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Press Releases
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Fine Books & Collections
Rare Nobu Shirase and Alice in Wonderland Titles in Fall Auctions
Between 1910 and 1912, Japanese explorer Nobu Shirase led the first non-European expedition to reach the South Pole.
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Fine Books & Collections
Houdini and Thurston Perform Well at Magicana Auction
Potter & Potter's Late Summer Magicana Auction realized nearly $425,000 with a 99% sell through rate. Sale highlights included Thurston the World’s Greatest Magician.
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Fine Books & Collections
Twain, Tolkien, and Shelley Top Robin and Kathryn Smiley Collection Sale
Potter & Potter Auctions' sale of The Collection of Robin and Kathryn Smiley, the co-publishers and editors of Firsts: The Book Collector's Magazine, smashed presale estimates to realize $516,000.
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Press Releases
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Wild About Harry
Princess program commands a royal $7,800
Every auction has its surprises, and in today's Potter & Potter auction of Vintage & Modern Magic, the Houdini surprise was this program from his 1926 run at the Princess Theatre in Chicago.
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Fine Books & Collections
Circus Posters Prove Popular at Potter & Potter Sale
Circus poster maquettes printed by the Erie Lithographing and Printing Co. were a premier category in Potter & Potter Auctions' Midsummer Circus, Sideshow & Oddities Sale.
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Antiques & Auction News
Vintage And Modern Magicana Auction Slated For Aug. 26
Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce a 379-lot Vintage and Modern Magicana sale to be held on Saturday, Aug. 26, starting at 10 a.m. CST.
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Auction Daily
First & Limited Edition of Ernest Hemingway’s A Farewell to Arms Alongside First American Edition of The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien to Sell at Potter & Potter Auctions
Ernest Hemingway (1899 – 1961) became friends with Owen Wister Jr. in the late 1920s, and the two corresponded profusely after
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Auction Central News
Figures carved by sideshow legend Johnny Eck stomp their estimate at Potter and Potter
CHICAGO – Though he entered the world as the younger of a pair of fraternal twins, John Eckhardt Jr. (1911-1991) was unique from the star
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Community Newspaper Group
Potter & Potter Auctions' Midsummer Circus, Sideshow & Oddities sale realizes $442,000!
Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce the results of this signature sale held on July 29, 2023.
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Fine Books & Collections
Rare Harry Houdini Books and Magicana Posters Go Under the Hammer
Potter & Potter's August, 2023 Vintage and Modern Magicana Auction will feature a fine selection of Harry Houdini-related items including inscribed and signed books, images, posters, and rare ephemera.
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Auction Central News
Potter & Potter plans one more magicana sale before summer disappears, Aug. 26
CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions will conduct a 379-lot Vintage and Modern Magicana Auction on Saturday, August 26 starting at 10 am Central time
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Auction Central News
Coveted first editions dominate Potter & Potter’s Aug. 17 rare books sale
CHICAGO – Potter & Potter Auctions will hold a 382-lot sale of the collection of Robin and Kathryn Smiley, the co-publishers and editors of Firsts: The Book Collector’s Magazine.
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