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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 101 | LEROY, Servais (Jean Henri Servais LeRoy, 1865 -- 1953) | LeRoy Talma Bosco |
Hamburg | ca. 1912 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
| 102 | OKITA (Julia Ferret de Vere) | Recreations Japonaises. Okita |
Paris | ca. 1880 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Not Sold |
| 103 | ROCK, Will (1907 -- 95) | Will Rock. Thurston's Mysteries of India |
Circa 1946 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 531.25 | |
| 104 | [PENN & TELLER] Asparagus. The Amazing Comedy of Theatrical Surprises |
San Francisco | ca. 1979 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 5,750.00 | |
| 105 | [STOCK POSTER]. RETAS. Stage Magician Stock Poster |
N.p. | early 20th century | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 106 | [STOCK POSTER] The World's Greatest Illusionist |
Birmingham | ca. 1910 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 437.50 | |
| 107 | THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936) | Thurston World's Famous Magician |
Cleveland | ca. 1930s | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,250.00 |
| 108 | THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936) | Thurston Kellar's Successor |
Cincinnati and New York | 1908 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 109 | THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936) | Thurston the Great Magician / Do the Spirits Come Back? |
Cleveland | ca. 1929 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,375.00 |
| 110 | THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936) | Thurston and the Vanishing Whippet Car |
Circa 1930 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,125.00 | |
| 111 | THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936) | Thurston Magician |
Circa 1930 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,000.00 | |
| 112 | ASTLEY, Phillip (1742 -- 1814) | Phillip Astley Token |
England | ca. 1795 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 112.50 |
| 113 | GIBSON, Walter (1897 -- 1985) | [AUTOGRAPHS] Autographed Walter Gibson Testimonial Dinner Program |
at the Hotel Walton, Philadelphia | 1930-11-13 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 406.25 |
| 114 | BLACKSTONE Sr., Harry (1885 -- 1965) | Fredrik the Great and Blackstone Broadsides |
American | ca. 1917 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,000.00 |
| 115 | BLACKSTONE Sr., Harry (1885 -- 1965) | Inscribed and Signed Blackstone Portrait |
1935 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 312.50 | |
| 116 | ROCK, Will (1907 -- 95) | [BLACKSTONE] Charcoal Sketch of Will Rock by Blackstone Sr. 1946 |
1946 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,375.00 | |
| 117 | CHUNG Ling Soo (W.E. Robinson, 1861 -- 1918) | Chung Ling Soo Christmas Card |
Circa 1910 | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 500.00 | |
| 118 | [CORRESPONDENCE -- MAGIC] Lifetime Collection of Magic and Magic Collecting-Related Correspondence |
1970s -- 2000s | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,000.00 | ||
| 119 | DANTE (Harry Jansen, 1883 -- 1955) | Group of Dante Magic Ephemera |
1920s -- 40s | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 406.25 | |
| 120 | DOWNS, T. Nelson (1867 -- 1938) | Group of T. Nelson Downs Ephemera and Photos |
1900s -- 30s | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,062.50 | |
| 121 | DOWNS, T. Nelson (1867 -- 1938) | Inscribed and Signed Portrait of T. Nelson Downs |
1930s | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,875.00 | |
| 122 | DUNNINGER, Joseph (1892 -- 1975) | RPPC of Joseph Dunninger |
Circa 1910 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 1,500.00 | |
| 123 | HELLER, Robert (William Henry Palmer, d. 1878) | Twilight Musings |
New York | 1853 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 281.25 |
| 124 | HERRMANN, Alexander (1844 -- 96) | The Great Herrmann Will Soon be With You |
[New York] | [ca. 1885] | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,750.00 |
| 125 | HERRMANN, Alexander (1844 -- 96) | Alexander Herrmann Engraved Bank Check |
Circa 1890 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 875.00 |
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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.