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  • The Girl's Own Book
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    $200 - $250
    Lot 145

    The Girl's Own Book

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    $200 - $250
  • The Annals of Conjuring
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 146

    The Annals of Conjuring

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    $100 - $150
  • Group of Nine Vintage and Classic Books on Magic
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    $250 - $350
    Lot 147

    Group of Nine Vintage and Classic Books on Magic

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    $250 - $350
  • The Life and Adventures of Valentine Vox, the Ventriloquist
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    $150 - $250
    Lot 148

    The Life and Adventures of Valentine Vox, the Ventriloq...

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    $150 - $250
  • Confessions of a Medium
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    $150 - $300
    Lot 149

    Confessions of a Medium

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    $150 - $300
  • The Conjuror's Magazine, Or, Magical and Physiognomical Mirror
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    $1,500 - $2,000
    Lot 150

    The Conjuror's Magazine, Or, Magical and Physiognomical...

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    $1,500 - $2,000
  • The Conjuror's Repository, Or The Whole Art and Mystery of Magic Displayed
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    $1,500 - $2,500
    Lot 151

    The Conjuror's Repository, Or The Whole Art and Mystery...

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    $1,500 - $2,500
  • Bound Collection of “Petit” Magic Books
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    $800 - $1,200
    Lot 152

    Bound Collection of “Petit” Magic Books

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    $800 - $1,200
  • Magic No Mystery
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    $200 - $250
    Lot 153

    Magic No Mystery

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    $200 - $250
  • The Secret Out, or 1000 Tricks with Cards
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    $300 - $400
    Lot 154

    The Secret Out, or 1000 Tricks with Cards

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    $300 - $400
  • Three Victorian Magic Books
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    $250 - $350
    Lot 155

    Three Victorian Magic Books

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    $250 - $350
  • Houdini Unlocked
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    $400 - $500
    Lot 156

    Houdini Unlocked

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    $400 - $500
  • Magic: 1400s-1950s
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    $150 - $200
    Lot 157

    Magic: 1400s-1950s

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    $150 - $200
  • Charles Bertram: The Court Conjurer
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 158

    Charles Bertram: The Court Conjurer

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    $100 - $200
  • The Whole Art of Legerdemain, or Hocus Pocus in Perfection
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    $2,000 - $3,000
    Lot 159

    The Whole Art of Legerdemain, or Hocus Pocus in Perfect...

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    $2,000 - $3,000
  • Hocus Pocus, or The Whole Art of Legerdemain in Perfection
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    $300 - $400
    Lot 160

    Hocus Pocus, or The Whole Art of Legerdemain in Perfect...

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    $300 - $400
  • The Conjurer Unmasked
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    $3,000 - $4,000
    Lot 161

    The Conjurer Unmasked

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    $3,000 - $4,000
  • No Lot
    Lot 162

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  • Three Classic Conjuring Works
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    $700 - $900
    Lot 163

    Three Classic Conjuring Works

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    $700 - $900
  • Les Petites Adventures de Jerome Sharp
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    $300 - $400
    Lot 164

    Les Petites Adventures de Jerome Sharp

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    $300 - $400
  • Codicille de Jerome Sharp
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    $200 - $400
    Lot 165

    Codicille de Jerome Sharp

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    $200 - $400
  • A System of Magick, or, a History of the Black Art
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    $500 - $700
    Lot 166

    A System of Magick, or, a History of the Black Art

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    $500 - $700
  • The History of the Devil, Ancient and Modern
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    $350 - $500
    Lot 167

    The History of the Devil, Ancient and Modern

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    $350 - $500
  • Group of Four Magic Books
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    $150 - $250
    Lot 168

    Group of Four Magic Books

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    $150 - $250
  • The Art Of Magic
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    $150 - $200
    Lot 169

    The Art Of Magic

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    $150 - $200
  • Modern Coin Manipulation
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 170

    Modern Coin Manipulation

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    $200 - $300
  • The Art Of Magic
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 171

    The Art Of Magic

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    $200 - $300
  • Two Signed Books by Walter Gibson
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 172

    Two Signed Books by Walter Gibson

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    $100 - $200
  • A Narrative of Some Extraordinary that Happened to Mr. Richard Gile's Children … Suppsed to be the Effect of Witchcraft
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 173

    A Narrative of Some Extraordinary that Happened to Mr. ...

