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Potter and Potter Auctions: Select Secrets
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Select Secrets | Total Sales (USD) | 611,250.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auction Date | December 13, 2025 - December 13, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 259,400.00 |
| Sale Number | #1226 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 427,700.00 |
| Total Lots | 121 | ||
| Sold Lots | 120.0 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 260,900.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 99.17% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 430,200.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 1 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 142.09% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 160 | THAYER, Floyd (1877 -- 1959). | Floyd Thayer's Scrapbooks of Magic and Magicians. |
1890s -- 1950s. | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 43,200.00 |
| 113 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874--1926). | A Magician Among the Spirits. |
1924 | USD 20,000.00 - 30,000.00 | USD 38,400.00 |
| 127 | KELLAR, Harry (Heinrich Keller, 1849 -- 1922). | Kellar. Levitation. |
1894 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 33,600.00 |
| 2 | Greats of Magic Signed Playing Card Pack. |
USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 28,800.00 | ||
| 25 | CERVON, Bruce (1941 -- 2007). | Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks. |
1964 -- 87]. | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 28,800.00 |
| 70 | GOLDIN, Horace (Hyman Goldstein, 1873 -- 1939). | A Moorish Fantasy. Horace Goldin. The Royal Illusionist in the Tiger God. |
ca. 1912 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 28,800.00 |
| 165 | THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936). | Thurston The Great Magician. Do They Come Back? |
ca. 1910 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 22,800.00 |
| 95 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874--1926). | Candid Portrait of the Houdini Family Annotated by Houdini. |
ca. 1912 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 18,000.00 |
| 172 | VALADON, Paul (1867 -- 1913). | Kellar's Mysteries. |
USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 18,000.00 | |
| 76 | [HERRMANN] BRADY, Matthew (1822 -- 96). | Large-Format Glass Plate Negative of Alexander Herrmann. |
1893 | USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 | USD 15,600.00 |
| 155 | SCOT, Reginald (1538 -- 99). | The Discovery of Witchcraft. |
1665 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 15,600.00 |
| 107 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874--1926). | Houdini's Silver Cake Tray. |
1919 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 14,400.00 |
| 31 | CHUNG Ling Soo (William E. Robinson, 1861 - 1918). | Chung Ling Soo. From the Land of the Peacock. |
ca. 1908 | USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 | USD 13,200.00 |
| 126 | KELLAR, Harry (Heinrich Keller, 1849 -- 1922). | The Spectres Sanctum Illusion Hand-Drawn Diagram and Letter. |
USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 13,200.00 | |
| 128 | KELLAR, Harry (Heinrich Keller, 1849 -- 1922). | Kellar's Beautiful Production. The Queen of Roses. |
1895 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 13,200.00 |
| 164 | THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936). | Thurston the Great Magician. [Book of Knowledge.] |
1910 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 13,200.00 |
| 117 | IONIA (Clementine DeVere, 1888 -- 1973). | Ionia. |
ca. 1910 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 12,000.00 |
| 184 | Library of Vintage and Modern Magic Books. | A massive collection of approximately 2,500 volumes spanning the 1880s -- 2020s, |
1880s -- 2020s, | USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 12,000.00 |
| 29 | CHUNG Ling Soo (William E. Robinson, 1861 - 1918). | Chung Ling Soo. The Light of the World. Marvellous Chinese Conjurer. |
ca. 1910 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,200.00 |
| 62 | ERDNASE, S.W. | The Expert at the Card Table. Artifice, Ruse, and Subterfuge at the Card Table. |
(1902). | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,200.00 |
| 118 | IONIA (Clementine DeVere, 1888 -- 1973). | Ionia. |
ca. 1910 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,200.00 |
| 108 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874--1926). | Houdini Man From Beyond Press Photo. |
[1922]. | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 8,400.00 |
| 30 | CHUNG Ling Soo (William E. Robinson, 1861 - 1918). | Chung Ling Soo Mysteries. A Rare Bit of Old China. |
[ca. 1915]. | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 7,800.00 |
| 67 | GOLDIN, Horace (Hyman Goldstein, 1873 -- 1939). | Horace Goldin Royal Illusionist. |
ca. 1920s. | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 94 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874--1926). | The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin. |
1908 | USD 5,000.00 - 8,000.00 | USD 5,760.00 |
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![<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouv...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a2a2dbe-8edf-4091-9a08-800f7aba747e.jpg "<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,</i>, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier <i>L'Histoire des plantes,</i> second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.")
Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000. -
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, mai...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ddd3b34c-8abc-4eae-8474-6ea05406ccd0.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [ver...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dc734df9-0811-477f-919a-2563b8452855.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les ...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7e769889-43a5-495e-a931-c511da576c2b.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodram...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b325eb41-450b-4bd6-851c-4125e04dfbe7.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. M...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6588f3a0-90f2-464c-8125-a76866eabe85.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin ori...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0840c8e4-4f35-4c95-b2d3-3d5addd6fd51.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.")
ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000. -
![<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/004c032b-da4d-428e-811b-e5a8e80376a2.jpg "<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.")
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800. -
