Potter and Potter Auctions: Houdiniana and Magic Memorabilia, 1179, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- April 13, 2024 - April 13, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84 | [AUTOGRAPHS]. Second Annual I.B.M. Convention Program. |
Kenton OH | 1927 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 900.00 | |
| 85 | BLACKSTONE, Harry (1885 -- 1965). | Party Magic. |
New York | ca.1961. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 60.00 |
| 86 | BODIE, Walford (1869 -- 1939). | Dr. Bodie "The Electrical Wizard" Signed Theatrical Contract. |
USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 600.00 | ||
| 87 | CHUNG LING SOO (William Ellsworth Robinson, 1861 -- 1918). | Chung Ling Soo Marvelous Chinese Conjurer Letterhead. |
Circa 1900s. | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 480.00 | |
| 88 | CHUNG Ling Soo (W.E. Robinson, 1849 -- 1918). | Chung Ling Soo & Company Postcard. |
Victoria, Australia | 1910s. | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 960.00 |
| 89 | DEVANT, David (David Wighton, 1868 -- 1941). | David Devant's Magical Seances Handbill. |
London | 1890s. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 450.00 |
| 90 | GOLDSTON, Will (1878 - 1948). | Will Goldston Bust Portrait. Magicians' Club London. |
London | ca.1929. | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 91 | GUEST, Leslie (1898 -- 1981). | The Society of American Magicians. Hand-Corrected List of Members. |
[New York] | ca.1947. | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 120.00 |
| 92 | O'DELL, Dell (Odella Newton, 1902 -- 62). | Inscribed and Signed Portrait. |
Florida | ca.1950. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 72.00 |
| 93 | [MAGIC EPHEMERA] Large Collection of Magician and Magic-Related Postcards, Photographs, and Ephemera. |
Primarily British | 1900s -- 2000s bulk 1950s -- 80s. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,920.00 | |
| 94 | STONE, Sol (1922 -- 2021). | Manuscript, Handwritten Notes, and Props. |
Circa 1990s. | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 720.00 | |
| 95 | THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936). | Inscribed and Signed Photograph. |
Columbus | ca.1930. | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 840.00 |
| 96 | THURSTON, Howard (1874 -- 1936). | Five Thurston Advertising Throw-Out Cards. |
1910s -- 20s. | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 240.00 | |
| 97 | THURSTON, Howard (1874 -- 1936). | Two Thurston publicity photos and Photographer's Receipt. |
Columbus | 1934 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 540.00 |
| 98 | THURSTON, Howard (1874 -- 1936). | Three Thurston Show/Family Photographs. |
American | 1920s. | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 120.00 |
| 99 | THURSTON, Howard (1874 -- 1936). | Thurston's Vanishing Horse Blanket. |
Circa 1925. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 13,200.00 | |
| 100 | TUCKER, Tom. TUCKER, Liz. | ESP Course Lessons and Ephemera. |
Circa 1976. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 210.00 | |
| 101 | VERNON, Dai (David Frederick Winfield Verner, 1894 -- 1992). | Signed Portrait of Dai Vernon. |
[California] | ca.1970. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 240.00 |
| 102 | VERNON, Dai (1894 -- 1992). | Inscribed and Signed Photograph. A later printing of the iconic Hal Phyfe image shows Vernon handling a deck of cards in a shroud of smoke. |
USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 540.00 | ||
| 103 | VERNON, Dai (1894 -- 1992). | Limited Edition Dai Vernon Playing Cards. |
Circa 1982. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 720.00 | |
| 104 | ZINGONE, Luis. | Six Famous Recorded Card Trick Games, Vol. 1 |
Circa 1939. | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 84.00 | |
| 106 | Twenty Magic Catalogs. Including: Thayer's Quality Magic, Supplementary List of Tricks and Magical Apparatus, Max Holden's Magic Shops, Abbott's et al. |
USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 240.00 | |||
| 107 | Collection of Magicians' Signed Throw-Out Cards and Playing Cards. |
USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 | USD 1,440.00 | |||
| 235 | ALEXANDER (Claude Alexander Conlin, 1880 -- 1954). | Ask Alexander. |
Circa 1915. | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 780.00 | |
| 236 | ALEXANDER (Claude Alexander Conlin, 1880 -- 1954). | Alexander Crystal-Seer / World's Greatest Master of Mental Mystics. |
Circa 1920. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 960.00 |
