Potter and Potter Auctions: Literature and Legerdemain, 22201, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 28, 2026 - February 28, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | OZANAM, Jacques (1640-1717) | Recreations Mathematiques et Physiques, qui contiennent plusieurs problemes d'arithmetique, de geometrie, de musique, d'optique, de gnomonique, de cosmographie, de mecanique, de pyrotechnie, et de physique - Avec un traite nouveau des horloges elementaire |
Paris | 1778 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 531.25 |
| 52 | Parlour Magic |
New York | ca. 1850 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 375.00 | |
| 53 | PEPPER, John Henry (1821-1900) | Three Early Editions from the Boy's Playbook Series |
London | 1861-1881 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 54 | PIESSE, G.W. | Septimus. Chymical Natural and Physical Magic |
London | 1859 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 468.75 |
| 55 | PINETTI, Joseph (1750 -- 1800) | Amusemens Physiques et Differentes Experiences Divertissantes |
Paris | 1784 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
| 56 | PLATT, Sir Hugh | The Jewel House of Art and Nature |
London | 1653 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,375.00 |
| 57 | PORTA, John Baptista (1535 -- 1615) | Magiae Naturalis Sive De Miravulis Rerum |
Antwerp | 1564 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 58 | PORTA, John Baptista (1535 -- 1615) | Natural Magick |
London | 1658 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
| 59 | ROBERT-HOUDIN, Jean Eugene (1805 -- 71) | Memoirs of Robert-Houdin |
London | 1859 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 60 | ROBERT-HOUDIN, Jean Eugene (1805 -- 71) | Confidences de Robert-Houdin |
Paris | 1861 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 312.50 |
| 61 | ROBERT-HOUDIN, Jean Eugene (1805-1871) | Magie et Physique Amusante |
Paris | 1877 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 125.00 |
| 62 | ROBERT-HOUDIN, Jean Eugene (1805-1871) | Les Tricheries Des Grecs Devoilees |
Paris | 1861 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 156.25 |
| 63 | ROBERT-HOUDIN, Jean Eugene (1805-1871) | L'Art De Gagner A Tous Les Jeux |
Paris | 1879 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 100.00 |
| 64 | SCOT, Reginald (1538-1599) | The Discovery of Witchcraft |
London | 1665 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 18,750.00 |
| 65 | SEYMOUR, Richard | The Compleat Gamester |
London | 1734 | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 625.00 |
| 66 | SHAFER, Daniel | Secrets of Life Unveiled |
St. Louis | 1890 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 468.75 |
| 67 | SPENCER, John (1630-1693) | [FRAUDULENT MEDIUMS]. A Discourse Concerning Prodigies: Wherein The Vanity of Presages by them is reprehended, and their true and proper Ends asserted and vindicated... |
London | 1665 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 687.50 |
| 68 | [STODARE]. Routledge's Every Boy's Annual |
London | 1867 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 281.25 | |
| 69 | STODARE, Colonel (STODDART, Joseph, 1831 - 1866) | Stodare's Fly Notes or Conjuring Made Easy |
London | 1867 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 281.25 |
| 70 | TAYLOR, Edward Samuel (ed.), et al. | The History of Playing Cards |
London | 1865 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 562.50 |
| 71 | Ventriloquism Explained: And Juggler's Tricks, or Legerdemain Exposed |
Amherst | 1834 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 812.50 | |
| 72 | COCKTON, Henry (1807-1853) | [VENTRILOQUISM]. The Life and Adventures of Valentine Vox, the Ventriloquist |
London | 1840 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 281.25 |
| 73 | WEBSTER, John | The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft |
London | 1677 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 74 | WHITE, John | A Rich Cabinet. With Variety of Inventions... |
London | 1677 | USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 75 | The Whole art of Magic |
Glasgow | ca. 1885 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,125.00 |
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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.