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Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 567. One of the Earliest & Most Desirable Printed Maps of Arabia - by Holle/Germanus (1482) Est. $55,000 - $65,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 681. Zatta's Complete Atlas with 218 Maps in Full Contemporary Color (1779) Est. $27,500 - $35,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 347. MacDonald Gill's Landmark "Wonderground Map" of London (1914) Est. $1,800 - $2,100Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 1. Fries' "Modern" World Map with Portraits of Five Kings (1525) Est. $4,000 - $4,750Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 539. Ortelius' Superb, Decorative Map of Cyprus in Full Contemporary Color (1573) Est. $1,100 - $1,400Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 51. Mercator's Foundation Map for the Americas in Full Contemporary Color (1630) Est. $3,250 - $4,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 667. Manuscript Bible Leaf with Image of Mary and Baby Jesus (1450) Est. $1,900 - $2,200Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 226. "A Powerful Example of Color Used to Make a Point" (1895) Est. $400 - $600Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 290. One of the Most Decorative Early Maps of South America - from Linschoten's "Itinerario" (1596) Est. $7,000 - $8,500Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 62. Coronelli's Influential Map of North America with the Island of California (1688) Est. $10,000 - $12,000Old World Auctions (June 18): Lot 589. The First European-Printed Map of China - by Ortelius (1584) Est. $4,000 - $5,000
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Forum Auctions
A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.Forum, June 19: Nicolay (Nicolas de). The Navigations, peregrinations and voyages, made into Turkie, first edition in English, 1585. £10,000 to £15,000.Forum, June 19: Shakespeare source book.- Montemayor (Jorge de). Diana of George of Montemayor, first edition in English, 1598. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum, June 19: Livius (Titus). The Romane Historie, first edition in English, translated by Philemon Holland, Adam Islip, 1600. £6,000 to £8,000.Forum Auctions
A Sixth Selection of 16th and 17th Century English Books from the Fox Pointe Manor Library
19th June 2025Forum, June 19: Robert Molesworth's copy.- Montaigne (Michel de). The Essayes Or Morall, Politike and Millitarie Discourses, first edition in English, 1603. £10,000 to £15,000.Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.Forum, June 19: Boyle (Robert). Medicina Hydrostatica: or, Hydrostaticks Applyed to the Materia Medica, first edition, for Samuel Smith, 1690. £2,500 to £3,500.Forum, June 19: Locke (John). An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding in Four Books, first edition, second issue, 1690. £8,00 to £12,000. -
ALDE, June 18: CHAPPE D'AUTEROCHE (JEAN). Voyage en Sibérie fait par ordre du Roi en 1761 contenant les mœurs…, Paris, 1768. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, June 18: HENNEPIN (LOUIS). Description de la Louisiane nouvellement découverte au Sud-Ouest de la Nouvelle France…, Paris, 1688. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, June 18: LA BOULLAYE-LE GOUZ (FRANÇOIS DE). Les Voyages et Observations, Paris, 1653. €1,500 to €2,000.ALDE, June 18: LE BRUN (CORNELIS DE BRUYN DIT CORNEILLE). Voyage au Levant, c'est à dire dans les principaux endroits de l'Asie mineure..., Delft, 1700. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, June 18: SAINT-NON (J.-CL. RICHARD, ABBÉ DE). Voyage pittoresque ou description du royaume de Naples et de Sicile, Paris, 1781-1786. €3,500 to €5,000.ALDE, June 18: (CALVIN JEAN). SÉNÈQUE. Annei Senecae..., Paris, 1532. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, June 18: ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. De remediis utriusque fortunæ, [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.ALDE, June 18: GAZA (THÉODORE). [...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum, Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, June 18: LACTANCE. De divinis institutionibus. De ira Dei. De opificio Dei. De phoenice carmen, Rome, 1468. €30,000 to €40,000.ALDE, June 18: LUTHER (MARTIN). Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri, Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.ALDE, June 18: POLITIEN (ANGE). Omnia opera, et alia quædam lectu Digna, Venise, 1498. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, June 18: SIDOINE APOLLINAIRE. Poema aureum ejusdemque Epistole, Milan, 1498. €3,000 to €4,000.
