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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 511

[PROSE EROTICA]. Group of 27 Hardcover Pornographic Novels. [V.p.: Vixen Press, Woodford Press, etc., ca. 1940s-1950s].

Estimate: $200 - $400
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$100

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[PROSE EROTICA]. Group of 27 Hardcover Pornographic Novels. [V.p.: Vixen Press, Woodford Press, etc., ca. 1940s-1950s]. 8vos. All but 2 titles in dust jackets (two Gypsy Rose Lee mysteries lack jackets). VARIOUS EDITIONS. Some titles by Mark Tryon include: Take It Off!, Stage-Struck, and Sweeter Than Life (this infamous lesbian title was at the center of the 1959 Supreme Court case, Smith v California); titles by Scott Stone include: Devil's Web, Blaze, Shadow in Scarlet; titles by Rick Lucas include: Complex Mother, Boss-Lady, Strange Journey, Dreamboat; titles by Barry Devlin include: No Holds Barred, Chains of Silk, Fire & Ice; titles by Michael Norday include: Stage for Fools (2 copies), Flashy Fists; other titles include: Sweet and 20, Mavis, Sin and Such, The Nude in the Mirror, Honey, Masterful (jacket heavily worn and torn), Wild Hunger, and more. 

Condition

Generally worn, soiled, occasional ownership markings, text toned). Generally good or better. 

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