Potter and Potter Auctions: Winter Magic Auction - Online Only, 1227, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- January 24, 2026 - January 24, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 228 | Circus Busch / Afra. |
Hamburg | (1916). | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,080.00 | |
| 229 | HENNING, Doug (1947 -- 2000). | "The Astounding Hendoo" Business Card. |
1960s. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 270.00 | |
| 230 | HENNING, Doug (1947 -- 2000). | Doug Henning 1984 Broadway Tour Photos. |
New York | 1984 | USD 200.00 - 500.00 | USD 240.00 |
| 231 | HENNING, Doug (1947 -- 2000). | Doug Henning's Merlin on Broadway Production Archive and Audio Recording. |
New York | 1982--83. | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 7,200.00 |
| 232 | HENNING, Doug (1947 -- 2000). | Doug Henning Ahmanson Theater Live Show DVD. |
Los Angeles | September 1984. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 660.00 |
| 233 | [PHOTOS -- MAGICIANS] Collection of Magicians' Photographs. |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 960.00 | |||
| 234 | HARDEEN (Theo Weiss, 1876 - 1945). | Portrait of Hardeen. |
New York | ca. 1940 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 240.00 |
| 235 | HOUDINI, Beatrice (1876 -- 1943). | Portrait of Bess Houdini Inscribed and Signed to Floyd Thayer. |
[Los Angeles?] | 1940s. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 480.00 |
| 236 | [HOUDINI] | Magicians Club of London Banquet Photograph. |
London | ca. 1911 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 360.00 |
| 237 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874--1926). | Smiling Portrait of Houdini. |
Circa 1922. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 450.00 | |
| 238 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874--1926). | Photograph of Houdini in a Straitjacket. |
Circa 1920. | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 720.00 | |
| 239 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874--1926). | The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin. |
New York | 1908 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,400.00 |
| 240 | JAY, Ricky (1946 -- 2018). | TNS from Ricky Jay to Billy McComb. Letterpress printed card with a humorous note from one magician to the other. |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 450.00 | ||
| 241 | KALANAG (Helmut Schreiber, 1903 -- 63). | Collection of Kalanag Press Photos. |
Circa 1956. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 480.00 | |
| 244 | LAFAYETTE (Sigmund Neuberger, 1871 - 1911). | Two RPPCS of Lafayette's Funeral. |
[Edinburgh | 1911]. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 210.00 |
| 245 | LEWIS, Martin (1948 - 2022). | Martin Lewis Personal Sidewalk Shuffle Research Collection. |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 420.00 | ||
| 246 | LYNN, Dr. (J.W. Simmons, 1836 - 99). | Dr. Lynn Egyptian Hall Program. |
London | 1870s. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 247 | Twelve Images of Hubert Brill, Bert Lahr, and Movie Stars Presenting Magic Tricks. |
RKO | 1941 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 248 | MARSHALL, Jay (1919 -- 2005). | Group of Jay Marshall Publications and Ephemera. |
1950s -- 2000s. | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 120.00 | |
| 249 | MARLO, Ed (1913 -- 91). | Signed Portrait of The Cardician. |
[Chicago | 1950s]. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 240.00 |
| 250 | MASKELYNE, J.N. | RPPC of John Nevil Maskelyne. |
Postmarked 1903. | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 150.00 | |
| 251 | MORA (Louis McCord, 1884 - 1972) | Two Photographs of Silent Mora, one Signed. |
1940s -- 50s. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 270.00 | |
| 252 | NEWMANN, C.A. George (1880 -- 1952). | Some Random Snap Shots. Newmann's Tent Theater. |
1937 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 1,080.00 | |
| 253 | NEWMANN, C.A. George (1880 -- 1952). | Ten Pieces of Newmann Ephemera. |
1910s -- 40s. | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 270.00 | |
| 254 | PHILIPPE (Jacques Talon, 1802 -- 78). | Philippe Strand Theatre Broadside. |
[London] | ca. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 600.00 |
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