Potter and Potter Auctions: Literature and Legerdemain, 22201, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- February 28, 2026 - February 28, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACCUM, Frederick (1769 - 1838) | Chemical Amusement |
London | 1819 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 2 | ANDERSON, John Henry (1814 -- 74) | The Fashionable Science of Parlor Magic |
[N.p.] | -1843 | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 3 | [BACON, Sir Francis (1561-1626)] | Sylva Sylvarum. Or A Natural History, in Ten Centuries |
London | 1670 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 531.25 |
| 4 | [BADCOCK, John] | Philosophical Recreations, or Winter Amusements |
London | [ca. 1828] | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 375.00 |
| 5 | BARNUM, P. T. | Struggles and Triumphs or, Sixty Years' Recollections... |
Buffalo | 1889 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 406.25 |
| 6 | BEAUMONT, John | An Historical, Physiological, and Theological Treatise of Spirits, Apparitions, Witchcrafts and other Magical Practices |
London | 1705 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 7 | BODIN, Jean | De La Demonomanie Des Sorciers |
Anvers | 1592 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
| 8 | [BROWN, J.H.] | Spectropia; or Surprising Spectral Illusions Showing Ghosts Everywhere and of Any Colour |
New York | 1864 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 531.25 |
| 9 | BURTON, Robert [pseudonym of CROUCH, Nathaniel (1632-1725)] | Extraordinary Adventures, Revolutions & Events... |
London | 1728 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 1,125.00 |
| 10 | [CAGLIOSTRO] Vie de Joseph Balsamo, Connu Sous le Nom Comte de Cagliostro |
Paris | 1791 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 281.25 | |
| 11 | CAULFIELD, James (1764-1826) | Portraits, Memoirs, and Characters, of Remarkable Persons, from the Revolution in 1688 to the End of the Reign of George II |
London | 1819 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 687.50 |
| 12 | LA CHAPELLE, Jean Baptiste de (ca. 1710--92) | Le Ventriloque, Our L'Engastrimythe... |
London and Paris | 1772 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 500.00 |
| 13 | COLBURN, Zerah (1804 -- 39) | A Memoir of Zerah Colburn |
Springfield | 1833 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 14 | The Conjuror's Magazine; or, Magical and Physiognomical Mirror |
London | 1792-1794 | USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 | USD 1,750.00 | |
| 15 | Curiosities for the Ingenious: Selected from the Most Authentic Treasures of Nature, Science, and Art |
London | 1822 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 250.00 | |
| 16 | [CURLL, Edmund (ca. 1675-1747)] | The History of the Life and Adventures of Mr. Duncan Campbell |
London | 1720 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 156.25 |
| 17 | DEAN, Henry | The Whole Art of Legerdemain: or Hocus Pocus in Perfection |
London | 1781 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 8,125.00 |
| 18 | DECREMPS, Henri (1746-1826) | Six Classic Conjuring Textbooks, including: Testament de Jerome Sharp... |
Paris | 1788 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 2,250.00 |
| 19 | [DEFOE, Daniel] | The History of the Devil, As Well Ancient as Modern ... |
London | 1727 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 1,750.00 |
| 20 | [DEFOE, Daniel] | A System of Magic in One Volume |
Oxford | 1840 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 406.25 |
| 21 | [DISRAELI, Isaac (1766-1848), editor] | Curiosities of Literature. Consisting of Anecdotes, Characters, Sketches and Observations... |
London | 1793 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 312.50 |
| 22 | [ENCYCLOPAEDIA BRITANNICA]. "Legerdemain, or Sleight of Hand" Entry Excised from the Third Edition of the Encyclopaedia Britannica |
[London] | [1797] | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 500.00 | |
| 23 | Endless Amusements: or, The Art of Legerdemain Made Easy to Young Persons |
Boston | 1842 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 500.00 | |
| 24 | [FALCONER, John (fl. 1685)] | Cryptomenysis Patefacta: Or the Art of Secret Information Disclosed without a Key |
London | 1685 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 25 | GALE, John | Gale's Cabinet of Knowledge: or, Miscellaneous Recreations |
London; Lackington | 1808 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 375.00 |
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![<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouv...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a2a2dbe-8edf-4091-9a08-800f7aba747e.jpg "<b>Forum, Mar. 25:</b> Botany.- [Robin (Jean)]. <i>Histoire des Plantes, nouvellement trouvées en l'Isle Virgine…,</i>, 1620; with Geoffrey Linocier <i>L'Histoire des plantes,</i> second edition, 1619-20. £3,000 - £4,000.")
Forum Auctions
Natural History: The remaining stock of Antiquariaat Junk, 1899-2026
25 March 2026Forum, 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 2026Forum, 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 2026Forum, 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. -
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, mai...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/ddd3b34c-8abc-4eae-8474-6ea05406ccd0.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REGNART (LE LIVRE DE)]. <i>[Le] Docteur en malice, maistre Regnard, demonstrant les ruzes et cautelles qu'il use envers les personnes…</i> Rouen, 1550. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [ver...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/dc734df9-0811-477f-919a-2563b8452855.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> HUGO (VICTOR). [Paysage spectral avec une église], [vers 1837]. €20,000 - €30,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les ...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/7e769889-43a5-495e-a931-c511da576c2b.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [HERVEY DE SAINT-DENYS (LÉON D')]. <i>Les Rêves et les Moyens de les diriger. Observations pratiques.</i> Paris, Amyot, 1867. €3,000 - €4,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodram...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b325eb41-450b-4bd6-851c-4125e04dfbe7.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [REDON (ODILON)]. PICARD (EDMOND). <i>Le Juré. Monodrame en cinq actes…</i> Bruxelles, Mme veuve Monnom, 1887. €7,000 - €9,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. M...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/6588f3a0-90f2-464c-8125-a76866eabe85.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TOULOUSE-LAUTREC (HENRI DE) ET HENRI-GABRIEL IBELS]. MONTORGUEIL (GEORGES). <i>Le Café-concert.</i> Paris, [1893]. €4,000 - €5,000.")
![<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin ori...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/0840c8e4-4f35-4c95-b2d3-3d5addd6fd51.jpg "<b>ALDE, Mar. 11:</b> [TERRY (EMILIO)]. <i>Projet de fontaine.</i> Dessin original au stylo et à l'encre noire. 1938. €2,000 - €3,000.")
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. -
![<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1...](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/004c032b-da4d-428e-811b-e5a8e80376a2.jpg "<b>Chiswick, Mar. 12:</b> Gray [Artist.] India. Album 40 original drawings. 1858 - 1862. £2,000 - £3,000.")
Chiswick Auctions
Books & Works on Paper
12th March 2026Chiswick, 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. -
