SELLING EXHIBITION
The late Gerald Kornblau's fascination and interest in vernacular photography started over 50 years ago when he began photographing while serving in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict. When some of his pictures were used to illustrate a National Geographic article in May 1953 entitled "The GI's and the Kids of Korea,” he realized the importance of photography and started on his life-long love affair with the medium. As one of the pioneers in the Folk Art field starting in the late 1950's, Gerry knew photography would be an immerging area of Folk Art. His private collection grew over the years and covered everything from circus performers to trades people. His wide sweeping eye helped form one of the largest collections o f vernacular photography, some of which is now in institutions such as the Smithsonian, The Museum of New York and ICP.

Monday - Friday 10 - 5pm
Saturday 12 - 5pm

Stair Auctioneers & Appraisals
549 Warren Street

Hudson, NY

12", 45 rpm in clear vinyl with custom-designed cover and label, in an edition of 300

This is the first release from rocknrollshrink...enjoy!

6:00 - 8:00 pm

With special preview of ANDY WARHOL" ALBUM COVERS
A full collection of records designed and illustrated by Warhol, 1949 - 1987
On view September 9 - 24, 2012

Glenn Horowitz Bookseller
87 Newtown Lane

East Hampton, NY

Renowned calligrapher Donald Jackson discusses the influences and techniques that informed his handwritten, hand-illuminated bible commissioned by Saint John's Abbey and University. Complements the new exhibition The Art of Devotion in the Middle Ages.

Free admission

Reservations required.

7 pm

Harold M. Williams Auditorium
The Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Drive

Los Angeles, CA

The Taffner Collection
Sale No 370

2:00 pm

Viewing Information:
Tues 21st to Fri 24th Aug 10am - 5pm
Sat 25th & Sun 26th Aug 12pm - 4pm
Mon 27th to Fri 31st Aug 10am - 5pm
Sat 1st & Sun 2nd Sept 12pm - 4pm
Mon 3rd to Thurs 6th Sept 10am - 5pm
Fri 7th Sept - Morning of the sale from 9am

Edinburgh Saleroom
33 Broughton Place

Edinburgh, UNITED KINGDOM

Auction of Prints, Photographs, Paintings, and Sculpture to be held in two sessions:

The prints and photography portion of the sale will begin at 12 p.m.; the painting and sculpture portion will begin at 4 p.m.

Sale #2609B

12:00 pm & 4:00 pm

Preview Time:
September 5, 2012, 12pm-5pm
September 6, 2012, 12pm-8pm
September 7, 2012, 9am-10am

Skinner Auctioneers & Appraisers
63 Park Plaza

Boston, MA

Original Art from:
The Estates Of Roger Tory Peterson & Virginia Marie Peterson

Guernsey's will be conducting a 500-lot auction consisting entirely of the work of Roger Tory Peterson. This unprecedented offering is coming directly from the estates of Roger Tory Peterson and Virginia Marie Peterson, and the material included has never previously been available for sale. Approximately one half of the lots will be devoted to the original paintings for Dr. Peterson's famed Field Guides, with examples from each of the six Guides produced over the decades. Additional lots will feature drawings of flora and fauna from his other published books, with a specific section of the event devoted to artwork of penguins, a particular passion of Dr. Peterson. (The penguin houses in a number of America's foremost zoos are named after the artist.)

Public Preview: Friday, September 7

The Arader Galleries
1016 Madison Avenue

New York, NY

Early Cartography in the Habsburg Empire,
and Commemoration of Mercator's 500th Birthday

The symposium will focus on Mercator and the influence he experienced from the age of discoveries together with his place in the Habsburg Empire which flourished at that time. Many of the maps and globes produced during this period were highly prized for economic, military and diplomatic purposes and so were often kept secret. At the same time international relationships, scientific developments, philosophy and religion influenced the globe and map makers and vice versa.

Vienna, AUSTRIA

This talk will focus on the Walker family, their house and its history—including its close association with William and May Morris, Philip Webb and with the Arts and Crafts in the Cotswolds—while also considering Walker’s crucial role in the Revival of Printing.

