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
281 CHUNG Ling Soo (W.E. Robinson, 1861 -- 1918)

Chung Ling Soo Postcard.

British ca.1910. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 390.00
282 CHUNG Ling Soo (W.E. Robinson, 1861 -- 1918)

Chung Ling Soo Postcard.

British 1907 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 240.00
283 CHUNG Ling Soo (W.E. Robinson, 1861 -- 1918)

Chung Ling Soo Postcard.

British, ca.1910. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 240.00
284

[COMICS]. Over 100 Magic-Themed Comic Books.

Circa 1940s--2000s. USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 1,200.00
285 COPPERFIELD, David (b. 1956)

The Magic Man/David Copperfield Press Kit.

Circa 1975. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 300.00
286 COPPERFIELD, David (b. 1956)

David Copperfield Souvenir Ice Bucket.

Circa 1985. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,320.00
287

[DENNY & LEE - PHOTOS]. Collection of 44 Magician Headshots Inscribed to Denny Haney.

Circa 1970s--2000s. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 900.00
288 FLOSSO, Al (Albert Levinson, 1895 -- 1976)

Photograph Inscribed and Signed to the Petries.

USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 270.00
291 DEVANT, David (David Wighton, 1868 -- 1941)

David Devant Signed Postcard.

ca.1900. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 270.00
292 [DEVANT, David (1868--1941)].

Glasgow Society of Magicians (G.S.M.) Portrait.

Glasgow 1919 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 720.00
293 DEW, Danny (1906 -- 96)

Group of Danny Dew Ephemera.

1930s -- 60s. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 390.00
294 FISCHER, Ottokar (1873 -- 1940)

Broadsides, Flyers, and Poster.

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 450.00
295 GEORGE, Grover (1887 -- 1958)

ALS to Frederick Eugene Powell.

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 510.00
296 GOLDIN, Horace (Hyman Elias Goldstein, 1873 -- 1939)

Horace Goldin Postcard and Handbill.

ca.1905. USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 270.00
297 GOLDIN, Horace (Hyman Elias Goldstein, 1873 -- 1939)

Horace Goldin Signed Theatre Contract.

1934, 1937 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 360.00
298 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

Houdini TLS Regarding Spiritualism and Vintage Photograph.

1926 USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,400.00
300 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz)

The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin, Inscribed Copy with Signed Photographs and Annotated; and a Signed Pitch Book.

New York 1908 USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 USD 10,800.00
301 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin, [Signed by Houdini].

New York 1908 USD 1,200.00 - 1,800.00 USD 1,200.00
302 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

Scrapbook of Houdiniana and Magic Ephemera.

1927 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 4,320.00
303 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

Bust Portrait of Harry Houdini.

[New York, ca.1921. USD 250.00 - 400.00 USD 390.00
304 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

"Birthday Greetings" Card / Mr. And Mrs. Houdini.

ca. early 20th century. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 720.00
305 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

Shelton Hotel Pool Stunt Press Photo.

New York 1922 USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 1,020.00
306 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

Orpheum Theatre Handbill Nov. 7, 1915

San Francisco 1915 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 420.00
307 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

This Week in Chicago.

Chicago 1926 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 330.00
308 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926)

Set of Eight "Houdini" Lobby Cards.

1952 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 720.00
  • 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