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    $200 - $300
  • Philosophy of Popular Superstitions
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    $150 - $250
    Lot 174

    Philosophy of Popular Superstitions

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    $150 - $250
  • Endless Amusement: A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertaining Experiments
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    $200 - $250
    Lot 175

    Endless Amusement: A Collection of Nearly 400 Entertain...

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    $200 - $250
  • The Expert at the Card Table
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    $150 - $250
    Lot 176

    The Expert at the Card Table

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    $150 - $250
  • Houdini and Conan Doyle
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 177

    Houdini and Conan Doyle

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    $100 - $150
  • Adventures in Magic
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 178

    Adventures in Magic

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    $100 - $200
  • Cagliostro and His Egyptian Rite of Freemasonry
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    $400 - $500
    Lot 179

    Cagliostro and His Egyptian Rite of Freemasonry

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    $400 - $500
  • Hours with the Ghosts
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    $200 - $250
    Lot 180

    Hours with the Ghosts

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    $200 - $250
  • Magic and its Professors
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    $250 - $350
    Lot 181

    Magic and its Professors

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    $250 - $350
  • Extraordinary Life and Times of Thomas Parr, Who Lived to be 152 Years of Age
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    $100 - $200
    Lot 182

    Extraordinary Life and Times of Thomas Parr, Who Lived ...

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    $100 - $200
  • Famous Historie of Fryer Bacon, (The); With the Lives and Deaths of the Two Conjurers, Bungye and Vandermast
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    $100 - $150
    Lot 183

    Famous Historie of Fryer Bacon, (The); With the Lives a...

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    $100 - $150
  • The Fay Thaumaturgy Dream Book
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    $150 - $250
    Lot 184

    The Fay Thaumaturgy Dream Book

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    $150 - $250
  • The Magic of Robert-Houdin: An Artist's Life
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 185

    The Magic of Robert-Houdin: An Artist's Life

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    $300 - $500
  • J.N. Hofzinser's Card Conjuring
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 186

    J.N. Hofzinser's Card Conjuring

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    $200 - $300
  • Fifty Games, Played by the Automaton Chess-Player
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    $700 - $900
    Lot 187

    Fifty Games, Played by the Automaton Chess-Player

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    $700 - $900
  • Fireside Amusements
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    $200 - $300
    Lot 188

    Fireside Amusements

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    $200 - $300
  • Our Mysteries
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    $50 - $100
    Lot 189

    Our Mysteries

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    $50 - $100
  • Anthology of Love Poems
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    $300 - $500
    Lot 190

    Anthology of Love Poems

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    $300 - $500
  • A Bibliography of Magic Classics
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    $250 - $400
    Lot 191

    A Bibliography of Magic Classics

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    $250 - $400
  • Demonologia: Or, Natural Knowledge Revealed
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    $300 - $400
    Lot 192

    Demonologia: Or, Natural Knowledge Revealed

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    $300 - $400

Auction Description

Winter Magic Sale by Potter & Potter Auctions

In our final sale of the year, Winter Magic: The Rex Conklin Library and Other Fine Conjuring Collections, we offer the remarkable library of the late Rex Conklin, whose collection is highlighted by rare blow books, a copy of Dean’s Hocus Pocus among other antiquarian titles, and unique signed copies of books by Houdini bearing related photographs and ephemera. The library is complemented by uncommon apparatus, posters, and magic-related ephemera from other fine collections.

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Potter & Potter Auctions
Chicago, IL 60613
United States

potterauctions@gmail.com

Phone:(773) 472-1442

Buyer’s Premium

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$0 23.00

Bid Increments

Start Increments ($)
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$6,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000

Shipping Info

If your bid is successful, as an alternative to in-house shipping, we can provide you with a list of shippers. We will not be responsible for the acts or omissions of carriers or packers whether or not recommended by us. Property will not be released to the shipper without the buyer's written consent and until payment has been made in full. Packing and handling by us of purchased lots is at the entire risk of the purchaser, and Potter and Potter Auctions, Inc. will have no liability of any loss or damage to such items. Packing and shipping expenses shall be added to buyer's invoice and will reflect a charge for labor, materials, insurance, transportation, as well as actual shipper fees.

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Terms & Conditions

CONDITIONS OF SALE


The lots listed in this catalogue (whether printed or posted online) will be offered at public auction by Potter and Potter Auctions, Inc., as agent for consignor(s) subject to the following terms and conditions. By bidding at auction you agree to be bound by these Conditions of Sale.

