Back after grueling auction weekend...

I am joking, sort of...but truly, really *preparing* for a large auction is a time consuming endeavor and actually sitting through a multi-day sale is...er...a challenge. We just finished a two-day, 1100+ lot book and ephemera auction. There were some nice, much needed, breaks (during the opera and stamps sections). I will be posting several follow-ups, I am certain…possibly with photos…but first, some quick highlights:

1: I picked up three posters (one print, two gallery show) and a book inscribed by Dali. The book, though not pristine, is signed in a remarkable fashion (4 letters spanning 24 inches).

2: A fine, first edition of Dylan Thomas’, A Child’s Christmas in Wales was among a dozen or so other volumes in a lot. The box was all “good,” the Thomas a gem.

3: Several really lovely fine press limited editions (including a personal favorite, Wilde’s Dorian Gray.

4: Several minorly significant A.E. Newton items and a slew of nice books on books items

5: About 50 lots went back with us…as I threaten, I’ll post a follow-up or two about the finds and the event itself. It was the first time this house allowed “internet bidders” and the dynamics were interesting…more on this later.