Potter and Potter Auctions: The Ricky Jay Collection: Part 3, 1187, Chicago

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Auction Report
Auction Date
August 17, 2024 - August 17, 2024
Page Size: 496 items in 20 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
237 GREENE, Robert.

Greene's Groats-Worth of Wit, bought with a million repentance.

N.p. ca. 1620s?. USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,440.00
238 CRUIKSHANK, George (1792 -- 1878), after.

The Pig Faced Lady of Manchester Square. The Spanish Mule of Madrid.

London 1815 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 510.00
239 GRESHAM, William Lindsay (1909 - 1962)

Nightmare Alley.

New York 1946 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 300.00
240 GRIMALDI, Joseph (1778--1837)

Archive of Etchings Depicting Grimaldi in His Many Roles.

London ca. 1808 - 15. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 600.00
241

[HAIRY FAMILY]. Portrait of Moung Phoset & Maphoon of Burma.

New York ca. 1887 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 450.00
242

Hand-Book of Amusing and Instructive Experiments, (The)

 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 420.00
243

Hannibal & Columbus The Elephantine Oxen!

 Keene N.H. n.d. ca. 1850s-60s? USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 390.00
244 HEAD, Richard.

Proetus Redivivus: The Art of Wheedling or Insinuation, in General and Prticular Conversations and Trades.

London 1684 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 960.00
245 HELLER, Robert (William Henry Palmer, d. 1878)

Twilight Musings. No. 1 Josephine Mazourka.

New York 1853 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 240.00
246 HERMON, Harry.

Supernatural Vision: Second Sight Mystery. [Cover title.]

Boston 1884 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 450.00
247 HENGLER, Frederick Charles (ca. 1820 -- 1887)

Hengler's Colossal Hippodrome and Grand Cirque Variety.

Hartlepool 1855 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 300.00
248 DEBUT OF THE DECAPITATIONHERRMANN, Alexander (1844 -- 96)

Prof. Herrmann Monarch of Magicians!

 Boston 1875 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,640.00
249 HERRMANN, Alexander (1844 -- 1896)

Two Herrmann the Great programs. Including: Chicago Opera House program, week of May 12, (1889), featuring Herrmann assisted by D'Alvini and Mlle.

1889 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 480.00
250

HERTZ, Carl (Lieb Morgenstein 1859 -- 1924)

 ca. 1900s. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 270.00
251

WASHINGTON'S NURSEMAID (AND BARNUM'S FIRST HUMBUG) HETH, Joice (c. 1756 -- 1836)

 USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 USD 2,640.00
252 [HILDRETH, James].

Dragoon Campaigns to the Rocky Mountains.

New York 1836 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 240.00
253

The Original Cardiff Giant!

New Haven ca. 1890 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 660.00
254

Hocus Pocus; or, The Whole Art of Legerdemain in Perfection.

Otley ca. 1846 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,140.00
255 HOEVENAAR, Willem Pieter (1808 -- 1863)

Eene Dorpskermis [A Village Fair].

Utrecht ca. 1840s-50s USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 120.00
256 HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis, 1839 -- 1919)

Baccarat Fair and Foul.

London 1891 USD 600.00 - 900.00 USD 540.00
257 HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis, 1839 -- 1919)

The Game of Skat.

London 1893 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 360.00
258 [HOFZINSER, Johann Nepomuk 1806 - 1875].

Pair of J. N. Hofzinser Books.

USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 330.00
259 [HOFZINSER]. STELZEL, Christian (b. 1945) ("Magic Christian")

J.N. Hofzinser Non Plus Ultra.

Seattle 2013 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 960.00
260 [HOFZINSER]. FISCHER, Ottokar (1873 -- 1940)

J. N. Hofziner's Card Conjuring.

London 1931 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 450.00
261 HONE, William.

The Every-Day Book; or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements [and] Yearbook of Daily Recreation and Information.