PRIOR TO THE SALE

Please examine lots. Prospective buyers are strongly advised to "in person" or by personally retained Agent, examine any property in which they are interested before the auction takes place. Condition reports may be provided if requested in a timely manner.

Condition of lots, Warranties and Representations - All lots are sold "AS IS" and without recourse, and neither Potter and Potter Auctions, Inc. nor its consignor(s) makes any warranties or representations, express or implied with respect to such lots. Neither Potter and Potter Auctions, Inc. nor its consignor(s) makes any express or implied warranty or representation of any kind or nature with respect to merchantability, fitness for purpose, correctness of the catalogue or other description of the physical condition, size, quality, rarity, importance, medium, material, genuineness, attribution, provenance, period, source, origin, completeness, historical significance of any lot sold. The absence of any reference to the condition of a lot does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. No statement, whether written or oral, and whether made in the catalogue, or in supplements to the catalogue, an advertisement, a bill of sale, a posting or announcement, the remarks of an auctioneer, or otherwise, shall be deemed to create any warranty, representation or assumption of liability. Potter and Potter Auctions, Inc. and its consignor(s) make no warranty or representation, express or implied, that the purchaser will acquire any copyright or reproduction rights to any lot sold.

AT THE SALE

Registration Before Bidding - A prospective buyer must complete and sign a registration form and provide identification before bidding. We may require bank or other financial references. Potter and Potter Auctions, Inc., is under no obligation to approve the registration of any prospective registrant.

Bidding as Principal - When making a bid, a bidder is accepting personal liability to pay the purchase price, including the buyer's premium, all applicable taxes and all other applicable charges, unless it has been explicitly agreed upon in writing with Potter and Potter Auctions, Inc. before the commencement of the sale that the bidder is acting as agent on behalf of an identified third party acceptable to Potter and Potter Auctions, Inc., and that Potter and Potter Auctions, Inc. will only look to the principal for payment.

Absentee Bids - Potter and Potter Auctions, Inc. will use reasonable efforts to carry out written bids given to us prior to the sale for the convenience of clients who are not present at the auction in person. Bids must be placed in U.S. dollars. If we receive written bids on a particular lot for identical amounts, and these are the highest bids on the lot at the auction, it will be sold to the person whose written bid was received and accepted first. Execution of written bids is a free service undertaken subject to other commitments at the time of the sale and Potter and Potter Auctions, Inc. does not not accept liability for failing to execute a written bid or for errors and omissions in connection with such written bid(s).

Telephone Bids - If a prospective buyer makes arrangements with us prior to the commencement of the sale we will use reasonable efforts to contact said prospective buyer to enable them to participate in the bidding by telephone and we do not accept liability for failure to do so or for errors and omissions in connection with telephone bidding.

Online Bids - We will use reasonable efforts to carry out online bids and do not accept liability for equipment failure, inability to access the internet or software malfunctions related to the execution of online bids. To avoid the possibility of any error in entering or acceptance of an online bid, it is recommended that you bid directly with Potter and Potter auctions either by way of in person, absentee or telephone bidding.

Reserves - Although the majority of the lots in the sale are offered without reserve, some lots in the sale may be subject to a reserve which is the confidential minimum price below which such lot will not be sold. The reserve will not exceed the low estimate of the lot. Reserves are agreed upon with consignors or, in the absence thereof, the absolute discretion of Potter and Potter Auctions, Inc. The auctioneer may open the bidding on any lot below the reserve by placing a bid on behalf of the seller. The auctioneer may continue to bid on behalf of the seller up to the amount of the reserve, either by placing consecutive bids or by placing bids in response to other bidders. With respect to lots that are offered without reserve, unless there are already competing bids, the auctioneer, in his or her discretion, will generally open the bidding at half of the low estimate for the lot. In the absence of a bid at that level, the auctioneer may proceed backwards at his or her discretion until a bid is recognized, and then continue up from that amount.

Auctioneer's Discretion - The auctioneer has the right at his or her absolute and sole discretion to refuse any bid, to advance the bidding in such a manner as he or she may decide, to withdraw any lot, and in the case of error or dispute, and whether during or after the sale, to determine the successful bidder, to continue the bidding, to cancel the sale or to reoffer and resell the item in dispute. If any dispute arises after the sale, our sale record is conclusive.

