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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225 | [CARD TRICKS & CHEATING]. Group of 19 First or Early Editions of Modern Card Tricks/Cheating Titles |
[V.p.] | [20th/21st century] | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 312.50 | |
| 226 | [CATALOGS - MAGIC]. Huge Lot of Over 400 Modern Magic and Related Catalogs from Auctioneers and Magic Shops |
[V.p.] | [ca. 20th -- 21st centuries] | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 500.00 | |
| 227 | CAVENEY, Mike (b. 1950) | Carter the Great |
[Pasadena] | -1995 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 312.50 |
| 228 | CAVENEY, Mike (b. 1950) and Bill Miesel (1935 - 2012) | Kellar's Wonders |
[Pasadena] | [2003] | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 229 | CAVENEY, Mike (b. 1950) and William Rauscher | Servais LeRoy: Monarch of Mystery |
Pasadena | 1999 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 218.75 |
| 230 | CAVENEY, Mike (b. 1950) | Wonders [and:] The Conference Illusions |
Pasadena, CA | [2013] | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 231 | CAVENEY, Mike (b. 1950) | Classic Correspondence from Egyptian Hall Museum |
Pasadena, CA | 2010; 2014; 2016; 2021 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 343.75 |
| 232 | CAVENEY, Mike; JAY, Ricky; STEINMEYER, Jim | Magic: 1400s-1950s |
Los Angeles | 2009 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 125.00 |
| 233 | CESTKOWSKI, Gerald | Encyclopedia of Playing Card Flourishes |
Denver | 2002 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 218.75 |
| 234 | CERVON, Bruce (1941 -- 2007) | Bruce Cervon's Castle Notebooks |
Tahoma | 2007/09 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 875.00 |
| 235 | CHRISTIAN, Magic (b. 1945) | J.N. Hofzinser Non Plus Ultra Vols. I and II |
Seattle | 2013 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 236 | CHRISTIAN, Magic (b. 1945) (trans. Lori Pieper) | Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser Non Plus Ultra |
Seattle | 2013 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 187.50 |
| 237 | CLARKE, Sidney (1864 -- 1940) | The Annals of Conjuring |
Seattle | [2001] | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 238 | Collectors' Forum. Fred W. Evans. V1 N1 (Jan. 1991) -- V5 N4 (Nov. 1995) |
USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 281.25 | |||
| 239 | [COMICS]. Blackstone Master Magician Comics |
New York | March-April 1946 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 250.00 | |
| 240 | [COMICS]. [BLACKSTONE, ELLIMAN, HOUDINI]. Nine Issues of Super Magician Comics |
New York | September, 1941 -- October/November, 1946 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 312.50 | |
| 241 | [COMICS]. [NEFF, Dr. Bill, subject]. Ghost Breakers |
New York [and] Derby, CT | September and December 1948 [and] February, 1953 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 312.50 | |
| 242 | [COMICS]. Red Dragon. Fantasy-Magic Comics |
New York | 1947-11-01 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 125.00 | |
| 243 | [COMICS]. Real Fact Comics |
New York | March-April 1946 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 100.00 | |
| 244 | [COMICS]. Group of Nearly 80 Magic-Related Comics |
[V.p.] | [ca. 20th -- 21st centuries] | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 343.75 | |
| 245 | CREMER, W.H. | Classic Works on Conjuring |
ca. 1900 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 250.00 | |
| 246 | CULLITON, Patrick (b. 1944) | Houdini Unlocked |
[Los Angeles] | 1997 | USD 500.00 - 800.00 | USD 937.50 |
| 247 | CULLITON, Patrick (b. 1944) | Houdini-The Key |
Los Angeles | 2010 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 687.50 |
| 248 | DELAURENCE, L.W. (1868 -- 1936) | Four Works on Occult Topics |
Chicago | 1941 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 250.00 |
| 249 | DEVANT, David (1868-1941) | Five First Editions |
[London] | [1922, 1931] | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 281.25 |
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![<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. -
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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.