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
332 HARBIN, Robert (Ned Williams, 1908 -- 78)

The Magic of Robert Harbin.

London 1970 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,800.00
333 HERMON, Harry.

Hellerism: Second Sight Mystery

Boston 1884 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 360.00
334 HILLIARD, John Northern (1872-1935)

Greater Magic: A Practical Treatise on Modern Magic

[Washington D.C.] 1994 USD 250.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
335 HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis, 1839--1919)

Modern Magic. A Practical Treatise on the Art of Conjuring.

London 1876 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,560.00
336 HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo John Lewis, 1839 -- 1919)

More Magic.

London 1890 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 180.00
337 HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo John Lewis, 1839 -- 1919)

Latest Magic.

New York 1918 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 120.00
338 HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo John Lewis, 1839 -- 1919)

Conjurer Dick; or, the Adventures of a Young Wizard.

London/New York ca1880s USD 150.00 - 200.00 USD 180.00
339 HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo John Lewis, 1839 -- 1919)

Drawing Room Conjuring.

London 1887 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 120.00
340 HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo John Lewis, 1839 -- 1919)

Magical Titbits.

London 1911 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 72.00
341 HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis, 1839 -- 1919)

Drawing Room Amusements and Evening Party Entertainments.

London 1879 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 300.00
342 HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis, 1839 -- 1919)

The Game of Skat.

London 1893 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 120.00
343 HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo John Lewis, 1839 -- 1919)

Puzzles Old and New.

London ca1890s USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 120.00
344 HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo Lewis, 1839 -- 1919)

Group of 8 volumes on magic and puzzles. All in pictorial boards,

London & New York USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 210.00
345 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

Magical Rope Ties and Escapes.

London ca1921 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 180.00
346 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

The Right Way to Do Wrong.

Boston 1906 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,840.00
347 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

Handcuff Tricks Exposed. Illustrated Life and History of Houdini.

London 1910 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,880.00
348 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

Life, History and Handcuff Secrets of Houdini.

Leicester 1914 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 480.00
349 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin.

New York 1908 USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 33,600.00
350 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

A Magician Among the Spirits.

New York 1924 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,880.00
351 [HOUDINI] RINE, Prof. George W.

The Spirit World and a Future Life.

Mountain View ca.1920 USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 1,440.00
352 INGOLDSBY, Thomas (Richard Harris Barham 1788 -- 1845)

The Ingoldsby Legends, or Mirth and Marvels.

London 1894 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 96.00
353 JACKSON, John.

Rational Amusement for Winter Evenings: Or, a Collection of Above 200 Curious and Interesting Puzzles and Paradoxes...

London 1821 USD 600.00 - 800.00 Not Sold
354 JAY, Ricky (1946 -- 2018)

Learned Pigs & Fireproof Women.

New York 1987 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 450.00
355 JAY, Ricky (1946 -- 2018)

Matthias Buchinger. "The Greatest German Living."

Los Angeles 2016 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 360.00
356 KAPLAN, George G.

The Fine Art of Magic.

York, 1948 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 180.00
  • 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”.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    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 .
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    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.
    High Bids Win
    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
    and Machine Manuals
    December 24 to January 9
    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.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    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
    Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
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    Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll.
    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien.
    The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
    Sotheby’s: John Milton.
    Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD