Potter and Potter Auctions: Houdiniana & Magic Memorabilia, 22204, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 18, 2026 - April 18, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 396 | Harry Lorayne (1926 - 2023) | Richard Himber's Ideas in the Hundred Dollar Book |
New York | 1963 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 397 | MAGUS | Le Magicien Amateur Tours de Physique Amusante faciles pour tous |
Paris | 1897 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 398 | Ed Marlo (1913 - 91) | Cardially Yours |
Chicago | 2008 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
| 399 | Edward Marlo (1913 – 1991) | The Cardician |
Chicago | 1953 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 400 | Ed Marlo (1913 - 91) | Revolutionary Card Technique |
Chicago | 2003 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
| 401 | Ed Marlo (1913 - 91) | The Unexpected Card Book |
Chicago | 1974 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
| 402 | John Nevil Maskelyne (1839-1917) | Automata |
London | 1989 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 403 | John Nevil Maskelyne (1839-1917) | The Fraud of Modern "Theosophy" Exposed |
London | [n. d. ca. 1912] | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 404 | Lionel S. Weatherly; J. N. Maskelyne | The Supernatural? |
Bristol | [ca. 1891] | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 405 | Mike Maxwell | Larry Jennings. The Cardwright. |
Tahoma, CA | (1988) | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
| 406 | Mike Maxwell | The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings |
Lake Tahoe | (1986) | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 407 | Stephen Minch (b. 1948) | Carneycopia |
Tahoma | 1991 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 408 | C. Lang Neil (d. 1948) | The Modern Conjurer |
New York | 1947 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
| 409 | Andy Nyman (b. 1966) | Bulletproof |
Los Angeles | 2010 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 410 | Okito [pseudonym of Theodore Bamberg (1904-1974)]; Robert Parrish (1918-1994) | Okito on Magic. Reminiscences and Selected Tricks. |
Chicago | [1952.] | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 411 | Michael Perovich | The Vernon Companion |
Seattle | 2014 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
| 412 | Augustus Rapp (1871-1961) | The Life and Times of Augustus Rapp, the small town Showman |
Chicago | 1959 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 413 | William E. Robinson (1861-1918) | Spirit Slate Writing and Kindred Phenomena |
New York | 1898 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 414 | Marvyn Roy (1925-2020) | Mr. Electric Unplugged. Around the World in Fifty Years with a Lightbulb and a Blonde |
Pasadena | 2005 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 415 | Todd Karr | The Silence of Chung Ling Soo |
Seattle | 2001 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 416 | Edwin Sachs | Sleight of Hand |
London | 1885 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 417 | Alton Sharpe (1923 - 2004) | Expert Card Mysteries |
Chicago | 1969 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
| 418 | S.H. Sharpe | Two Works on Magic Theory |
2000; 2003 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown | |
| 419 | S. H. Sharpe; Eric Lewis; Peter Warlock | Pair of First Limited Editions |
Pasadena | 1989-1990 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 420 | Harlan Tarbell (1890-1960) | Tarbell Course in Magic |
ca. 1950s-1990s | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
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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.