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
254 JAY, Ricky (1946 -- 2018)

Cards as Weapons

 New York -1977 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 450.00
255 JAY, Ricky

Two Books and a CD/DVD Set

 (New York) -2005 USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 108.00
256

JENNESS, George A. Maskelyne and Cooke

 London 1873-1904 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 300.00
257 JONSON, Ben (1572 -- 1637)

The Alchemist

 Edinburgh 1774 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 480.00
258

"Dr. D. F. S. M." Juegos de Manos, de Naipes, Cubiletes y Fisica Recreativa

 Madrid 1868 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 360.00
259 [CLARK, William]

The Boy's Own Book

 London 1852 USD 125.00 - 175.00 USD 150.00
260

[LECTURE NOTES]. Edwin Dawes' Collection of Booklets and Lecture Notes

 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 360.00
261 LEWIS, Eric C. (1908 -- 93)

The Miracles Trilogy

 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 300.00
262

[MAGIC & OCCULT]. Sammelband of Three Early 19th-Century French Works

 Paris 1802 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 390.00
263 MACKENZIE, Shelton (trans.)

Life of Robert-Houdin, The King of the Conjurers

 Philadelphia (1859/later impression) USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 270.00
264

Magic Lantern (The)

 London 1886 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 270.00
265 MAGNUS, Albertus

Le Secrets Merveilleux de la Magie Naturelle de Petit Albert

 Lyon 1868 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 210.00
266 MARSHALL, Jay (1919 -- 2005)

TV, Magic, and You

 Chicago 1955 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 270.00
267 MASKELYNE, J.N. (1839 -- 1917)

Automata

 London 1989 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 240.00
268 MASKELYNE, J.N. (1839 -- 1917), and MASKELYNE, Nevil (1863 -- 1924)

Five Maskelyne Family Magic Books

 (London) -1912 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 240.00
269 MASKELYNE, J.N. (1839 -- 1917)

Sharps and Flats

 London 1907 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 180.00
270 MASKELYNE, J.N. (1839 -- 1917)

The Magnetic Lady

 Bristol 1892 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 480.00
271 McCULLAGH, Brian

Collection of Limited-Edition Magic Publications

 Sydney, Australia 1990s -- 2000s USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 660.00
272 McEWEN, P. H.

Hypnotism Made Plain: A Course by Correspondence in Mesmerism, Hypnotism and Suggestion Therapeutics

 Sydney 1912 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 120.00
273

[MONOGRAPHS]. Group of 21 titles

 V.p. bulk 1990s USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 480.00
274 MORRIS, Richard

The Life and Mysterious Transactions of Richard Morris, Esq.

 London -1789 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 2,160.00
275 MULHOLLAND, John (1898-1970)

Six Magic Books by Mulholland, Four Signed

 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 660.00
276

[NATIONAL MAGIC COMPANY]. N.M.C. Instruction Sheets

 [Chicago] [1930s-50s] USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 660.00
277 NEIL, C. Lang (d. 1948)

The Modern Conjurer

 Philadelphia 1902 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 180.00
278

[NEWSPAPERS -- MAGIC]. Collection of Vintage Magic Newspapers

 1910s -- 60s USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 330.00
  • <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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