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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421 | Teller; Todd Karr | House of Mystery: The Magic Science of David P. Abbott |
Los Angeles | 2005 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Unknown |
| 422 | Howard Thurston (1869-1936) | My Life of Magic |
Philadelphia | 1929 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown |
| 423 | Howard Thurston (1869 – 1936) | Howard Thurston’s Card Tricks |
London | 1901 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
| 424 | Barbi Walker; Robert Seaver | The P & L Book |
San Leandro, CA | 1992 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 425 | Bart Whaley; Jeff Busby; Martin Gardner | The Man Who Was Erdnase |
Oakland | 1991 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 426 | Mark Wilson (1929-2021) | The Chop Cup Book |
Los Angeles | 1979 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 427 | Group of 5 Titles, Including The Annals of Conjuring |
New York | 20th - 21st centuries | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | |
| 428 | Professor Hoffmann; Anonymous; Stuart Cumberland | Trio of 19th - Early 20th Century Books |
ca. 1880s-1900s | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | |
| 429 | Group of Nearly 150 Modern Magic Booklets, Trick Books, and Catalogues |
ca. 20th - 21st centuries | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | ||
| 430 | Group of Nearly 80 Modern Magic Books |
ca. 20th - 21st centuries | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | ||
| 431 | Group of 17 Books or Booklets and 2 Record Albums by Ventriloquists |
ca. 20th century | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | ||
| 432 | Group of 16 Booklets or Magazines, 3 Hardcovers, and Assorted Ephemera |
ca. 19th - 21st centuries | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | 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.