Done
Chicago, IL, United States
Auction Details
Summer Magic Auction
Potter & Potter Auctions
Our June sale of magicana brings together an array of ephemera dating to the Victorian era and beyond, features props and memorabilia from the careers of many heroes of magic (Cardini, Paul Daniels, Chan Canasta, Jay Marshall, Ricky Jay and others), includes a wide array of choice Houdiniana (signed photos, ephemera, pitchbooks, and letters), and concludes with the third offering vintage and modern magic apparatus from the collection and workshop of Rüdiger Deutsch.
Auction Curator:

Gabe Fajuri
PresidentTOP








![[Arvi, Edouin] The Arvi Mysteries. Birmingham: Moody: [Arvi, Edouin] The Arvi Mysteries. Birmingham: Moody Bros., 1910. Dark pink wrappers printed in purple. 24 pages. Illustrated with plates of nude women to promote Arvi’s “series of living](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/204446/103697791_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1621276059)
![[Autographs] Annual Magic Circle Banquet Program,: [Autographs] Annual Magic Circle Banquet Program, Autographed. London, 1906. Letterpress printed menu and program for this early Magic Circle event, the front and rear cover signed in pencil by](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/204446/103697792_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1621276059)
![[Autographs] Remarkable Autograph Album of Famous: [Autographs] Remarkable Autograph Album of Famous Magicians. Compiled by magician Eddie Dexter, and spanning 1914 through the 1950s, the album contains signatures, drawings, signed photographs,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/204446/103697793_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1621276059)
![[Autographs] Collection of Autographs of Famous: [Autographs] Collection of Autographs of Famous Magicians. British, 1910s. Included are inscriptions and signatures of over 50 conjurers, among them Charles Morritt, Carlton, Owen Clark, Culpitt,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/204446/103697794_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1621276059)




![[Blackstone] Johnstone, George. Important TLS: [Blackstone] Johnstone, George. Important TLS Explaining Blackstone’s Floating Light Bulb. Dated August 5, 1975, Johnstone, who served as an assistant on Blackstone Sr.’s show, writes to](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/204446/103697799_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1621276059)


![[Business Cards and Throw-Out Cards] Collection of Over: [Business Cards and Throw-Out Cards] Collection of Over 500 Magicians’ Business Cards. Gigantic assortment of calling cards, visiting cards, business cards, throw-out cards, candid photographs,](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/204446/103697802_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1621276059)





![[Chung Ling Soo] Robinson, The Man of Mystery Throw-Out: [Chung Ling Soo] Robinson, The Man of Mystery Throw-Out Card. New York [?], ca. 1895. Monochrome bust portrait of Robinson in white tie and tails on recto, red playing card back. Minor marring to](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/204446/103697808_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1621276059)
![[Chung Ling Soo] Mrs. W.E. Robinson, The Original: [Chung Ling Soo] Mrs. W.E. Robinson, The Original Astarte Throw-Out Card. New York [?], ca. 1895. Bust portrait of the woman considered the “perfect” magician’s assistant, who](https://p1.liveauctioneers.com/928/204446/103697809_1_x.jpg?height=310&quality=70&version=1621276059)