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SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions
The Øiesvold Collection
June 14, 2025SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14: HIERONYMUS MÜNTZER (1437 – 1508): (Northern and Central Europe) No title recto. Nuremberg, 1493.SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14: SIGISMUND VON HERBERSTEIN (1486 – 1566): «Commentari della Moscovia et partmente della Russia.» Venice, 1550.SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14: SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER: «Cosmographiae universalis Lib. VI in quibus iuxta certioris […]» Basel, 1559.SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14: SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER: «Deerwunder und seltzame Thier / wie die in den Mitnächtigen Länder im Meer […]» Basel, c. 1550.SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14: WILLEM BARENTSZ (1550 – 97): «Deliniatio cartæ trium navigationum per Batavos, ad Septentrionalem plagem [...]» Amsterdam, 1598.
![Forum, June 19: Euclid. The Elements of Geometrie, first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dbc5286a-4210-44e3-bbf0-6031c1c49801.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Euclid. <i>The Elements of Geometrie,</i> first edition in English of the first complete translation, [1570]. £20,000 to £30,000.")
![Forum, June 19: Shakespeare (William). The Tempest [&] The Two Gentlemen of Verona, from the Second Folio, [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/655b361c-71c7-48ba-9455-09c14e8c7494.png "<b>Forum, June 19:</b> Shakespeare (William). <i>The Tempest</i> [&] <i>The Two Gentlemen of Verona,</i> from the <i>Second Folio,</i> [Printed by Thomas Cotes], 1632. £4,000 to £6,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. De remediis utriusque fortunæ, [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/16cfdea8-0749-44a9-b801-b991dc2eaa21.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> ADRIEN LE CHARTREUX. <i>De remediis utriusque fortunæ,</i> [Cologne, vers 1470]. €5,000 to €6,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: GAZA (THÉODORE). [...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum, Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/46e14fa0-19d2-42b7-9994-312d5ae3df4d.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> GAZA (THÉODORE). <i>[...] Introductivæ grammatices libri quatuor. Ejusdem de mensibus opusculum sanequampulchrum,</i> Venise, 1495. €8,000 to €10,000.")
![ALDE, June 18: LUTHER (MARTIN). Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri, Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/13d0418d-fffb-4841-9721-851464785bd9.jpg "<b>ALDE, June 18:</b> LUTHER (MARTIN). <i>Der Erste [– Achte und letze] Teil aller Bücher und Schrifften des thewren, seligen Mans Doct. Mart. Lutheri,</i> Iéna, 1555-1568. €5,000 to €6,000.")
![SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14: SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER: «Cosmographiae universalis Lib. VI in quibus iuxta certioris […]» Basel, 1559.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5a6aadc9-e8db-4fb2-aa16-7f58eb74076a.jpg "<b>SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14:</b> SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER: «Cosmographiae universalis Lib. VI in quibus iuxta certioris […]» Basel, 1559.")
![SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14: SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER: «Deerwunder und seltzame Thier / wie die in den Mitnächtigen Länder im Meer […]» Basel, c. 1550.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/bd397a02-a6b4-462a-b4de-cb43acf2f5aa.jpg "<b>SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14:</b> SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER: «Deerwunder und seltzame Thier / wie die in den Mitnächtigen Länder im Meer […]» Basel, c. 1550.")
![SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14: WILLEM BARENTSZ (1550 – 97): «Deliniatio cartæ trium navigationum per Batavos, ad Septentrionalem plagem [...]» Amsterdam, 1598.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/1b950440-d6d6-4570-be13-7859d69353e9.jpg "<b>SD | Scandinavian Art & Rare Book Auctions, June: 14:</b> WILLEM BARENTSZ (1550 – 97): «Deliniatio cartæ trium navigationum per Batavos, ad Septentrionalem plagem [...]» Amsterdam, 1598.")
