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MAGIC: the Collection of Walter Graham

Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce an auction of magic memorabilia, apparatus and books, and rare sheet music, featuring the collection of noted magician, historian and publisher Walter Graham, of Omaha, Nebraska.

Highlights include:
-A rare and outstanding selection of magic-themed sheet music including examples printed for Hartz, Anderson, Thurston, and others.
-An outstanding Checker Cabinet trick (ca. 1947) manufactured by Theo "Okito" Bamberg, known the world over as one of magic's most outstanding craftsmen.
- Apparatus from legendary craftsmen from magic's history, including Petrie & Lewis, F.G. Thayer, Martinka, and others.
-The Magic of Robert Harbin -œ one of 500 privately printed copies of this monumental book which details the construction of some of magic's most famous illusions.
-A scarce lithograph advertising Howard Thurston's performance of the fabled Indian Rope Trick - produced by the Strobridge Lithograph Company, ca. 1910.
-The Albo Books -œ a complete set of this invaluable and privately circulated 11+ volume work about the history and collecting of magic.
-Memorabilia from the estate of famed Omaha amateur magician and debunker of fraudulent mediums, David P. Abbott.
-Will Goldston's famous "Locked Books."
-Large lots of vintage and contemporary stage, close-up and card tricks, most offered at no reserve.
-Vintage stone lithographs and contemporary posters.
-A large, choice selection of vintage and contemporary books and periodicals.
-A rare Frank Marshall "Tommy Knots" ventriloquist doll, and other ventriloquism-related material.
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Abbott's Magic Co. collection of 15 catalogs.: Abbott Magic Co. collection of 15 catalogs. Colon, Michigan, 1935-1987. Including numbers 2-7, 9, 10, 13, 15, 18-21, and 23. All in publisher's wraps. Condition generally good.
0001: Abbott's Magic Co. collection of 15 catalogs.Est. US$75-US$100
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Five publications from R. Buffum's Abracadabra.: [Abracadabra Press] Five limited edition publications from Richard Buffum's Abracadabra Press. The Haunted Hat (1986); The Magic Shop by H.G. Wells (1988); Creator of Magic and Magicians Harlan
0002: Five publications from R. Buffum's Abracadabra.Est. US$100-US$200
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Albo's Classic Magic Series, Vols. 1-11, each volume: Albo, Robert and others. Classic Magic Series, Vols. 1-11, each volume a limited edition. San Francisco, 1973-2005. Illustrated with photographs, drawings and color plates. 4to. Volumes 1-8 housed in
0003: Albo's Classic Magic Series, Vols. 1-11, each volumeEst. US$4,500-US$5,500
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T. Andruzzi's The Negromicon of Masklyn Ye Mage.: Andruzzi, Tony. The Negromicon of Masklyn Ye Mage. Chicago, n.d. Number 95 of a limited edition of 350 copies. Publisher's pictorial silk-screened faux black leather. 4to. Handmade book with lock and
0005: T. Andruzzi's The Negromicon of Masklyn Ye Mage.Est. US$600-US$800
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Bead Prediction by John McKinven: Bead Prediction. Lake Forest, John McKinven, ca. 1990. Handsome lathe-turned hardwood vase which allows the performer to predict which of five differently-colored beads will drop from its mouth with
0007: Bead Prediction by John McKinvenEst. US$300-US$400
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Charles Bertram's Isn't It Wonderful?: Bertram, Charles. Isn't It Wonderful? London, 1899. Publisher's pictorial light blue wraps. Portrait frontispiece, illustrated with plates. 8vo. Wraps frayed and chipped at spine; fair condition. The
0009: Charles Bertram's Isn't It Wonderful?Est. US$50-US$100
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37 different hardbound magicians' biographies: . [Biographies] Collection of 37 different hardbound magicians' biographies. Including P.T. Selbit Magical Innovator (1989, limited and numbered edition), Houdini's Unmasking (1989), Laurant: Man Of
0010: 37 different hardbound magicians' biographiesEst. US$400-US$600
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Birch poster "The Sensational Vanishing Pony": Birch, MacDonald. 50 Startling Mysteries! The Sensational Vanishing Pony. Mason City, Central Show Printing, ca. 1940. One-sheet (27 ½ x 42") three-color poster depicting Birch's face, the Indian
0011: Birch poster "The Sensational Vanishing Pony"Est. US$40-US$80
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Abbott's Magic Co. Botania,: Botania. Colon, Abbott's Magic Co., ca. 1970. A chromed metal tube is shown empty and set on a wooden board. When lifted, a gigantic bouquet of flowers appears from inside the tube. Worn from use,
0018: Abbott's Magic Co. Botania,Est. US$75-US$150
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Bran Vase by Donald Holmes, ca. 1915.: Bran Vase. Kansas City, Donald Holmes, ca. 1915. Handsome polished and nickel-plated vase that allows the magician to transform a quantity of bran or confetti into any load that will fill the vase's
0019: Bran Vase by Donald Holmes, ca. 1915.Est. US$250-US$350
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The Fred Braue Notebooks: Braue, Frederick. The Fred Braue Notebooks. Oakland, 1985. Publisher's wraps, illustrated with line drawings. Seven wire-bound volumes, with prospectus. 4to. Very good condition. Though subscribers
0020: The Fred Braue NotebooksEst. US$100-US$200
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The Brema Brasses by Richard Buffum.: Buffum, Richard. The Brema Brasses. Balboa Island, 1981. Publisher's cloth with dust jacket. Illustrated. One of a limited edition of 350 copies. 8vo. Jacket lightly worn, otherwise very good
0021: The Brema Brasses by Richard Buffum.Est. US$150-US$250
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The Carl Owen Book. Keep the Wheels Turning….: Buffum, Richard. The Carl Owen Book. Keep the Wheels Turning…. Alhambra, 1977. Publisher's cloth. Illustrated with photographs and line art. 4to. Very good condition
0022: The Carl Owen Book. Keep the Wheels Turning….Est. US$100-US$200
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Burlingame's "Herrmann the Great.": Burlingame, H.J. Herrmann the Great. Chicago, 1897. Publisher's blue pictorial cloth stamped in black and red. 8vo. Very good condition. Nice copy. With: Another copy, in publisher's color pictorial
0023: Burlingame's "Herrmann the Great."Est. US$100-US$200
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