London 1832; 1835. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 120.00
  • <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>26th September 2024</b> <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Bible, Arabic & Latin. <i>Biblia Sacra Arabica,</i> 3 vol., Rome, Tipografia della Congregazione di Propaganda Fide, 1671. £15,000 to £20,000. <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Shepard (Ernest). <i>"Wind in the Willows" Toad Escapes from Prison,</i> original pencil drawing with watercolour, 1931. £15,000 to £20,000. <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Economics.- Smith (Adam). <i>An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations,</i> 2 vol., second edition, Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1778. £12,000 to £18,000. <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>26th September 2024</b> <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Burma.- Burmese School (1870s). Folding manuscript, or parabaik, of festivities and processions, probably from the Court Workshop at the Royal Court at Manadaly, Burma, [c. 1870]. £10,000 to £15,000. <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> More (Sir Thomas). <i>La Description de l'Isle d'Utopie ou est comprins le Miroer des republiques du monde,</i> first French edition, Paris, Charles l'Angelier, 1550. £8,000 to £12,000. <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Botany.- Dioscorides (Pedanius). <i>De medicinali materia libri sex,</i> hand-coloured throughout, Frankfurt-am-Main, Chr. Egenolff, 1543. £8,000 to £12,000. <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>26th September 2024</b> <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> World.- Blaeu (Johannes). <i>Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore Joanne Blaeu,</i> engraved map, [c.1662]. £8,000 to £12,000. <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Shelley (Mary). <i>Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus,</i> 2 vol., [second edition], Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823. £7,000 to £10,000. <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> [Evans (Marian)] 'George Eliot'. A complete set of first editions of her works, uniformly bound in red morocco, 1858-1885 (30). £6,000 to £8,000. <b><center>Forum Auctions<br>Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper<br>26th September 2024</b> <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Lewis (C.S.) <i>[The Chronicles of Narnia],</i> 7 vol., first editions, 1950-56. £6,000 to £8,000. <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Albertolli (Ferdinando). <i>Porte di Città e Fortezze...di Michele Sammicheli,</i> Milan, 1815. £4,000 to £6,000. <b>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Gregynog Press.- Euripides. <i>The Plays,</i> one of 25 specially-bound copies, this by George Fisher at the Gregynog Bindery, 1931. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    26th September 2024
    Forum, 26 Sep: Bible, Arabic & Latin. Biblia Sacra Arabica, 3 vol., Rome, Tipografia della Congregazione di Propaganda Fide, 1671. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: Shepard (Ernest). "Wind in the Willows" Toad Escapes from Prison, original pencil drawing with watercolour, 1931. £15,000 to £20,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: Economics.- Smith (Adam). An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, 2 vol., second edition, Printed for W. Strahan; and T. Cadell, 1778. £12,000 to £18,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    26th September 2024
    Forum, 26 Sep: Burma.- Burmese School (1870s). Folding manuscript, or parabaik, of festivities and processions, probably from the Court Workshop at the Royal Court at Manadaly, Burma, [c. 1870]. £10,000 to £15,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: More (Sir Thomas). La Description de l'Isle d'Utopie ou est comprins le Miroer des republiques du monde, first French edition, Paris, Charles l'Angelier, 1550. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: Botany.- Dioscorides (Pedanius). De medicinali materia libri sex, hand-coloured throughout, Frankfurt-am-Main, Chr. Egenolff, 1543. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    26th September 2024
    Forum, 26 Sep: World.- Blaeu (Johannes). Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore Joanne Blaeu, engraved map, [c.1662]. £8,000 to £12,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: Shelley (Mary). Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus, 2 vol., [second edition], Printed for G. and W.B. Whittaker, 1823. £7,000 to £10,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: [Evans (Marian)] 'George Eliot'. A complete set of first editions of her works, uniformly bound in red morocco, 1858-1885 (30). £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Fine Books, Manuscripts and Works on Paper
    26th September 2024
    Forum, 26 Sep: Lewis (C.S.) [The Chronicles of Narnia], 7 vol., first editions, 1950-56. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: Albertolli (Ferdinando). Porte di Città e Fortezze...di Michele Sammicheli, Milan, 1815. £4,000 to £6,000.
    Forum, 26 Sep: Gregynog Press.- Euripides. The Plays, one of 25 specially-bound copies, this by George Fisher at the Gregynog Bindery, 1931. £4,000 to £6,000.
  • <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25:</b> HAMILTON, Sir William - <i>Campi Phlegraei.</i> Napoli: 1779. € 50,000 - 80,000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25:</b> KIRCHER, Athanasius - <i>Turris Babel.</i> Amsterdam: 1679. € 3,000 - 5,000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25:</b> EDWARDS, George.London - <i>Gleanings of Natural History.</i> Londra: 1758-1764. € 7,000 - 10,000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25:</b> HEVELIUS, Johannes - <i>Cometographia.</i> Danzica: 1668. € 20,000 - 30,000 <b>Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25:</b> KUPKA, Frantisek - <i>Quatre histoires de blanc et noir.</i> Parigi: 1926. € 10,000 - 15,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HAMILTON, Sir William - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: 1779. € 50,000 - 80,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KIRCHER, Athanasius - Turris Babel. Amsterdam: 1679. € 3,000 - 5,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: EDWARDS, George.London - Gleanings of Natural History. Londra: 1758-1764. € 7,000 - 10,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Cometographia. Danzica: 1668. € 20,000 - 30,000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KUPKA, Frantisek - Quatre histoires de blanc et noir. Parigi: 1926. € 10,000 - 15,000
  • <center><b>Sotheby’s<br>10 September 2024<br>The Shem Tov Bible</b></center>
    Sotheby’s
    10 September 2024
    The Shem Tov Bible
  • <b><center>Koller Auctions<br>Books & Autographs<br>18 September 2024</b> <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Cowper, William. Anatomia corporum humanorum ab excellentissimis… Utrecht, 1750. CHF 25,000 to 40,000 <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000. <b><center>Koller Auctions<br>Books & Autographs<br>18 September 2024</b> <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Gould, John. The birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia. CHF 50,000 to 80,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000. <b>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Pfinzing, Melchior. Die geverlicheiten und einsteils der geschichten des loblichen streytparen…, Nürnberg, 1517. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller Auctions
    Books & Autographs
    18 September 2024
    Koller, Sep. 18: Cowper, William. Anatomia corporum humanorum ab excellentissimis… Utrecht, 1750. CHF 25,000 to 40,000
    Koller, Sep. 18: Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.
    Koller Auctions
    Books & Autographs
    18 September 2024
    Koller, Sep. 18: Gould, John. The birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller, Sep. 18: Pfinzing, Melchior. Die geverlicheiten und einsteils der geschichten des loblichen streytparen…, Nürnberg, 1517. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
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