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Monday, July 30th, 2007Bloomsbury Auctions Opens New York Sale Room
Sunday, July 29th, 2007
One of the most highly-regarded auction houses in the field of rare books and works on paper, Bloomsbury Auctions, announced recently that it plans to open a sale room in New York City this fall.
Bloomsbury has been a fixture in the London auction world since 1982, providing buyers and sellers a reputable auction venue for books, manuscripts, prints, antique maps, atlases, and original art. They recently opened a sale room in Rome.
The New York branch of Bloomsbury Auctions is located at 6 West 48th Street, off Fifth Avenue, near Rockefeller Plaza. Their inaugural sale is on September 26th, featuring Important Printed Books and Manuscripts. Their second sale of the season, on October 31, is Travel & Natural History Books, Atlases, and Americana.
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Bloomsbury has been a fixture in the London auction world since 1982, providing buyers and sellers a reputable auction venue for books, manuscripts, prints, antique maps, atlases, and original art. They recently opened a sale room in Rome.
The New York branch of Bloomsbury Auctions is located at 6 West 48th Street, off Fifth Avenue, near Rockefeller Plaza. Their inaugural sale is on September 26th, featuring Important Printed Books and Manuscripts. Their second sale of the season, on October 31, is Travel & Natural History Books, Atlases, and Americana.
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Antique Maps & Antique Prints News
Sunday, July 29th, 2007
Antique Maps & Antique Prints Upcoming Events
August 11, New York. The New York Map Society meets at 2:30 pm., New York Public Library, Classroom B, in the South Court's Celeste Bartos Education Center, 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, New York City. Joseph Garver, the Reference Librarian of the Harvard Map Collection, will discuss his book, Surveying the Shore: Historic Maps of Coastal Massachusetts, 1600-1930. Details, contact Sy Amkraut.
September 8, New York. The New York Map Society meets at 2:30 pm., New York Public Library, Classroom B, in the South Court's Celeste Bartos Education Center, 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, New York City. John Cloud, Historian & Geographer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will be speaking at this meeting. Details, contact Sy Amkraut.
September 8, Richmond, Virginia. The Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad Street, Richmond. 1:00 PM. A presentation by the Library of Virginia Foundation's Fry-Jefferson Map Society. Dr. Joyce Chaplin, the James Duncan Phillips Professor of Early American History at Harvard University, will discuss Mapping Population in Early Virginia. Dr. Michael Gaudio, assistant professor of art history at the University of Minnesota, presents Virginia through the Engraver's Eyes: Theodor de Bry and his Influence.
Antique Map & Print Exhibitions.
For a full listing, please visit current exhibitions for antique maps & prints.
Antiquarian Book & Map Fairs
August 3 - 4, Denver. 23rd Annual Rocky Mountain Book & Paper Fair. Denver Merchandise Mart, I-25 at East 58th Avenue. For more information, visit Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association.
August 9, Bedford, N.H. The Granite State Book & Ephemera Fair. The Event Center at C.R. Sparks, 18 Kilton Road (Opposite the Quality/Wayfarer Inn) Bedford, N.H. For more details, call 631-261-4590.
August 18, Cincinnati, OH. The Cincinnati Book Fair. Business Club of Montgomery, 7777 Ted Gregory Lane (formerly Sycamore), Cincinnati, OH For more details call 513-321-7567.
September 4 and 5, Sturbridge, MA. The Sturbridge Book & Ephemera Fair. The Sturbridge Host Hotel, 366 Main Street (Rt. 20) Sturbridge, MA. For more details, visit Flamingo Shows, or call 631-261-4590.
September 14 & 15, Denver. Rocky Mountain Antique Map Fair. Denver Central Library, 13th & Broadway, Denver. For more information, contact farwesttc@sisna.com Information is also available at the Rocky Mountain Map Society. The Rocky Mountain Antique Map Fair, an annual event, brings together an international cast of dealers in antique maps. Sponsored by the Denver Public Library, the Fair includes maps dating back to the 1500's. It is open to the public, with an entrance fee of $5. Many maps are available for sale.
August 11, New York. The New York Map Society meets at 2:30 pm., New York Public Library, Classroom B, in the South Court's Celeste Bartos Education Center, 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, New York City. Joseph Garver, the Reference Librarian of the Harvard Map Collection, will discuss his book, Surveying the Shore: Historic Maps of Coastal Massachusetts, 1600-1930. Details, contact Sy Amkraut.
September 8, New York. The New York Map Society meets at 2:30 pm., New York Public Library, Classroom B, in the South Court's Celeste Bartos Education Center, 42nd Street and Fifth Avenue, New York City. John Cloud, Historian & Geographer, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, will be speaking at this meeting. Details, contact Sy Amkraut.
September 8, Richmond, Virginia. The Library of Virginia, 800 E. Broad Street, Richmond. 1:00 PM. A presentation by the Library of Virginia Foundation's Fry-Jefferson Map Society. Dr. Joyce Chaplin, the James Duncan Phillips Professor of Early American History at Harvard University, will discuss Mapping Population in Early Virginia. Dr. Michael Gaudio, assistant professor of art history at the University of Minnesota, presents Virginia through the Engraver's Eyes: Theodor de Bry and his Influence.
Antique Map & Print Exhibitions.
For a full listing, please visit current exhibitions for antique maps & prints.
Antiquarian Book & Map Fairs
August 3 - 4, Denver. 23rd Annual Rocky Mountain Book & Paper Fair. Denver Merchandise Mart, I-25 at East 58th Avenue. For more information, visit Rocky Mountain Antiquarian Booksellers Association.
August 9, Bedford, N.H. The Granite State Book & Ephemera Fair. The Event Center at C.R. Sparks, 18 Kilton Road (Opposite the Quality/Wayfarer Inn) Bedford, N.H. For more details, call 631-261-4590.
August 18, Cincinnati, OH. The Cincinnati Book Fair. Business Club of Montgomery, 7777 Ted Gregory Lane (formerly Sycamore), Cincinnati, OH For more details call 513-321-7567.
September 4 and 5, Sturbridge, MA. The Sturbridge Book & Ephemera Fair. The Sturbridge Host Hotel, 366 Main Street (Rt. 20) Sturbridge, MA. For more details, visit Flamingo Shows, or call 631-261-4590.
September 14 & 15, Denver. Rocky Mountain Antique Map Fair. Denver Central Library, 13th & Broadway, Denver. For more information, contact farwesttc@sisna.com Information is also available at the Rocky Mountain Map Society. The Rocky Mountain Antique Map Fair, an annual event, brings together an international cast of dealers in antique maps. Sponsored by the Denver Public Library, the Fair includes maps dating back to the 1500's. It is open to the public, with an entrance fee of $5. Many maps are available for sale.
Auction Calendar
August 9, San Francisco. PBA Galleries. Natural History, Travel & Exploration, Sporting, Maps & Atlases.
August 29, Gloucestershire, England. Dominic Winter Book Auctions. Printed Books, Overseas Maps, & Ephemera.
September 11, Oxford. Bonhams. Printed Books & Maps, Part 1.
September 12. Online Auction. Old World Auctions. An online auction featuring many excellent antique maps and prints. Remains online for 3 weeks from start of auction.
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