Cohen, 1889 -- 1955)

Lyle with his Magical Revue Cavalcade of Mystery, and another

 British 1930s USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 420.00
60 LYLE, Cecil (Cecil Cohen, 1889 -- 1955)

Two Cecil Lyle Posters

 Circa 1948 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 240.00
61

[MAGIC]. Collection of over 40 Movie and Exhibition Posters

 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 270.00
62

[MAGIC]. Five Los Angeles Conference on Magic History posters

 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 660.00
63

[MAGIC]. Group of Eleven German Magic Posters

 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 210.00
64 MARSH, Herbert "Jock" (1896 -- 1969)

Jock Marsh's Rapid Sketching Show Templates (1943-1960s)

 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 Not Sold
65 MARVELLO, Harry (Harry Hutchison)

Harry Marvello / Presents The Silver Hat

 Birmingham ca. 1913 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 1,020.00
66

Melachini / Dr. Calgari Klassiche Magie

 Nordau ca. 1956 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 108.00
67 MIEDZA-TOMASZEWSKI, Stanislaw (1913-2000)

Cyrk / [Magician]

 Poland ca 1970 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 300.00
68 Mr. O'Hayo

Mr. O'Hayo / See What He Does!

 Belfast & London ca. 1900 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,400.00
69 MULHOLLAND, John (1898 -- 1970)

Portfolio of 12 Prints and a Program for "Wonders of the World"

 Circa 1966 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 510.00
70 NEES-LAJN

Pair of Nees-Lajn Posters

 Silkeborg mid-20th century USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 240.00
71 NEWMANN, C.A. George (1880 -- 1952)

Group of Four C.A. George Newmann Posters

 1930s - 40s USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 360.00
72 Mystikristo

It's Magic! / A Car Will be Driven Blindfolded by Mystikristo

 Gourock 1958 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 210.00
73 NIC, Chevalier

Chevalier Nic Illusion

 ca. 1930 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 240.00
74 NIELSEN, Norm

The Annals of Conjuring by Sidney W. Clarke

 2007 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 150.00
75 NORGIL THE MAGICIAN (James Steranko, 1938)

Norgil The Magician

 1977 USD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
  • <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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