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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | WILKINS, John (1614-1672) | Mathematicall Magick |
London | 1648 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 4,500.00 |
| 77 | WITGEEST, Simon (pseudonym) | Het verbetert en vermeerdert Natuurlyk Toverboek, of't Nieuw Speel-Tooneel der Konsten... ("Improved and Expanded Magic Book... or New Theatre of Arts ") |
Amsterdam | 1725 | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 750.00 |
| 78 | ALEXANDER (Claude A. Conlin, 1880 -- 1954) | Alexander. The Man Who Knows |
Circa 1920 | USD 600.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 562.50 | |
| 79 | BENYON, Edgar | The Great Benyon. Bam-Boo-Zalem |
[New Zealand] | ca. 1950 | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 100.00 |
| 80 | BRUSH, Edwin (1873 -- 1967) | Brush the Mystic. The Hindu Basket |
Chicago | 1920s | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 1,000.00 |
| 81 | CARMO (Harry Cameron, 1881 - 1941) | The Great Carmo. The World's Colossus of Mystery |
Leeds and London | 1924 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 406.25 |
| 82 | CARTER, Charles (1874 -- 1936) | Carter the Great |
Chicago | ca. 1922 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 8,750.00 |
| 83 | CARMELLI (Auguste Coene, 1850--1919) | CHERET, Jules (1836--1932). Musee Grevin / Magie Noire |
Paris | 1887 | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 84 | CHUNG Ling Soo (William E. Robinson, 1861 -- 1918) | Chung Ling Soo. The Marvelous Chinese Conjurer |
Ashton-Under-Lyne | ca. 1915 | USD 5,000.00 - 7,000.00 | USD 11,875.00 |
| 85 | Collinet | Le Maitre de la Sorcellerie Moderne |
Paris | ca. 1920 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 375.00 |
| 86 | DANTE (Harry Jansen, 1883 - 1955) | The Mysterious Dante. Mystery-Spectacle |
Hamburg | 1930 | USD 1,500.00 - 2,500.00 | USD 2,125.00 |
| 87 | DOWNS, T. Nelson (1867 -- 1938) | T. Nelson Downs. The King of Koins |
[Kenton, OH] | [ca. 1928.] | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 593.75 |
| 88 | Enigm / de Max Mireldo |
France | ca. 1925 | USD 150.00 - 300.00 | USD 281.25 | |
| 89 | GEORGE, Grover | George the Supreme Master of Magic |
Cleveland | ca. 1926 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,125.00 |
| 90 | GERMAIN, Karl (Charles Mattmueller 1878 -- 1959) | The Master of Magic. Germain |
Cleveland | [ca. 1908] | USD 600.00 - 800.00 | USD 687.50 |
| 91 | CHWAST, Seymour (b. 1931) | Doug Henning / The Sensational Houdini Water Torture Cell Escape |
1974 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 187.50 | |
| 92 | HENNING, Doug (1947 -- 2000) | Doug Henning's World of Magic |
ca. 1980 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 406.25 | |
| 93 | HENNING, Doug (1947 -- 2000) | Mobil Showcase Presents Doug Henning's World of Magic |
1975 | USD 250.00 - 500.00 | USD 312.50 | |
| 94 | HOUDINI, Harry (Erik Weisz, 1874 -- 1926) | The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin |
[New York] | [ca. 1908] | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 937.50 |
| 95 | IONIA (Clementine De Vere, 1883 - 1973) | Ionia / L'Enchantresse |
Birmingham | ca. 1910 | USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 | USD 9,375.00 |
| 96 | IONIA (Clementine DeVere, 1888 -- 1973) | Ionia |
Birmingham | ca. 1910 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,000.00 |
| 97 | ISOLA, Emile (1860--1945) and Vincent (1862--1947) | Pierrot Aux Enfers. Par Les Freres Isola |
Paris | ca. 1893 | USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 4,250.00 |
| 98 | JAY, Ricky (1946 -- 2018) | 'Twixt Two Worlds |
[New York] | [2005] | USD 100.00 - 200.00 | USD 468.75 |
| 99 | KELLAR, Harry (Heinrich Keller, 1849 - 1922) | Kellar in His Latest Mystery. Self Decapitation |
Cincinnati | 1898 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 20,000.00 |
| 100 | LEROY, Servais (Jean Henri Servais LeRoy) | Leroy's Incredibly Marvellous Effect. The Greatest Levitation Mystery Ever Shown |
Hamburg | 1912 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 2,000.00 |
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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. -
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![<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.")
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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. -
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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. -
