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Press Releases
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Auction Central News
Potter & Potter conjures amazing results for its Vintage & Modern Magic sale
Magical numbers were achieved in Potter & Potter’s Vintage & Modern Magic sale on August 26, with Harry Houdini, posters from the Golden Age of stage magic and a David Copperfield television-used prop all selling above their estimates.
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Fine Books & Collections
Magicana Letter Archive Leads Ricky Jay Collection Sale
An archive of correspondence between magician Karl Germain and his assistant Paul Fleming is the top lot in the upcoming Ricky Jay Collection Part II sale at Potter & Potter Auctions.
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Antiques & Auction News
Materials Used In Interactive Illusion From "The Magic Of David Copperfield XIV: Flying - Live The Dream" TV Special Sold For $36,000
Potter & Potter Auctions is pleased to announce the results of this 379-lot sale held on Aug. 26.
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Fine Books & Collections
Antarctic Explorer Nobu Shirase's Personal Military Textbooks to Auction
Potter & Potter Auctions’ 'Lieutenant Nobu Shirase and the Japanese Antarctic Expedition, 1910-1912: The Important Collection of Chet Ross Sale' will be held on October 12 featuring his historic collection of publications plus other materials related to exploration, travel, and the polar regions.
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Alice In Wonderland Net
Auction: The Alice in Wonderland collection of Stephen and Nancy Farber
On November 30th, many Alice in Wonderland items (mainly books from other illustrators) will be auctioned at Potter & Potter Auctions, Chicago.
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Auction Central News
First among Firsts: The Smiley library of modern first editions wins $516K at Potter & Potter
As co-publishers and editors of Firsts: The Book Collector’s Magazine, established in 1991, Robin and Kathryn Smiley’s bookshelves were brimming with choice first editions from across the broad span of British and American literature.
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Auction Central News
More than 700 lots of coin-operated devices and advertising at Potter & Potter Sept. 22
Classic advertising and coin-operated devices from bygone days are the stars at Potter & Potter on Friday, September 22.
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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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