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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 467 | Seven Vintage Magicians' Throw-Out Cards. |
1910s -- 60s. | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 360.00 | ||
| 468 | [THUMB, Tom]. STRATTON, Charles Sherwood (1838 -- 1883) | Charles S. Stratton, Known as General Tom Thumb. |
New York | ca. 1840s. | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 270.00 |
| 469 | [THUMB, Tom]. STRATTON, Charles Sherwood (1838 -- 1883) | Collection of General Tom Thumb Photographs and Ephemera. 25 pieces. Includes: Hand-tinted stereo view of Stratton, age 20, and P. T. Barnum. |
London Stereoscopic Co. | ca. 1858 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 660.00 |
| 470 | Paye qui Tombe. |
Amsterdam | 1746 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | Not Sold | |
| 471 | THORN, Chevalier Ernst (1853 -- 1928) | Svea-Teatern...Chevalier Ernest Thorn jamte det ofriga programmet. |
Stockholm | ca. 1900s-1910s. | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 472 | TOCCI, Giovanni and Giacomo. | Pair of Italian Siamese Twin Portraits. |
New York | ca. 1880s. | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 330.00 |
| 473 | TOULMIN, Alfred Harper. | Rogues and Vagabonds of the Racecourse. |
London | 1872 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 474 | TREWEY, Felicien. | Three booklets on amusements. Including: GAULTIER, G. Treweyisme et Trewey: Le Bilboquet. |
Imp. Batailler | ca. 1890s. | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 420.00 |
| 475 | [TRUMBLE, Alfred]. | Crooked Life in New York. |
New York | 1882 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 660.00 |
| 476 | TUCCARO, Arcangelo. | Trois Dialogues ... Le Premier Dialogue traicte des exercices Gymnastiques ... Le Second contient plusieurs beaux discours du saut appellee par les Anciens Cubistique ... |
Paris | 1599 | USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 477 | TRYON, John (1800 -- 76) | The Old Clown's History; in three periods. Introducing Graphic Sketches of Show Life. |
New York | 1872 | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 478 | Will Lacey. |
London | ca. 1900 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 150.00 | |
| 479 | UNTHAN, Carl Herman (1848 -- 1929) | Herr Unthan the Armless Wonder / South London Palace. |
London | n.d. ca. 1889 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 480.00 |
| 480 | [VAGABONDS]. A Group of 6 Works in 5 Volumes. Including: HARMAN, Thomas. A Caveat or Warning for Common Cursetors, vulgarly called Vagabonds. |
London | 1814 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 900.00 | |
| 482 | [VARIETY PLAYBILL]. Folly Theatre / Cavendish the Great Magician. |
Manchester | 1881 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | Not Sold | |
| 483 | VATTEMARE, Nicolas Marie Alexandre (1796 -- 1864) | Pair of Monsieur Alexandre Playbills. Includes: One-color letterpress broadside playbill detailing a run of performances by the French ventriloquist at the Adelphi Theatre. |
London | n.d. 1822 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 720.00 |
| 484 | Five Hand-Colored Engravings of Messr's Matthews and Yates. |
British | 1820s. | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 360.00 | |
| 485 | Collection of Booklets, Pamphlets, and Chapbooks about Ventriloquism. 19 items. |
USD 600.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 450.00 | |||
| 486 | John Rannie Ventriloquist document box. |
Quebec | ca. 1810s. | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 6,000.00 | |
| 487 | VERNON, Dai (David Verner, 1894 -- 1992) | Dale Vernon Booking Brochure. |
New York | 1930s. | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 488 | [VERNON]. GANSON, Lewis (1913 -- 80) | The Dai Vernon Book of Magic. |
London | 1957 | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 900.00 |
| 489 | VERNON'S OWN, SPECIALLY BOUND [VERNON]. GANSON, Lewis (1913 -- 80) | Dai Vernon's Ultimate Card Secrets. |
London | ca. 1967 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,080.00 |
| 490 | VERNON, Dai (David Verner, 1894 -- 1992) | Limited Edition Dai Vernon Playing Cards. |
Circa 1982. | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 450.00 | |
| 491 | VERNON, Dai (David Frederick Winfield Verner 1894 -- 1992) | Dai Vernon Book Collection. Seven items. |
USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 660.00 | ||
| 492 | VIDOCQ, Eugene Francois. | Les Voleurs, physiologie de leurs moeurs et de leur language ... |
Paris | 1837 | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 390.00 |
![<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.")
