Spring Magic Auction 2018-04-28 Auction - 702 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL - Page 24
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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An Early 20th Century Magic Scrapbook.: An Early 20th Century Magic Scrapbook. American, 1890s—1930s. Disbound scrapbook, items removed from original pages and remounted on acid-free Japanese rice paper and linen, comprised of 25 leaves,
0556: An Early 20th Century Magic Scrapbook.Est. $200-$300
Group of Ten "Mirror Cards".: Group of Ten "Mirror Cards". Las Vegas: Nielsen Magic, 2004. Ten limited edition pocket mirrors, each numbered out of 100 and autographed by contemporary magicians. Includes Jay Marshal, Mark Wilson
0560: Group of Ten "Mirror Cards".Est. $300-$400Lot Passed
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Lot of Pen and Ink Artwork for Publication of: Lot of Pen and Ink Artwork for Publication of Dunninger’s Magic Tricks. Artist unknown, ca. 1930s. Over 30 pieces, pen and ink on illustration boards, bearing depictions of secrets to various feats
0561: Lot of Pen and Ink Artwork for Publication ofEst. $700-$1,000
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Painting of a Woman by Joseph Dunninger.: Dunninger, Joseph. Painting of a Woman by Joseph Dunninger. Circa 1950s. Mixed media on composition paper, depicting a nude woman beside a palm tree. Matted, image area 13 ½ x 10". Signed
0563: Painting of a Woman by Joseph Dunninger.Est. $250-$350
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Abstract Painting by Joseph Dunninger.: Dunninger, Joseph. Abstract Painting by Joseph Dunninger. Circa 1950s. Mixed media on composition paper. Matted, image area 13 ½ x 10". Signed "Dunninger" lower right, undated. Fine.
0564: Abstract Painting by Joseph Dunninger.Est. $250-$350
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Street Scene Painting by Joseph Dunninger.: Dunninger, Joseph. Street Scene Painting by Joseph Dunninger. Circa 1950s. Mixed media on composition paper. Matted, image area 13 ½ x 10". Signed "Dunninger" lower right, undated. Fine.
0565: Street Scene Painting by Joseph Dunninger.Est. $250-$350
Three Pieces of Dunninger Ephemera.: Dunninger, Joseph. Three Pieces of Dunninger Ephemera. Including an NBC "Galaxy of Stars" mock broadsheet newspaper (21 x 16 ½"), 1pp., featuring Dunninger and signed by him: "To Bob
0568: Three Pieces of Dunninger Ephemera.Est. $100-$200Lot Passed
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Buatier De Kolta Copper Portrait Printing Block.: Buatier De Kolta Copper Portrait Printing Block. Circa 1900s. Photo-engraved on copper, depicting the magician seated in an armchair, affixed to a wooden block bearing a label on the reverse: "De
0571: Buatier De Kolta Copper Portrait Printing Block.Est. $250-$350
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Dolores’ Book of Forbidden Knowledge.: Calderon, Dolores. Dolores’ Book of Forbidden Knowledge. Madrid: Hal. Olver, ca. 1920s. Pitch book, orig. pictorial wraps., inscribed and signed by the performer on the inside front cover: "To Joe
0572: Dolores’ Book of Forbidden Knowledge.Est. $150-$250
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Harmon’s Dream Book of the Orient & Occident.: Harmon’s Dream Book of the Orient & Occident. Harrisburg, Penn., ca. 1910s. Three pieces, including two pitchbooks by the professed "White Mahatma of India," priced 50 and 25 cents, pictorial
0573: Harmon’s Dream Book of the Orient & Occident.Est. $150-$250
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Cardini Portrait Photograph Inscribed to Joseph: Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Cardini Portrait Photograph Inscribed to Joseph Dunninger. New York: Mitchell, 1932. Gelatin silver print portrait of the magician in top hat and tuxedo,
0575: Cardini Portrait Photograph Inscribed to JosephEst. $400-$600
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The Calostro Mind-Reading Act.: Read, Ralph W. The Calostro Mind-Reading Act. New York, 1934. Presentation copy, orig. pictorial wraps. retained in red cloth lettered "Dunninger" in gilt. From Dunninger’s library, inscribed to
0576: The Calostro Mind-Reading Act.Est. $250-$350
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Nova Venus, Inscribed to Joseph Dunninger.: Blaine, Mahlon (American, 1894—1969). Nova Venus, Inscribed to Joseph Dunninger. New York, 1938. Original gilt-stamped cloth portfolio, containing the full set of 40 loose plates of erotic and
0578: Nova Venus, Inscribed to Joseph Dunninger.Est. $400-$600