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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 346 | Ted Messenger (pseudonym of Richard Walker); Tony Andruzzi (pseudonym of Tom Stewart Palmer) | Coven Magazine Complete File Plus Related Letter Archive |
Los Angeles | 1950s-1990s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | Unknown |
| 347 | Aaron Smith | Mr. Gadfly |
2001-2002 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown | |
| 348 | The Magic Magazine |
New York | 1974-1977 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | |
| 349 | Ted Annemann (Theodore Squires, 1907-1942) | The Jinx |
1934-1941 | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | Unknown | |
| 350 | Michael Bailey | The Magic Business |
Surrey | 1998 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 351 | E. Barnello | The Red Demons, or Mysteries of Fire |
Chicago | c. 1893 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
| 352 | Charles Bertram (1853-1907) | Isn't It Wonderful? A History of Magic and Mystery |
London | 1896 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 353 | Adolphe Blind (1862–1925) | Les Automates Truques |
Paris | 1927 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
| 354 | J.B. Bobo (1910-96) | Modern Coin Magic |
Minneapolis | 1952 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 355 | Walford Bodie (1869-1939) | The Bodie Book |
London | 1905 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 356 | Russell Braddon | The Piddingtons |
London | 1950 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 357 | Derren Brown (b. 1971) | Pure Effect. Direct Mind Reading And Magical Artistry |
Humble, TX | 2000 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 358 | Arthur Buckley (1890-1953) | Principles and Deceptions |
Springfield, IL | 1948 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 359 | John Carney (b. 1958) | The Book of Secrets. Lessons for Progressive Conjuring |
Los Angeles | 2002 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 360 | Bruce Cervon (1941–2007) | Bruce Cervon’s Castle Notebooks |
Tahoma | 2007/09 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Unknown |
| 361 | The Chop Cup Book |
Los Angeles | 1979 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown | |
| 362 | Bruce Cervon; Stephen Minch | Ultra Cervon |
Lake Tahoe, CA | 1990 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
| 363 | Hyla M. Clark | The World’s Greatest Magic |
New York | 1976 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | Unknown |
| 364 | Stuart Cramer | Germain the Wizard |
Seattle | 2002 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
| 365 | David Devant (1868-1941) | Group of 6 Titles, in Variant Bindings, Designs |
London | c. 1903-1939 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 366 | S.W. Erdnase | The Expert at the Card Table |
Chicago | 1905 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | Unknown |
| 367 | S.W. Erdnase | The Expert at the Card Table |
Chicago | 1944 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
| 368 | Henry Ridgely Evans (1861-1949) | Hours with the Ghosts [and] The Spirit World Unmasked |
Chicago | 1897; 1902 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
| 369 | Henry Ridgely Evans; Burling "Volta" Hull | Melody Magic; The Amazing World of Mentalism |
1932; 1976 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | |
| 370 | Christian Fechner (1944-2008) | The Magic of Robert-Houdin: An Artist’s Life |
Boulogne | 2002 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | 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.