Spring Magic Auction 2018-04-28 Auction - 702 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL - Page 25
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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Portfolio of Original Illustrations by Mahlon Blaine.: Blaine, Mahlon. Portfolio of Original Illustrations by Mahlon Blaine, Inscribed to Joseph Dunninger. 1951—52. Twenty-one illustrations, each mounted on pages within a patterned wool-covered
0579: Portfolio of Original Illustrations by Mahlon Blaine.Est. $1,000-$1,500
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Lot of Danny Dew Correspondence.: Lot of Danny Dew Correspondence. 1940s—80s. Seventeen ALSs and TLSs, all addressed to magician Danny Dew. Contents of letters primarily regarding buying, selling and manufacturing various
0582: Lot of Danny Dew Correspondence.Est. $500-$700
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Group of Magicians’ Business Cards.: [Business Cards] Group of Magicians’ Business Cards. Ca. 1928 – 1980. Thirteen business cards, including two early Danny Dew cards; two Dai Vernon cards; Charlie Miller; Gerald Kosky; Jerry
0583: Group of Magicians’ Business Cards.Est. $50-$100
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Group of Cardini Ephemera.: Cardini (Richard Valentine Pitchford). Group of Cardini Ephemera. 1960s. Glossy 8 x 10" photo showing Cardini fanning a deck of cards while Swan stands nearby, bearing a note by Swan on the verso:
0585: Group of Cardini Ephemera.Est. $200-$300
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Inscribed and Signed Portrait of Frakson.: Frakson, Jose. Inscribed and Signed Portrait of Frakson. London: S. Georges Photographico Reproductions, 1938. Half-length portrait of the famous sleight-of-hand artist, a cascade of cigarettes
0586: Inscribed and Signed Portrait of Frakson.Est. $100-$200
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Group of John Platt Ephemera.: Platt, John. Group of John Platt Ephemera. 1959–1963. Includes three TLSs to Danny Dew detailing his specifications for a cups order; business cards; snapshot of an older Platt posing with cups,
0587: Group of John Platt Ephemera.Est. $50-$100
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ALS from Harlan Tarbell to Paul Fox and Related: Tarbell, Harlan. ALS from Harlan Tarbell to Paul Fox and Related Ephemera. Circa 1945. Handwritten letter from Tarbell in which he offers consolation to Fox after his suicide attempt, writing "Forget
0588: ALS from Harlan Tarbell to Paul Fox and RelatedEst. $150-$250
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Limited Edition Dai Vernon Playing Cards.: Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Limited Edition Dai Vernon Playing Cards. Congress Playing Cards, June, 1982. Four sealed packs of cards commemorating Vernon’s 88th birthday, housed
0589: Limited Edition Dai Vernon Playing Cards.Est. $200-$300
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Dai Vernon Photograph Inscribed to Danny Dew.: Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Dai Vernon Photograph Inscribed to Danny Dew. G.F. Bartlett, ca. 1960s. Linen-finish silver print portrait of Vernon, inscribed and signed in the lower
0591: Dai Vernon Photograph Inscribed to Danny Dew.Est. $150-$250
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Signed Photograph of Dai Vernon.: Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Signed Photograph of Dai Vernon. Half-length portrait of The Professor. Framed 10 x 8". Inscribed, "Sincerely Yours, Dai Vernon."
0592: Signed Photograph of Dai Vernon.Est. $150-$200
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Ed Marlo’s Annotated Magick Magazine File.: Marlo, Ed (Edward Malkowski). Ed Marlo’s Annotated Magick Magazine File. Including approximately 300 issues of the famous mentalism-focused periodical edited by Bascom Jones, each owned, and most
0594: Ed Marlo’s Annotated Magick Magazine File.Est. $500-$750
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Ed Marlo’s Annotated Magic Magazine Archive.: Marlo, Ed (Edward Malkowski). Ed Marlo’s Annotated Magic Magazine Archive. Approximately 650 periodicals owned an annotated by Ed Marlo, best known in the magic world as a creative force and author
0595: Ed Marlo’s Annotated Magic Magazine Archive.Est. $1,500-$2,000
Ed Marlo Magic Trick Manuscript Archive.: Marlo, Ed (Edward Malkowski). Ed Marlo Magic Trick Manuscript Archive. Thousands of pages of holographic and typewritten manuscripts of Marlo’s magic effects, created over nearly a half-century,
0596: Ed Marlo Magic Trick Manuscript Archive.Est. $5,000-$8,000Lot Passed
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Marlo’s File Tag Card Trick Manuscript Archive.: Marlo, Ed (Edward Malkowski). Marlo’s File Tag Card Trick Manuscript Archive. Approximately 1000 IBM-issued Parts Identification Tags, printed with the name of the F.J. Littell Machine Company, the
0597: Marlo’s File Tag Card Trick Manuscript Archive.Est. $1,500-$2,500
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Tommy Wonder’s Makeup Kit.: Wonder, Tommy (Jos Bemelman). Tommy Wonder’s Makeup Kit. Including makeup, sponges and other implements used by Wonder to prepare for his stage act. In a black zippered pouch. With a LOA from
0598: Tommy Wonder’s Makeup Kit.Est. $200-$300
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Tommy Wonder’s Tool Kit.: Wonder, Tommy (Jos Bemelman). Tommy Wonder’s Tool Kit. Filled with thread, fabric, magician’s wax, copper wire, and other materials used by Wonder to repair his props while on tour. In a plastic
0599: Tommy Wonder’s Tool Kit.Est. $250-$350
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Tommy Wonder’s 1988 FISM Badge and Ephemera.: Wonder, Tommy (Jos Bemelman). Tommy Wonder’s 1988 FISM Badge and Ephemera. Including Wonder’s custom badge for this "Olympics of Magic," together with a large file of related correspondence,
0600: Tommy Wonder’s 1988 FISM Badge and Ephemera.Est. $250-$350
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Tommy Wonder’s Stage Costume.: Wonder, Tommy (Jos Bemelman). Tommy Wonder’s Stage Costume. Wine-colored brocade jacket and white silk shirt worn by Tommy Wonder on stage and in one of his iconic publicity photos. With LOA of
0602: Tommy Wonder’s Stage Costume.Est. $1,500-$2,000