Potter and Potter Auctions: Houdiniana & Magic Memorabilia, 22204, Chicago

Auction Details

Auction Date
April 18, 2026 - April 18, 2026
Page Size: 262 items in 11 pages
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
  • 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 April
    Sotheby’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.