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

Auction Details

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
407

Les Tour Des Cartes Les Plus Amusans.

Paris and Lille, ca.1796 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 360.00
408

Tricks by Cards.

London ca.1890 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 60.00
409 VERNON, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner, 1894 - 1992)

Harry Stanley Presents: Dai Vernon European Tour 1955

London 1955 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 300.00
410 VERNON, Dai (David Verner, 1894 -- 1992)

Malini and his Magic.

London 1962 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 390.00
411 VERNON, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner, 1894 - 1992)

Revelation. Pasadena

2008 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 390.00
412 WARD, Artemus (Charles Farrar Browne, 1834 -- 67)

Group of Thirteen Artemus Ward Books.

V.p. USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 210.00
413 WEATHERLY, Lionel (1852 -- 1940) and J. N. Maskelyne (1839 -- 1917)

The Supernatural?

Bristol 1894 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 96.00
414 [WHITE, John].

Art's Treasury of Rarities and Curious Inventions.

London 1770 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,020.00
415

Will Alma's Magical Magazine. Will Alma. Bi-monthly. N1 (Jan/Feb 1937) -- N11 (Sept/Oct 1938)

1937-1938 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 570.00
416 WINDER, Roland (d. 1970)

Check List of the Older Books on Conjuring in the Library of Roland Winder.

[Leeds], 1966 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 240.00
417 WOBENSMITH, James (1879 -- 1973)

Magic Patents.

Philadelphia 1928 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 330.00
418 HARDY, Frederic.

Parlour Magic.

London ca1869 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 480.00
419 HARDY, Frederic.

Ventriloquism Made Easy.

London 1869 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 120.00
420

Warne's Card Tricks.

London ca1877 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 420.00
421

Four Crackerjack Tricks of Magic Premium Booklets.

Chicago 1931 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 360.00
422

['WEE' BOOKS/MINIATURE BOOKS] Collection of Miniature or 'Wee' Books on Conjuring and Allied Arts.

USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 510.00
423

Zovelloscope.

Brooklyn, N.Y. 1934 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 510.00
424

[BOOKS - AMUSEMENTS] Collection of Vintage Books on Games and Amusements. 22 items.

USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 390.00
425

[BOOKS -- CIRCUS] Large Group of Circus-Themed Books. Approximately 50 items.

V.p. USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 96.00
426

[BOOKS -- MAGIC MONOGRAPHS] Group of Magic-Themed Monographs. Approximately 30 publications.

USD 250.00 - 400.00 USD 450.00
427

[BOOKS -- MAGIC'S ALLIED ARTS] Enormous Library of Books Related to Performance and Magic's Allied Arts. Approximately 230 publications.

V.p., circa 1890s -- 2000s USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 510.00
428

[BOOKS -- MAGIC -- FOREIGN LANGUAGE] Lot of Non-English Language Books on Magic and Related Subjects. Approximately 70 publications.

V.p. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 360.00
429

[BOOKS - MAGIC HISTORY] Eleven Facsimiles and Reprints of Historic Magic Books.

V.p. USD 500.00 - 800.00 USD 480.00
430

[BOOKS -- MAGIC HISTORY] Large Lot of Books on Magic History. Approximately 80 items.

V.p. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 720.00
431

[BOOKS - MAGIC INSTRUCTION] Group of Seven Vintage Magic Booklets.

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 96.00
  • 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
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    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