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
356 HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926).

Miracle Mongers and Their Methods.

New York USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 USD 2,160.00
357 KAUFMAN, Richard (b. 1958).

Tenyoism.

Washington, D.C., 2015 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 960.00
358

[MAGIC -- PULPS] Three Pulp/Softbound Works on Magic and Mind Reading.

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 150.00
359 MARLO, Edward (Edward Malkowski, 1913--91).

Marlo's Magazines, Vols. 1 - 6.

[Chicago] 1979-1988. USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 USD 960.00
360 MARLO, Edward (Edward Malkowski, 1913--91).

Six Works on Marlo's Card Magic.

[Chicago] 1965 -- 86. USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 330.00
361 MEYER, Joseph E. (1878-1950).

Protection. The Sealed Book.

Milwaukee 1908 USD 1,500.00 - 3,000.00 USD 2,640.00
362 Mr.

Bland's ... Illustrated Descriptive Catalogue of New & Superior Conjuring Tricks.

[London ca.1880]. USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 780.00
363 Ollapodrida.

Alton Sharpe. Bimonthly. N1 (May 1983) -- N24 (Oct. 2005).

2005 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 420.00
364 RID, S.

The Art of Juggling.

[New York] 1952 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 540.00
365 ROBERT-HOUDIN, Jean Eugene (1805 -- 71).

Confidences d'un Prestidigitateur.

Paris 1859 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 780.00
366 SACHS, Edwin (1850-1910).

Sleight of Hand.

London (1877). USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 900.00
367

[MAGICANS -- PHOTOGRAPHS] Six Photographs of Magicians and Assistants, Some Signed.

1920s -- 40s. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 360.00
368 POPE, Glen (1910 - ?).

Inscribed and Signed Photograph of Glen Pope.

New York ca.1931 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 510.00
369 ROCK, Will (1908-95).

Four Photographs of the Will Rock Illusion Show.

1930s. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 150.00
370 TAMPA (Ray Sugden, 1887-1939).

Inscribed and Signed Portrait of Tampa the Magician.

Salt Lake City 1929 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 720.00
371 THURSTON, Howard (1870 -- 1936).

Inscribed and Signed Portrait of Howard Thurston.

Circa 1928. USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 780.00
372 THURSTON, Howard (1870 -- 1936).

Photograph of Thurston and his Cast.

1928 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 420.00
373 THURSTON, Jane (1909-94).

Inscribed and Signed Portrait of Jane Thurston.

New York ca.1929 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 1,080.00
374 THURSTON, Jane (1909-94).

Inscribed and Signed Photograph of Jane Thurston.

Cleveland ca.1933 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 1,020.00
375 THURSTON, Leotha.

Inscribed and Signed Portrait of Leotha Thurston.

Buffalo ca.1928 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 540.00
376

[THURSTON] Five Photographs of Thurston's Illusion Show and Props.

1920s-30s. USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 660.00
377

[THURSTON] Four Photographs of Thurston's Buried Alive Stunts.

1920s. USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 1,920.00
378

[VENTRILOQUISM] Collection of Ventriloquism Ephemera and Photographs.

1940s -- 2000s. USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 120.00
  • Koller, Sep. 17: NEWTON, ISAAC. Philosophiae naturalis principia mathematica. London, Joseph Streater, "Prostat apud plures Bibliopolas", 1687. CHF 250,000 to 300,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: ORTELIUS, ABRAHAM. Theatrum orbis terrarum. 3 parts in 1 volume. Antwerpen, Plantin, 1612. CHF 120,000 to 160,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: BECKMANN, MAX. Apokalypse. Frankfurt a. M., Privatdruck der Bauerschen Giesserei, 1943. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: BOISSERÉE, SULPIZ. Ansichten, Risse und einzelne Theile des Doms von Köln. AND: Ders. Geschichte und Beschreibung des Doms zu Köln… CHF 30,000 to 50,000.
    Koller, Sep. 17: SCHEDEL, HARTMANN. Buch der Chroniken und Geschichten. Nürnberg, Anton Koberger, 23. Dez. 1493. CHF 25,000 to 40,000.
  • Sotheby's
    Fine Books, Manuscripts & More
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: Ian Fleming. Casino Royale, London, 1953. First edition, first printing. $58,610.
    Sotheby’s: A.A. Milne, Ernest Howard Shepard. Winnie The Pooh, United Kingdom, 1926. First UK edition. $17,580.
    Sotheby’s: Ernest Hemingway. Three Stories And Ten Poems, [Paris], (1923). First edition of Hemingway’s first published book. $75,000.
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    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s: L. Frank Baum. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, 1900. First edition. $27,500.
    Sotheby’s: Man Ray. Photographs By Man Ray 1920 Paris 1934, Hartford, 1934. $7,860.
    Sotheby’s: Thomas Pennant. Zoologia Britannica, Augsburg, 1771. $49,125.
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  • Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: BOETTI, Alighiero - Classifying the thousand longest rivers in the world. Ascoli Piceno: 1977. € 15.000 - 18.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: GOYA Y LUCIENTES, Francisco José - Los desastres de la guerra. Madrid: 1863. € 12.000 - 18.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Selenographia sive lunae descriptio. Danzica: 1647. € 10.000 - 15.000
    Il Ponte, Sep. 30-Oct. 1: REDOUTÉ, Pierre-Joseph - Douze Bouquets. Parigi e New York: [s.d., ma ca. 1835]. € 15.000 - 25.000