Zelda Fitzgerald’s Gal-Pal Meets an 18th Century Dutch Atlas
“Though the Jazz Age continued it became less and less an affair of youth. The sequel was like a children’s party taken over by the elders.” – F. Scott Fitzgerald Jazz Age revels would do well to sober up quickly when confronted with this...
1719 “L’Antiquité Expliquée et Représentée en Figures”, De Montfaucon (Sold for $3,995)
This antique set sold at auction for $3,995 in August, 2015 This stunning complete first edition set of De Montfaucon’s monumental works on world history contains 15 handsome volumes. The set was once in the library of Britain’s Sir John Henry Thorold,...
1784 Revolutionary War Land Deed Document (Sold for $43)
This antique document sold at auction for $43 in July, 2015 This Revolutionary War era land deed from Pennsylvania details a land purchase by a local Quaker family headed by a Philadelphia merchant, Benjamin Horner. Dated 1784, the legal document discusses a tract of...
1724 “New Improvements of Planting and Gardening” by Richard Bradley (Sold for $108)
This antique book sold at auction for $108 in July, 2015 Penned by Richard Bradley FRS (1688 – 1732), a noted English botanist. After a 1714 trip to the Netherlands, Bradley became fascinated in horticulture, spending the following years writing and...
1757 Voltaire “Oeuvres Works” Full Leather Binding (Sold for $240)
This antique book set sold at auction for $240 in December, 2014 A beautiful first edition set of Voltaire’s works under the title of “Collection Complette Des Oeuvres de Mr de Voltaire Premiere Editions”. Author of the novella ‘Candide,’...Articles & Tips
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Ernest Hemingway’s “The Sun Also Rises”, 1926 First Edition (Sold for $12,000)
1875 Werner Nile Sketches Folio (Sold for $1,200)
Works of Shakespeare with Double Fore-Edge Paintings (Sold for $1,800)
Bell’s Edition: The Poets of Great Britain Collection (Sold for $1,000)
Rare 1950’s Oversize Marilyn Monroe Photographs, Signed by Photographer (Sold for $4,000)
