Potter and Potter Auctions: I Know What You're Thinking: The Collection of the Amazing Kreskin, 1211, Chicago

Auction Details

Auction Report
Auction Date
August 16, 2025 - August 16, 2025
Page Size: 248 items in 10 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
1 KRESKIN (George Kresge, 1935-2024).

The Amazing Kreskin's Diaries and Datebooks.

1940s -- 70s. USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 18,000.00
2 KRESKIN (George Kresge, 1935-2024).

Talk Show Performance Photo Archive.

1960s-1970s. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 1,680.00
3 KRESKIN (George Kresge, 1935-2024).

The Amazing Kreskin's Lifetime Show Archive and Records.

1950s -- 2000s. USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 10,200.00
4 KRESKIN (George Kresge, 1935-2024).

Chronological Scrapbooks of The Amazing Kreskin's Career.

USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 9,600.00
5 KRESKIN (George Kresge, 1935-2024).

A Collection of Stage Performance Posters.

20th-21st century. USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 7,800.00
6 KRESKIN (George Kresge, 1935-2024).

Archive of "The Amazing Kreskin" Performance Advertisement Posters.

20th - 21st century. USD 200.00 - 500.00 USD 6,600.00
7 KRESKIN (George Kresge, 1935-2024).

Collection of Kreskin Produced Games.

mid to late 20th century. USD 300.00 - 400.00 USD 900.00
8 KRESKIN (George Kresge, 1935-2024).

The Amazing Kreskin Television Appearance Video Archive.

USD 500.00 - 700.00 USD 840.00
9 KRESKIN (George Kresge, 1935-2024).

Collection of Early Personal Kreskin Ephemera.

1940s -- 50s. USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 1,800.00
10 KRESKIN (George Kresge, 1935-2024).

The Amazing Kreskin's 1975 Passport.

1975 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,200.00
11 KRESKIN (George Kresge, 1935-2024).

The Amazing Kreskin's 1981 Passport.

1981 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 840.00
12 KRESKIN (George Kresge, 1935-2024).

The Amazing Kreskin's 1985 Passport.

1985 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 900.00
13 KRESKIN (George Kresge, 1935-2024).

Kreskin Television Proposal, Manuscripts, and Screenplay Archive.

Late 20th -21st century. USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 240.00
14 KRESKIN (George Kresge, 1935-2024).

Kreskin Press and Publicity Collection.

Bulk 21st century. USD 400.00 - 600.00 USD 2,400.00
25 KRESKIN (George Kresge, 1935-2024).

The Great Buck Howard Movie Memories.

2000s -- 2010s. USD 400.00 - 500.00 USD 840.00
26A KRESKIN (George Kresge, 1935-2024).

Memorial Collection Honoring the Legendary Mentalist, Kreskin.

21st century. USD 100.00 - 300.00 USD 780.00
33 GILCHRIST, Guy (b. 1957).

"Nancy" Daily Comic Strip Original Art.

2000 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 7,200.00
34 HART, John Lewis (1931 - 2007).

B.C. Comic Strip Original Art.

1991 USD 200.00 - 500.00 USD 3,120.00
38

Trio of Kreskin Portraits.

20th - 21st century. USD 250.00 - 350.00 USD 390.00
39

The Amazing Kreskin.

2022 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 660.00
45

Kreskin's Book Test Collection.

1920s -- 2000s. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 840.00
61

The Shakespeare Experiment.

Los Angeles USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 420.00
65 ALEXANDER, C. (1880 - 1954).

The Life and Mysteries of the Celebrated Dr. "Q".

Columbus 1946 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 450.00
66 ANNEMANN, Ted (Theodore Squires, 1907-1942).

The Jinx, Vol. 1-3. N1 -- N151 (Dec. 1941).

1941 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 660.00
67 ANVERDI, Tony (1925 - 1995).

50 Years of Magical Creations.

Kortrijk 1992 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 150.00
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