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Potter & Potter's Retail Store. 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.
Fine Books & Manuscripts, including Americana
FEBRUARY 16, 2023 • Our first book sale of the year will feature major high spots in all categories beginning with our sci–fi and horror section that comprises a near complete collection of Arkham House titles, many of which came from the famous Richard Manney collection.
A Study in Sherlock
APRIL 20, 2023 • Potter & Potter is pleased to announce the first sale from Robert Hess's collection of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle.
Houdiniana
APRIL 8, 2023 • From remarkable unpublished personal documents and props from his storied career, to personal relics from Houdini's home in Harlem, our April sale of Houdiniana will be an offering of historical significance.
Vintage Posters
MARCH 9, 2023 • Potter & Potter opens the spring season with an eclectic offering of over 500 vintage posters, spanning the Golden Age of travel, twentieth century advertising, propaganda, and more.
The Ricky Jay Collection
FEBRUARY 25, 2023 • Potter & Potter is thrilled to bring to auction the remarkable, singular, eclectic collection of Ricky Jay, the lauded actor, celebrated sleight-of-hand magician, and noted author, who curated his own extensive collection of magic, circus, and showbiz ephemera.
Pop Culture & Collectibles
MARCH 30, 2023 • From comic books and rock memorabilia, to movie posters, vintage toys, trading cards, and Disneyana, our auction will feature highlights from nearly every corner of American twentieth century pop culture.
Upcoming Auction
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Pop Culture & Collectibles
From comic books and rock memorabilia, to movie posters, vintage toys, trading cards, and Disneyana, our auction will feature highlights from nearly every corner of American twentieth century pop culture. A significant collection of graded and ungraded comics, including Amazing Spider-Man and other Marvel titles, psychedelic rock posters, a Beatles autograph, monster magazines, and dozens of sealed wax boxes of sports cards from the 1970s-90s will cross the block in this more-than 500 lot sale.
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Download PDFHoudiniana
From remarkable unpublished personal documents and props from his storied career, to personal relics from Houdini's home in Harlem, our April sale of Houdiniana will be an offering of historical significance. Props and personal artifacts will cross the block, alongside important Houdini letters, unpublished photographs, and incredible association copies of his most famous publications. The auction will be rounded out with a strong offering of vintage magic posters, apparatus, and ephemera.
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Download PDFA Study in Sherlock
Potter & Potter is pleased to announce the first sale from Robert Hess's collection of Sherlock Holmes and Arthur Conan Doyle. High spots in every category related to these two subjects include original illustration art, first editions, signed photos, archives of letters from the author and actors that portrayed Holmes, choice movie posters, a Richard Lancelyn Green collection, numerous rare ephemeral items from The Lost World, a selection of items from the Jeremy Brett Estate, and numerous collectibles including an original street sign from Baker Street.