Potter and Potter Auctions: Step Right Up: Circus and Sideshow Memorabilia, 23625, Chicago
Auction Details
- Auction Date
- September 03, 2026 - September 03, 2026
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Place Printed | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Barnum & Bailey Greatest Show on Earth |
Cincinnati | 1908 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 500.00 | |
| 2 | The Biggest and Grandest Street Procession Ever Seen |
Cincinnati | 1915 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 2,375.00 | |
| 3 | Congress of World-Famous Horse Acts |
Cincinnati | 1920s | USD 600.00 - 900.00 | USD 2,000.00 | |
| 4 | Groesste Schaustellung der Welt |
Cincinnati | 1900 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 343.75 | |
| 5 | Unique and Astounding Performing Animals |
Cincinnati; New York | 1900 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 1,000.00 | |
| 6 | Rare Beasts and Birds |
Cincinnati; New York | 1901 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 875.00 | |
| 7 | A Few of the Principal High Jumping and High School Horses |
Cincinnati; New York | 1900 | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 875.00 | |
| 8 | Gargantua the Great |
Cincinnati; New York | ca. 1938 | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 812.50 | |
| 9 | Col. Tim McCoy |
ca. 1930s | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 406.25 | ||
| 10 | The Gibsons |
ca. 1938 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 625.00 | ||
| 11 | Loyal Repenski Family |
Erie | ca. 1930s | USD 250.00 - 350.00 | USD 687.50 | |
| 12 | India |
ca. 1937 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 375.00 | ||
| 13 | Three Great World-Famous Acrobatic Companies |
Erie | ca. 1936 | USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 500.00 | |
| 14 | Dorothy Herbert |
Erie | ca. 1930s | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 593.75 | |
| 15 | The Marvelous Marcellus Troupe |
ca. 1934 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 468.75 | ||
| 16 | Tiger |
Erie | ca. 1940s | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 500.00 | |
| 17 | Kauffer Edward McKnight (1890–1954) | The Greatest Show on Earth |
1942 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 406.25 | |
| 18 | The Greatest Show on Earth |
Circa 1937 | USD 500.00 - 750.00 | USD 562.50 | ||
| 19 | Bailey Bill | Panto's Paradise |
1944 | USD 200.00 - 300.00 | USD 531.25 | |
| 20 | Jennie Rooney |
Erie | ca. 1935 | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 875.00 | |
| 21 | Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus |
Circa 1930s | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 156.25 | ||
| 22 | Giants Trains of Thundering Steel |
Chicago | ca. 1930s | USD 300.00 - 500.00 | USD 1,375.00 | |
| 23 | Hagenbeck-Wallace and Forepaugh-Sells Bros Combined Circus |
Chicago | 1935 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 187.50 | |
| 24 | Jungle Bred / Trained Wild Animal Circus |
Erie | 1933 | USD 200.00 - 400.00 | USD 375.00 | |
| 25 | Hagenbeck-Wallace Circus |
Circa 1930s | USD 100.00 - 150.00 | USD 343.75 |
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Leland Little, September 11: Kenneth Claiborne Royall (1894-1971), Large Archive with Letters from Harry S. Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower.Leland Little, September 11: Harry S. Truman, Scarce Autograph Letter Signed as 33rd U.S. President.Leland Little, September 11: Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens) (1835-1910), Autograph Quotation Signed.Leland Little, September 11: The History of North America, the Extremely Scarce Deluxe "Edition of the Presidents."Leland Little, September 11: Scarce First Edition of Krafft's The American Distiller.Leland Little, September 11: Inscribed First Edition of James Baldwin's Giovanni's Room.Leland Little, September 11: A Signed Limited Edition of Love in the Time of Cholera.Leland Little, September 11: The Extremely Scarce Limited and Extra-Illustrated Edition of The Works of Charles Dickens.Leland Little, September 11: A Beautifully Bound Limited Edition of Émile Zola's The Rougon-Macquart.Leland Little, September 11: The Elaborately Bound and Extremely Scarce The Shakespeare Gallery.Leland Little, September 11: Hunting, Hawking, Shooting, A Signed Limited Edition Four Volume Set.Leland Little, September 11: Signed Limited Edition of Salmon-Salmon with a Chapter on Iceland. -
Sotheby’s
Original Film Posters
10 September 2026Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: The Invisible Man (1933). Extremely Rare US Leader Press One Sheet. £20,000 to £26,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: You Only Live Twice (1967). Italian Advance Quattro Fogli. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: A Dog's Life (1918). Extremely Rare US One Sheet. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: La Belle et la Bête/Beauty and the Beast (1946). French Style A Grande. £12,000 to £18,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004). US Lenticular Prototype One Sheet. £10,000 to £15,000.Sotheby’s, Sep. 10: Théâtre d’Ombres (1897). Exceptionally Rare French Poster. £8,000 to £12,000.