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Vintage Books Sales
 We
have a number of Books & Manuscripts sale per year.
Highlights from our last Books & Manuscripts sale:
- * McKenney, Hall, History of the Indian Tribes
of North America…, 1872-74, 3 vols., 120-handfinished color
lithographic plates, Estimate: $40/50,000 sold for $52,125
- The papers of Roberto Berdecio, a large archive
of material relating to 20th century Mexican art &
politics, Estimate: $60/80,000 sold for $46,375
- Declaration of Independence - collection of
letters and documents of 35-signers, including Hancock, Paine, others,
Estimate: $35/45,000 sold for $40,625
- George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James
Madison; George Washington, 1900, edition of 1250, 2 vols.,
Presidential documents bound in, Estimate: $20/25,000 sold for $23,375
Books
& Manuscripts - Catalogs
We encourage you to purchase
a subscription before the auction.
You may also check back here soon to preview our
online catalog which we post about 3 weeks before the sale. Browse the
lots for the upcoming sale and place an absentee bid or sign up to phone
bid. Please see bidding
options for more information.
You may also sign-up
on our mailing list to receive an email reminder closer
to the time of the auction.
About the
Books & Manuscripts Department
Fine manuscripts and rare books in
collections or as singular items from private estates
as well as museums and libraries. Among the fields represented are travel
and exploration (including maps and atlases); natural history and
botanicals; Americana, especially California and the West; literature;
bibles; fine press and printing; illustration and the fine arts.
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Collecting Antique Books