6:00 pm

Tickets:
$12 for members of the sponsoring organization
$18 all others

The Grolier Club
47 East 60th Street

New York, NY

An Illustrated Lecture by BCC President John Crichton.

5:00 - 7:00 pm

Free admission

The Book Club of California
312 Sutter Street, Suite 510

San Francisco, CA

Limted Edition Prints & Graphics

5:30 pm

Quinn's Auction Galleries
Waverly Auctions
360 South Washington Street

Falls Church, VA

Celebrity Chef Series
Join one of the world's great authorities on French cooking, master chef Anne Willan, for a book signing and a sumptuous four-course lunch featuring historical recipes from her new book The Cookbook Library: Four Centuries of the Cooks, Writers, and Recipes that Made the Modern Cookbook.

12 noon

Lunch is $75 ($90 with wine pairing)

Reservations required.

Private Dining Room
The Getty Center
1200 Getty Center Drive

Los Angeles, CA

FINE & VINTAGE WRITING INSTRUMENTS
Sale # 2285

1:30 pm

Swann Auction Galleries
104 East 25th Street

New York, NY

Rare Books & Manuscripts: The Property of Jane Hohfeld Galante & Other Owners
Sale #488

Preview:
Tuesday and Wednesday prior to the auction from 9:00am to 5:00pm or by appointment.
Thursday until 12:30pm

PBA Galleries Auction Room (located across the hall from PBA Galleries)
133 Kearny Street (between Sutter and Post Streets)

San Francisco, CA

The Mount invites you to a very special literary-themed weekend!

From September 14-16, 2012, nationally acclaimed writers, poets, and readers will gather at The Mount, the spectacular house and gardens designed by Edith Wharton, to celebrate words, ideas, and literature.

The weekend lineup of events, includes panels, interviews, readings, and public conversations.

The festival will also include many free readings by poets and writers with ties to the Berkshire region.

The Mount
2 Plunkett Street

Lenox, MA

Sixty exhibitors, representing thousands of rare and collectible books, maps, photos, graphics, postcards and ephemeral items. Free Appraisals will be offered.

9:45 am to 5 pm

Admission $5.00

Scottish Rite Temple
6151 "H" Street

Sacramento, California

Postcards, Tradecards, Maps, Autographs, Prints, Posters, Playbills, Ephemera, Plus Fine, Rare & Unusal Old Books, and Much, Much More!

Saturday 9 am - 3 pm

Admission:
Adults $6
Young Collectors 12-21 $3
Under 12 free with Paid Adult

Holiday Inn / Grand Ballroom
24 Adams Place

Boxborough, MA

Assistant Director & Curator of Collections, Rare Book School,
University of Virginia

Brontë and the Bookmakers: The Rise and Reception of Jane Eyre

6:00 - 7:30 pm

Butler Library, 6th floor East
Columbia University
523 Butler Library

New York, NY

The Esoteric Book Conference is an annual international event to bring together authors, artists, publishers and bookmakers working in the field of esotericism. In addition to presentations by notable authors and scholars, the conference opens it doors to publishers and booksellers showcasing new & used books as well as rare and hard-to-find esoteric texts. For two days the conference hosts the largest selection of esoteric books under one roof. Contemporary esoteric publishing, finepress book arts and antiquarian texts are offered to augment the libraries of readers, scholars and collectors alike.

Seattle Center
305 Harrison Street

Seattle, WA

Join the thousands of attendees, collectors and industry experts from around the world, for our 37th annual show! You are invited to one of the most prestigious antique shows in the South! A special show for a select group of unique and fine quality items, specializing in Pre- Civil War and the Victorian era through 1950s.

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Admission $5.00

Richardson Civic Center
411 W. Arapaho Road

Richardson, TX

Ruby Blondell

The ancient Greeks believed that female beauty was linked intrinsically to bad character, starting with the first woman, Pandora, created by Zeus as a "beautiful evil." Therefore Helen of Troy, the most beautiful woman in the world, was in her very nature the most destructive. Classicist Ruby Blondell explores Euripides' "Helen" and the magnitude of the task that the playwright set for himself when he took on the challenge of defending her. Blondell discusses how he defied these preconceptions to present the fantasy of a Helen who is a paradigm not only of beauty but of female virtue.

