Potter and Potter Auctions: The Collection of Edwin A. Dawes, 1191, Chicago

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Auction Report
Auction Date
October 26, 2024 - October 26, 2024
Page Size: 386 items in 16 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 ALBA, Profesor.

Profesor Alba. El Hombre Que Juega Con La Muerte.

Valencia ca.1959 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 300.00
2 ALEXANDER (Claude A. Conlin, 1880 -- 1954)

Alexander. The Man Who Knows.

Circa 1920 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 510.00
3 BAMBERG, Theo. (Tobias Bamberg, 1875 -- 1963)

Thurston Presents Theo Bamberg Europe's Great Shadowist.

Cincinnati ca.1908 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 10,200.00
4 BODIE, Dr. Walford (1869 -- 1939)

The Great and Only Dr. Walford Bodie.

London & Birmingham ca.1910 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 10,200.00
5 CALVERT, John (1911 -- 2013)

Magicarama. Girls.

[China], 1971 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 180.00
6 CARMO (Harry Cameron, 1881 - 1941)

The Great Carmo. The World's Colossus of Mystery.

Leeds and London 1924 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 210.00
7 CARTER, Charles (1874 -- 1936)

Touring the World Carter the Great Magician.

Sydney ca.1905 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 1,140.00
8 CARTER, Charles (1874 -- 1936)

Carter the Great Magician and Company. Levitation.

Wellington ca.1906 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,320.00
9 CARDINI (Richard Valentine Pitchford, 1895 - 1973)

Cardini the Suave Deceiver.

London and Birmingham 1933 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 480.00
10 CELLSUS, Vernon (Samuel Wickes, 1893 - 1970)

Vernon Cellsus the White Wizard.

Netherfield ca.1920 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 780.00
11 CHANDU (J.A. Briggs, 1884 - 1969)

The Great Chandu. Featuring the Indian Rope Trick.

Circa 1950 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 480.00
12 CHARLTON, Chris (1887 -- 1963)

Chris Charlton Says It's Fun to be Fooled.

[London], ca1925 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 270.00
13 HAN Ping Chien (1891 -- 1930)

Pekin Mysteries. Presented by the Great Powell the Wizard.

Birmingham ca.1915 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 5,040.00
14 CHUNG Ling Soo (William E. Robinson, 1861 - 1918)

A Dream of Wealth.

London ca.1918 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,120.00
15 CHUNG Ling Soo (William E. Robinson, 1861 - 1918)

A Few Facial Expressions During the Fire Trick.

Birmingham ca. 1910 USD 4,000.00 - 8,000.00 USD 8,400.00
16 CHUNG Ling Soo (William E. Robinson, 1861 - 1918)

Chung Ling Soo. Marvellous Chinese Conjurer.

Birmingham ca.1910 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 5,760.00
17 CHUNG Ling Soo (William E. Robinson, 1861 - 1918)

Chung Ling Soo. [Beaded Curtain.]

London ca.1910 USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 USD 9,000.00
18 DANTE (Harry Jansen, 1883 -- 1955)

Dante's Amazing Mystery Sensation.

Burnley 1930s USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 240.00
19 DANTE (Harry Jansen, 1883 -- 1955)

The World's Supreme Master of Mystery. Dante.

Loughborough 1930s USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 360.00
20 DANTE (Harry Jansen, 1883 -- 1955)

Dante. Sim-Sala-Bim.

[Hanley] 1930s USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 510.00
21 DANTE (Harry Jansen, 1883 -- 1955)

Mystery Revue. Dante.

London 1930s USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,080.00
22 DUVAL.

Always Refined and Amusing. Duval's Funny Folks.

Sheffield ca.1910 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 300.00
23 GEORGE, Grover (1887-1958)

Triumphant American Tour. George The Supreme Master of Magic.

Cleveland ca.1926 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 330.00
24 FU MANCHU (David Bamberg, 1904 - 74)

Fu-Manchu. Teatro Municipal.

Argentina, ca1940 ? USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 1,020.00
25 HARDEEN (Theo. Weiss, 1945)

Hardeen. Brother of Houdini.

Philadelphia ca.1928 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 720.00
  • 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”.
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    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 .
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    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.
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    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.
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    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
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    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
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    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD