Select Secrets - Rare & Important Magicana 2021-02-27 Auction - 122 Price Results - Potter & Potter Auctions in IL - Page 5
Scot, Reginald. The Discovery of Witchcraft.Robert-Houdin Glass Dial Mystery Clock.Kellar, Harry (Heinrich Keller). Kellar the Great
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Select Secrets - Rare & Important Magicana

Our first magic auction of 2021 will be the first of its kind for Potter & Potter: a closely-curated selection of rare and important magicana. Just over 100 lots will go on the block, but what the auction will lack in quantity it will more than make up for in quality. Unique Houdini memorabilia, exceptional stone lithographs, unusual apparatus and historically significant association items will all be part of the sale.
Auction Curator:
Gabe Fajuri
Gabe Fajuri
President
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T. Downes Magic Set.: T. Downes Magic Set. London, ca. 1880. Fine and elaborate early British conjuring set filled with turned wooden tricks, miniature cards, and brass apparatus for a wide range of classic effects.
0098: T. Downes Magic Set.Est. $1,500-$2,500
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Slydini (Quintino Marucci). Slydini’s Own Cups and: Slydini (Quintino Marucci). Slydini’s Own Cups and Balls Set. Brooklyn: Connie Haden, ca. 1960. Set of three finely spun silver cups for the ancient magic trick in which the balls appear,
0099: Slydini (Quintino Marucci). Slydini’s Own Cups andEst. $1,500-$2,500
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Thurston, Howard. Early Thurston Throw-Out Card.: Thurston, Howard. Early Thurston Throw-Out Card. London, ca. 1903. Central portrait of a youthful Thurston on the recto, surrounded by advertising text (No cards SAIL like ‘Squeezers.’);
0102: Thurston, Howard. Early Thurston Throw-Out Card.Est. $800-$1,200
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Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Three: Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Three Souvenirs of the Night Dai Vernon Fooled Houdini. Chicago, 1922. The first a panoramic banquet photograph captioned, “Banquet in Honor of
0106: Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). ThreeEst. $2,000-$4,000
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Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Dai: Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Dai Vernon’s Stars of Magic Wand. Circa 1940. Hardwood wand with bone white tips, owned and used by Dai Vernon, and clearly pictured in the
0107: Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). DaiEst. $1,500-$2,500
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Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Dai: Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). Dai Vernon’s Porper Cups and Balls. California: Porper Originals, ca. 1980. Set of three brass cups, four crocheted balls, and wooden wand with
0108: Vernon, Dai (David Frederick Wingfield Verner). DaiEst. $1,500-$2,500
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Minch, Stephen. The Vernon Chronicles: The Lost Inner: Minch, Stephen. The Vernon Chronicles: The Lost Inner Secrets, Volumes I - IV. Tahoma: L&L, 1987/1992. Bound by Thomas Blue in half calf over gilt-ruled marbled boards, banded spines with gilt tooled
0109: Minch, Stephen. The Vernon Chronicles: The Lost InnerEst. $2,500-$4,500
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Blitz, Antonio. Fifty Years in the Magic Circle.: Blitz, Antonio. Fifty Years in the Magic Circle. Hartford: Belknap & Bliss, 1871. Orange cloth decoratively stamped in black and gilt, with steel-engraved portrait frontispiece and plates. 8vo.
0110: Blitz, Antonio. Fifty Years in the Magic Circle.Est. $250-$500
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Daley, Dr. Jacob. Jacob Daley’s Sleight-of-Hand: Daley, Dr. Jacob. Jacob Daley’s Sleight-of-Hand Notebook. New York, 1936 and later. Being a copy of Glenn G. Gravatt’s Second Encyclopedia of Card Tricks (1936) bound in gilt-stamped red
0111: Daley, Dr. Jacob. Jacob Daley’s Sleight-of-HandEst. $2,500-$5,000
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Hilliard, John Northern. Greater Magic. [Expurgated: Hilliard, John Northern. Greater Magic. [Expurgated Edition]. Minneapolis: Carl Waring Jones, 1938. One of fifty numbered copies in the publisher’s expurgated edition. Red cloth stamped in gilt
0113: Hilliard, John Northern. Greater Magic. [ExpurgatedEst. $500-$1,000
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Hoffmann, Professor. Modern Magic.: Hoffmann, Professor. Modern Magic. London: George Routledge and Sons, 1876. First edition, first state (black hat, gold cone). Bright red cloth stamped in black and gold. Engraved frontispiece behind
0114: Hoffmann, Professor. Modern Magic.Est. $800-$1,200
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Hugard, Jean and Frederick Braue.: Hugard, Jean and Frederick Braue. Two Galley Proofs for Expert Card Technique. Minneapolis: Carl Waring Jones, 1940. One with corrections in pencil, presumably by Braue, including indications of
0115: Hugard, Jean and Frederick Braue.Est. $500-$1,000
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Naude, Gabriel. The History of Magick. By Way of: Naude, Gabriel. The History of Magick. By Way of Apology for all the Wise Men who have unjustly been reputed Magicians, from the Creation to the Present Age. London: Printed for John Streater, 1657.
0116: Naude, Gabriel. The History of Magick. By Way ofEst. $2,000-$4,000
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Pinetti, Joseph. Amusemens Physiques et Differentes: Pinetti, Joseph. Amusemens Physiques et Differentes Experiences Divertissantes. Paris: Chez Hardouin, 1785. Original marbled wrappers with spine title label hand-lettered (chipped and worn at
0117: Pinetti, Joseph. Amusemens Physiques et DifferentesEst. $1,200-$1,800
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Scot, Reginald. The Discovery of Witchcraft.: Scot, Reginald. The Discovery of Witchcraft. London: Printed by R.C. and are to be sold by Giles Calvert, dwelling at the Black Spread Eagle-at the West-end of Pauls, 1651. Second edition, second
0118: Scot, Reginald. The Discovery of Witchcraft.Est. $7,000-$12,000
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The Sphinx. William Hilliar, et al. Monthly. V1 N1: The Sphinx. William Hilliar, et al. Monthly. V1 N1 (Mar. 1902) – V52 N1 (Mar., 1953). Complete file. Bound in 22 matching maroon buckram volumes, lettered in gilt. Ex-libris John Henry
0119: The Sphinx. William Hilliar, et al. Monthly. V1 N1Est. $2,500-$5,000
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The Whole Art of Legerdemain; or, The Conjurer: The Whole Art of Legerdemain; or, The Conjurer Unmasked. Derby: Thomas Richardson, ca. 1830. Original buff printed wrappers, remarkably well-preserved. Engraved folding frontispiece depicting a
0120: The Whole Art of Legerdemain; or, The ConjurerEst. $2,000-$4,000