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Property from Serendipity Books
12 Feb 2012, California, Los Angeles and California, San Francisco |
Books, Maps & Prints
16 Feb 2012, Edinburgh |
Books and Manuscripts
11 Mar 2012, California, Los Angeles |
Fine Books, Maps and Manuscripts
27 Mar 2012, London, Knightsbridge |
Polar Sale: Scott and Amundsen Centenary
30 Mar 2012, London, Knightsbridge |
The Mapping and Discovery of America
14 Apr 2012, New York |
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Books and Manuscripts Department
Fine Printed Book and Manuscript Auctions |
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The Fine Books and Manuscripts Department, with specialists on both the East and West coasts, are leaders in the auctions of collectible printed and manuscript material. We hold four general auctions a year - two simulcast between Los Angeles and San Francisco, as well as two in our New York offices.
Our auctions feature early printed material, maps & travel literature, natural history, art & illustration, fine bindings & fine press, literature, Americana, world history, and the 20th century. We also hold specialty or single-owner auctions when appropriate.
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Printed Book, Map and Manuscript valuations for auction
To arrange a confidential auction appraisal with a view to
selling, contact:
Dr. Catherine Williamson
books.us@bonhams.com
+1 (323) 436 5442
 UK Book Department
A Collector's Guide to Manuscripts
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Property From Serendipity Books, Part I - Works from Peter Howard's legendary bookstore on offer at Bonhams
Peter Howard [1939-2011] of the landmark Bay Area Serendipity Books has been eulogized as "one of the most imaginative booksellers of his generation." Howard stocked not only individual titles but entire collections.
Press Release
One piece at a time
Masterpieces of Victorian literature were issued in monthly parts. Or, as Wilkie Collins put it, "Make 'em laugh, make 'em cry, make 'em wait". John Sutherland explains how and why it happened
Press Release
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