Potter and Potter Auctions: The Ricky Jay Collection: Part 3
Auction Reports
| Auction Name | The Ricky Jay Collection: Part 3 | Total Sales (USD) | 436,068.00 |
| Auction Date | August 17, 2024 - August 17, 2024 | Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 238,780.00 |
| Sale Number | #1187 | High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) | 423,600.00 |
| Total Lots | 496 | ||
| Sold Lots | 487 | Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 241,730.00 |
| % of Lots Sold | 98.19% | High Estimate of All Lots (USD) | 428,400.00 |
| Unsold Lots | 9 | Total Sales as a % of High Est. | 101.79% |
Top twenty-five by sale price
| Lot Number | Author Name | Book Title | Year Published | Estimate | Actual Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 113 | MODESTY DID NOT SUIT HIM<br>CHUNG Ling Soo (William Ellsworth Robinson, 1861 - 1918) | Chung Ling Soo. A Gift From the Gods. |
ca. 1912 | USD 10,000.00 - 15,000.00 | USD 14,400.00 |
| 342 | MALINI, Max (Max Katz Breit, 1873 - 1942) | Group of Malini Ephemera. |
1930s -- 40s. | USD 500.00 - 1,000.00 | USD 9,600.00 |
| 1 | BERKMAN, Stephen. | Spirit Photograph of Ricky Jay and a Circassian Spirit. |
USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 9,000.00 | |
| 225 | GERMAIN, Karl (Charles Mattmuller, 1878 - 1959) | Archive of Short Story Manuscripts And Notes by Karl Germain. |
1920s -- 30s. | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 9,000.00 |
| 5 | JAY, Ricky (1946 -- 2018) | The Magic Magic Book. |
USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 6,600.00 | |
| 476 | TUCCARO, Arcangelo. | Trois Dialogues ... Le Premier Dialogue traicte des exercices Gymnastiques ... Le Second contient plusieurs beaux discours du saut appellee par les Anciens Cubistique ... |
1599 | USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 6,600.00 |
| 155 | DEER, Esther Louise Georgette (1891 -- 1992) | Princess White Deer. The Only Dancing American Indian Girl. |
ca. 1913. | USD 5,000.00 - 10,000.00 | USD 6,000.00 |
| 486 | John Rannie Ventriloquist document box. |
ca. 1810s. | USD 500.00 - 700.00 | USD 6,000.00 | |
| 81 | A Letter to The Town, Concerning the Man and the Bottle. |
1749 | USD 4,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 5,760.00 | |
| 442 | SMITH, George. | Memoirs and Anecdotes of Mr. Love, the Celebrated Ventriloquist. |
1831 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 5,760.00 |
| 220 | GANTZ, John (1772 -- 1853) | Indian Microcosm. |
1827-8. | USD 1,000.00 - 2,000.00 | USD 5,280.00 |
| 97 | [CHANG WOO GOW]. | Collection of Chang The Chinese Giant Ephemera. |
ca. 1860s - 1880s. | USD 800.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
| 232 | GOLDIN, Horace (Hyman Elias Goldstein, 1873 - 1939) | Horace Goldin. The Tiger God. |
ca. 1910 | USD 2,500.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 5,040.00 |
| 377 | PASTRANA, Julia (subject) | Curious History of the ... Baboon Lady, Miss Julia Pastrana [and the] Double-Bodied Boy! |
ca. 1850 | USD 300.00 - 600.00 | USD 4,800.00 |
| 86 | BUCHINGER, Matthias (1674 -- 1740) | The Effigies of Mr. Matthew Buchinger. |
1724 | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 4,320.00 |
| 177 | ENGSTROM, A.B. | The Humorous Magician Unmasked. |
1836 | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 4,080.00 |
| 2 | JAY, Ricky (1946 -- 2018) | Three Packs of Cards As Weapons Promotional Playing Cards. |
1977 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 3,840.00 |
| 69 | Humpty Dumpty. The Great Trick Book. |
1869 | USD 1,200.00 - 2,400.00 | USD 3,840.00 | |
| 70 | A French Early 19th Century Blow Book. |
ca. 1820 | USD 800.00 - 1,200.00 | USD 3,840.00 | |
| 48 | Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show on Earth. Blue Beard's Chamber. |
1898 | USD 3,000.00 - 5,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 | |
| 68 | The Enchanted Scrap Book. |
ca. 1840 | USD 3,000.00 - 6,000.00 | USD 3,600.00 | |
| 397 | Collection of Historically Significant Playing Card Gaffs. |
USD 400.00 - 600.00 | USD 3,600.00 | ||
| 460 | HOWARD, Frank and Annie. | Pitchbooks for Annie and Frank Howard, the Tattooed Couple. |
ca. 1890 | USD 400.00 - 800.00 | USD 3,600.00 |
| 47 | BALDWIN, Samri S. (Samuel Spencer Baldwin 1848 - 1924) | The White Mahatma. |
ca. 1890. | USD 2,000.00 - 4,000.00 | USD 3,360.00 |
| 67 | BLONDIN, Charles (Jean Francois Gravelet, 1824 -- 97) | Archive of Blondin Documents, Ephemera, and Publications. |
Circa 1890 | USD 1,000.00 - 1,500.00 | USD 3,360.00 |
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5a5a37a4-bc84-4fa8-b8b8-bad6106a9297.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD, John. <i>A Monograph of the Trochilidae...Humming-Birds.</i> L., [1849-] 1861. $60,000 – 80,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/00aa5647-98fa-42e5-aa1f-e306d308a753.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> A COMPLETE RUN of Limited Editions Club publications, v.p. [mostly New York], 1929-2010. $50,000 – 60,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/529a982d-de64-41cf-b68c-93f0df023bfc.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> GOULD. <i>A Monograph of the Ramphastidae...Toucans.</i> L., [1852-] 54. SECOND ED. $35,000 – 45,000.")
![<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/5c121f9c-5368-40ac-a487-76508b5ac622.jpg "<b>Freeman’s | Hindman, Nov. 14:</b> SELBY. <i>Plates to Selby’s Illustrations of British Ornithology.</i> Edin., [1833-] 34. $20,000 – 30,000.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], "Carter Dickson" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b3755d4d-1805-4e33-969b-59cca97eb26e.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Carr (John Dickson)], \"Carter Dickson\" and John Rhode. <i>Drop to his Death,</i> first edition, Heinemann, [1939]. £600 to £800.")
![<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] "Nicholas Blake". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/b1a17968-ead3-471f-b6b2-ccd4e31c0e2c.png "<b>Forum, Nov. 7:</b> [Day-Lewis (Cecil)] \"Nicholas Blake\". <i>The Beast Must Die,</i> first edition, 1938. £750 to £1,000.")
