Potter & Potter Auctions
Live Auction

Literature of Legerdemain

Sat, Feb 28, 2026 11:00AM EST
  2026-02-28 11:00:00 2026-02-28 11:00:00 America/New_York Potter & Potter Auctions Potter & Potter Auctions : Literature of Legerdemain https://auction.potterauctions.com/auctions/potter-potter/literature-of-legerdemain-22201
Featuring the collection of magic bibliographer Stephen Forrester, this premier sale will feature highlights from his library of rare, old, and unusual conjuring books from the seventeenth century to the present day. Purchase Catalog
Potter & Potter Auctions info@potterauctions.com
Lot 77

WITGEEST, Simon (pseudonym). Het verbetert en vermeerdert N...

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000
Starting Bid
$500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $5
$30 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
WITGEEST, Simon (pseudonym). Het verbetert en vermeerdert Natuurlyk Toverboek, of't Nieuw Speel-Tooneel der Konsten... (”Improved and Expanded Magic Book... or New Theatre of Arts ”) Amsterdam: Hendrik Box, 1725. Small 8vo. Woodcut title-page and numerous woodcut illustrations throughout text. [48], [1]-461 pp. 19 parts in one volume. Text in Dutch on laid paper. Later blank leaves inserted throughout, text is complete. Bound in contemporary full vellum over boards, vellum ties (recased or, more likely, a remboitage binding; new endleaves, binding worn and soiled, spine toned and creased, text toned, occasionally soiled, creased, wrinkled, several of the later blank leaves have early ink notations). Very good. TENTH EDITION OF THIS HUGE COLLECTION OF NEARLY 1,700 MAGIC TRICKS, RIDDLES, AND JOKES, WITH WONDERFUL ILLUSTRATIONS.

Available payment options

  • Visa
  • Mastercard
  • Amex
  • Diners
  • Discover
  • JCB
  • Union Pay

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.