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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 126 | Nicola (William Nicol, 1880 - 1946) | Nicola. The Most Wonderful Magician On Earth |
St. Paul | c. 1915 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | Unknown |
| 127 | The Poor Alex Show |
c. 1976 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown | ||
| 128 | Ray-Mond Master Magician. Zombie Jamboree Show |
1950s | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | ||
| 129 | Ray-Mond & His Midnight Zombies |
Philadelphia | c. 1950 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | |
| 130 | Maurice Raymond (1877 - 1948) | Raymond. Le Roi De Mysterie |
Birmingham | c. 1910 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Unknown |
| 131 | Maurice Raymond (1877 - 1948) | The Great Raymond |
Birmingham | c. 1920 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Unknown |
| 132 | Ricky Jay (1946 - 2018) | Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants |
New York | c. 1995 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 133 | Roody (Alfonso Parodi, 1895 - ?) | Roody |
Milan | c. 1930 | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown |
| 134 | Roy Cameron | Spirit Seance and Materialization Painting |
1930 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 135 | Thayer and Owen Illusion Blueprint Collection |
1930s - 70s | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | Unknown | ||
| 136 | Three Magicians' Stock Posters |
New York and Chicago | c. 1930 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | Unknown | |
| 137 | Howard Thurston (1869 - 1936) | Thurston the Great Magician |
Cincinnati | 1910 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | Unknown |
| 138 | Howard Thurston (1869 - 1936) | One of Thurston's Astounding Mysteries |
Cleveland | 1935 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | Unknown |
| 139 | Howard Thurston (1869 - 1936) | Thurston / Iasia!! |
Cleveland | c. 1920 | USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | Unknown |
| 140 | Theo. Bamberg (Tobias Bamberg, 1875 – 1963) | Thurston Presents Theo Bamberg Europe's Great Shadowist |
Cincinnati | c. 1908 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | Unknown |
| 141 | Howard Thurston (1869 - 1936) | Thurston the Great Magician. The Wonder Show of the Universe |
Cleveland | c. 1926 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown |
| 142 | Will Goldston's London Vaudevillians. Shooting Through a Woman |
Chelmsford | 1925 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |
| 143 | Collection of Vintage and Modern Magic Posters |
1940s - 2000s | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | ||
| 144 | Two Victorian Magic Engravings |
1852; 1851 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | ||
| 145 | Two De La Mano Magic Broadsides |
New York | c. 1880s | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | |
| 146 | H.B. Reynolds | Coming! Prof. H.B. Reynolds ... Magician! |
Providence, RI | c. 1885 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 148 | Tom Mullica (1948 - 2016) | Tom Foolery Magic Bar Sign |
c. 1974 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | |
| 151 | Original Fa-Ko Trick Deck and Printing Blocks |
Columbus, OH | c. 1927 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | |
| 152 | Dai Vernon (1894 - 1992) | Limited Edition Dai Vernon Playing Cards |
Cincinnati | June, 1982 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
| 294 | Joseph Dunninger (1892 - 1974); Unity Studio | Joseph Dunninger Signed Photograph |
New York | c. 1930 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | 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.