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
506

Group of Nearly 24 Italian Titles of Magic or Occult Subjects.

V.p. ca.19th - 20th centuries. USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 240.00
507

Group of Nearly 20 Italian Titles on Games or Gaming.

V.p. ca.18th - 20th centuries. USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 96.00
508

[HAND-COLORED PRINT]. Il Giocatore di Bussolotti, in Roma.

Roma 1821 though actually 20th century. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 270.00
509

[HAND SHADOWS]. Ombre Colle Mani.

Torino late 19th - early 20th centuries. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 108.00
510

[ITALIAN ILLUSTRATED EPHEMERA]. Group of Nearly 25 Assorted Illustrated Items Related to Magic.

V.p. ca.19th - 21st centuries. USD 150.00 - 300.00 USD 96.00
511

[ITALIAN MAGIC BROADSIDES OR POSTERS]. Group of 11 Broadsides and 2 Posters.

V.p. ca. 20th century. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 84.00
512

[ITALIAN MAGIC NEWSLETTERS]. 42 Issues of Cardini Club News (1998-2010) and 53 Issues of Sim Sales Bim (1997-2010)

(1998-2010 and (1997-2010 USD 100.00 - 300.00 USD 180.00
513

[ITALIAN MAGIC INSTRUCTIONAL BOOKS]. Group of 20 Modern Italian Magic and Related Books.

V.p. ca. 20th - 21st centuries. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 360.00
514 [ITALIAN SCIENCE FICTION]. [VERATTI, Bartolomeo (1809-1889), attributed to].

Un Viaggetto Nella Luna... [A Little Trip to the Moon].

Modena 1836 USD 300.00 - 500.00 Not Sold
515 [NESPOLO, Ugo (b. 1941), artist].

Motociclista.

N.d. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 84.00
516 [ROXY, pseudonym of PASQUA, Gianni].

Archive of Numerous Photos and Snapshots, "Diplomas," Programs, Prop Money, Passes, Etc.

V.p. ca. 20th - 21st centuries. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 300.00
  • 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