Potter and Potter Auctions: I Know What You're Thinking: The Collection of the Amazing Kreskin, 1211, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- August 16, 2025 - August 16, 2025
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 168 | Four Magical Publications Pro-Files volumes. Books number 1-4 in the Magical Pro-Files Series. |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 360.00 | |||
| 169 | [HOUDINI, Harry (Ehrich Weisz)] | The Final Houdini Seance. |
Anaheim | 1975 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 210.00 |
| 170 | RAVEN, Tony (Bob Lynn) and YE MAGE, Masklyn (Tony Andruzzi, Tony Palmer). | The Compleat Invocation, Vol. 1-2. |
Washington, D.C. | 1986 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 420.00 |
| 171 | Mahatma. | George Little, et al. Complete file. |
Washington D.C. | 1994 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 270.00 |
| 172 | ALEXANDER (Claude Conlin, 1880 -- 1954). | Inscribed and Signed Portrait of the "Man Who Knows." |
Circa 1921. | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,020.00 | |
| 173 | ANDERSON, John Henry (1814--74). | Address Delivered by Mr. J.H. Anderson (The Great Wizard of the North. |
[London] | ca.1855 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 510.00 |
| 174 | BENSON, Roy (1914-77). | Sixteen Photographs of Magician Roy Benson. |
1930s -- 50s. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 450.00 | |
| 175 | BLACKSTONE, Harry (1884 -- 1965). | Collection of Blackstone Ephemera and Programs. |
1940s -- 80s. | USD 150.00 - 250.00 | USD 210.00 | |
| 176 | BOSIO, Jean Francois (after). | L'Escamoteur. |
Paris | ca.1807 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 600.00 |
| 177 | CARDINI (Richard Pitchford, 1895--1973). | Cardini "Cartoon" Lobby Photo. |
Circa 1934. | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 2,040.00 | |
| 178 | CARDINI (Richard Pitchford, 1895--1973). | Cigarette Manipulation Photograph. |
New York | ca.1960s. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 360.00 |
| 179 | CHUNG Ling Soo (W.E. Robinson, 1861 -- 1918). | Portrait Postcard of Soo and Suee Seen. |
Circa 1915. | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 510.00 | |
| 180 | CHUNG Ling Soo (W.E. Robinson, 1861 -- 1918). | Chung Ling Soo Bullet Catch Postcard. |
Circa 1915. | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 480.00 | |
| 181 | CHUNG Ling Soo (W.E. Robinson, 1861 -- 1918). | Chung Ling Soo "Dragon" Letterhead. |
Circa 1915. | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 510.00 | |
| 182 | [HOUDINI] DEBIERRE, Arnold. | RPPC of DeBierre Sent to Houdini. |
1904 | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 900.00 | |
| 183 | DECREMPS, Henri. | Le Magie Blanche Devoilee. Proof Sheet. |
Paris | 1784 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 240.00 |
| 184 | DEVANT, David (1868-1941). | Autographed Sentiment and Portrait Postcard. |
Circa 1905. | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 450.00 | |
| 185 | DOWNS, T. Nelson (1867-1938). | Three-Page ALS to John Northern Hilliard. |
1926 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,200.00 | |
| 186 | DOWNS, T. Nelson (1867 -- 1938). | One Page ALS to Harry Houdini. |
1926 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,320.00 | |
| 187 | FAIRBURN, John (1789 -- 1840). | Fairburn's Conjuror. Monsieur Chabert the Fire King. |
London | ca.1815 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 1,140.00 |
| 188 | [CUPS AND BALLS] Two French Cartoons with Cups & Balls Imagery. |
Paris, | nineteenth century. | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 510.00 | |
| 189 | Le Sorcier du Village ou l'Oracle Universelle. |
Epinal | ca.1880 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 300.00 | |
| 190 | Some of the Conjuring Lights. Living & Deceased. |
New York | 1898 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 150.00 | |
| 191 | Large Collection of Vintage Magicians' Ephemera. |
1910s -- 2000s. | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 960.00 | ||
| 192 | HARDEEN (Theo Weiss, 1876 -- 1945). | Two Pieces of Hardeen Ephemera, one Signed. |
USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 108.00 |
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