Potter and Potter Auctions: Micro Magic and More, 1009, Chicago

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
January 25, 2025 - January 25, 2025
Page Size: 147 items in 6 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
294 KARR, Todd (b. 1965), (ed).

Essential Robert-Houdin.

[Los Angeles] 2006 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 108.00
295 LEVENT (b. 1964) and Todd Karr (b. 1965).

Roy Benson By Starlight.

[Los Angeles] 2006 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 150.00
296 LORAYNE, Harry (1926 - 2023).

Lorayne: The Classic Collection.

New York 2005-2012. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 450.00
297 LORAYNE, Harry (1926 - 2023).

Complete set of Harry Lorayne's Apocalypse.

Tahoma 2000 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 840.00
298 MAXWELL, Mike (1959 - 2019).

The Classic Magic of Larry Jennings.

Tahoma 1986 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 210.00
299 MAXWELL, Mike (1959 - 2019). Larry Jennings (1933 - 1997).

The Cardwright.

Tahoma 1988 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 180.00
300 MEAD, Eric (b. 1966).

Tangled Web.

Seattle 2006 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 270.00
301 MINCH, Stephen (b. 1948).

The Collected Works of Alex Elmsley with Manuscript Proof.

Tahoma 1991-94. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 480.00
302 ORTIZ, Darwin (1948 - 2023).

Group of First Edition Books and Lecture Notes. Including: Designing Miracles: Creating the Illusion of Impossibility.

El Dorado Hills 2006 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 210.00
303 PAGE, Patrick (1929 - 2010).

Nine Titles on Magic. Including Magic Page by Page.

U.K. 2010-11. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 300.00
304 [PARIS, John Ayton, 1785-1856].

Philosophy in Sport Made Science in Earnest...

London 1827 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 120.00
305 PARRISH, Robert. BAMBERG, Theo (1875 - 1963).

Okito on Magic.

Chicago 1953 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 270.00
306 PEROVICH, Michael A (b. 1946).

The Vernon Companion.

Seattle 2016 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 420.00
307 PIERCE, Lance.

Roger Klause: In Concert.

[Tahoma] [1991]. USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 108.00
308 PRICE, David. (1910 - 1998).

Magic: A Pictorial History of Conjurers in the Theater.

New York 1985 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 108.00
309 RACHERBAUMER, Jon (1940 - 2024).

Three Hardcovers and Five Lecture Notes. Hardcovers include The Legendary Kabbala.

Brooklyn 1998 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 150.00
310 ROBERT-HOUDIN, Jean-Eugene (1805 - 1871).

The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic, or How to Become a Wizard.

London 1878 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 270.00
311 SMITH, J. Stewart (1893 - 1981).

The Collected Works of J. Stewart Smith.

Calgary 1983 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 180.00
312 SWISS, Jamy Ian (b. 1953).

Two volumes. Including Preserving Mystery.

Vanishing Inc. 2017 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 84.00
313 TAMARIZ, Juan.

Two volumes. Including Bewitched Music II: Mnemonica Symphony in Mnemonic Major.

Seattle 2004 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 84.00
314 VERNON, Dai (1894 - 1992).

The Essential Dai Vernon.

Tahoma 2009 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 420.00
315 VERNON, Dai (1894 - 1992).

The Vernon Chronicles.

Lake Tahoe 1987---92. USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 840.00
316 MANN, Al (1924 - 1999).

Eleven Al Mann Exclusives.

Freehold [ca. 1980s]. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 180.00
317 [WALTER IRVING SCOTT].

The Phantom of the Card Table Books. Including: MCGUIRE, Eddie. The Phantom of the Card Table.

Las Vegas 1969 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 60.00
318 WHALEY, Bart (1928 - 2013). GARDNER, Martin (1914 - 2010). BUSBY, Jeff (1954 - 2014).

The Man Who Was Erdnase.