2:00 pm

Free admission
Parking fee: $15

Getty Villa, Auditorium
The Getty Villa
17985 Pacific Coast Highway

Malibu, CA

This 4-day workshop is an introduction to the history, identification, and preservation of photographic materials. Participants will acquire hands-on identification skills and learn practical photograph preservation techniques. Using handheld 60x microscopes and a large set of photographic and photomechanical samples, they will learn how a variety of processes were created, why they look the way they do, and how they deteriorate. Knowledge about photographic processes is essential to their preservation and leads to a greater appreciation of the aesthetics and history of photographic prints.

Registration includes:
- 4-day workshop (9:30am - 5pm each day)
- 240-page color notebook
- 60x LED handheld microscope
- OPTIONAL: Basic Photographic Sample Set

Gawain Weaver Conservation & Consulting Services
This workshop is hosted by the American Philosophical Society

Philadelphia, PA

Rare Books, Maps & Manuscripts

Stockholm, SWEDEN

PRINTED BOOKS & HISTORICAL DOCUMENTS
IMPORTANT BRITISH ATLASES & MAPS

Viewing: Tuesday 18 September 9am-7pm and morning of sale from 9am

Dominic Winter Auctions
Mallard House, Broadway Lane

South Cerney, Cirencester, UNITED KINGDOM

PHOTOGRAPHY & PHOTOBOOKS

10:00 am

Viewing Information:
Sat 9/15 12-5
Sun 9/16 By Appointment Only
Mon-Tues 9/17-9/18 10-4:30

Freeman's Auctioneers & Appraisers
1808 Chestnut Street

Philadelphia, PA

Professor of Historical Musicology, Columbia University

The Visigothic Script in the Age of Print: Politics and the History of Paleography

6:00 – 7:30 pm

Columbia Morningside campus
Columbia University
523 Butler Library

New York, NY

BOOKS, MAPS & MANUSCRIPTS
Sale 1438

10:00 am

Freeman's Auctioneers & Appraisers
1808 Chestnut Street

Philadelphia, PA

19TH & 20TH CENTURY PRINTS & DRAWINGS
Sale # 2286

10:30 am & 2:00 pm

Swann Auction Galleries
104 East 25th Street

New York, NY

A COUNTRY HOUSE LIBRARY

Viewing: Tuesday/Wednesday 18/19 September 9am-7pm and morning of sale from 9am

Dominic Winter Auctions
Mallard House, Broadway Lane

South Cerney, Cirencester, UNITED KINGDOM

The Arts & Crafts Movement in Philadelphia

Initiatives in Art and Culture’s 14th Annual Arts and Crafts conference takes place in Philadelphia and environs, and marks the 100th anniversary of the death of architect Frank Furness. The conference explores the area’s distinctive Arts & Crafts expressions, among them, Will Price’s Rose Valley community, which he called, “a poor sort of heaven, a good sort of earth.” The region’s artistic activities were infused with a practical Quaker sensibility, which evolved to embrace industrial design.

Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
118 North Broad Street

Philadelphia, PA

Rachel Jirka, research services librarian, traces the history and significance of the oldest book in the Society's collections, a 1505 edition of Vegetius’ De Re Militari. The presentation will last about 20-30 minutes with time afterwards for questions and up-close viewing of the object.

12:30 pm

Tue - Sat 1:00 - 4:00 pm

Free admission

Anderson House
Dupont Circle
(between 21st & 22nd Streets, along Embassy Row)
2118 Massachusetts Avenue NW

Washington, DC

The 40th ILAB Congress will be followed by the 24th International Antiquarian Book Fair at the Zurich Convention Centre next to the Lake Zurich and the Zurich Fine Art Fair which takes place at the same time. Both events will attract lots of art lovers and bibliophiles. For one week they will change Zurich into the international market place for everything rare, extravagant and beautiful.

Lucerne and Zurich, SWITZERLAND

The 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival will feature award-winning authors, poets and illustrators in several pavilions dedicated to categories of literature. Festival-goers can meet and hear firsthand from their favorite authors, get books signed, have photos taken with mascots and storybook characters and participate in a variety of learning activities.

