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
81

A Letter to The Town, Concerning the Man and the Bottle.

London 1749 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,760.00
82 BOWLES, Carrington (1724 -- 1793)

Two 18th century engravings of amusements and oddities. Including: The New Company of Comedians at Sadler's Wells.

London 1781 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 450.00
83 [BOXING]. ROWLANDSON, Thomas (1757 -- 1827)

Rural Sports, a Milling Match.

London 1811 USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 1,320.00
84 BRIGHT, Edward (1721 -- 50)

Mr. Edward Bright late of Maldon in the County of Essex Aged 29 Years.

England ca. 1751. USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 300.00
85 [BROWN, J.H.].

Spectropia; or Surprising Spectral Illusions Showing Ghosts Everywhere and of Any Colour.

New York 1864 USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 720.00
86 BUCHINGER, Matthias (1674 -- 1740)

The Effigies of Mr. Matthew Buchinger.

London 1724 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 4,320.00
87 [ARMLESS CALLIGRAPHY]. SACHS, Simon.

Elaborate Calligraphed Work by the Armless and Legless Artist.

German ca. 1711 ?. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,920.00
88 BURGER, Eugene (1939 -- 2017)

Two Works Inscribed to Ricky Jay. Including: Spirit Theater. With "Hauntings" record tipped in as issued; and The Performance of Close-Up Magic.

1987 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 660.00
89 [CALIFORNIA]. BENTON, Thomas H.

Thrilling Sketch of the Life of Col. J.C. Fremont; with an Account of his Expedition to Oregon and California, across the Rocky Mountains.

London 1850 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 450.00
90 [CARD CHEATING]. BRATTON, John W.

Rubber Neck Jim. Two-Step and Cake Walk.

Chicago 1899 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 240.00
91

Deutliche Anweisung zur leichten Erlernung der unterhaltendsten und uberraschendsten Kartenkunststucke.

Quedlinburg and Leipzig 1828 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 840.00
92

[CATALOGS]. Group of 4 carnival, novelty, and DeMoulin catalogs

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 270.00
93 CAVENEY, Mike (b. 1950)

Carter the Great.

Pasadena 1995 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 450.00
94 CAVENEY, Mike (b. 1950) and Bill Miesel (1935 - 2012)

Kellar's Wonders.

Pasadena 2003 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 330.00
95

Salon Electrique. L'Homme Marchand au Plafond.

French ca. 1820s-40s. USD 100.00 - 150.00 USD 180.00
96 CERVON, Bruce (1941 -- 2007)

Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks. Vols. 1--5.

Tahoma 2007/09. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,200.00
97 [CHANG WOO GOW].

Collection of Chang The Chinese Giant Ephemera.

Eight pieces ca. 1860s - 1880s. USD 800.00 - 1,500.00 USD 5,040.00
98

Thimble Rig A La Mode. Extracted from The National Police Gazette, October 15, 1881

New York 1881 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 330.00
100 [CHILDREN'S -- CIRCUS].

Three late 19th century illustrated children's volumes on the circus. Including: Barnum's Museum.

New York and London 1888 USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 300.00
101 CHRISTOPHER, Milbourne (1914 -- 1984)

The Illustrated History of Magic.

New York 1973 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 450.00
102

The Complete Conjuror; Or, Art of Legerdemain.

London 1812 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 3,360.00
103

The Meteoric Sail.

New York ca. 1890 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 390.00
104 [CHANG & ENG (Chang and Eng Bunker)].

Siamese Twins: The United Brothers, Chang-Eng.

New York ca. 1831 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 900.00
105 [CHANG & ENG (Chang and Eng Bunker)]. HALE, James W.

An Historical Account of the Siamese Twin Brothers, from Actual Observations. Includes two editions of this title:

New York; and New York 1831, 1834 USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 840.00
106 [CHANG AND ENG].

An Historical Account of the Siamese Twin Brothers.

New York 1832 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 510.00
  • 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
  • Sotheby’s
    10 September 2024
    The Shem Tov Bible
  • 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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