Oakland 1991 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 210.00
  • Jeschke JádiRare Book Auction 155Saturday April 26, 2025 Jeschke JádiRare Book Auction 155Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 962. Baird. United States Exploring Expedition. Philadelphia 1858.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 772. Edith Holland Norton. Brazilian Flowers. Coombe Croft 1893.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 49. Petrarca. Das Gluecksbuch, Augsburg 1536.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 1496. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 8. Augustinus. De moribus ecclesie. Cologne 1480.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 17. Heures a lusaige de Noyon. Paris 1504.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 13. Schedel. Buch der Chronicken. Nürnberg 1493.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 957. Donovan. Insects of China. London 1798.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 123. A holy martyr. Tuscany, Florence, mid-14th century.
    Jeschke Jádi
    Rare Book Auction 155
    Saturday April 26, 2025
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 438. Dante. La Divine Comédie. Paris 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 602. Firdausi. Histoire de Minoutchehr. Paris 1919
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 26: Lot 994. Westwood. Oriental Entomology. London 1848.
  • Sotheby'sSell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts Sotheby'sSell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: The Shem Tov Bible, 1312 | A Masterpiece from the Golden Age of Spain. Sold: 6,960,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Ten Commandments Tablet, 300-800 CE | One of humanity's earliest and most enduring moral codes. Sold: 5,040,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: William Blake | Songs of Innocence and of Experience. Sold: 4,320,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: The Declaration of Independence | The Holt printing, the only copy in private hands. Sold: 3,360,000 USD
    Sotheby's
    Sell Your Fine Books & Manuscripts
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Taylor | The original cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Sold: 1,920,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: Machiavelli | Il Principe, a previously unrecorded copy of the book where modern political thought began. Sold: 576,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Leonardo da Vinci | Trattato della pittura, ca. 1639, a very fine pre-publication manuscript. Sold: 381,000 GBP
    Sotheby’s: Henri Matisse | Jazz, Paris 1947, the complete portfolio. Sold: 312,000 EUR
  • Fonsie Mealy’sRare Books & Collectors’ SaleApril 30th & May 1st Fonsie Mealy’sRare Books & Collectors’ SaleApril 30th & May 1st
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Books & Collectors’ Sale
    April 30th & May 1st
    Fonsie Mealy’s
    Rare Books & Collectors’ Sale
    April 30th & May 1st
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Taylor (Geo.) & Skinner (A.) Maps of the Roads of Ireland, Surveyed 1777. Lond. & Dublin 1778. €500 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Messingham (Thos.) Florilegium Insulae Sanctorum seu Vitae et Acta Sanctorum Hibernia, Paris 1624. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus). The Haw Lantern, L. (Faber & Faber) 1987, First Edn., Signed and dated. €225 to €350.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Valencey (Lt. Col. Chas.) Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis, Vols. I-IV, 4 vols. Dublin 1786. €400 to €600.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Powerscourt (Viscount). A Description and History of Powerscourt, Lond. 1903. €350 to €500.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Moryson (Fynes). An Itinerary ... Containing His Ten Yeeres Travel Through the Twelve Dominions of Germany, Bohermerland, Sweitzerland…, Lond. (John Beale) 1617. €700 to €1,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: After Buffon, Birds of Europe, c. 1820. Approx. 120 fine hd. cold. plts., mor. backed boards. €125 to €250.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Dunlevy (Andrew). An Teagasg Criosduidhe De Reir Ceasda agus Freagartha... The Catechism or Christian Doctrine by Way of Question and Answer, Paris (James Guerin) 1742. €400 to €700.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: The Georgian Society Records of Eighteen-Century Domestic Architecture in Dublin, 5 vols. Complete, Dublin 1909-1913. €500 to €750.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Scale (Bernard). An Hibernian Atlas or General Description of the Kingdom of Ireland, L. (Robert Sayer & John Bennet) 1776. €625 to €850.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: [Johnson (Rev. Samuel)]. Julian the Apostate Being a Short Account of his Life, together with a Comparison of Popery and Paganism,L. (Langley Curtis) 1682. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Nichlson (Wm.) Illustrator. An Almanac of Twelve Sports, Lond. 1898. €300 to €400.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus) trans. The Light of the Leaves, 2 vols., Mexico (Imprenta de los Tropicos/Bunholt) 1999. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Fleming (Ian). Moonraker, L. (Jonathan Cape) 1955. €1,500 to €2,000.
    Fonsie Mealy’s, Apr 30-May 1: Heaney (Seamus) & Egan (Felim) artist. Squarings, Twelve Poems, D. (Hieroglyph Editions Ltd.) 1991. €1,750 to €2,250.
  • Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN'S EXTREMELY RARE FIRST APPEARANCE IN PRINT. "Scene af: Røverne i Vissenberg i Fyen." in Harpen, 1822.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST ISSUE OF THE FIRST THREE FAIRY TALE PAMPHLETS, WITH ALL INDICES AND TITLE PAGES. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: THE FIRST FAIRY TALES WITH A SIGNED CARTE DE VISITE OF ANDERSEN AS FRONTIS. Eventyr, fortalte for Børn. 1835-1837.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: KARL LAGERFELD. Original pastel and ink drawing in gold, red and black for Andersen's The Emperor's New Clothes (1992), "La cassette de l'Empereur."
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY OF THE SIXTH PAMPHLET FOR PETER KOCH. Eventyr, Fortalte For Børn, Second Series, Third Pamphlet. 1841. Publisher's wrappers, complete with all pre- and post-matter.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN RARE AUTOGRAPH QUOTATION SIGNED IN ENGLISH from "The Ugly Duckling," c.1860s.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: HEINRICH LEFLER, ORIGINAL WATERCOLOR FOR ANDERSEN'S SNOW QUEEN, "Die Schneekönigin," 1910.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: FIRST EDITION OF ANDERSEN'S FAIRY TALES IN ENGLISH. Wonderful Stories for Children. London, 1846.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: ANDERSEN ON MEETING CHARLES DICKENS. Autograph Letter Signed ("H.C. Andersen") in English to William Jerdan, July 20, 1847.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR EDGAR COLLIN. Nye Eventyr og Historier. Anden Raekke. 1861.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: DOLL HOUSE FURNITURE BY HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON, DECORATED WITH FANTASTICAL CUT-OUTS, for the children of Jonna Stampe (née Drewsen), his godchildren.
    Bonhams, Apr. 21-29: PRESENTATION COPY FOR GEORG BRANDES. Dryaden. Et Eventyr fra Udstillingstiden i Paris 1867. 1868.
Ask Questions