Sat 10 am - 5:30 pm
Sun 12 pm - 5:30 pm

Free admission

National Mall between 9th and 14th Streets

Washington, DC

A Steamroller Printing Festival

The San Francisco Center for the Book’s annual Roadworks Street Fair is a day-long public printmaking showcase presented amid a selection of local food and fine craft vendors. Using a three-ton construction steamroller and an unlikely letterpress bed - Rhode Island Street - a team of artists and printers print large-scale prints from three-foot-square hand-carved linoleum blocks. Now in its 9th year, Roadworks has become a casual, popular tradition in the Potrero Hill neighborhood, drawing printmaking and book art enthusiasts as well as locals and families. Events for children will be scheduled all day. Free tours of the Austin/Burch Gallery, plus free letterpress, bookbinding, and other mini-workshops will be offered at SFCB during the festival.

12:00 - 5:00 pm

Rhode Island Street (between 16th & 17th Streets)

San Francisco, CA

UBC Robson Square
800 Robson Square

Vancourver, BC, CANADA

"Is There Value in Your Old and Rare Books?"

6:30 pm
open to the public

Watertown, CT Public Library
470 Main Street

Watertown, CT

Two Day Sale:

Day 1 – Wednesday 26th September
Rare Books, Irish Historical, Topographical Works & Literary Items, First Editions, Signed Copies, Periodicals, Maps & Manuscripts, and Old Newspapers & Boxed Lots

Day 2 – Thursday 27th September
Sporting Memorabilia, The Shay “Bomber” Brennan Soccer Collection, G.A.A., Sporting & Commemorative Medals, Coins & Bank Notes, Postcards, Posters, Photographs & Other Collectibles

Pre-sale viewing:
Monday 24th & Tuesday, 25th 9:30 am – 5:00 pm

The Old Cinema
Chatsworth Street

Castlecomer, Co. Kilkenny, IRELAND

Recent Movable Book Society conferences have been held on the third weekend of September. While the schedule for future events may change, typically conferences begin on Thursday evening and continue on Friday and Saturday with programs, workshops, book sale and conclude with a banquet on Saturday night.

The Movable Book Society

Salt Lake City, UT

Americana - African-American History - Travel & Exploration - Cartography
Sale #489

Preview:
Tuesday and Wednesday prior to the auction from 9:00am to 5:00pm or by appointment.
Thursday until 12:30pm

PBA Galleries Auction Room (located across the hall from PBA Galleries)
133 Kearny Street (between Sutter and Post Streets)

San Francisco, CA

Author of The Size of Thoughts and The Double Fold and a staunch defender of paper objects.

5:30pm, open to the public

Blanton Auditorium
Texas Institute for Literary & Textual Studies
Dept. of English
University of Texas at Austin
1 University Station

Austin, TX

The Modern Humanist Document and the Printed Page as Art Object

6:00 - 8:00 pm

Swann Auction Galleries
104 East 25th Street

New York, NY

the NY Art Book Fair is the world's premier event for artists’ books, catalogs, monographs, periodicals, and zines presented by more than 270 international presses, booksellers, antiquarians, artists, and independent publishers from twenty-five countries.

Fri, 28th 12:00 – 7:00 pm
Sat, 29th 11:00 am – 9:00 pm
Sun, 30th 11:00 am – 7:00 pm

Preview:
Thur, 27th 9:00 pm

Free admission

MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Avenue (at 46th Avenue)

Long Island City, Queens, NY

This event is being held to mark the publication of A Bibliographical Description of Books and Pamphlets of American Verse Printed from 1610 Through 1820, compiled by Roger Stoddard and edited by David Whitesell and published by Penn State University Press. Both the publication of this landmark bibliography—one of the most significant contributions to scholarship on early American printing in recent decades—and the symposium are sponsored by the BSA.

American Antiquarian Society Library
185 Salisbury Street

Worcester, MA

Gangsters Auction
72 Items

RR Auction
5 Route 101A, Suite 5

Amherst, NH