Spring Magic Auction 2018-04-28 Auction - 702 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL - Page 18
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
Auction Details

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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Celebrated Actor-Folks’ Cookeries.: Celebrated Actor-Folks’ Cookeries. New York, 1916. Pictorial cloth-backed boards. Illustrated. 8vo. With a contribution by Houdini (p. 131) for a recipe to Bread-and-Butter Custard. A few closed
0410: Celebrated Actor-Folks’ Cookeries.Est. $50-$100
Steranko’s World of Escapes.: [Escapes] Steranko’s World of Escapes. V29 N2 of Genii Magazine (Oct., 1964), the issue devoted primarily to the escapes and Houdini-like feats of Jim Steranko. Wear and small chips at edges.
0412: Steranko’s World of Escapes.Est. $150-$250Lot Passed
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History of Spiritualism.: Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan. History of Spiritualism. New York: George H. Doran, 1926. Two volumes in publisher’s cloth with jackets. Plates. With publisher’s slipcase (lacks back; poor). Large 8vos.
0414: History of Spiritualism.Est. $150-$250
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Houdini.: Houdini. Paramount Studios, 1953. One sheet (41 x 27") poster for the Harry Houdini biopic starring Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. Linen backed. Scattered restoration to margins and folds especially.
0415: Houdini.Est. $500-$700
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Raymond Escape Broadside.: Raymond, Morris. Raymond Escape Broadside. Havana, (Cuba): Imp. El Trabajo, 1907. Letterpress broadside bears two photos of Raymond restrained by chains and stocks. 24 x 9". Laid down on paper.
0416: Raymond Escape Broadside.Est. $100-$200
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Four Autographs of British Magicians.: [Autographs – Magicians] Four Autographs of British Magicians. On oversize album pages, and including inscriptions and signatures of Cecil Lyle (with die-cut lucky horseshoe advertisement laid
0418: Four Autographs of British Magicians.Est. $50-$100
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Autographed 1914 S.A.M. Program.: [Autographs – Magicians] Autographed 1914 S.A.M. Program. Handsome printed program for the "Twelfth Anniversary and Tenth Annual Dinner of the Society of American Magicians" held at the Hotel
0419: Autographed 1914 S.A.M. Program.Est. $500-$700
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Two Magic Circle Programs, Signed.: [Autographs – Magic Circle] Two Magic Circle Programs, Signed. Herbert J. Collings Golden Jubilee Program (1949) and Annual Supper and Entertainment Program (1954), both filled with the autographs
0420: Two Magic Circle Programs, Signed.Est. $100-$200
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Legerdemain.: Baldridge, Cyrus Leroy (American, 1889—1977). Legerdemain. Etching on paper, signed and dated by the artist in pencil 1941. Sheet 7 ½ x 9". Fine. Baldridge illustrated John Mulholland’s "Quicker
0422: Legerdemain.Est. $150-$250
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"The Magic of Love" Sheet Music Signed by Harry: Blackstone, Harry (Henry Bouton). "The Magic of Love" Sheet Music Signed by Harry Blackstone. Boston: Gem Music, 1939. Pictorial covers designed by Barbelle, boldly inscribed on the front: "To Eddy
0423: "The Magic of Love" Sheet Music Signed by HarryEst. $250-$350
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Group of Blackstone Sr. Ephemera.: Blackstone, Harry (Henry Bouton). Group of Blackstone Sr. Ephemera. 1930s – 60s. Comprised of a studio portrait photograph; snapshot of Blackstone with "Brownie" Brown and his assistant and future
0425: Group of Blackstone Sr. Ephemera.Est. $80-$150
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Cardini Typed Letter Signed to Eric Elgar.: Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Cardini Typed Letter Signed to Eric Elgar. London, 1932. Answering a previous letter, Cardini promises to send a photograph of himself, and relates his upcoming
0428: Cardini Typed Letter Signed to Eric Elgar.Est. $80-$125
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Congratulatory Telegram Sent by Cardini.: Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Congratulatory Telegram Sent by Cardini. Dated April 25, 1959, Cardini and Swan write to fellow magician Paul Noffke expressing regrets they cannot attend his
0429: Congratulatory Telegram Sent by Cardini.Est. $100-$200
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Group of Cardini Magic Programs.: Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Group of Cardini Magic Programs. Circa 1930s. Seven items, including four theatrical programs for the London Palladium (1932, 1937, 1938), one for the Leicester
0430: Group of Cardini Magic Programs.Est. $250-$350
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Two Signed Carlton the Magician Postcards.: Carlton (Arthur Philips). Two Signed Carlton the Magician Postcards. The first a real photo postcard in which Carlton performs a card trick; the second, dated 1908, Edinburgh, in which he is depicted
0431: Two Signed Carlton the Magician Postcards.Est. $80-$125
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Collection of Charles Carter Props and Ephemera.: Carter, Charles. Collection of Charles Carter Props and Ephemera. From the personal property of this globe-trotting illusionist, including a painted mesh metal mask, fragments of jeweled costumes,
0433: Collection of Charles Carter Props and Ephemera.Est. $200-$300
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Theatrical Program Advertising Chefalo.: Chefalo, Ralph (Angelo Raffaele Cefalo). Theatrical Program Advertising Chefalo. London, ca. 1932. South London Palace theatrical program advertising Chefalo, "The Wizard Illusionist," as a coming
0434: Theatrical Program Advertising Chefalo.Est. $50-$70