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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 335 | CHRISTOPHER, Maurine (1921-2013), editor. | Howard Thurston's Illusion Show Work Book II. |
Pasadena | 1992 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 270.00 |
| 336 | CRAMER, Stuart (1911 -- 2003) and FISHER, John (b. 1945). | Two Miracle Factory Publications. |
Los Angeles and Seattle | 2000s. | USD 200.00 - 500.00 | USD 420.00 |
| 337 | [CATALOGS -- MAGIC] Group of Vintage Magic Supply House Catalogs. |
1910s -- 80s | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 180.00 | ||
| 338 | Collectors' Forum. Fred Evans. V1N1 (Jan. 1991) - V5 N4 (Nov. 1995). |
1991-1995 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 450.00 | ||
| 339 | Conjuriana. Charles Blythe, Jr. V1 N1 (Spring 1951) -- V1 N3 (Autumn 1951). |
1951 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 270.00 | ||
| 340 | DAWES, Edwin A. | The Rich Cabinet Collection. |
[Toronto] | (2022 -- 24). | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,440.00 |
| 341 | EVANS, Henry R. | A Master of Modern Magic. The Life and Adventures of Robert-Houdin. |
New York | 1932 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 150.00 |
| 342 | FECHNER, Christian (1944 -- 2008). | The Magic of Robert Houdin: An Artist's Life. |
Bolougne | 2002 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 390.00 |
| 343 | GAUGHAN, John (b. 1940) and STEINMEYER, Jim (b. 1958). | Antonio Diavolo. A Souvenir of his Performance. |
[Los Angeles] | 1999 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 96.00 |
| 344 | GOLDSTON, Will (1878 -- 1948). | Exclusive Magical Secrets Series. Three volumes, including: Exclusive Magical Secrets; More Exclusive Magical Secrets; and Further Exclusive Magical Secrets |
(1912); (1921); and (1927). | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 660.00 | |
| 345 | Goodliffe (C. Neale). | Goodliffe's Magic Monthly. V1 N1 (Jan. 1947) -- V1 N8 (Oct. 1947). |
1947-1947 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 450.00 | |
| 346 | HIAM, Frank. | The London Conjuring Trick Works. |
London | ca. 1892 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 347 | Hocas. Peter Lane. N1 - N16 (Spring 1986). |
1986 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 420.00 | ||
| 348 | HODGES, James (1928-2019). | The Great Stage Illusions of James Hodges. |
Paris | (n.d.). | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 390.00 |
| 349 | HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis, 1839 -- 1919). | Modern Magic. |
New York | ca. 1880 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 240.00 |
| 350 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926). | Magical Rope Ties & Escapes. |
London | [1922]. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 351 | JAKS, Stanley (1903 -- 60). | Dr. Jaks Lecture Notes. |
[New York] | 1951 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 390.00 |
| 352 | JONES, Bascom. | Mind Fields: The 1991 Meeting of the Minds. |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 150.00 | ||
| 353 | KARR, Todd (b. 1965), compiler. | The Silence of Chung Ling Soo. |
Seattle | 2001 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 360.00 |
| 354 | KELLAR, Harry (1849 - 1922). | A Magician's Tour. |
Chicago | 1891 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 210.00 |
| 355 | KLOSTERMAN, Kenneth (1933 -- 2020). | Salon De Magie. |
Ohio | 2006 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 540.00 |
| 356 | Leat's Leaflets. Harry Leat. Monthly. N1 -- N57 |
(n.d.)(Jul. 1970). | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 180.00 | ||
| 357 | Magazine of Magic -- New Series. | Will Goldston. V1 N1 -- V4 N1 |
1930-1934 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 660.00 | |
| 358 | [MAGIC -- BOOKLETS] Collection of Nine Vintage Magic Publications. |
1910s -- 50s. | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 240.00 | ||
| 359 | [MAGIC -- HISTORY] Six Works on Magic History and Collecting. |
1980s -- 2000s. | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 240.00 |
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Books & Autographs
Wednesday 25 MarchKoller, Mar. 25: KAFKA, FRANZ, SCHRIFTSTELLER. Eigenh. Brief mit Unterschrift. Prag, 20. Oktober [19]15. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: EINSTEIN, ALBERT. Zwei eigenhändige Briefe an Ernst Gabor Straus, unterschrieben "A.E" bzw. "A. Einstein". [Princeton], [19]45. und [1950]. CHF 30,000-40,000.Koller, Mar. 25: HORTENSE DE BEAUHARNAIS, MUTTER VON NAPOLEON III. Album aus ihrem Besitz mit 69 Aquarellen und Pinselzeichnungen in Sepia oder Grau… CHF 14,000-18,000.Koller, Mar. 25: ZOOLOGIE - ORNITHOLOGIE - Seligmann, Johann Michael. Verzameling van uitlandsche en zeldzaame Vogelen. Teile 1-8 (von 9) in 2 Bänden. Mit 421 prächtig altkolorierten Kupfertafeln. CHF 14,000-20,000Koller, Mar. 25: BOTANIK - Berlèse, Lorenzo und Johann Jakob Jung. Iconographie du genre camellia... 3 Bände. Mit 300 Farbstichtafeln "a la poupée.” Paris, [1839-]1841-1843. CHF 12,000-18,000. -
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.