Potter and Potter Auctions: Houdiniana and Magic Memorabilia, 1205, Chicago

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
April 24, 2025 - April 24, 2025
Page Size: 253 items in 11 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
147 FU MANCHU (David Bamberg, 1904 -- 74)

Two Spanish Language Broadsides.

1930s-40s. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 120.00
148 HAN Ping Chien (1891 -- 1930)

Han Ping Chien Real Photo Postcard, Signed and Inscribed.

Circa1908. USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 360.00
149 HENRY, M.

Autograph Letter Signed by M. Henry the Magician.

Circa1822. USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 300.00
150 [HOFFMANN]

The Christmas Conjuror.

London 1877 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 420.00
153 KASSNER, Alois (1887 -- 1970)

Group of Kassner Photos.

German 1910s-50s. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 420.00
154 LAFAYETTE (Sigmund Neuberger, 1871 -- 1911)

RPPC of Lafayette's Funeral.

1911 USD 250.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
156 LANG, Melitta.

Three Portraits of Magician Alfredo Cantarelli.

Circa1920. USD 300.00 - 600.00 Not Sold
157 LEROY, Servais (1865 -- 1953)

Archive of Servais LeRoy Ephemera and Illusion Data.

1890s-1910s. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,800.00
158 LEROY, Servais (1865 -- 1953)

ALS to Will Goldston.

Dated March 13 1912 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 390.00
159 [MAGIC -- PROGRAM] ALLIEN, Edgar.

Grand Magical Seance Program.

1874 USD 50.00 - 150.00 USD 48.00
162 O'DELL, Dell (Odella Newton, 1902 -- 62)

Inscribed and Signed Portrait. Florida: Jack Karrel, .

ca.1950. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 120.00
163 OKITO (Tobias Bamberg, 1884 -- 1963)

RPPC Signed Twice by Okito.

Germany 1930s. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 300.00
164 OKITO (Tobias Bamberg, 1884 -- 1963)

TLS from Okito to John Braun.

1955 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 240.00
165

Portrait of a Spirit Medium.

Philadelphia ca.1880. USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 240.00
166

[PROGRAMS - MAGIC] Group of Nearly 70 Programs for Magicians' Conventions.

V.p. ca.20th-21st centuries. USD 200.00 - 400.00 Not Sold
167 RAMSAY, John (1877 - 1962)

Ramsay Photos and Postcard.

1940s-60s. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 270.00
168

[SPIRITUALISM] Archive of Manuscripts, Notebooks, and Publications from a Spirit Medium. A chronicle of the Edward Erickson (d.

1974 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 Not Sold
169 THURSTON, Howard (1869 -- 1936)

Typed Letter Signed by Thurston.

1926 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 330.00
170 WHEATLEY, Al (1901 -- 64)

Hand-Sculpted Bust, Photograph, and Rising Cards.

USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 1,320.00
171

[VENTRILOQUISTS] Large Collection of Ventriloquists' Ephemera and Photographs.

1890s-1980s. USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 330.00
172 ZANCIGS, The (Julius and Agnes)

RPPC Portraits of the Zancigs.

London ca.1907. USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 270.00
241 BLAINE, David (b. 1973)

Blaine. Frozen in Time.

Circa 2000. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 150.00
242 CARTER, Charles.

Carter the Great. The Modern Priestess of Delphi: Your Mind is an Open Book to Her.

Cleveland ca.1930. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,920.00
243 CARTER, Charles (1874 -- 1926)

The World's Weird Wonderful Wizard.

Cleveland 1930s. USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 240.00
244 CARTER, Charles (1874 -- 1936)

Carter the Great. The Vanishing Elephant.

Cleveland ca.1930s. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,680.00
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    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR
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    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR