Potter and Potter Auctions: Winter Magic Auction Featuring the Collection of Max Maven, 1196, Chicago

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Auction Date
December 14, 2024 - December 14, 2024
Page Size: 361 items in 15 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
310 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

Houdini Exposes Fraudulent Mediums and Fortune Tellers / Exclusively in Brooklyn Times.

[New York], ca.1922. USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 2,640.00
311 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

Houdini Mystifies Lawmakers.

New York 1926 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 960.00
312 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin.

New York ca.1908. USD 500.00 - 900.00 USD 840.00
313 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

Red Magic / The Magic Rings / Edited by Houdini! [New York,

ca.1924--1929. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 600.00
314 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

Houdini / El Gran Houdini.

Argentina ca.1952. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 270.00
315 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

Sensationen for dagen Film Program.

Stockholm 1920 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 240.00
316 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

B.F. Keith's International Circuit Theatrical Enterprises Program. Boston, February 26, 1906

1906 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 720.00
317 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

Conkey's One-to-Fill / Vaudeville Theatrical Guide.

Chicago 1924 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 480.00
318 HARDEEN (Theodore Weisz, 1876--1945)

Hardeen Brother of Houdini.

Circa 1935. USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 540.00
319 HARDEEN (Theodore Weisz, 1876--1945)

Hardeen Typed and Signed Letter to Dunninger.

St Louis 1927 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 390.00
320 HERTZ, Carl (Leib Morganstein, 1859 -- 1924)

Carl Hertz Signed Postcard.

Ca 1910. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 480.00
322 LAFAYETTE (Sigmund Neuberger, 1871 -- 1911)

Lafayette and Beauty Postcard.

ca.1900. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 210.00
323 LAFAYETTE (Sigmund Neuberger, 1871 -- 1911)

The Great Lafayette Postcard.

ca.1900. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 570.00
324 LEROY, Servais. (1865 -- 1953)

Portrait of the "Comedians de Mephisto Co." [Berlin

ca.1911. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 840.00
325 LEROY, Servais. (1865 -- 1953)

LeRoy, Talma, and Bosco Studio Portrait Photograph.

Berlin ca.1911. USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 330.00
326 MARCELLIEE, Ruboka (Marcellus Clark, 1895 -- 1971)

Two pieces of ephemera.

Circa 1930s. USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 510.00
327 MASKELYNE, J.N. (1839 -- 1917)

J.N. Maskelyne Postcard.

ca.1900. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 108.00
328

[PHOTOGRAPHS - MAGICIANS]. Collection of 8 Autographed Headshots.

Circa 1970s--2000s. USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 180.00
329 POLLOCK, Channing (1926 -- 2006)

Collection of Channing Pollock Ephemera.

1940s -- 60s. USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 180.00
330 POLLOCK, Channing (1926 -- 2006)

Notes and Diagrams on the Double Sawing Illusion.

1960s. USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 3,120.00
331 RAMESES (Albert Marchinsky, 1875 -- 1930)

The Great Rameses Signed Contract.

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 1,200.00
332 RAYMOND (Maurice Raymond, 1877 -- 1948)

The Great Raymond Signed and Annotated Theatre Contract.

1925 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 570.00
333 RAY, Del (Delbert Raymond Petrosky, 1927--2003)

Autographed Headshot of Del Ray.

New York ca.1952. USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 360.00
335 HARBIN, Robert (Ned Williams, 1909 -- 78)

Harbincadabra.

Birmingham 1979 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 270.00
336 HARBIN, Robert (Ned Williams, 1909 -- 78)

The Magic of Robert Harbin.

London 1970 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,400.00
  • High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    December 24 to January 9
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
    High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare.
    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
    Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens.
    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Golding.
    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
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    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD
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