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
101 YOSHIHARU, Utagawa (1828--1888)

Acrobats Beneath Cherry Trees: Spinning Tops and Balancing

 Japan ca. 1857 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 570.00
102

Zaid Trio

 Birmingham ca. 19th century USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 1,020.00
103 BLACKSTONE, Harry (1885 -- 1965)

Oriental Nights

 Erie 1920s USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,880.00
104 CHUNG Ling Soo (W.E. Robinson, 1861 -- 1918)

Chung Ling Soo

 London ca. 1918 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 Not Sold
105 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874--1926)

3 Shows in One

 American 1925 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 9,600.00
106 KELLAR, Harry (1849 - 1922)

Kellar The Great Magician

 Cincinnati 1894 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 4,320.00
107 THE GREAT LEON (Leon H. Levy)

Leon & Co., the Wonder Workers Present Fire and Water

 London ca. 1910 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 28,800.00
108 NIC, Chevalier (Niels Hansen, 1891--1961)

Chevalier Nic Illusion

 Frankfurt ca. 1920 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,140.00
109 THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936)

Thurston World's Famous Magician

 Cleveland ca. 1930s USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 780.00
110 THURSTON, Howard (1869-1936)

Thurston Master Magician

 Cleveland 1920s USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,160.00
111 THURSTON, Howard (1869-1936)

One of Thurston's Astounding Mysteries

 Cleveland ca. 1926 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,280.00
112 THURSTON, Howard (1869-1936)

Thurston's Greatest Mystery

 [Cleveland] 1920s USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 4,080.00
113 VON ARX (CHARLES A. NICOL)

Von Arx. Quick Change Illusion

 St. Paul ca. 1920 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Not Sold
114 VON ARX (CHARLES A. NICOL)

Von Arx. The Witch's Cauldron

 St. Paul ca. 1919 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,640.00
115

[BOOK TEST]. The Nonpariel Book Mystery

 St. Leonards-On-Sea 1949 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 660.00
116

[BOOK TESTS]. Herbert Marsh Book Tests

 New York [1983] USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 180.00
170 ADAMS, W.H.

Davenport. Dwellers on the Threshold, or Magic and Magicians

 London 1865 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 330.00
171 ALDRICH, Charles

Magic as Performed by Charles T. Aldrich

 N.p. (New York) n.d. (ca. 1905) USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 300.00
172 ANNEMANN, Theo (Theodore Squires 1907 - 1942)

N1 -- N151 (Dec. 1941). The Jinx

 New York 1963 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 270.00
173

The Art of Conjuring Made Easy

 London ca. 1820s USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 540.00
174

[AUTOMATA]. Three Extracts On the Automaton Chess Player

 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 660.00
175 BAKER, Al (1874 -- 1951)

Group of Five Al Baker Magic Books

 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 480.00
176 BALDWIN, Samri (1848 --1924)

The Secrets of Mahatma Land Explained

 (Brooklyn) 1895 USD 125.00 - 175.00 USD 180.00
177 BARNELLO, E.

The Red Demons, or Mysteries of Fire

 Chicago ca. 1900 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 360.00
178 BARRETT, Francis

The Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer

 London 1801 (but ca. 1875) USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 2,400.00
  • <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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