Potter and Potter Auctions: The Ricky Jay Collection: Part 3, 1187, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- August 17, 2024 - August 17, 2024
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | A Letter to The Town, Concerning the Man and the Bottle. |
London | 1749 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,760.00 | |
| 82 | BOWLES, Carrington (1724 -- 1793) | Two 18th century engravings of amusements and oddities. Including: The New Company of Comedians at Sadler's Wells. |
London | 1781 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 450.00 |
| 83 | [BOXING]. ROWLANDSON, Thomas (1757 -- 1827) | Rural Sports, a Milling Match. |
London | 1811 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 1,320.00 |
| 84 | BRIGHT, Edward (1721 -- 50) | Mr. Edward Bright late of Maldon in the County of Essex Aged 29 Years. |
England | ca. 1751. | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 85 | [BROWN, J.H.]. | Spectropia; or Surprising Spectral Illusions Showing Ghosts Everywhere and of Any Colour. |
New York | 1864 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 720.00 |
| 86 | BUCHINGER, Matthias (1674 -- 1740) | The Effigies of Mr. Matthew Buchinger. |
London | 1724 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,320.00 |
| 87 | [ARMLESS CALLIGRAPHY]. SACHS, Simon. | Elaborate Calligraphed Work by the Armless and Legless Artist. |
German | ca. 1711 ?. | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 1,920.00 |
| 88 | BURGER, Eugene (1939 -- 2017) | Two Works Inscribed to Ricky Jay. Including: Spirit Theater. With "Hauntings" record tipped in as issued; and The Performance of Close-Up Magic. |
1987 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 660.00 | |
| 89 | [CALIFORNIA]. BENTON, Thomas H. | Thrilling Sketch of the Life of Col. J.C. Fremont; with an Account of his Expedition to Oregon and California, across the Rocky Mountains. |
London | 1850 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 450.00 |
| 90 | [CARD CHEATING]. BRATTON, John W. | Rubber Neck Jim. Two-Step and Cake Walk. |
Chicago | 1899 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 240.00 |
| 91 | Deutliche Anweisung zur leichten Erlernung der unterhaltendsten und uberraschendsten Kartenkunststucke. |
Quedlinburg and Leipzig | 1828 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 840.00 | |
| 92 | [CATALOGS]. Group of 4 carnival, novelty, and DeMoulin catalogs |
USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 270.00 | |||
| 93 | CAVENEY, Mike (b. 1950) | Carter the Great. |
Pasadena | 1995 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 450.00 |
| 94 | CAVENEY, Mike (b. 1950) and Bill Miesel (1935 - 2012) | Kellar's Wonders. |
Pasadena | 2003 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 330.00 |
| 95 | Salon Electrique. L'Homme Marchand au Plafond. |
French | ca. 1820s-40s. | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 180.00 | |
| 96 | CERVON, Bruce (1941 -- 2007) | Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks. Vols. 1--5. |
Tahoma | 2007/09. | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 1,200.00 |
| 97 | [CHANG WOO GOW]. | Collection of Chang The Chinese Giant Ephemera. |
Eight pieces | ca. 1860s - 1880s. | USD 800.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
| 98 | Thimble Rig A La Mode. Extracted from The National Police Gazette, October 15, 1881 |
New York | 1881 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 330.00 | |
| 100 | [CHILDREN'S -- CIRCUS]. | Three late 19th century illustrated children's volumes on the circus. Including: Barnum's Museum. |
New York and London | 1888 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 300.00 |
| 101 | CHRISTOPHER, Milbourne (1914 -- 1984) | The Illustrated History of Magic. |
New York | 1973 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 450.00 |
| 102 | The Complete Conjuror; Or, Art of Legerdemain. |
London | 1812 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 3,360.00 | |
| 103 | The Meteoric Sail. |
New York | ca. 1890 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 390.00 | |
| 104 | [CHANG & ENG (Chang and Eng Bunker)]. | Siamese Twins: The United Brothers, Chang-Eng. |
New York | ca. 1831 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 900.00 |
| 105 | [CHANG & ENG (Chang and Eng Bunker)]. HALE, James W. | An Historical Account of the Siamese Twin Brothers, from Actual Observations. Includes two editions of this title: |
New York; and New York | 1831, 1834 | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 840.00 |
| 106 | [CHANG AND ENG]. | An Historical Account of the Siamese Twin Brothers. |
New York | 1832 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 510.00 |
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5a5a37a4-bc84-4fa8-b8b8-bad6106a9297.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00aa5647-98fa-42e5-aa1f-e306d308a753.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/529a982d-de64-41cf-b68c-93f0df023bfc.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5c121f9c-5368-40ac-a487-76508b5ac622.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b3755d4d-1805-4e33-969b-59cca97eb26e.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], \"Carter Dickson\" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b1a17968-ead3-471f-b6b2-ccd4e31c0e2c.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] \"Nicholas Blake\". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.")
