Potter and Potter Auctions: The Collection of Edwin A Dawes, Part I, 1176, Chicago

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Auction Date
February 24, 2024 - February 24, 2024
Page Size: 379 items in 16 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
76 HERO OF ALEXANDRIA (translated and edited by Bennet Woodcroft)

The Pneumatics of Hero of Alexandria from the Original Greek.

London 1851 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,100.00
77 [HERRMANN]. TIMAYENIS, T.T.

A History of the Art of Magic, With a Sketch of the Life of A. Herrmann.

New York 1887 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 850.00
78 HILLIARD, JOHN NORTHERN (1872 -- 1935)

Greater Magic.

[Expurgated Edition.] Minneapolis 1938 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 750.00
79

Hocus Pocus Junior. The Anatomy of Legerdemain. Or, The Art of Juggling set forth in proper Colours.

London 1663 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 30,000.00
80 HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis, 1839 -- 1919)

Baccarat Fair and Foul.

London 1891 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 500.00
81 HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis, 1839 -- 1919)

Conjurer Dick.

London [n.d.]. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 350.00
82 HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis, 1839 -- 1919)

Drawing Room Conjuring.

London 1887 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 200.00
83 HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis, 1839 -- 1919)

The Game of Skat.

London 1893 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 150.00
84 HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis, 1839 -- 1919)

Modern Magic. A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring.

London 1891 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 200.00
85 HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis, 1839 -- 1919)

Tips for Tricyclists.

London and New York 1887 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 450.00
86 HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis, 1839 -- 1919)

Tricks with Cards.

London and New York 1889 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 150.00
87 HOLDEN, John Watkins (1844 -- 1917)

A Wizard's Wanderings from China to Peru.

London 1886 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 350.00
88 HOME, Daniel Dunglas (1833 -- 86)

Incidents in My Life.

London 1863 USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 475.00
89 HOOPER, William (1742 -- 90)

Rational Recreations.

London 1787 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 325.00
90 HOPKINS, Albert (1869 -- 1939)

Magic. Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions Including Trick Photography.

London 1897 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 325.00
91 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

The Right Way to do Wrong.

Boston 1906 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,000.00
92 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

Miracle Mongers and Their Methods.

New York 1920 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 3,000.00
93 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

A Magician Among the Spirits.

New York 1924 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,600.00
94 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin and Handcuff Secrets.

London 1909 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 650.00
95

[HOUDINI IMITATORS]. Group of 6 pitch books and booklets.

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 750.00
96 HOWARD, Rupert.

The Rupert Howard School.

London 1930-2. USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 375.00
97 HUTCHINSON, Francis.

An Historical Essay Concerning Witchcraft.

London 1718 USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,100.00
98 HUTCHINSON JR., Wilford (1916 -- 93)

The Story of Erdnase.

Lancashire 1970 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,000.00
99 HUTCHINSON JR., Wilford (1916 -- 93)

The Story of Erdnase [cover title].

Malibu 1994 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,000.00
100 HUTTON, Charles (trans.), M.L. Despiau.

Select Amusements in Philosophy and Mathematics.

London 1801 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 150.00
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  • Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    K. Marx, Das Kapital,1867. Dedication copy. Est: € 120,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Latin and French Book of Hours, around 1380. Est: € 25,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Theodor de Bry, Indiae Orientalis, 1598-1625. Est: € 80,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
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    Breviary, Latin manuscript, around 1450-75. Est: € 10,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    G. B. Piranesi, Vedute di Roma, 1748-69. Est: € 60,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    K. Schmidt-Rottluff, Arbeiter, 1921. Orig. watercolour on postcard. Est: € 18,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Breviarium Romanum, Latin manuscript, 1474. Est: € 20,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    C. J. Trew, Plantae selectae, 1750-73. Est: € 28,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    M. Beckmann, Apokalypse, 1943. Est: € 50,000
    Ketterer Rare Books
    Auction May 27th
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Ulrich von Richenthal, Das Concilium, 1536. Est: € 9,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    I. Kant, Critik der reinen Vernunft, 1781. Est: €12,000
    Ketterer Rare Books, May 27:
    Arbeiter-Illustrierte Zeitung (AIZ) / Die Volks-Illustrierte (VI), 1932-38. Est: €8,000
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