Potter and Potter Auctions: Puzzles, Games, & Playing Cards, 21926, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 19, 2026 - February 19, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 243 | ROBERT-HOUDIN, Jean Eugene (1805-1871); translated by Professor Hoffmann | Card-Sharping Exposed |
London | [n.d., ca. 1882] | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 244 | MASKELYNE, John Nevil | Sharps and Flats |
London | 1894 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 245 | QUINN, J.P. | Gambling and Gambling Devices |
Canton | -1912 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 62.50 |
| 246 | EVANS, Gerritt M., ("A Retired Professional," pseud) | How Gamblers Win, Or The Secrets of Advantage Playing Exposed |
New York | 1868 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 343.75 |
| 247 | How to Play Cards |
New York | 1882 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 248 | GREEN, Jonathan Harrington | Gambling Exposed: A Full Exposition of all the Various Arts, Mysteries, and Miseries of Gambling |
Philadelphia | -1857 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 156.25 |
| 249 | [POKER]. Five early volumes on poker |
(Boston) | -1906 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 343.75 | |
| 250 | [POKER]. Draw Poker -- Getting 'Em Lively |
New York | 1886 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 251 | CAMERON, Judson J. | Cheating at Bridge: Go Home with the Winners |
Philadelphia | [1933] | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 252 | DEVOL, George | Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi |
Cincinnati | 1887 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 253 | [CATALOGS]. Group of 14 H.C. Evans and K.C. Card Co. catalogs |
Chicago | v.d. (ca. 1930s-60s) | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 250.00 | |
| 254 | Barr & Co. gambling catalog |
Chicago | n.d. (ca. 1900s) | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 687.50 | |
| 255 | Group of 11 miscellaneous gambling catalogs |
N/A | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 187.50 | ||
| 256 | Group of 19 volumes on playing cards |
(U.S. Games Systems) | -1987 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 468.75 | |
| 257 | [CATALOGS]. Lot of auction and dealer catalogs for gambling and other collectibles |
Circa 1980s-90s | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 62.50 | ||
| 274 | Belles Dames en Grande Toilette |
Paris | ca. 1890 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 275 | [PAPER DOLLS]. Boys' Doll in the most elegant costume |
Germany | ca. 1850 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 276 | [PAPER DOLLS]. The Girls' Delight |
New York | ca. 1858 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 277 | Dolly Dimple and Billy Boy |
New York | early 20th Century | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Not Sold | |
| 278 | Dolly's Wardrobe |
London | ca. 1893 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | Not Sold | |
| 279 | "Dressing Dolls" Collection |
V.p. | 1890s--1910s | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Not Sold | |
| 280 | Embossed Paper Baby Doll Box Sets |
Germany | ca. 1890s | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 | |
| 281 | Fanny Gray |
Boston | ca. 1854 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | Not Sold | |
| 282 | Group of Fashion Paper Dolls and Story Figures |
V.p. | ca. 1920s -- 1950s | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 | |
| 283 | Group of Lithograph Children's Paper Dolls |
19th-century | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 250.00 |
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.