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Auction Report
Auction Date
January 24, 2026 - January 24, 2026
Page Size: 174 items in 7 pages
Lot Number Author Name Book Title Place Printed Year Published Estimate Actual Price
360

[MAGIC - HISTORY] Four Volumes from the Magical Pro-Files Series.

Pasadena USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 240.00
361

[MAGIC -- INSTRUCTIONAL] Seven Modern Instructional Magic Books.

1970s -- 90s. USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 180.00
362

The Magic Cauldron. William Kuethe, Jr. Quarterly. N2 - N64

(February 1962) (June 1977) USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 540.00
363

Magic World. Dr. J.E. Pierce. V1 N1 - V7 N10

(Feb./Mar. 1924). USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 540.00
364

Magical Journal. Edward Bagshawe. V1 N1 - V6 N6.

USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 420.00
365

Magical Monthly. Edward Bagshawe. V1 N1 -- V3 N12

1923-1926 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 420.00
366

Magical Quarterly. Will Goldston. V1 N1 -- V6 N4

1934-1940 USD 200.00 - 400.00 USD 660.00
367

Magician Monthly, (The). Will Goldston, et al. Monthly.

1904-1939 USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 USD 660.00
368 Martinka & Co.

Headquarters of Magicians of America.

[New York] ca. 1910 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 150.00
369 Martinka & Co.

Illustrated and Descriptive Catalogue of New and Superior Conjuring Wonders.

[New York] 1910 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 72.00
370 Mystics Quarterly.

James Hagy. V1 N1-- V4 N4

1976-1981 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 270.00
371 NICHOLS, Thomas Low.

A Biography of the Brothers Davenport.

London 1864 USD 250.00 - 500.00 USD 210.00
372 PRICE, David.

Magic: A Pictorial History of Conjurers in the Theater.

New York 1985 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 84.00
373 [ROBERT-HOUDIN] KARR, Todd (ed.)

The Essential Robert-Houdin.

[Los Angeles] 2006 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 108.00
374 SAGE, X.

La Motte. A Correspondence Course in Hypnotism, Mesmerism ... Etc.

N.P. 1899 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 96.00
375 SALVERTE, Eusebe (trans. Anthony Todd Thompson).

Philosophy of Magic, Prodigies, and Apparent Miracles.

New York 1847 USD 150.00 - 250.00 USD 120.00
376 SANGER, George.

Seventy Years a Showman. My Life and Adventures in Camp and Caravan the World Over.

London n.d., [1908]. USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 108.00
377 SAUVAGE, Suzanne.

Illusions: The Art of Magic.

Montreal 2017 USD 100.00 - 200.00 USD 96.00
378 SHARPE, Samuel Henry (1902 - 1992).

Neo-Magic Artistry.

Seattle 2000 USD 200.00 - 300.00 USD 180.00
379 SHARPE, Samuel Henry (1902 - 1992).

Set of Conjurers' Secrets Books. Includes: Optical Secrets (Hades, 1985), Psychological Secrets (Hades, 1988), Hydraulic and Pneumatic Secrets (Hades, 1991), and Mechanical Secrets (Tannen's, 1992).

USD 300.00 - 500.00 USD 330.00
380 [THURSTON] GIBSON, Walter.

Tales of Magic and Mystery. V1 N1 -- V1 N5

1927-1925 USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 480.00
381 WEBER, Michael.

Collection of Weber Lecture Notes, Tricks, and Publications.

1990s -- 2020s. USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD 2,280.00
382 WEBER, Michael (b. 1961).

Collection of Pamphlets and Lecture Notes.

USD 400.00 - 800.00 USD 1,320.00
383 WORTHINGTON, Thomas Chew (1882 -- 1953).

Recollections of Howard Thurston.

Baltimore 1938 USD 300.00 - 600.00 USD 330.00
  • Chiswick Auctions
    Books & Works on Paper
    12th March 2026
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Churchill: The World in Crisis. Inscribed in 4 vols. 1923-31. £18,000 - £22,000.
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Inscribed. £6,000 to £8,000.
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Ponting. Polar Photographs (2) 1910-11. £3,000 - £4,000.
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.
    Chiswick, Mar. 12: Lane’s Celestial Globe, 1811. £600 - £800.
  • Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Andrews (H.C.) Coloured Engravings of Heaths, 4 vol. in 2, first edition, [1710,--94]-1802-1809-[1830]. £10,000 - £15,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- Cramer (Pierre) and Caspar Stoll. De Uitlandsche Kapellen voorkomende in de drie Waereld-Deelen…,, 5 vol., Amsterdam & Utrecht, 1779-91. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Voyages.- Darwin (Charles) and others. Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle, 3 vol. in 4, including Appendix to vol.2, first edition, 1839. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Butterflies.- de Graaf (Willem Diederik Vincent). [Inlandsche Kapellen in beeld], 170 fine original watercolours, [Enkhuizen], [1800-40]. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Dresser (Henry Eeles). A History of the Birds of Europe, 9 vol., including supplement, first edition, by the author, 1871-96. £6,000 - £8,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Zoology.- Felines.- Elliot (Daniel Giraud). A Monograph of the Felidæ or Family of the Cats, first edition, for the Subscribers, by the Author, [1878]-1883. £25,000 - £30,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Frisch (Johann Leonard). Vorstellung der Vögel Deutschlandes, 2 vol., first edition, Berlin, Friedr. Wilhelm Birnsteil, [1736]-1763. £40,000 - £60,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Birds.- Gould (John). The Birds of Great Britain, 5 vol., first edition, by the author, 1862-1873. £30,000 - £40,000.
    Forum Auctions
    Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
    25 March 2026
    Forum, Mar. 25: Pomology.- France.- Poiteau (A.) Pomologie Française. Recueil des Plus Beaux Fruits cultivés en France, 4 vol., Paris, 1846. £30,000 - £40,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier L'Histoire des plantes, second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Japan.- Siebold (P.F. von). Nippon. Archiv zur Beschreibung von Japan, 7 parts in 6 vol., first edition, Leyden, [1832]-1852. £35,000 - £45,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Asia.- Valentijn (Francois). Oud en Nieuw Oost-Indiën..., 5 vol. in 8, first edition, Dordrecht [&] Amsterdam, 1724-26. £8,000 - £12,000.
    Forum, Mar. 25: Botany.- Australia.- Redouté (P.J.).- Ventenat (Étienne Pierre). Jardin de la Malmaison, 2 vol.,, Paris, 1803-04[-05]. £30,000 - £40,000.
  • ALDE, Mar. 11: AUGUSTIN (Saint). De civitate Dei. Rome, Konrad Sweynheym et Arnold Pannartz, 1470. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. [Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes… Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: TRITHÈME (JEAN). Polygraphie et universelle escriture cabalistique. Paris, [Benoît Prévost pour] Jacques Kerver, 1561. €8,000 - €10,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: CAUS (SALOMON DE). La Perspective, avec la raison des ombres et des miroirs. Londres, John Norton, 1612.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: NICERON (JEAN-FRANÇOIS). La Perspective curieuse ou magie artificielle des effets merveilleux de l'optique. Paris, Pierre Billaine, 1638. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: VONTET (JACQUES). L’Art de trancher la viande et toute sorte de fruits… S.l.n.d. [probablement Lyon, vers 1647]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques. Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: GACHET (PAUL-FERDINAND). Les Chats de Gachet (Manuscrit). S.d. [avant mai 1873]. €6,000 - €8,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes… Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). Le Café-concert. Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.
    ALDE, Mar. 11: [TERRY (EMILIO)]. Projet de fontaine. Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.