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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 360 | [MAGIC - HISTORY] Four Volumes from the Magical Pro-Files Series. |
Pasadena | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 240.00 | ||
| 361 | [MAGIC -- INSTRUCTIONAL] Seven Modern Instructional Magic Books. |
1970s -- 90s. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 180.00 | ||
| 362 | The Magic Cauldron. William Kuethe, Jr. Quarterly. N2 - N64 |
(February 1962) (June 1977) | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 540.00 | ||
| 363 | Magic World. Dr. J.E. Pierce. V1 N1 - V7 N10 |
(Feb./Mar. 1924). | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 540.00 | ||
| 364 | Magical Journal. Edward Bagshawe. V1 N1 - V6 N6. |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 420.00 | |||
| 365 | Magical Monthly. Edward Bagshawe. V1 N1 -- V3 N12 |
1923-1926 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 420.00 | ||
| 366 | Magical Quarterly. Will Goldston. V1 N1 -- V6 N4 |
1934-1940 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 660.00 | ||
| 367 | Magician Monthly, (The). Will Goldston, et al. Monthly. |
1904-1939 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 660.00 | ||
| 368 | Martinka & Co. | Headquarters of Magicians of America. |
[New York] | ca. 1910 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 150.00 |
| 369 | Martinka & Co. | Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of New and Superior Conjuring Wonders. |
[New York] | 1910 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 72.00 |
| 370 | Mystics Quarterly. | James Hagy. V1 N1-- V4 N4 |
1976-1981 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 270.00 | |
| 371 | NICHOLS, Thomas Low. | A Biography of the Brothers Davenport. |
London | 1864 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 210.00 |
| 372 | PRICE, David. | Magic: A Pictorial History of Conjurers in the Theater. |
New York | 1985 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 84.00 |
| 373 | [ROBERT-HOUDIN] KARR, Todd (ed.) | The Essential Robert-Houdin. |
[Los Angeles] | 2006 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 108.00 |
| 374 | SAGE, X. | La Motte. A Correspondence Course in Hypnotism, Mesmerism ... Etc. |
N.P. | 1899 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 96.00 |
| 375 | SALVERTE, Eusebe (trans. Anthony Todd Thompson). | Philosophy of Magic, Prodigies, and Apparent Miracles. |
New York | 1847 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 120.00 |
| 376 | SANGER, George. | Seventy Years a Showman. My Life and Adventures in Camp and Caravan the World Over. |
London | n.d., [1908]. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 108.00 |
| 377 | SAUVAGE, Suzanne. | Illusions: The Art of Magic. |
Montreal | 2017 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 96.00 |
| 378 | SHARPE, Samuel Henry (1902 - 1992). | Neo-Magic Artistry. |
Seattle | 2000 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 180.00 |
| 379 | SHARPE, Samuel Henry (1902 - 1992). | Set of Conjurers' Secrets Books. Includes: Optical Secrets (Hades, 1985), Psychological Secrets (Hades, 1988), Hydraulic and Pneumatic Secrets (Hades, 1991), and Mechanical Secrets (Tannen's, 1992). |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 330.00 | ||
| 380 | [THURSTON] GIBSON, Walter. | Tales of Magic and Mystery. V1 N1 -- V1 N5 |
1927-1925 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 480.00 | |
| 381 | WEBER, Michael. | Collection of Weber Lecture Notes, Tricks, and Publications. |
1990s -- 2020s. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,280.00 | |
| 382 | WEBER, Michael (b. 1961). | Collection of Pamphlets and Lecture Notes. |
USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,320.00 | ||
| 383 | WORTHINGTON, Thomas Chew (1882 -- 1953). | Recollections of Howard Thurston. |
Baltimore | 1938 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 330.00 |
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