Potter and Potter Auctions: Select Secrets, 1226, Chicago

Auction Details

Auction Date: December 13, 2025 - December 13, 2025

Page Size: 121 items in 5 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
156	STODARE, Colonel (Joseph Stoddart, 1831 -- 66).	Two Performance Portraits of Colonel Stodare.	[England	ca. 1860].	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 4,800.00
157	[DAVIS, Andrew Jackson (1826-1910)].	The Spirit Messenger. Vol. 1, No. 1 - Vol. 1, No. 26 (inclusive).	Springfield, MA	1850-1851	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 600.00
158	TARBELL, Harlan (1890 -- 1960).	The Tarbell Course in Magic, Vols. 1 -- 6.	New York	(1941 -- 54).	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 1,920.00
159	THAYER, Floyd (1877 -- 1959).	Floyd Thayer's Childhood Scrapbook.		1879	USD 500.00 - 1,000.00	USD 5,760.00
160	THAYER, Floyd (1877 -- 1959).	Floyd Thayer's Scrapbooks of Magic and Magicians.		1890s -- 1950s.	USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00	USD 43,200.00
162	THORN, Chevalier Ernst (1853 -- 1928).	Dreamland with Chevalier Ernest Thorn.		Circa 1905.	USD 500.00 - 1,000.00	USD 900.00
163	THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936).	Portrait of Howard Thurston as a Young Man.		Circa 1891.	USD 500.00 - 1,000.00	USD 1,680.00
164	THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936).	Thurston the Great Magician. [Book of Knowledge.]	Cincinnati & New York	1910	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 13,200.00
165	THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936).	Thurston The Great Magician. Do They Come Back?	Cincinnati	ca. 1910	USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00	USD 22,800.00
166	THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936).	Thurston Spirit Cabinet Press Photo.		Circa 1925.	USD 250.00 - 500.00	USD 2,400.00
167	THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936).	Thurston TLS to a Fellow Magician.		Circa 1915.	USD 400.00 - 800.00	USD 900.00
168	THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936).	Two Photographs of Thurston Producing a Rabbit.	[Akron, OH	1924].	USD 500.00 - 1,000.00	USD 4,080.00
170	THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936).	Inscribed and Signed Photo of Howard and Jane Thurston.	Columbus	ca. 1928	USD 500.00 - 1,000.00	USD 3,600.00
172	VALADON, Paul (1867 -- 1913).	Kellar's Mysteries.	The 20th Century Marvel.		USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00	USD 18,000.00
175	MINCH, Stephen (b. 1948), et al.	The Vernon Chronicles.	Tahoma	1987---92.	USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00	USD 1,200.00
176	VERNON, Dai (David Verner, 1894 - 1992).	People I Have Fooled.	[Los Angeles?]	[1968].	USD 800.00 - 1,200.00	USD 780.00
177	VERNON, Dai (David Verner, 1894 - 1992).	Revelations.	Pasadena	1984	USD 500.00 - 800.00	USD 1,080.00
179	[WANDAS, Suzy] BAKER, Josephine (1906-75).	Signed Photo of Suzy Wandas and Josephine Baker.		1953	USD 250.00 - 500.00	USD 540.00
180	The Whole Art of Legerdemain; or, The Conjuror Unmasked.	Derby: Thomas Richardson,		ca. 1830	USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 1,800.00
183	WHITE, John.	Hocus Pocus: or a Ric Cabinet of Legerdemain Curiosities.	[London]	ca. 1712	USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00	USD 1,200.00
184	Library of Vintage and Modern Magic Books.	A massive collection of approximately 2,500 volumes spanning the 1880s -- 2020s,		1880s -- 2020s,	USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00	USD 12,000.00

Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026

Forum, 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 2026

Forum, 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 2026

Forum, 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.
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.
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026

Chiswick, 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.