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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Harry Houdini (Erik Weisz, 1874-1926) | Houdini Exposes the Boston Medium “Margery.” |
New York | 1924 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
| 28 | William Kalush; Larry Sloman | The Secret Life of Houdini Laid Bare |
New York; Pasadena | 2007 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 29 | Marcet Haldeman-Julius (1887-1941) | An Interview with Houdini |
Girard, KS | 1925 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 30 | Lawlessness on Trial |
c. 1910 | USD 12,000.00 - 16,000.00 | Unknown | ||
| 31 | Oudini | The Great Mysteries Now Revealed for the First Time |
Boston | 1909 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 32 | Arthur B. Reeve; John W. Grey | The Master Mystery |
New York | [1919] | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 33 | Richard Penlake | Trick Photography |
London | 1906 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 57 | Harry Houdini (Erik Weisz, 1874-1926) | Houdini Mirror Cuff Postcard |
1904 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Unknown | |
| 58 | Harry Houdini (Erik Weisz, 1874-1926) | Portrait Postcard of Houdini |
London | ca. 1920 | USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 | Unknown |
| 59 | Harry Houdini (Erik Weisz, 1874-1926) | Houdini Portrait Postcard |
London | ca. 1910 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Unknown |
| 60 | Harry Houdini (Erik Weisz, 1874-1926) | Houdini Autograph Note Signed |
1908 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Unknown | |
| 61 | Two Photographs of The Houdini Family in Automobiles |
Circa 1908 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | Unknown | ||
| 62 | Houdini Family Genealogical Record |
1920s - 70s | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | ||
| 63 | Candid Portrait of a Youthful Beatrice Houdini |
Circa 1906 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | Unknown | ||
| 64 | Beatrice Houdini (1876-1953) | Two Signed Beatrice Houdini Letters |
1930s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown | |
| 65 | Portrait of Bess Houdini |
Circa 1916 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | Unknown | ||
| 66 | Walter Gibson (1897-1985) | Houdini's Magic |
New York | (1932) | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
| 67 | Two Photographs of Beatrice Houdini |
Circa 1913 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown | ||
| 68 | Portrait of Beatrice Houdini Costume |
Indianapolis | ca. 1920 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | Unknown | |
| 70 | Three Photographs of Harry and Bess Houdini |
1916 - 21 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown | ||
| 71 | Beatrice Houdini (1976-1943) | Three Portraits of Beatrice Houdini, one Signed |
Circa 1940 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | Unknown | |
| 72 | Portrait of Saint at Coney Island |
Circa 1910 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown | ||
| 73 | Collection of Houdini Memorabilia and Photographs |
1910s - 70s | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown | ||
| 74 | Two Houdini Escape Challenges |
Chicago; Memphis, Tennessee | 1923 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 75 | Houdini Padded Cell Suit Challenge |
Leeds | 1920 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | 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.
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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.