Potter and Potter Auctions: Puzzles, Games, & Playing Cards, 21926, Chicago

Auction Details

Auction Date: February 19, 2026 - February 19, 2026

Page Size: 326 items in 14 pages

Lot Number	Author Name	Book Title	Place Printed	Year Published	Estimate	Actual Price
243	ROBERT-HOUDIN, Jean Eugene (1805-1871); translated by Professor Hoffmann	Card-Sharping Exposed	London	[n.d., ca. 1882]	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 187.50
244	MASKELYNE, John Nevil	Sharps and Flats	London	1894	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 187.50
245	QUINN, J.P.	Gambling and Gambling Devices	Canton	-1912	USD 100.00 - 200.00	USD 62.50
246	EVANS, Gerritt M., ("A Retired Professional," pseud)	How Gamblers Win, Or The Secrets of Advantage Playing Exposed	New York	1868	USD 500.00 - 700.00	USD 343.75
247		How to Play Cards	New York	1882	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 125.00
248	GREEN, Jonathan Harrington	Gambling Exposed: A Full Exposition of all the Various Arts, Mysteries, and Miseries of Gambling	Philadelphia	-1857	USD 250.00 - 350.00	USD 156.25
249		[POKER]. Five early volumes on poker	(Boston)	-1906	USD 150.00 - 300.00	USD 343.75
250		[POKER]. Draw Poker -- Getting 'Em Lively	New York	1886	USD 150.00 - 250.00	USD 125.00
251	CAMERON, Judson J.	Cheating at Bridge: Go Home with the Winners	Philadelphia	[1933]	USD 100.00 - 200.00	USD 187.50
252	DEVOL, George	Forty Years a Gambler on the Mississippi	Cincinnati	1887	USD 200.00 - 400.00	USD 250.00
253		[CATALOGS]. Group of 14 H.C. Evans and K.C. Card Co. catalogs	Chicago	v.d. (ca. 1930s-60s)	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 250.00
254		Barr & Co. gambling catalog	Chicago	n.d. (ca. 1900s)	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 687.50
255		Group of 11 miscellaneous gambling catalogs			USD 150.00 - 250.00	USD 187.50
256		Group of 19 volumes on playing cards	(U.S. Games Systems)	-1987	USD 100.00 - 200.00	USD 468.75
257		[CATALOGS]. Lot of auction and dealer catalogs for gambling and other collectibles		Circa 1980s-90s	USD 100.00 - 200.00	USD 62.50
274		Belles Dames en Grande Toilette	Paris	ca. 1890	USD 200.00 - 400.00	Not Sold
275		[PAPER DOLLS]. Boys' Doll in the most elegant costume	Germany	ca. 1850	USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00	Not Sold
276		[PAPER DOLLS]. The Girls' Delight	New York	ca. 1858	USD 400.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
277		Dolly Dimple and Billy Boy	New York	early 20th Century	USD 150.00 - 300.00	Not Sold
278		Dolly's Wardrobe	London	ca. 1893	USD 300.00 - 600.00	Not Sold
279		"Dressing Dolls" Collection	V.p.	1890s--1910s	USD 300.00 - 500.00	Not Sold
280		Embossed Paper Baby Doll Box Sets	Germany	ca. 1890s	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 187.50
281		Fanny Gray	Boston	ca. 1854	USD 500.00 - 1,000.00	Not Sold
282		Group of Fashion Paper Dolls and Story Figures	V.p.	ca. 1920s -- 1950s	USD 300.00 - 500.00	USD 187.50
283		Group of Lithograph Children's Paper Dolls		19th-century	USD 200.00 - 300.00	USD 250.00

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.
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.