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

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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
389 Burton Sperber.

A Real Miracle. Quarterly. N1 -- N12

1993-1995 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 480.00
390 TARBELL, Harlan (1890-1960)

The Tarbell Course in Magic.

Chicago 1927 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 180.00
391 TAYLOR, Joseph.

Apparitions; or the Mystery of Ghosts, Hobgoblins, and Haunted Houses.

London 1815 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 450.00
392 VIGIL, Paul.

Classic Fantastic.

Las Vegas 2014 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 570.00
393 VIGIL, Paul.

The Doors of Deception.

Las Vegas 2017 USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 USD 900.00
394

Visits from the World of Spirits; or Interesting Anecdotes of the Dead...Being an Impartial Survey of the most remarkable Accounts of Apparitions, Dreams, Ghosts, Spectres, and Visions.

London Wayland USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 540.00
395 WALTON, BERT J.

Do the Dead Live? An Expose on the Faking Medium the Last Word on Fake Spiritualism.

Seattle 1921 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 390.00
396

[MAGIC]. 15 Vintage Works on Magic, Cards, and Conjuring. Includes: Routledge's Handbook of Conjuring.

London 1868 USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 450.00
478

[INNER CIRCLE]. Candid photograph of Magic's "Inner Circle."

[New York], ca.1945. USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,200.00
479 VERNON, Dai (1894--1992)

Typed Letter from Dai Vernon to Gordon Peck.

1933 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 540.00
480 HENNING, Doug (1947--2000)

Doug Henning Photograph Inscribed and Signed to David Roth.

Circa 1980s. USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 300.00
490 ROTH, David (1952--2021)

Ricky Jay and his 52 Assistants Ephemera.

USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 960.00
492 ALBERTI, Giuseppe Antonio (1712-1768)

I Giochi Numerici Fatti Arcani...

Bologna 1747 USD 600.00 - 800.00 USD 660.00
493 ALBERTI, Giuseppe Antonio (1712-1768)

Il Giuochi Numerici Manifestati...

Venice 1815 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 150.00
494 ALBERTI, Giuseppe Antonio (1712-1768)

I Giuochi Numerici Fatti Arcani Palesati.

Naples 1814 USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 120.00
495

[ARDITO, Pietro (1919-2005), artist].

Pair of Signed Lithograph Caricatures. 2000s USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 240.00
496

[ART BOOKS]. Group of 13 Modern Italian Illustrated Books on Art or Games.

V.p., ca. 20th-21st centuries. USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 108.00
498 [BOSCH, Hieronymus (d. 1516), after].

The Conjuror.

20th century. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 210.00
499 CASTELLO, Ignazio Paterno (1722-1786)

Ragionamento A Madama N.N. Sopra Gli Antichi Ornamenti E Trastulli De'Bambini.

Florence 1786 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 60.00
500 [CRIMINALS AND ODD PEOPLE]. ASTOLFI, Giovanni Felice.

Della Officina Historica di Geo. Felice Astolfi.

Venice 1670 USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 180.00
501 [D'AMICO, Anna (1830-1906), subject].

Two Illustrated Newspaper Ads for the Famous Italian Woman Psychic and MesmeriSt. [Italy

19th century. USD 100.00 - 200.00 Not Sold
502 [GAMBLING]. GIOVANNI, Dolcetti.

Le Bische e il Giuoco d'Azzardo a Venezia [Gambling Dens and Gambling in Venice].

Venice 1903 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
503

[GAMES].

Per le Serate D'Inverno; Supplemento illustrato al Corriere Della Sera. December 1890. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 150.00
504 [GAMES]. VUILLIER, Gaston (1845-1915)

Plaisirs & Jeux Depuis les Origines.

Paris 1900 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 150.00
505

Group of Nearly 30 Italian Titles of Assorted Subjects.

V.p. ca.16th - 20th centuries. USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 120.00
  • 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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    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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    The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
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    A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
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    Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
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    Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
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