Ajeeb the Chess Automaton trade card. New York, 1886. Lithographed card depicting the “wonderful chess playing automaton,” Ajeeb, and advertising its performances at the Eden Musee. Verso enumerates “startling facts” about Ajeeb. 3 x 5”. Near fine.
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-02-08
De Kolta, Buatier. Program for de Kolta's appearance at the Eden Musee. For the week of December 6th, 1902. De Kolta featured his famous Expanding Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2009-04-26
Blind, Adolphe. Les Automates TruquŽs [Authors Copy]. Paris, 1927. Publishers wrappers with illustration of Ajeeb the chess-playing automaton laid down, as issued. Portrait frontispiece. Illustrated Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-08-27
Blind, Adophe. Les Automates Truqués. Geneva and Paris, 1927. Printed wrapper with illustration of Ajeeb the chess-playing automaton laid down as issued. Portrait frontispiece, illustrated Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-02-08
How to Judge & Appreciate “Mephisto” The Marvellous Mechanical Chess-Player. London: G.C. Heywood, (1881). Four-page pamphlet issued by the exhibitor to arouse interest in the Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2017-06-10
Kempelen, Baron Wolfgang Von [Willis, Robert]. An Attempt to Analyse the Automaton Chess Player. London: J. Booth, 1821. ¼ calf over plain boards. Engraved frontispiece Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-02-08
Fifty Games, Played by the Automaton Chess-Player. London: W. Pople, Printer; Sold at the Exhibition Room, No. 29, St. James’s Street, 1820. Taken down by Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2016-12-03
Fifty Games, Played by the Automaton Chess-Player. London: W. Pople, Printer; Sold at the Exhibition Room, No. 29, St. James’s Street, 1820. Taken down by Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-05-31
[Mathematics and Puzzles] A Group of Miscellaneous Books on Mathematical Magic, Puzzles, Ingenuity, Paradoxes and More. Approximately three shelves, including The Turk, Chess Automaton (2000); Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2015-12-05
[Miscellaneous] Group of 75 miscellaneous magic books. Including The Great Chess Automaton by Carroll (1975), Card Tricks and How to Do Them by Roterberg (1902), Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2014-02-08
Cooke, Conrad William. Automata old and New. London: The Chiswick Press, 1893. First edition. Being number 125 from the an edition of 255 copies “imprinted Read more…
Auctioneer:
Potter & Potter
Date:
2013-04-06
