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
128 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

Signed Postcard of a Youthful Houdini.

Circa 1906 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,200.00
129 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

Houdini and Beatrice Signed Photograph.

London ca.1909 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 4,800.00
130 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

Harry Houdini Color Window Decal.

N.p., Color bust portrait of Houdini in tuxedo, with a facsimile of his autograph across the coat USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,020.00
131 [HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)].

Signed Magicians' Club Membership List.

1914 USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 1,200.00
132 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

TLS to De Vega.

New York 1920 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,200.00
133 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

TLS to De Vega.

New York 1921 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,680.00
134 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

TLS to De Vega.

[New York] 1924 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,680.00
135 [HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)].

First Annual Magicians' Club Dinner Program

London, 1914 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 600.00
136

[HOUDINI] First Grand All Magical Seance of the Magicians' Club program.

London, 1915 USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 540.00
137 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

The Houdini Herald. Master Mystery Advertising Brochure.

London 1919 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,080.00
138 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

Houdini TLS to Alex De Vega Regarding Films and Tours.

1919 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,800.00
139 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

Man From Beyond Theater Program.

[New York, 1922 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 420.00
140 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

Houdini TLS to Alex De Vega Regarding Spirit Photography.

1920 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 1,920.00
141

I.B.M. Annual Souvenir Convention Programs, 1926-30.

Kenton 1926-30 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 390.00
142

[JUGGLING] Collection of Juggling Ephemera Belonging to Stanley Collins. Seven items

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 84.00
143 KHRUSE, Khia Khan (fl. 1810 -- 20)

Khia Khan Khruse, Chief of the Indian Jugglers.

Circa 1820 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 720.00
144 KORAN, Al (Edward Doe, 1914 -- 72)

Two Scrapbooks of Al Koran Ephemera and Posters.

1950s USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 2,640.00
145 LAFAYETTE (Sigmund Neuberger, 1871 -- 1911)

Portrait of The Great Lafayette.

Glasgow ca.1910 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 720.00
146 LAFAYETTE (Sigmund Neuberger, 1871 -- 1911)

Hold to the Light Postcard.

[British], 1911 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 210.00
147 [LAFAYETTE] De Vega (Alex Stewart, 1892 - 1971)

Illustrated Memorial to Lafayette.

1928 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 780.00
148 LEROY, Servais (Jean Henri Servais LeRoy, 1865 -- 1953)

Portrait of LeRoy, Talma, and Bosco.

Adelaide ca.1909 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,080.00
149 [LE GRAND DAVID]

Massive Le Grand David Ephemera Archive. (Bulk 1980s) More than 200 items. Includes

1980s USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 540.00
150 THE GREAT LESTER (Harry Lester, 1878 - 1956)

Signed Lobby Photograph of the Famous Ventriloquist.

New York ca.1920 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 240.00
151 LYNN, Dr. (J.W. Simmons, 1836 - 99)

Two Dr. Lynn Vivisection Handbills.

British, 1870s. USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,020.00
152

[MAGIC CIRCLE] Magic Circle Grand Seance Programs.

London, 1906 -- 36 USD 300.00 - 600.00 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”.
    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