Potter and Potter Auctions: Winter Magic Auction Featuring the Collection of Max Maven, 1196, Chicago

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
December 14, 2024 - December 14, 2024
Page Size: 361 items in 15 pages

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 ABRAMS, Max (compiler)

Annemann. The Life and Times of a Legend.

Tahoma 1992 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 660.00
2 ANNEMANN, Ted (Theo. Squires, 1907 -- 1942)

The Book Without a Name.

New York 1931 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 240.00
3 ANNEMANN, Ted (Theo. Squires, 1907 -- 1942)

Annemann's $50.00 Manuscript.

(Los Angeles 1976 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 240.00
4 ANNEMANN, Ted (Theo. Squires, 1907 -- 1942)

Portrait of a Young Ted Annemann.

[New York] 1920s. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 108.00
5 ANNEMANN, Theodore (1907 -- 1942)

Group of two photographs. Including a portrait photograph of Annemann

ca.1930s-40s USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 360.00
6 ANNEMANN, Ted (Theo. Squires, 1907 -- 1942)

Inscribed and Signed RPPC of Annemann.

1930s. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 1,020.00
7 ANNEMANN, Ted (Theo. Squires, 1907 -- 1942)

Collection of Annemann Publicity Material and Programs.

1920s -- 30s. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 180.00
8 ANNEMANN, Ted (Theo. Squires, 1907 -- 1942)

Collection of Annemann's Secrets and Marketed/Published Effects.

1920s -- 40s. USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 180.00
9 ANNEMANN, Ted (Theo. Squires, 1907 -- 1942)

Is Thought Reading a Possibility? New York

1930s. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 60.00
10 ANNEMANN, Ted (Theo. Squires, 1907 -- 1942)

Important Archive of Annemann / J.G. Thompson Jr. Correspondence.

1929 -- 41 USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 2,400.00
11 ANNEMANN, Ted (Theo. Squires, 1907 -- 1942)

Archive of Ted Annemann / Al Baker Correspondence.

1920s -- 30s. USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 USD 3,840.00
12 ANNEMANN, Ted (1907-1942)

Paste-Ups for The Jinx #32.

1937 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 1,080.00
13 ANNEMANN, Ted (1907-1942)

Group of Jinx and Annemann-Related Ephemera.

New York 1920s - 30s USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 360.00
14 ANNEMANN, Ted (1907-1942)

The Jinx Subscriber Renewal Postcard. Self-addressed postcard depicting Annemann's Jinx cat mascot.

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 420.00
15 Theo Annemann (Theodore Squires 1907 - 1942)

The Jinx. N1 -- N151

1941 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 450.00
16 Wilfred (Bill) Madsen.

The New Jinx. n.V.n. # - V6 N72

1968 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 300.00
17 ANNEMANN, Ted (Theo. Squires, 1907 -- 1942)

Collection of Annemann Personal and Performance Photos.

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 120.00
18 ANNEMANN, Ted (1907-1942)

Annemann Final Performance Unused Ticket.

[New York] 1942 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 510.00
19 [ANNEMANN] HOLDEN, Max (1884 -- 1949)

Four Letters Regarding Annemann, his death and The Jinx.

[New York] 1942 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 510.00
20

The Linx. Burling Hull. NV N#

1936 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 240.00
21 [BURTON, Lance (b. 1960)].

Group of memorabilia.

USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 390.00
22 DUNNINGER, Joseph (1892 -- 1975)

Collection of Dunninger Publications, Photos, and Ephemera.

1920s -- 50s USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 360.00
23 DUNNINGER, Joseph (1892 -- 1975)

Group of posters and books.

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 240.00
24 GELLER, Uri (b. 1946)

Group of 6 pieces of memorabilia.

USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 330.00
25 GILES, Francis.

Silhouette of Max Maven.

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 330.00
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