Potter and Potter Auctions: Select Secrets, 1226, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- December 13, 2025 - December 13, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120 | JUGLAR, Victor Henri (after). | L'Humanite Comique. |
Saouvons La Caisse! Paris | ca. 1860s. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 540.00 |
| 121 | Kabbala Volume 3. | Jon Racherbaumer. |
New York | 1975 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 840.00 |
| 125 | KELLAR, Harry (Heinrich Keller, 1849 -- 1922). | Kellar Portrait and Autograph. |
Columbus | ca. 1900 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 126 | KELLAR, Harry (Heinrich Keller, 1849 -- 1922). | The Spectres Sanctum Illusion Hand-Drawn Diagram and Letter. |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 13,200.00 | ||
| 127 | KELLAR, Harry (Heinrich Keller, 1849 -- 1922). | Kellar. Levitation. |
Cincinnati -- New York | 1894 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 33,600.00 |
| 128 | KELLAR, Harry (Heinrich Keller, 1849 -- 1922). | Kellar's Beautiful Production. The Queen of Roses. |
Cincinnati & New York | 1895 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 13,200.00 |
| 130 | KELLAR, Harry (Heinrich Keller, 1849 -- 1922). | Two Kellar Postcards Written to Thomas Worthington |
1918 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,200.00 | |
| 131 | KELLAR, Harry (Heinrich Keller, 1849 -- 1922). | Two Engraved Kellar Printing Plates. |
Circa 1900. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,320.00 | |
| 132 | LEIPZIG (Nathan Leipziger, 1873 -- 1939). | Inscribed and Signed Portrait. |
[New York] | ca. 1934 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 2,160.00 |
| 133 | LYNN, Dr. (J.W. Simmons, 1836 - 99). | Portrait of Dr. Lynn the Magician. |
New York | ca. 1880 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,140.00 |
| 134 | LYNN, Dr. (J.W. Simmons, 1836 - 99). | Travels and Adventures of Dr. Lynn. |
USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,160.00 | ||
| 135 | [MAGIC CIRCLE] Two Documents Announcing the Formation of London's Magic Circle. |
[London | 1905]. | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,800.00 | |
| 136 | [MAGIGALS] Scrapbook and Ephemera Collection of Jessie L. | Rickard. |
[Los Angeles | 1940s -- 50s]. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,440.00 |
| 137 | [MARLO] KURTZ, John (American, born 1942). | Marlo's Magazine Volume 5. |
1984 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,200.00 | |
| 139 | MELIES, Georges (1861 -- 1938). | Calling Card of George Melies. |
Circa 1910. | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,440.00 | |
| 143 | NESBITT, Neil (1888 -- 1936). | The Great Nesbitt. |
Leeds | ca. 1914 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,320.00 |
| 144 | OKITO (Tobias Bamberg, 1875 -- 1963). | Three-Page Okito ALS to Harry Kellar. |
1914, | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,680.00 | |
| 145 | POPE BONIFACE VIII (1235-1303), et al. | Sextus decretalium liber... in concilio Lugdunesi editus [and:] Clementis quinti constitutions in concilio vienensi edite... [and:] Extravagantes viginti Joannis vigesimisecundi... [and:] Extravagates coes Additio ultra priorem impressione... [and:] Const |
[Venice | 1514]. | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,160.00 |
| 146 | Collection of Real Photo and Printed Postcards of Magicians and Sideshow Performers. |
European | 1890s -- 1950s. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 3,360.00 | |
| 147 | [PRINTING PLATES -- MAGIC] Collection of Over 350 Chicago Magic-Related Printing Plates and Blocks. |
1930s -- 50s. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,040.00 | ||
| 149 | [ROBERT-HOUDIN] MANNING, William. | Recollections of Robert-Houdin. |
London | 1891 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 660.00 |
| 150 | [HOFFMANN] ROTERBERG, Augustus (1897 -- 1928). | New Era Card Tricks. |
[Chicago] | 1897 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 570.00 |
| 151 | SACHS, Edwin T. | Sleight of Hand. |
London | (1877). | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,320.00 |
| 154 | SCHEIDLER, John G. (d. 1902). | Magic Catalogs and Ephemera. |
Cleveland | 1880s. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 480.00 |
| 155 | SCOT, Reginald (1538 -- 99). | The Discovery of Witchcraft. |
London | 1665 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 15,600.00 |
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![<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouv...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a2a2dbe-8edf-4091-9a08-800f7aba747e.jpg "<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,</i>, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier <i>L'Histoire des plantes,</i> second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.")
Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, mai...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ddd3b34c-8abc-4eae-8474-6ea05406ccd0.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [ver...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dc734df9-0811-477f-919a-2563b8452855.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les ...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7e769889-43a5-495e-a931-c511da576c2b.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodram...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b325eb41-450b-4bd6-851c-4125e04dfbe7.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. M...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6588f3a0-90f2-464c-8125-a76866eabe85.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin ori...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0840c8e4-4f35-4c95-b2d3-3d5addd6fd51.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.")
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000. -
![<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/004c032b-da4d-428e-811b-e5a8e80376a2.jpg "<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.")
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800. -
