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MAGIC: Marketplace Auction
8:00 AM PT - Jan 18th, 2009

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Potter & Potter Auctions

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January 17th, 2009 11 am - 6 pm

290 Items

Lot Description Estimates
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151 Lot 151

Ink Ladle
[Apparatus] Ink Ladle. Maker Unknown (likely English), ca. 1...

350
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152 Lot 152

[International Brotherhood of Magicians] Five Elab
[Ephemera] [International Brotherhood of Magicians] Five Ela...

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153 Lot 153

Five photographs of magic's inner circle
[Photographs] [The "Inner Circle"] Five photographs of magic...

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154 Lot 154

Instructions in Conjuring and Stage-Magic. New York, 1881. Grey wraps. Illustrated with woodcuts. Spine re...

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155 Lot 155

International Brotherhood of Magicians. Three Arab
[Poster] International Brotherhood of Magicians. Three Arabi...

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156 Lot 156

Jansen, Harry August (Dante the Magician). Group o
[Ephemera] Jansen, Harry August (Dante the Magician). Group ...

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157 Lot 157

The Great Jansen. America's Greatest Transformist
[Poster] Jansen, Harry August (Dante the Magician). The Grea...

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158 Lot 158

Jarrett, Guy. Puttin' Tacks on Your Chair. Chicago, 1933. Silver wraps, 16 pages, 5½ x 8½, saddle stitched...

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159 Lot 159

Johnson, George Conjurers' Tales Sig. & Inscribed
Johnson, George. Conjrers' Tales. London, 1910. Publisher's ...

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160 Lot 160

[Poster] Kalanag (Helmut Schreiber). Kalanag. 1955. One-sheet (28 x 40") color lithographed poster. D...

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161 Lot 161

Kalanag. European one sheet 
[Poster] Kalanag (Helmut Schrieber). Kalanag. European one s...

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162 Lot 162

Kaps, Fred. Group of four pieces of ephemera
[Ephemera] Kaps, Fred. Group of four pieces of ephemera. Inc...

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163 Lot 163

Inventor/Keene/Magician
[Token] Keene (J.P. Culbertson). Inventor/Keene/Magician. Pi...

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164 Lot 164

Kellar, Harry. ALS to Maurice "The Great" Raymond
[Ephemera] Kellar, Harry. ALS to Maurice "The Great" Raymond...

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165 Lot 165

Kellar, Harry. Two color lithographed Christmas se
[Ephemera] Kellar, Harry. Two color lithographed Christmas s...

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166 Lot 166

The Great Lafayette – Scarce Autograph Letter Sign
[Ephemera] The Great Lafayette. One-page ALS, boldly signed,...

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167 Lot 167

Leat, Harry. Group of eight first editions. Magic of the Depots 1923 (1923); Magic of the Depots 1924 (1924...

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168 Lot 168

Group of 20 lecture notes, signed and inscribed to
[Lecture Notes] Group of 20 lecture notes, signed and inscri...

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169 Lot 169

The Card Magic of LePaul Signed and Inscribed
LePaul, Paul (Paul Braden). The Card Magic of LePaul. N.p., ...

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170 Lot 170

LeRoy, Servais. Group of five pieces of ephemera
[Ephemera] LeRoy, Servais. Group of five pieces of ephemera....

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171 Lot 171

P.T. Selbit Magical Innovator
Lewis, Eric and Peter Warlock. P.T. Selbit Magical Innovator...

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172 Lot 172

Third World Tour. Famous Australian Illusionist. T
[Poster] Levante, Les. Third World Tour. Famous Australian I...

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173 Lot 173

Jack Hughes World of Magic Vols. 1-3
Lever, Derek (ed.). Jack Hughes World of Magic Vols. 1-3. La...

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174 Lot 174

Large lot of magic book prospecti, booksellers' an
[Ephemera] [Magic Literature] Large lot of magic book prospe...

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175 Lot 175

Lorraine, Sid. Four titles, signed and inscribed to Jay Marshall. Including Gags, Routines and Patter (1962), More ...

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176 Lot 176

Maggie's Night Out
[Apparatus] Maggie's Night Out. Haenchen & Co., ca. 1959. Mi...

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177 Lot 177

[Periodical] The Magical World. Max Sterling (J. MacLachlan). N1 (Jun. 4, 1913) – V2 N3 (May 17...

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178 Lot 178

[Playbill] The Great Radiana. Leicester, Wilsons Printers, ca. 1930. 10 x 30" two-color playb...

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179 Lot 179

[The Magic Circle] Jubilee Souvenir Program. Handsome, detailed pictorial program printed in black and gold ...

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180 Lot 180

[Periodical] Magical Bookie, The. Stephen Patrick. Fairport Harbor, Ohio. N# (Apr. 1960) – N...

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181 Lot 181

Full length portrait photograph of Malini
[Photograph] Malini, Max. Full length portrait photograph of...

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182 Lot 182

Sepia-toned photograph of Margery in cabinet card
[Photograph] Margery, Arthur. Sepia-toned photograph of Marg...

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183 Lot 183

Marlo, Edward. Advanced Fingertip Control. Chicago, 1979. Second printing. Very good condition. Signed and...

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184 Lot 184

Marlo, Edward. Card in the Wallet. Chicago, n.d. (ca. 1965). Wraps. Lacks wallet, otherwise fine c...

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185 Lot 185

Marlo, Edward. Faro Controlled Miracles. Chicago, 1964. Fine condition. Designated as "Copy III," signed...

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186 Lot 186

Marlo, Edward. Marlo's Magazine, Volume 1. 
Marlo, Edward. Marlo's Magazine, Volume 1. Chicago, 1976. So...

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187 Lot 187

Marlo, Edward. The Patented Shuffle. Chicago, 1964. Wraps, comb bound. Illustrated. Fine condition. 

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188 Lot 188

Marlo, Edward. Riffle Shuffle Finale. Chicago, 1967. Wraps, comb bound. Illustrated. Fine condition.

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189 Lot 189

Marlo, Ed. Nine publications, five signed and inscribed. Including The Tabled Palm (1957); Marlo Meets His Match (1...

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190 Lot 190

Four programs from St. George's Hall
[Programs] [Maskelyne and Devant] Four programs from St. Geo...

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191 Lot 191

Maskelyne, Nevil. Handsome sepia-toned cabinet car
[Photograph] Maskelyne, Nevil. Handsome sepia-toned cabinet ...

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192 Lot 192

"Protection" The Sealed Book
Meyer, Joseph. "Protection" The Sealed Book. Milwaukee, 1911...

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193 Lot 193

Millet Bell
[Apparatus] Millet Bell. Maker unknown, ca. 1890. Finely tur...

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194 Lot 194

Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair
Morley, Henry. Memoirs of Bartholomew Fair. London, 1892. Fo...

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195 Lot 195

Morritt, Charles. Four-page ALS to Harry Houdini. Morritt, widely acknowledged as one of the great inventors of m...

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196 Lot 196

Mulholland, John. Behind the Magician's Curtain. New York, 1928. Wraps. Illustrated. Very good condition. Signed...

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197 Lot 197

John Mulholland's Story of Magic
Mulholland, John. John Mulholland's Story of Magic. New York...

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198 Lot 198

Quicker than the Eye
Mulholland, John. Quicker than the Eye. Indianapolis, 1932. ...

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199 Lot 199

[Playbill] Murray. Liverpool, W. Jones & Co., 1954. Two-color playbill, 13 x 25" f...

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200 Lot 200

Neff, Bill. In Person Neff/Madhouse of Mystery
[Window Card] Neff, Bill. In Person Neff/Madhouse of Mystery...

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