Auction details
MAGIC: Marketplace Auction
8:00 AM PT - Jan 18th, 2009
offered by
Potter & Potter Auctions
Chicago, IL 60640
Auction Description
Auction Terms & Conditions
Buyer's Premium
20%
Bid Increments
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January 17th, 2009 11 am - 6 pm
290 Items
| Lot | Description | Estimates (USD) |
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| 101 |
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[Gambling] Card Trimmer. Maker unknown, ca. 1920. Brass card trimming device set on wood... |
1,000 - 1,500 |
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| 102 |
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[Gambling] Corner Rounder. Ca.1920. Unusual all-brass corner rounding device. Maker unknow... |
300 - 500 |
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| 103 |
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Rouse, William. The Doctrine of Chances or Theory |
600 - 700 |
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| 104 |
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Triumphant American Tour/George/The Supreme Master |
100 - 200 |
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| 105 |
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George (Grover G. George). Three pieces of ephemer |
50 - 150 |
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| 106 |
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Germain, Karl. Five page ALS to Paul Fleming |
900 - 1,100 |
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| 107 |
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Printed prop list and scene plot for Germain's lyc |
100 - 150 |
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| 108 |
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Germain Master of Magic |
400 - 600 |
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| 109 |
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The New Glass Vase and Flying Handkerchiefs |
150 - 250 |
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| 110 |
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Goblin Tube |
50 - 100 |
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| 111 |
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Goldin, Horace. A Whirlwind of Wizardry |
50 - 100 |
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| 112 |
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Goldin, Horace. Two pieces of ephemera. Including an elaborate embossed business card in three colors a... |
100 - 150 |
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| 113 |
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Goldston, Will. A Group of five first editions, some signed. Tricks that Mystify (London, n.d.); Tricks You Should ... |
40 - 80 |
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| 114 |
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Goldston, Will. Three pieces of ephemera |
40 - 80 |
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| 115 |
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Two ornate, illustrated panel posters for Green Th |
40 - 80 |
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| 116 |
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Accumulation of over 65 Christmas and holiday gree |
75 - 150 |
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| 117 |
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Memoria Technica: or a New Method of Artificial Me |
150 - 250 |
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| 118 |
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Famous double-exposure sepia toned portrait of Gwy |
30 - 60 |
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| 119 |
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[Handkerchief Tricks] Three chromed metal props fo |
75 - 150 |
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| 120 |
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[Magic Set] Handy Box of Tricks. Lewis Davenport & Co., ca. 1925. Unusual petite magic set conta... |
150 - 300 |
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| 121 |
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The Magic of J.N. Hofzinser |
75 - 150 |
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| 122 |
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[Doug Henning] Lot of twelve pieces of ephemera, m |
100 - 200 |
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| 123 |
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Henry and His Company. Artist. Magician. Entertain |
200 - 300 |
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| 124 |
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A History of the Art of Magic Containing Anecdotes |
75 - 150 |
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| 125 |
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Hilliard, J.N. Greater Magic. Washington, D.C., 1994. Publisher's cloth, illustrated. Very go... |
50 - 150 |
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| 126 |
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Hilliard, J.N. Hilliard's Card Magic. Minneapolis, 1945. First Edition. Publisher's cloth, illustrate... |
40 - 80 |
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| 127 |
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Hoffmann, Professor. King Koko. London, 1904. First edition. Illustrated. Publisher's pictorial... |
100 - 200 |
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| 128 |
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Hoffmann, Professor. Latest Magic. New York, 1918. Publisher's pictorial cloth, illustrated. With ... |
50 - 100 |
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| 129 |
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Hoffmann, Professor. Modern Magic |
150 - 250 |
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| 130 |
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Hoffmann, Professor. Tricks with Cards, two later editions. One in unusual pictorial boards and fair condition (Ne... |
40 - 80 |
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| 131 |
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[Gambling Devices] Holdouts; various pieces and parts. Including two clips to accept cards (one attached to lazy to... |
150 - 300 |
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| 132 |
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Hornmann Magic Co., group of five catalogs |
40 - 80 |
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| 133 |
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Houdini. Group of three programs |
40 - 80 |
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| 134 |
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Houdini. Two Chrismas sentiments |
250 - 350 |
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| 135 |
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Houdini, Harry. Elliott's Last Legacy. New York, 1923. First edition, portrait frontispiece. Illustrat... |
75 - 150 |
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| 136 |
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Houdini. Invitation to the Shelton Hotel Swimming |
700 - 900 |
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| 137 |
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Houdini. Signed and inscribed playing card |
700 - 800 |
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| 138 |
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Real photo postcard portrait of Houdini |
200 - 400 |
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| 139 |
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Souvenir program from Houdini's final tour |
50 - 150 |
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| 140 |
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Famous bust portrait photograph of Houdini, hand t |
200 - 300 |
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| 141 |
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Theatre program for Palace Music Hall, Chicago, fe |
100 - 200 |
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| 142 |
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Shubert Princess Theatre program featuring Houdini |
100 - 200 |
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| 143 |
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Houdini. Anti-Spiritualist-themed advertising broc |
100 - 200 |
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| 144 |
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Sepia-toned portrait photograph of a smiling Houdi |
200 - 300 |
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| 145 |
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Sepia-toned photograph of Houdini in Australia |
75 - 150 |
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| 146 |
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Sepia-toned bust portrait photograph of an older H |
100 - 200 |
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| 147 |
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Sepia-toned bust portrait photograph of Houdini in |
100 - 200 |
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| 148 |
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Houdini, Harry. Magical Rope Ties and Escapes. London, 1921. First edition, portrait frontispiece, pictorial b... |
150 - 250 |
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| 149 |
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Playbill for Henry Houston in Bombay |
40 - 80 |
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| 150 |
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Hypnotism: accumulation of 100s of vintage items |
150 - 300 |
