Potter and Potter Auctions: The Ricky Jay Collection: Part 3, 1187, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- August 17, 2024 - August 17, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 262 | HOOD, Thomas. | The Headlong Career and Woful Ending of Precocious Piggy. |
New York | n.d. 1858 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 210.00 |
| 263 | [LEARNED HORSE]. SAYERS, James (1748 -- 1823) | To be seen at Mr S-n's Menagerie the wonderful, learned Han-r Colt, who writes a letter blindfolded. |
London | Jan. 1789 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 180.00 |
| 264 | [HORSES]. Group of 3 booklets and a cabinet photo on training or learned horses. |
USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 390.00 | |||
| 265 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz) (1874 - 1926) | Dreadnought Builders Challenge Houdini. |
Printed handbill on thin paper | 1910 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,440.00 |
| 266 | [HOUDINI IMITATOR]. Carl Mysto "Handkuff King" challenge broadside. |
Hartlepool | ca. 1903 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 330.00 | |
| 267 | [HOTTENTOT VENUS (Saartjie Baartman, ca. |
1789 -- 1815. | USD 900.00 - 1,300.00 | USD 1,920.00 | ||
| 268 | How 'Tis Done. |
Chicago | 1879 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 360.00 | |
| 269 | HUGHES, Charles. | The Compleat Horseman, or, the Art of Riding Made Easy. London: Printed for F. |
Newbery | 1772 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,360.00 |
| 270 | Photographs of Human Oddity Performers. |
Eight items | ca. 1890s-1900s. | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 1,140.00 | |
| 271 | Group of Human Oddity Performer Photographs. |
Nine items | ca. late 1800s - early 1900s. | USD 250.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,140.00 | |
| 272 | Hutchinson & Tayleure | Hutchinson & Tayleure's Grand American Circus and Variety Entertainment. |
Belfast | ca. 1870s. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 150.00 |
| 273 | HUTTON, Charles (trans.), M.L. Despiau. | Select Amusements in Philosophy and Mathematics. |
London | 1801 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 210.00 |
| 274 | HUTTON, Laurence. | Curiosities of the American Stage. |
New York | 1891 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 275 | Prof. Carpenter's Grand Combination of Mesmerism and Psychology. |
United States | ca. 1870s. | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 420.00 | |
| 276 | . [ANONYMOUS]. | Letters from France: Written by a Modern Tourist in That Country; and Descriptive of Some of the Most Amusing Manners and Customs of the French. |
London | 1815 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 60.00 |
| 277 | Indian Jugglers. |
London | ca. 1817. | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 510.00 | |
| 278 | The Bohemian Troupe of Fancy Glass Blowers. |
Boston | 1869 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 270.00 | |
| 279 | [J. J. STOCKDALE, Printer]. | Pair of 2 Books with Hand-Colored Plates. |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 270.00 | ||
| 281 | Woodblock broadside depicting a variety of performers. |
Japan | late 19th century. | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 2,400.00 | |
| 282 | JONSON, Ben (1573 -- 1637) | The Magnetick Lady; or Humors Reconcil'd. |
London | 1640 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 283 | [JUDSON, Edward Zane Carrol Jr]. BUNTLINE, Ned. | The Mysteries and Miseries of New York: A Story of Real Life. |
New York | 1848 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 720.00 |
| 284 | Exercise! Health!! Strength!! |
New York | ca. 1889. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 210.00 | |
| 285 | Group of 13 books and booklets on juggling and club swinging. Including: KEHOE, Sim D. The Indian Club Exercise. |
New York | 1886 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,560.00 | |
| 286 | EVERHART, William. | Facts, Fame, and Fortune. |
Columbus, OH | 1904 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 1,560.00 |
| 287 | KAHNE, Harry (1894 -- 1955) | Kahnetic Mentalism. |
Pasadena | 1936 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 420.00 |
![<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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/e0a5c41f-2fd1-4645-8816-32d89dc4e5fb.png "<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> World.- Blaeu (Johannes). <i>Nova et Accuratissima Totius Terrarum Orbis Tabula Auctore Joanne Blaeu,</i> engraved map, [c.1662]. £8,000 to £12,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/58851f55-ad3a-4d3a-8a53-a311900b6f84.png "<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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/18c42c85-f730-43c0-bc2e-c8d799ae4308.png "<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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ac8ca527-c37b-44d5-b1d8-d369d712b17d.png "<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>Forum, 26 Sep:</b> Lewis (C.S.) <i>[The Chronicles of Narnia],</i> 7 vol., first editions, 1950-56. £6,000 to £8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/05e185d5-1ef2-48ba-943f-e6541c123bfe.png "<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>Koller, Sep. 18:</b> Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/29dc9a36-584c-476d-bc08-834bc3d3902d.png "<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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/d1c7f9bc-1bd9-43a2-9cd9-fa2e0a89d50f.png "<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>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.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dcac6725-5a79-4a9a-8172-9a5e10ccb75b.png "<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.")
