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Skaters, Punks & Rebels: A Countercultural Cross-Section

Thu, Aug 20, 2026 11:00AM EDT
  2026-08-20 11:00:00 2026-08-20 11:00:00 America/New_York Potter & Potter Auctions Potter & Potter Auctions : Skaters, Punks & Rebels: A Countercultural Cross-Section https://auction.potterauctions.com/auctions/potter-potter/skaters-punks-rebels-a-countercultural-cross-section-23626
This sale includes a cross-section of relics of rebels in music, art, and literature. Highlights include an archive of early skateboarding memorabilia and trophies, Raymond Pettibon fliers, guitars, and material from the collection of Howie Pyro. Also crossing the block will be assorted memorabilia from New York's punk rock headquarters, CBGB. Hey-ho, let's go!
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Lot 445

KEELER, Harry Stephen (1890-1967). Group of (9) Novels. [V.P.,] ca. 1930s.

Estimate: $150 - $300
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$80

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KEELER, Harry Stephen (1890-1967). Group of (9) Novels. [V.P.,] ca. 1930s. 10 volumes. 8vos. Original cloth and buckram binding stamped black. Some with dust jackets. Comprising: The Master of the Fiddling Cracksman, The Tiger Snake, The Face of the Man From Saturn, The Search for X-Y-Z, The Fourth King, The Crilly Court Mystery, The Amazing Web, The Blue Spectacles, The Voice of the Seven Sparrows. Sometimes called "the greatest bad writer in America," Keeler was a prolific Chicago pulp and crime writer, now famous for his convoluted "webwork" plots of "ludicrous but internally consistent coincidence." Represented here is a cross-section of his standalone non-series works, including his first novel, The Voice of the Seven Sparrows

Condition

General rubbing, toning, and edge wear. Some guttering and loose joints. Most missing dust jackets. Fiddling Cracksman with large tears to jacket. Condition varies. Overall very good. 

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