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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 320 | Servais LeRoy (1865 - 1953) | Servais LeRoy ALS to Will Goldston |
1912 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown | |
| 321 | Cecil Lyle (1899 - 1955) | Vanishing Gramophone Statutory Declaration |
1917 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown | |
| 322 | Bruce Cervon (1941 - 2007) | Archive of Bruce Cervon Correspondence |
1965-67 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 323 | A Group of St. Louis Magicians Autographs and Ephemera |
1920s-90s | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | ||
| 324 | Dai Vernon (1894 - 1992) | Handwritten foreword to The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings |
N/A | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | |
| 325 | Alexander (Claude Conlin, 1880 - 1954) | Alexander Question Slip |
c. 1915 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |
| 326 | Chung Ling Soo (W.E. Robinson, 1861 - 1918) | Chung Ling Soo Dragon Letterhead |
c. 1915 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | |
| 327 | Maurice Raymond (1877 - 1948) | The Great Raymond's Embroidered Curtain Medallion |
c. 1910s | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 328 | Horace Goldin (1873 - 1939) | Horace Goldin Throwout Card |
c. 1924 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown | |
| 329 | Lafayette (Sigmund Neuberger, 1871 – 1911) | The Great Lafayette Postcard |
c. 1900 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | |
| 330 | Lafayette (Sigmund Neuberger, 1871 – 1911) | The Great Lafayette Hold to the Light Postcard |
1911 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | |
| 331 | Alexander Herrmann (1844 - 1896) | Alexander Herrmann Autograph |
c. 1890 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | |
| 332 | Alexander Herrmann (1844 - 1896) | Photographic Portrait of Herrmann |
St. Louis | c. 1890s | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown |
| 333 | Alexander Herrmann (1844 - 1896) | Alexander Herrmann Throw-Out Card |
New York | c. 1894 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown |
| 334 | Herrmann's Book of Wonders |
Indianapolis | c. 1902 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown | |
| 335 | Alexander Herrmann (1844 - 96) | Alexander Herrmann Cabinet Card Portrait |
Detroit | c. 1890 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | Unknown |
| 336 | Compars Herrmann (1816 - 1887) | Portrait Postcard of Compars Herrmann |
c. 1905 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | Unknown | |
| 337 | Leon Herrmann (1867- 1909) | Leon Herrmann Souvenir Pocket Mirror |
American | 1900s | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | Unknown |
| 338 | Leon Herrmann (1867 - 1909) | Leon Herrmann's Playing Cards |
N/A | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | Unknown | |
| 340 | Adelaide Herrmann (1853 - 1932) | Adelaide Herrmann Business Card |
c. 1910 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown | |
| 341 | Alexander Herrmann (1844 – 1896) | Herrmann Egyptian Hall Program |
London | 1871/72 | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown |
| 342 | Alexander Herrmann (1844 - 1896) | Herrmann Arch Street Theatre Program |
Philadelphia | 1881 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
| 343 | Forty Blackstone Comic Books |
N/A | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | Unknown | ||
| 344 | Group of 21 Files of 20th Century Magazines / Newsletters |
20th century | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown | ||
| 345 | J. Russell Duck | The Cardiste |
1958 | 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.