Spring Magic Auction 2018-04-28 Auction - 702 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL
Sleight of Hand.Glass Negative of Houdini Outside Villa (Wiljalba)Spirit Photo of Houdini with Abraham Lincoln’s Ghost.
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Spring Magic Auction

Our spring sale features two recently-rediscovered Houdini scrapbooks as well as Houdiniana in the following categories - glass slides, autographs, books, and photographs. Also on the block is a diverse offering of vintage and antiquarian magic books, posters, broadsides, ephemera, and vintage magic apparatus.
Auction Curator:
Gabe Fajuri
Gabe Fajuri
President
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The Fashionable Science of Parlor Magic.: Anderson, John Henry. The Fashionable Science of Parlor Magic. London: Published by "The Great Wizard of the North," ca. 1850. Color engraved wraps., rebacked, spine perished. Frontispiece,
0001: The Fashionable Science of Parlor Magic.Est. $500-$700
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Sylva Sylvarum: or, A Naturall Historie in Ten: Bacon, Sir Francis. Sylva Sylvarum: or, A Naturall Historie in Ten Centuries. London: Printed by J.H. for William Lee, 1631. Third edition. Bound with the second part, paginated separately, The New
0002: Sylva Sylvarum: or, A Naturall Historie in TenEst. $500-$700
The Compleat Gamester.: Cotton, Charles. The Compleat Gamester. London: Henry Brome, [1680]. Nineteenth century half red morocco, banded gilt spine. With the engraved frontispiece and facing "explanation of the
0005: The Compleat Gamester.Est. $600-$900Lot Passed
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Punch and Judy.: Cruikshank, George. Punch and Judy. George Bell & Sons, 1881. Sixth edition. Gilt pictorial red cloth. Engraved frontis. under tissue, plates. 8vo. Bookplate of William Ridgeway to pastedown, with a
0006: Punch and Judy.Est. $150-$250
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Works of Henri Decremps on Magic.: Decremps, Henri. Works of Henri Decremps on Magic. Four vols., period quarter (3) and full (1) calf, two with edges brushed in red, comprising: La Magie Blanche (1792) and Supplement A La Magie
0007: Works of Henri Decremps on Magic.Est. $800-$1,200
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How Gamblers Win.: [Evans, Gerritt]. How Gamblers Win. New York: Dick & Fitzgerald, 1868. Cloth-backed pictorial boards, title lettered in gilt on spine. Illustrated. 12mo. 112 + 22 leaves ads. Advertising endsheets.
0008: How Gamblers Win.Est. $600-$900
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Rational Recreations, in Which the Principles of: Hooper, William. Rational Recreations, in Which the Principles of Numbers and Natural Philosophy are Clearly and Copiously Elucidated. London: L. David; J. Robson; B. Law; and G. Robinson, 1783.
0009: Rational Recreations, in Which the Principles ofEst. $400-$600
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Group of Seven Antiquarian Volumes on Magic and: Group of Seven Antiquarian Volumes on Magic and Amusements. Including Games of Skill and Conjuring (George Routledge, 1865; Toole Stott 316); Every Little Boy’s Book (George Routledge, ca. 1860;
0014: Group of Seven Antiquarian Volumes on Magic andEst. $250-$350
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Group of Seven Classic Books on Modern Magic.: Group of Seven Classic Books on Modern Magic. English and American, late nineteenth/early twentieth century. Includes volumes by Edward Massey, W.H. Cremer, Nevil Monroe Hopkins, and Hatton and
0016: Group of Seven Classic Books on Modern Magic.Est. $300-$400
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Three Classic Volumes on Conjuring.: Three Classic Volumes on Conjuring. Including The Magicians’ Own Book (Dick & Fitzgerald, 1857; Toole Stott 481), covers rubbed, with the engraved frontis. and half-title, both dampstained, the
0017: Three Classic Volumes on Conjuring.Est. $200-$300
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Two Classic Works on Card-Sharping.: Two Classic Works on Card-Sharping. Including Card-Sharping: Their Tricks Exposed (London, 1891) by Robert-Houdin, covers stained but clean internally; and Sharps and Flats (London, 1895; second
0018: Two Classic Works on Card-Sharping.Est. $200-$300
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Trio of Classic Works on Modern Conjuring.: Trio of Classic Works on Modern Conjuring. Including Our Magic (George Routledge, ca. 1911, Will Alma ownership stamps) by Maskelyne and Devant; Magic: Stage Illusions and Scientific Diversions (Munn
0019: Trio of Classic Works on Modern Conjuring.Est. $200-$400
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Lot of Five Vintage Books on Magic.: Lot of Five Vintage Books on Magic. Including Quality Magic (1921) by Okito; Recollections of Robert-Houdin (1898) by Manning; Magician’s Handbook ([1901]), lacks title page, and The Magical
0020: Lot of Five Vintage Books on Magic.Est. $200-$300
Four Antiquarian Volumes on Circus.: [Allied Arts] Four Antiquarian Volumes on Circus. Including Circus Life (Tinsley Bros., 1875) by Thomas Frost, gilt pictorial coth, ex-libris Cornell University Library; Struggles and Triumphs
0021: Four Antiquarian Volumes on Circus.Est. $250-$350Lot Passed
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Lot of 7 Vintage Volumes on Chemical Magic,: [Allied Arts] Lot of 7 Vintage Volumes on Chemical Magic, Ventriloquism, Fortune-Telling, and Other Subjects. Including Scientific Mysteries (1896); Chemical Magic (1930) by Lippy; Chemistry and
0022: Lot of 7 Vintage Volumes on Chemical Magic,Est. $200-$300
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Classic Magic Series, and Other Works.: Albo, Robert. Classic Magic Series, and Other Works. San Francisco: 1973—2005. Ten bound volumes, plus a cloth binder of supplements. Illustrated. 4tos. Some corners bumped, otherwise clean, tight
0023: Classic Magic Series, and Other Works.Est. $1,200-$1,500
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Classic Magic Series. Vols. 1 – 5 and 10.: Albo, Robert. Classic Magic Series. Vols. 1 – 5 and 10. San Francisco: 1973 – 2001. Six bound volumes in original gilt-stamped cloth. Illustrated. 4tos. Volume 10 signed by Albo. Near fine.
0024: Classic Magic Series. Vols. 1 – 5 and 10.Est. $600-$900