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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371 | Christian Fechner (1944-2008) | Soirees Fantastiques |
Paris | 1988 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | Unknown |
| 372 | Ottokar Fischer (1873-1940) | J.N. Hofzinser Kartenkunste |
Vienna; Leipzig | 1910 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 373 | Dariel Fitzkee; Fred Braue | The First California Lecture |
Oakland | 1976 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
| 374 | Steve Forte | Casino Game Protection |
Las Vegas | 2004 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 375 | Winston Freer (1910-84) | The Compiled Magic of Doc Maxam |
St. Albans, VT | 1954 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
| 376 | Lewis Ganson (1913-80) | The Dai Vernon Book of Magic |
London | 1957 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | Unknown |
| 377 | Martin Gardner (1914-2010) | Encyclopedia of Impromptu Magic |
Chicago | 1978 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 378 | Martin Gardner (1914-2010) | Martin Gardner Presents |
Silver Spring | 1993 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 379 | Frank Garcia (1927-1993) | The Encyclopedia of Sponge Ball Magic |
New York | 1976 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 380 | John Gaughan; Jim Steinmeyer | The Mystery of Psycho... |
1987 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | |
| 381 | Will Goldston (1878 - 1948) | Great Magicians Tricks |
London | [1931] | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
| 382 | Will Goldston (1878 – 1948) | Sensational Tales of Mystery Men |
London | (1929) | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 383 | Glenn G. Gravatt; Doctor Wilhelm Von Deusen | Encyclopedia of Self Working Card Tricks; The Second Encyclopedia of Card Tricks |
[1936] | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | Unknown | |
| 384 | Glenn Gravatt | Thayer Catalog Instruction Sheets |
Oakland | [1979-1981] | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 385 | H.E. Heather | Cards and Card Tricks |
London | [1876] | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
| 386 | David Hibberd | Chronicle of magic 1900-1999 |
Exmouth, Devon, UK | 2003 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 387 | Professor Hoffmann (pseudonym of Angelo Lewis) | Modern Magic; More Magic; Later Magic |
ca. 1900s | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown | |
| 388 | Albert Hopkins | Magic, Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions |
New York | 1901 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
| 389 | Ricky Jay (1946 - 2018) | Cards as Weapons |
New York | (1977) | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 390 | Paul Kara | Karaism and Combined Effects |
Salt Lake City | (1926) | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | Unknown |
| 391 | Richard Kaufman (b. 1958) | Mr. Jennings Takes it Easy |
Washington, D.C. | (2020) | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Unknown |
| 392 | Richard Kaufman (b. 1958) | Show-Time at the Tom-Foolery |
New York | (1992) | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | Unknown |
| 393 | Paul LePaul (1900 - 58) | The Card Magic of LePaul |
Chicago | 1949 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | Unknown |
| 394 | Eric C. Lewis (1908-1993) | A Choice of Miracles; A Continuation of Miracles; The Crowning Miracles |
Sierra Madre, CA | 1980-1983 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | Unknown |
| 395 | Harry Lorayne (1926 - 2023) | Close-Up Card Magic |
New York | 1962 | USD 250.00 - 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.