Potter and Potter Auctions: The Collection of Edwin A Dawes, Part I, 1176, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 24, 2024 - February 24, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | J.H. Dexter & Co. Catalogue of Conjuring Tricks, Ventriloqual & Marionette Figures, Juggling Apparatus, Stage Illusions, Side Shows. |
London, | ca. 1904 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 350.00 | |
| 52 | "BOZ" [pseudonym of DICKENS, Charles (1812-1870)]. | Memoirs of Joseph Grimaldi. |
London | 1853 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 53 | DIF, Max. | Histoire de la Prestidigitation. |
Paris | 1974 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 425.00 |
| 54 | DOWNS, T. Nelson (1867-1938) | The Art of Magic. |
Buffalo | 1909 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 375.00 |
| 55 | ENFIELD, W. | Scientific Recreations in Philosophy and Mathematics. |
London | 1825 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 125.00 |
| 56 | EVANS, Fred. | Independent Slate-Writing. Biography, Testimonials and Press Notices of Fred Evans. |
San Francisco: | 1890 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 800.00 |
| 57 | EVANS, Henry R. (1861 -- 1949) | History of Conjuring and Magic. |
Kenton | 1928 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 150.00 |
| 58 | EVANS, Henry R. (1861 -- 1949) | The Old and the New Magic. |
Chicago | 1906 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 225.00 |
| 59 | EVANS, Henry R. (1861 -- 1949) | A Master of Modern Magic. The Life and Adventures of Robert-Houdin. |
New York | 1932 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 175.00 |
| 60 | EVANS, Henry R. (1861 -- 1949) | The Napoleon Myth. |
Chicago | 1905 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 175.00 |
| 61 | EVANS, Henry R. (1861 -- 1949) | The Spirit World Unmasked. |
Chicago | 1897 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 350.00 |
| 62 | Every Boy's Book. A Complete Encyclopedia of Sports and Amusements. |
London | 1868 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 225.00 | |
| 63 | FARELLI, Victor (1888 -- 1955) | John Ramsay's Routine with Cups and Balls. |
London | 1948 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 450.00 |
| 64 | FINDLAY, J.B. (1904 -- 73) | Conjurers Coins and Medals. |
Shanklin | 1964 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 65 | FISCHER, Ottokar (1873 -- 1940) | J. N. Hofziner's Card Conjuring. |
London | 1931 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 450.00 |
| 66 | Games of Skill and Conjuring. |
London | 1862 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 80.00 | |
| 67 | GAY, John (1685 -- 1732) | Fables. By Mr. Gay. |
London | 1727/1738. | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 68 | GODWIN, William (1756 -- 1836) | Lives of the Necromancers. |
London | 1834 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 400.00 |
| 69 | GOLDSTON, Will (1878-1948) | Will Goldston's Magical Secrets Series. Including: Will Goldston's Exclusive Magical Secrets. |
London | [1912]. | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 800.00 |
| 70 | GOLDSTON, Will (1878 -- 1948) | A Magician's Swan Song. |
London | [1934]. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 475.00 |
| 71 | [HOUDINI]. GOLDSTON, Will (1878 -- 1948), editor. | Vaudeville and Pantomime Favourites. |
[London | ca. 1913]. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 450.00 |
| 72 | HALL, Trevor and Percy Muir. | Some Printers and Publishers of Conjuring Books and Other Ephemera, 1800 -- 1850. |
(Leeds) | 1976 | USD 700.00 - 900.00 | USD 400.00 |
| 73 | Hamley Bros. Ltd. Book of Magic and Mystery. |
London | [1910]. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 400.00 | |
| 74 | HENRY, M. | Table Talk, or "Shreds and Patches": A Popular Entertainment, delivered by M. Henry, with the most Distinguished Success at the Adelphi Theatre. |
London | (c. 1822) | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,500.00 |
| 75 | HERO OF ALEXANDRIA (fl. 60 AD) | Spiritali di Herone Alessandrino. |
Urbino | 1592 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,100.00 |
