Spring Magic Auction 2018-04-28 Auction - 702 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL - Page 20
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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Heller’s Wonders in India.: Heller, Robert. Heller’s Wonders in India. India, 1871. Opera House program for September 23, 1871 announcing the forthcoming presentation of Robert Heller’s Wonders in his tour of India, Java
0459: Heller’s Wonders in India.Est. $100-$150
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Large Binder of Doug Henning Memorabilia.: Henning, Doug. Large Binder of Doug Henning Memorabilia. With several signed items, including cards, brochures, "Magic Show," "Spellbound," "Merlin" and "Doug Henning’s World of Magic" memorabilia,
0460: Large Binder of Doug Henning Memorabilia.Est. $250-$350
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Adelaide Herrmann Programs and Playbill.: Herrmann, Adelaide. Adelaide Herrmann Programs and Playbill. 1908-1911. Collection includes programs for Keith’s Theatre, Providence, R.I. (1908) with accompanying playbill, Keith’s Theatre,
0461: Adelaide Herrmann Programs and Playbill.Est. $150-$200
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Alexander Herrmann Program.: Herrmann, Alexander. Alexander Herrmann Program. 1887. Boston Theatre 4 pp. program for May 17, 1887, featuring The Great Herrmann assisted by Mme. Herrmann. 9 x 11 ½". Together with a 1902 clipped
0462: Alexander Herrmann Program.Est. $250-$350
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Alexander Herrmann Throw-Out Card.: Herrmann, Alexander. Alexander Herrmann Throw-Out Card. New York (?), ca. 1890s. Engraved bust portrait of the great sleight-of-hand performer bearing a pre-print signature, most of the back design
0463: Alexander Herrmann Throw-Out Card.Est. $800-$1,200
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Alexander Herrmann Conjuring Program.: Herrmann, Alexander. Alexander Herrmann Conjuring Program. Norristown, Penn., 1881. Program issued by The Critic, one folded sheet, enumerating the magician’s five-part act. 12 x 9". Edges brittle.
0464: Alexander Herrmann Conjuring Program.Est. $200-$300
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Alexander Herrmann Conjuring Program.: Herrmann, Alexander. Alexander Herrmann Conjuring Program. Wilkes-Barre, Penn., 1896. Program issued by Opera Glass, one folded sheet, pink stock, enumerating the magician’s act over two pages, in
0465: Alexander Herrmann Conjuring Program.Est. $200-$300
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Alexander Herrmann Conjuring Program.: Herrmann, Alexander. Alexander Herrmann Conjuring Program. Baltimore, 1886. Program issued by Ford’s, one folded sheet, enumerating the conjurer’s act in which he is assisted by Adelaide
0466: Alexander Herrmann Conjuring Program.Est. $200-$300
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Hand-colored Portrait of Alexander Herrmann.: Herrmann, Alexander. Hand-colored Portrait of Alexander Herrmann. Circa 1900. Photograph of a fine Strobridge-printed lithograph bust portrait of the famed magician, expertly hand-colored and
0467: Hand-colored Portrait of Alexander Herrmann.Est. $400-$600
Felix Herrmann Broadside.: Herrmann, Felix (Felix Kreitchmann). Felix Herrmann Broadside. Montpelier, ID: Examiner Print, ca. 1912. Letterpress broadside advertises Herrmann at the top of a six-act bill, including "The Girl
0468: Felix Herrmann Broadside.Est. $150-$250Lot Passed
Collection of Carl Hertz Programs.: Hertz, Carl (Lieb Morgenstein). Collection of Carl Hertz Programs. 1886—1918. A collection of nine British theatrical programs featuring the appearance of Carl Hertz. These include London
0469: Collection of Carl Hertz Programs.Est. $200-$300Lot Passed
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Puttin Tacks on Your Chair.: Jarrett, Guy. Puttin Tacks on Your Chair. [Chicago], 1933. Silver wraps. 8vo. Very good. Signed on the last page "Guy E. Jarrett."
0472: Puttin Tacks on Your Chair.Est. $150-$250
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Large Binder of Kalanag Memorabilia.: Kalanag (Helmut Schreiber). Large Binder of Kalanag Memorabilia. Thirty-four pieces, including playbills, programs, one signed by Kalanag and Gloria DeVos, his assistant, as well as window hangers,
0474: Large Binder of Kalanag Memorabilia.Est. $200-$300
Kellar Program at the Boston Museum.: Kellar, Harry (Heinrich Keller). Kellar Program at the Boston Museum. Boston: S.A. Lincoln & Co., 1896. Program for Kellar, assisted by his wife Eva, detailed over parts of three pages. Program
0475: Kellar Program at the Boston Museum.Est. $200-$300Lot Passed
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LeRoy, Talma, and Bosco Memorabilia.: LeRoy, Servais. LeRoy, Talma, and Bosco Memorabilia. 1912—1940. Collection includes programs for June, 1912 Empire Theatre, London, and 1914 Wellington, N.Z., for the Grand Opera House, both
0477: LeRoy, Talma, and Bosco Memorabilia.Est. $100-$150
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Silk Program for Servais LeRoy.: LeRoy, Servais (Jean Henri Servais LeRoy). Silk Program for Servais LeRoy. Double-bill for the week ending July 19, 1890. LeRoy appears on a mixed bill with a fasting man, phrenologist, a parachuting
0478: Silk Program for Servais LeRoy.Est. $400-$600
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Large Binder of Les Levante Memorabilia.: Levante, Les. Large Binder of Les Levante Memorabilia. Twenty-eight pieces, including playbills, programs (one signed), scarce window card and other ephemera of this notable Australian magician.
0479: Large Binder of Les Levante Memorabilia.Est. $200-$300
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Collection of Original Magical Effects Designs,: Lockman, Earl. Collection of Original Magical Effects Designs, Sketches, and Other Prints by Earl Lockman. Approximately 30 pieces, accomplished in pencil or pen-and-ink, together with several proof
0482: Collection of Original Magical Effects Designs,Est. $300-$500