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.

Potter & Potter was voted best auction house for the fascinating and rare by the Chicago Reader. "This isn’t your typical auction house. The eclectic items it’s sold over nearly two decades comprise a long and varied catalog of American history, nightmares, and illusions both real and manufactured."

OCTOBER 2, 2024 • The singular focus of Richard Harris's collection was the macabre. This October, Potter & Potter will bring to market a range of rarities from his art collection, a singular gathering of works (textiles, paintings, sculptures, posters, drawings) that, while broad in form, were focused on a topic no one has yet been able to escape.

OCTOBER 26, 2024 • This second sale from the Dawes collection is quite literally a "rich cabinet" of conjuring curiosa. Posters, antiquarian books, vintage apparatus and more from this storied collection go on the block this October.

NOVEMBER 7, 2024 • Our fall poster sale features vintage paper advertising in many categories. From masterworks by Mucha to travel, war & propaganda, we will offer over 500 lots from a range of well-known designers, printers, and publishers.