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
101 DEVANT, David (David Wighton, 1868 -- 1941)

David Devant's Own St. George's Hall Program.

London 1917 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 840.00
102 DE VEGA (Alex Stewart, 1892 - 1971)

Collection of Magic Ephemera, Letters, and Artwork.

1910s -- 60s USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD 2,880.00
103 DE VEGA (Alex Stewart, 1892 - 1971)

Twelve Handwritten Instructional Magic Notebooks.

1910s -- 50s USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 3,360.00
105 DUCROW SR., Andrew.

Mr. Ducrow's Performance from the Theatre Royal, Lisbon.

Circa 1798 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,020.00
106 DUCROW, Andrew (1793 -- 1842)

Astley's Grand Entertainments Will Shortly Close.

Lambeth ca.1820 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 300.00
107 DUNNINGER, Joseph (1892 -- 1975)

Collection of Ephemera and Programs.

1920s -- 60s, USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 570.00
108 [CHEFALO AND PALERMO] ELCOCK, H.K. (1886 -- 1952)

Portraits of the Italian Illusionist and his Wife.

London, 1911 USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,920.00
109 [FASOLA] ELCOCK, H.K. (1886 -- 1952)

Portrait of Illusionist Gustave Fasola.

London, 1911 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 2,040.00
110 [THORN] ELCOCK, H.K. (1886 -- 1952)

Portrait of Chevalier Ernst Thorn.

London, 1911 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 5,520.00
111 FAKIR OF OOLU (Alfred Sylvester, 1831 -- 86)

Marvelous, Supernatural, Spiritual and Mysterious Performance!!!

London 1873 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 390.00
112

[FAWKES] Bartholomew Fair.

London 1721 USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,640.00
113 [GUN TRICK] MATTHEWS, Charles.

The Great Gun Trick.

[London, 1856 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 540.00
114 GELLER, Uri (b. 1946)

Large Uri Geller Ephemera Archive.

1970s - 90s USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 240.00
115 GILLRAY, James (1756 -- 1815)

A Phantasmagoria; - Scene - Conjuring up an Armed Skeleton.

London, 1803 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 960.00
116 GOLDIN, Horace (Hyman Elias Goldstein, d. 1939)

A Marked Bullet Caught Direct from a Service Rifle.

Burnley 1936 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 180.00
117 GOLDIN, Horace (Hyman Elias Goldstein, d. 1939)

Archive of Horace Goldin Ephemera. Approximately 25 items.

V.p., v.d. USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 510.00
118 GOLDIN, Horace (Hyman Elias Goldstein, d. 1939)

The Express Budget of Mystery.

[London, ca1930s USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 300.00
119 [HARTZ, Joseph Michael (1836 -- 1903)].

Opinions of the Edinburgh Press, Etc., of M. Hartz's Wonderful Scientific Entertainment of Transparent Illusions.

Edinburgh 1861 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,200.00
120 HARTZ, Joseph Michael (1836 -- 1903)

Two Photographs of Hartz's Devil of a Hat Stage Set.

Sheffield ca.1900 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 1,080.00
121 HARTZ, Joseph Michael (1836 -- 1903)

Table Mat from Hartz's Devil of a Hat Production.

Circa 1880s USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 450.00
123 HENDERSON (Milton H. Grannat, d. 1925)

Henderson, Prestidigitateur.

[New York] ca. late 1800s USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 108.00
124 HENNING, Doug (1947 -- 2000)

Archive of Doug Henning Ephemera and Programs.

1970s -- 80s USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 360.00
125 HENRY, M.

Table-Talk; or "Shreds and Patches."

[London] 1825 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 540.00
126 HERWINN (William Humpage, 1861 -- 1946)

Collection of Herwinn Ephemera. Six pieces,

1880s -- 1930s USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 390.00
127 HOFFMANN, Professor (Angelo John Lewis, 1839 -- 1919)

Autograph letter, signed by Professor Hoffmann.

1918 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 450.00
  • 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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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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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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    Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines
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    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.
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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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    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