Take a look at Quicker than the Eye, Potter & Potter's retail division. Shop now for vintage magic, gambling, circus, and oddities. Our inventory includes used, rare, and out-of-print books, along with vintage magic posters, photographs, magic tricks, playing cards, and more.

Over the course of several decades, Tom Blue assembled one of the most impressive gambling collections in the United States. Tantalizing selections of rare and antiquarian volumes from his library lead off the auction, including titles on poker, playing cards, cheating and advantage play, notorious gamblers, cons, criminals, and related subjects. Complementing the books, the sale featured scarce supply catalogs, antique prints, collectable playing cards, and posters.

A well-loved collector, publisher, producer, performer, and friend to all magicians, Ray Goulet amassed one of the great American collections of conjuring memorabilia. On April 27th, many of the scarce and rare props, magic sets, magic-themed sheet music, framed posters, and other elements of his Mini-Museum of Magic will go on the block. Goulet's offerings will be complemented by a spectacular offering of posters from the collection of Charles and Regina Reynolds, authors of 100 Years of Magic Posters.

Our May auction is composed of mid-century travel posters, including many fine airline posters advertising TWA, American, and United Airlines, many from noted designers of the era. The sale will be rounded out by a fine selection of movie, magic, theatrical, advertising, and exhibition posters, as well as French posters by Cheret and his contemporaries.

On May 18th Potter & Potter will offer some 200 choice magic collectibles in an online-only auction. A mix of ephemera, magic sets, large lots of vintage apparatus, and choice books and posters will be offered for sale.