Successful Bid - The highest bidder acknowledged by the auctioneer will be the purchaser. In the case of a tie bid, the winning bidder will determined by the auctioneer at his or her sole discretion. In the event of a dispute between bidders, the auctioneer has final discretion to determine the successful bidder or to re-offer the lot in dispute. If any dispute arises after the sale, the Potter and Potter Auctions, Inc. sale record shall be conclusive. Title passes upon the fall of the auctioneer's hammer to the highest acknowledged bidder subject to the Conditions of Sale set forth herein, and the bidder assumes full risk and responsibility.

AFTER THE SALE

Buyer's Premium - In addition to the hammer price, the online buyer agrees to pay Potter and Potter Auctions, Inc. a buyer's premium of 20%, and the applicable sales tax added to the final total. BIDDERS THAT SUCCESSFULLY BID DIRECTLY WITH POTTER AUCTIONS, THROUGH IN PERSON, ABSENTEE OR TELEPHONE BIDS, SHALL also be subject to a 20% buyer's premium.

Payment - The buyer must pay the entire amount due (including the hammer price, buyer's premium, all applicable taxes and other charges) no later than 5 p.m. on the seventh (7) business day following the sale. Payment in U.S. dollars may be made with cash; bank check or cashier's check drawn on a U.S. bank; money order; or wire transfer unless other arrangements are made with Potter and Potter Auctions, Inc. Potter and Potter Auctions, Inc. reserves the right to hold merchandise purchased by personal check until the check has cleared the bank. The purchaser agrees to pay Potter and Potter Auctions, Inc. a handling charge of $50 for any check dishonored by Bank.

Due to credit card processing charges, In the event buyer desires to pay by using a credit card, a convenience fee equaling 2.5 % of the entire amount due shall be added to the buyer's invoice. 'We encourage you to pay by sending us a check or wire transfer to avoid the credit card convenience fee. Potter and Potter will consider payment through Paypal only for domestic orders, owing to the extremely high service charges for international transactions.

Non-Payment - If we do not receive payment in full, in good cleared funds, within seven (7) business days following the sale, we are entitled in our absolute discretion to exercise one or more of the following measures, in addition to any additional actions available to us by law: (1) to impose a late charge of one and a half percent (1.5%) per thirty (30) days of the total purchase price, prorated to commence on the date of the sale; (2) to hold the defaulting buyer liable for the total amount due and to begin legal proceedings for its recovery together with interest, legal fees and costs to the fullest extent permitted under applicable law; (3) to rescind the sale; (4) to resell the property publicly or privately with such terms as we find appropriate; (5) to resell the property at public auction without reserve, and with the purchaser liable for any deficiency, cost, including handling charges, the expenses of both sales, our commission on both sales at our regular rate, all other charges due hereunder and incidental damages. In addition, a defaulting purchaser will be deemed to have granted us a security interest in, and we may retain as collateral security for such purchaser's obligations to us, any property in our possession owned by such purchaser. At our option, payment will not be deemed to have been made in full until we have collected funds represented by checks, or in the case of bank or cashier's checks, we have confirmed their authenticity; (6) to offset against any amount owed; (7) to not allow any bids at any upcoming auction by or on behalf of the buyer; (8)to take other action as we find necessary or appropriate.

LIABILITY

Condition Reports - Potter and Potter Auctions, Inc. is not responsible for the correctness of any statement of any kind concerning any lot, whether written or oral, nor for any other errors or omissions in description or for any faults or defects in any lot. Neither the seller, ourselves, our officers, employees or agents, give any representation, warranty or guarantee or assume any liability of any kind in respect of any lot with regard to merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, description, size, quality, completeness, condition, attribution, authenticity, rarity, importance, medium, provenance, prior ownership history, or historical relevance. Except as required by local law any warranty of any kind whatsoever is excluded by this paragraph.

Purchased Lots - If for any reason a purchased lot cannot be delivered in the same condition as at the time of sale, or should any purchased lot be stolen, mis-delivered or lost prior to delivery, Potter and Potter Auctions, Inc. shall not be liable for any amount in excess of that paid by the purchaser.

Legal Ramifications - The rights and obligations of the parties with respect to these Conditions of Sale, the conduct of the auction and any matters connected with any of the foregoing shall be governed and interpreted by the laws of the jurisdiction in Illinois. If any part of these Conditions of Sale is found by any court to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, that part shall be discounted and the rest of the conditions shall continue to be valid to the fullest extent permitted by law.

Discretion - Any and all of the conditions may be waived or modified in the sole discretion of Potter and Potter Auctions, Inc.

Please note: Posters are graded on a letter system, A - C, and are linen backed unless otherwise noted.