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Potter and Potter Auctions: Houdiniana and Magic Memorabilia
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | Houdiniana and Magic Memorabilia | Total Sales (USD) | 288,972.00 |
| Auction Date | April 24, 2025 - April 24, 2025 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 165,250.00 |
| Sale Number | #1205 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 293,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 253 | ||
| Sold Lots | 245 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 169,450.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 96.84% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 301,350.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 8 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 95.89% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | [HOUDINI] DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859 -- 1930) | Important Four-Page ALS Regarding Houdini and His Escapes. |
Circa1926. | USD 10,000.00 - 20,000.00 | USD 18,000.00 |
| 3 | [HOUDINI]. VIZETELLY, Frank. | A Desk-Book of 25,000 Words Frequently Mispronounced. |
1917 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 15,600.00 |
| 52 | [HOUDINI] DOYLE, Arthur Conan (1859 -- 1930) | Important Archive of Houdini and Doyle Letters Regarding Spiritualism. Six ALS/ANSs from Doyle to retired Captain John Allen Bartlett, |
USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 10,200.00 | |
| 130 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | Houdini-owned packing box challenge broadside. |
1911 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 10,200.00 |
| 131 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874--1926) | 3 Shows in One. The World Famous Houdini. Master Mystifier. |
1925 | USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 10,200.00 |
| 1 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | Houdini Brothers and Family Photograph. |
Circa1915. | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 4 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | Buried Alive! Egyptian Fakirs Outdone. Master Mystifier. Houdini. |
ca. 1924. | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 87 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | Gimbel Brothers Packing Case Challenge. |
1925 | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 250 | CHUNG Ling Soo (W.E. Robinson, 1861 -- 1918) | Chung Ling Soo. [Peacock Feather Poster.] |
ca.1918. | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 7,200.00 |
| 57 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | Inscribed Houdini Bridge Jump Photograph. |
1907 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 80 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | Portrait of Beatrice and Harry Houdini. |
1920s. | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 248 | CHUNG Ling Soo (W.E. Robinson, 1861 -- 1918) | Chung Ling Soo Mysteries. A Rare Bit of Old China. |
ca. 1915 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 20 | [HOUDINI] BENNETT, Arnold. | Your United States. Impressions of a First Visit. |
1912 | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,520.00 |
| 266 | THURSTON (Howard, 1869-1936) | Thurston Iasia!! Master Mystery Vanished in the Theatre's Dome Wonder Show of the Universe. |
ca.1929. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
| 101 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | Signed Portrait of Harry Houdini. |
Circa1922. | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
| 102 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | Signed Houdini Picture Corporation Stock Certificate and Voting Trust Certificate. Engraved stock certificate for five shares to D.E. McConnell, number 1635. |
1922 | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
| 129 | Houdini's Water Torture Cell Scale Model. |
2024 | USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,560.00 | |
| 19 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin and Handcuff Secrets. |
1909 | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,320.00 |
| 118 | HOUDINI, Beatrice (1876 -- 1943) | Portrait of a Young Beatrice Houdini. |
Circa1894. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 4,080.00 |
| 98 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | Autographed RPPC of Houdini. |
Circa1914. | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 94 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | Glass Negative of Houdini Posed at a Pier. |
Circa1909. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,120.00 |
| 95 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | Glass Negative of Houdini Manacled and Chained. |
Circa1909. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,120.00 |
| 258 | KELLAR, Harry (Heinrich Keller, 1849 - 1922) | Kellar the Great Magician. |
1894 | USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,120.00 |
| 113 | [HOUDINI] Scrapbook of Houdini Ephemera and News Clippings. |
1920s-30s. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,880.00 | |
| 264 | RAYMOND, Maurice (1877 -- 1944) | The Great Raymond and Company / The Weird Witches Cabinet. |
ca.1910. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,880.00 |
![Finarte, June 24-25: ALIGHIERI, DANTE. La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano], 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/4ee20109-25f3-42e8-93ab-bd4c8e17093a.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> ALIGHIERI, DANTE. <i>La Commedia [Commento di Christophorus Landinus]. Aggiunta: Marsilius Ficinus, Ad Dantem gratulatio [in latino e Italiano],</i> 1487. €40,000 to €60,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: BANDELLO, MATTEO. La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello, 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5adfdf34-8a9a-47e5-9288-5e65dac5ce79.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> BANDELLO, MATTEO. <i>La prima [-quarta] parte de le nouelle del Bandello,</i> 1554. €7,000 to €9,000.")
![Finarte, June 24-25: FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…, 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a1b8605-a566-4fb7-8a4c-5fb72ac539bc.png "<b>Finarte, June 24-25:</b> FESTE - COPPOLA, GIOVANNI CARLO. <i>Le nozze degli Dei, favola [...] rappresentata in musica in Firenze…,</i> 1637. €6,000 to €8,000.")
