Potter and Potter Auctions: The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes, 1191, Chicago

Auction Details

Auction Date
October 26, 2024 - October 26, 2024
Page Size: 386 items in 16 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 ALBA, Profesor.

Profesor Alba. El Hombre Que Juega Con La Muerte.

Valencia ca.1959 USD 150.00 - 250.00 Unknown
2 ALEXANDER (Claude A. Conlin, 1880 -- 1954)

Alexander. The Man Who Knows.

Circa 1920 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
3 BAMBERG, Theo. (Tobias Bamberg, 1875 -- 1963)

Thurston Presents Theo Bamberg Europe's Great Shadowist.

Cincinnati ca.1908 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 Unknown
4 BODIE, Dr. Walford (1869 -- 1939)

The Great and Only Dr. Walford Bodie.

London & Birmingham ca.1910 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 Unknown
5 CALVERT, John (1911 -- 2013)

Magicarama. Girls.

[China], 1971 USD 250.00 - 500.00 Unknown
6 CARMO (Harry Cameron, 1881 - 1941)

The Great Carmo. The World's Colossus of Mystery.

Leeds and London 1924 USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
7 CARTER, Charles (1874 -- 1936)

Touring the World Carter the Great Magician.

Sydney ca.1905 USD 400.00 - 800.00 Unknown
8 CARTER, Charles (1874 -- 1936)

Carter the Great Magician and Company. Levitation.

Wellington ca.1906 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
9 CARDINI (Richard Valentine Pitchford, 1895 - 1973)

Cardini the Suave Deceiver.

London and Birmingham 1933 USD 400.00 - 600.00 Unknown
10 CELLSUS, Vernon (Samuel Wickes, 1893 - 1970)

Vernon Cellsus the White Wizard.

Netherfield ca.1920 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Unknown
11 CHANDU (J.A. Briggs, 1884 - 1969)

The Great Chandu. Featuring the Indian Rope Trick.

Circa 1950 USD 300.00 - 600.00 Unknown
12 CHARLTON, Chris (1887 -- 1963)

Chris Charlton Says It's Fun to be Fooled.

[London], ca1925 USD 150.00 - 300.00 Unknown
13 HAN Ping Chien (1891 -- 1930)

Pekin Mysteries. Presented by the Great Powell the Wizard.

Birmingham ca.1915 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 Unknown
14 CHUNG Ling Soo (William E. Robinson, 1861 - 1918)

A Dream of Wealth.

London ca.1918 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 Unknown
15 CHUNG Ling Soo (William E. Robinson, 1861 - 1918)

A Few Facial Expressions During the Fire Trick.

Birmingham ca. 1910 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 Unknown
16 CHUNG Ling Soo (William E. Robinson, 1861 - 1918)

Chung Ling Soo. Marvellous Chinese Conjurer.

Birmingham ca.1910 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Unknown
17 CHUNG Ling Soo (William E. Robinson, 1861 - 1918)

Chung Ling Soo. [Beaded Curtain.]

London ca.1910 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 Unknown
18 DANTE (Harry Jansen, 1883 -- 1955)

Dante's Amazing Mystery Sensation.

Burnley 1930s USD 200.00 - 300.00 Unknown
19 DANTE (Harry Jansen, 1883 -- 1955)

The World's Supreme Master of Mystery. Dante.

Loughborough 1930s USD 300.00 - 500.00 Unknown
20 DANTE (Harry Jansen, 1883 -- 1955)

Dante. Sim-Sala-Bim.

[Hanley] 1930s USD 200.00 - 400.00 Unknown
21 DANTE (Harry Jansen, 1883 -- 1955)

Mystery Revue. Dante.

London 1930s USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 Unknown
22 DUVAL.

Always Refined and Amusing. Duval's Funny Folks.

Sheffield ca.1910 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 Unknown
23 GEORGE, Grover (1887-1958)

Triumphant American Tour. George The Supreme Master of Magic.

Cleveland ca.1926 USD 300.00 - 600.00 Unknown
24 FU MANCHU (David Bamberg, 1904 - 74)

Fu-Manchu. Teatro Municipal.

Argentina, ca1940 ? USD 400.00 - 800.00 Unknown
25 HARDEEN (Theo. Weiss, 1945)

Hardeen. Brother of Houdini.

Philadelphia ca.1928 USD 250.00 - 500.00 Unknown
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