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Potter and Potter Auctions: The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Part IV

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Auction Name The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes Part IV Total Sales (USD) 271,596.00
Auction Date October 25, 2025 - October 25, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 159,325.00
Sale Number #1222 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 283,025.00
Total Lots 426
Sold Lots 398.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 172,625.00
% of Lots Sold 93.43% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 307,025.00
Unsold Lots 28 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 88.46%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
107 THE GREAT LEON (Leon H. Levy)

Leon & Co., the Wonder Workers Present Fire and Water

 ca. 1910 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 28,800.00
13 (W.E. Robinson, 1861 -- 1918)

Chung Ling Soo / Has Reached the Highest Pinnacle of Fame

 ca. 1915 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 11,400.00
105 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874--1926)

3 Shows in One

 1925 USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 9,600.00
228 STEINMEYER, Jim

[GAUGHAN, John] The Fantastic Orange Tree

 (ca. 1988) USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 7,200.00
449 OKITO (Tobias Bamberg, 1875 -- 1963)

Archive of Okito TLSs to Fellow Magician Stanley Collins

 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 4,800.00
396 COLLINS, Stanley (1881 -- 1966)

Archive of Stanley Collins Magic Correspondence

 1900s -- 70s USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 4,560.00
106 KELLAR, Harry (1849 - 1922)

Kellar The Great Magician

 1894 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 4,320.00
112 THURSTON, Howard (1869-1936)

Thurston's Greatest Mystery

 1920s USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 4,080.00
398 COLLINS, Stanely (1881 -- 1966)

Massive Archive of Stanley Collins Ephemera, Notes, and Magic Secrets

 1890s -- 1960s USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,080.00
250 HOUDINI, Harry (Ehrich Weiss, 1874 -- 1936)

The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin

 1908 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,360.00
477 HOUDINI, Harry (1874-1926)

Typed Note Signed by Houdini Regarding the Flight of Time

 Nov. 13, 1925 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 3,360.00
397 COLLINS, Stanley (1881 -- 1966)

File of photographs, snapshots, and postcards

 Circa 1920s -- 60s USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 3,120.00
103 BLACKSTONE, Harry (1885 -- 1965)

Oriental Nights

 1920s USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,880.00
323 Wilf Huggins

Midget Magician, (The)

 V1 N1 (Jan. 1951) -- V4 N2/3/4 (Sept. 1960) USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 2,880.00
114 VON ARX (CHARLES A. NICOL)

Von Arx. The Witch's Cauldron

 ca. 1919 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,640.00
399 COLLINS, Stanley (1881 -- 1966)

Stanley Collins' Engagement Books, Account Books, and Wordplay Notebooks

 1900s -- 50s USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,640.00
68 Mr. O'Hayo

Mr. O'Hayo / See What He Does!

 ca. 1900 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,400.00
178 BARRETT, Francis

The Magus, or Celestial Intelligencer

 1801 (but ca. 1875) USD 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD 2,400.00
111 THURSTON, Howard (1869-1936)

One of Thurston's Astounding Mysteries

 ca. 1926 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,280.00
452

[PEPPER'S GHOST]. Archive of Pepper's Ghost Books, Ephemera, and Research Material

 1900s -- 2000s USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 2,280.00
110 THURSTON, Howard (1869-1936)

Thurston Master Magician

 1920s USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,160.00
274 MORRIS, Richard

The Life and Mysterious Transactions of Richard Morris, Esq.

 -1789 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 2,160.00
96

[STOCK POSTER]. "To-Night!" Escape Artist

 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,800.00
231 GOLDSTON, Will (1878 -- 1948)

Will Goldston's Magical Scraps

 [1916] USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 1,800.00
424 HOFZINSER, Johan Nepomuk (1806 -- 1875)

Eight Playing Cards

 [ca. 1850] USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 1,800.00
  • <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000. <b>Bonhams, Dec. 8-18:</b> Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
    Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Francesco Colonna. <i>Hypnerotomachie,</i> Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Nausea. <i>De principiis dialectices Gorgias,</i> and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 17:</b> Billon. <i>Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur,</i> Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000. <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>Book Week<br>December 9-17, 2025</b></center> <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000. <b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
    Sotheby’s
    Book Week
    December 9-17, 2025
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
    Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
  • <b><center>Heritage Auctions<br>Rare Books Signature Auction<br>December 15, 2025</center></b> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Edgar Rice Burroughs. <i>Tarzan of the Apes.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> F. Scott Fitzgerald. <i>Tender is the Night. A Romance.</i> <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Bram Stoker. <i>Dracula.</i> Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897. <b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> Jerry Thomas. <i>How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…</i>
    Heritage Auctions
    Rare Books Signature Auction
    December 15, 2025
    Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Bram Stoker. Dracula. Westminster: Archibald Constable & Co., 1897.
    Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
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