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

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Auction Report
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
337 HARBIN, Robert (Ned Williams, 1909 -- 78)

Inscribed and Signed Portrait of Harbin.

Circa 1977. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 330.00
338 LEWIS, Eric (1908 -- 93)

The Genius of Robert Harbin. Magic Words

1997 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 570.00
341 ALEXANDER (Claude Conlin, 1880-1954)

Ask Alexander.

Circa 1915. USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 360.00
342 ALEXANDER (Claude Conlin, 1880-1954)

Alexander. The Man Who Knows.

Circa 1915. USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 570.00
343 ALEXANDER (Claude Alexander Conlin 1880 -- 1954)

Alexander. Crystal-Seer. Knows Sees Tells All.

Bombay ca.1915. USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 960.00
344 ALEXANDER (Claude Alexander Conlin, 1880 -- 1954)

Alexander Crystal-Seer / World's Greatest Master of Mental Mystics.

Circa 1920. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 900.00
345

Battle of the Magicians. World's Greatest Magic Show.

New York 1950 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 360.00
346 CARTER, Charles (1874 - 1936)

Carter the Great: The Elongated Maiden / A Baffling Chinese Mystery.

Cleveland 1935 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,080.00
347 CHANG (Juan Jose Pablo Jesorum)

Chang.

Madrid 1963 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 360.00
348

Chang and Fak Hong's / United Magicians Presents / A Night in Tokio.

Valencia ca.1934. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 270.00
349 CHEONG, Charles.

Charles Cheong / Chinese Master Magician.

Hong Kong 1961 USD 200.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
350 CHUNG Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson, 1861 - 1918)

Chung Ling Soo. [Tea Chests].

London ca.1915. USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 4,080.00
351 CHUNG Ling Soo (W.E. Robinson, 1861 -- 1918)

Chung Ling Soo / Has Reached the Highest Pinnacle of Fame.

London ca.1915. USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,040.00
352 CORTES.

Cortes and Mari Manipulador Illusionistas.

Sevilla ca.1910. USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 210.00
353 DOWNS, T. Nelson (1867 -- 1938)

The King of Koins.

Kenton ca.1928. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 390.00
354 FU MANCHU (David Bamberg)

Fu-Manchu.

[Mexico, ca.1940. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 780.00
355 GANTHONY, Robert (1849 -- 1931)

Gallery of Mystery.

[London ca.1890s. USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 450.00
356 GERMAIN, Karl (Charles Mattmueller)

Germain the Wizard in his Amazing Demonstrations of Mind Reading / A Psychological Enigma.

N.p., ca.1900s. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,040.00
357 HOLKAR.

Holkar. Mystere Humour.

[Paris ca.1950s. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 360.00
358 IONIA (Clementine De Vere, 1883 - 1973)

Ionia / L'Enchantresse.

Birmingham ca.1910. USD 6,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 13,200.00
359 JAY, Ricky (1946 -- 2018)

Two Promotional Posters. Including: Cards as Weapons.

1977 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 510.00
360 JAY, Ricky (1946 -- 2018)

Ricky Jay and His 52 Assistants. Signed Poster.

[New York ca.1995. USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 840.00
361 KELLAR, Harry (Heinrich Keller, 1849 -- 1922)

Kellar.

Cincinnati 1907 USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,880.00
362 LENO.

Professeur Leno.

[Paris 1926 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 360.00
363 LEVANTE, Les (Leslie Cole, 1892 - 1978)

Levante. The Famous Australian Illusionist.

London ca.1935. USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 420.00
  • 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”.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    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
    and Machine Manuals
    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
    and Machine Manuals
    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
    Sotheby's
    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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