Potter and Potter Auctions: Cabinet of Curiosities
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Cabinet of Curiosities | Total Sales (USD) | 109,200.00 |
| Auction Date | September 27, 2025 - September 27, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 67,480.00 |
| Sale Number | #1214 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 111,200.00 |
| Total Lots | 242 | ||
| Sold Lots | 216.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 72,580.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 89.26% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 120,050.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 26 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 90.96% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 287 | [CHICAGO CRIME SCENES]. Huge Lot of Nearly 530 Crime Scene Files with 530 Glossy Photographs Plus Numerous Photos Printed on Plain Paper from the Collection of Harry J. Glos, Chief Investigator for the Cook County Coroner's Office |
[ca. 1950s] | USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 17,500.00 | |
| 284 | [CHICAGO CRIME]. The Crime Scene File and Photographs from the Unsolved Double Murder of Barbara and Patricia Grimes, from the Collection of Harry J. Glos, Chief Investigator for the Cook County Coroner's Office |
[ca. 1950s] | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 | |
| 89 | HOUDINI, Harry (1874-1926) | A Magician Among the Spirits |
1924 | USD 300.00 - 400.00 | USD 3,500.00 |
| 131 | Miss Clara Robinson, Miss Alice Robinson, Miss Sarah, Docteur Festa |
ca. 1880s | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 2,500.00 | |
| 142 | KING, Stephen (b. 1947) | The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, The Drawing of the Three, The Waste Lands, Wizard and Glass |
[1982-97] | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,500.00 |
| 91 | [HOUDINI, Harry (1874-1926)] | Fortune Telling: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Judiciary of the Committee on the District of Columbia House of Representatives |
1926 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 294 | BROWNE, Malcolm (1931-2012) | "The Burning Monk," Press Photograph of Buddhist Monk, Thich Quang Duc Self-Immolating in Saigon in June, 1963 |
[November 15, 1963] | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 369 | JOHNSON, Fred | Sword Swallower / Fire Worshipper |
USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,875.00 | |
| 30 | [WITCHCRAFT & OCCULT]. Group of 12 titles |
1957 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 1,625.00 | |
| 31 | SUMMERS, Montague (translator) | SPRENGER and KRAMER; Malleus Maleficarum |
1928 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 1,625.00 |
| 46 | WARREN, Ed (American, 1926-2006) | [PARANORMAL]. Untitled (Pastoral Landscape) |
20th century | USD 900.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,500.00 |
| 97 | NEFF, William "Bill" (1905--1967) | Bill Neff's Annotated Magic Manuscripts and Trick Book |
Circa 1940s-50s | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,250.00 |
| 155 | [LOVECRAFT, H[oward] P[hillips] (1890-1937), association] | A Lovecraft Retrospective |
[2008] | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,125.00 |
| 357 | [EARLY PHOTOGRAPHY]. Whole plate Niagara Falls ambrotype and ephemera |
19th century | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,062.50 | |
| 302 | Charles Manson Pair of Signed Polaroid Photographs |
2006 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,000.00 | |
| 398 | [SIDESHOW]. CDVs of George Williams and Walter Stuart |
Circa 1880s-90s | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 875.00 | |
| 413 | [BOXERS]. Six CDVs and cabinet photo portraits |
Circa 1880s-90s | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 875.00 | |
| 99 | LUGOSI, Bela (1882-1956) | [NEFF, Bill]. Photographs of Neff and Lugosi |
Circa 1948 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 812.50 |
| 415 | [CIRCUS & SIDESHOW]. Eight CDVs of performers |
Circa 1870s-80s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 812.50 | |
| 50 | Spaulding & Rogers Tattoo Flash Sheets |
1970s | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 750.00 | |
| 93 | JAY, Ricky | Ricky Jay & His 52 Assistants |
ca. 1995 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 96 | BURGER, Eugene and Jeff McBride | Mystery School |
-2003 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 127 | KAR-MI (Joseph Hallworth, ca. 1872 - 1957) | Kar-Mi / Selma |
1914 | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 283 | [CRIME -- NEW YORK]. File of documents related to the murder case of Arthur Mayhew |
[1896] | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 750.00 | |
| 104 | Super Magician |
1940s | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 687.50 |
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0a99416d-9c0f-4fa3-afdd-7532ca8a2b2c.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ROALD AMUNDSEN: «Sydpolen» [ The South Pole] 1912. First edition in jackets and publisher's slip case.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a077b4a5-0477-4c47-9847-0158cf045843.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> AMUNDSEN & NANSEN: «Fram over Polhavet» [Farthest North] 1897. AMUNDSEN's COPY!")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6363a735-e622-4d0a-852e-07cef58eccbe.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> ERNEST SHACKLETON [ed.]: «Aurora Australis» 1908. First edition. The NORWAY COPY.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/3ee16d5b-a2ec-4c03-aeb6-aa3fcfec3a5e.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> SHACKLETON, BERNACCHI, CHERRY-GARRARD [ed.]: «The South Polar Times» I-III, 1902-1911.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d5f50485-7faa-423f-af0c-803b964dd2ba.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> [WILLEM BARENTSZ & HENRY HUDSON] - SAEGHMAN: «Verhael van de vier eerste schip-vaerden […]», 1663.")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/fb024365-7d7a-4510-9859-9d26b5c266cf.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> TERRA NOVA EXPEDITION | LIEUTENANT HENRY ROBERTSON BOWERS: «At the South Pole.», Gelatin Silver Print. [10¾ x 15in. (27.2 x 38.1cm.) ].")
![<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/a7c0eda0-9d8b-43ac-a504-58923308d5a4.jpg "<b>Scandinavian Art & Rare Books Auctions, Dec. 4:</b> PAUL GAIMARD: «Voyage de la Commision scientific du Nord, en Scandinavie, […]», c. 1842-46. ONLY HAND COLOURED COPY KNOWN WITH TWO ORIGINAL PAINTINGS BY BIARD.")
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00d5fd41-2542-4a80-b119-4886d4b9925f.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 11:</b> Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] <i>Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society,</i> Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.")
