[PDF] Book Auction Records eBook

Author : Frand Karslake
Publisher :
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 44,95 MB
Release : 1903
Category : Book auctions
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A priced and annotated annual record of London, New York and Edinburgh book-auctions.

Author : Frand Karslake
Publisher :
Page : 860 pages
File Size : 38,2 MB
Release : 1903
Category : Books
ISBN :

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A priced and annotated annual record of London, New York and Edinburgh book-auctions.

Author : Philippa Bernard
Publisher :
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 33,67 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
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This companion sets out to provide essential information required by those who sell secondhand books and also by those who buy them. There are 450 entries which include explanations of the technical terms used in the description of books. Printing, illustration and binding are all covered.

Author : Amanda Petrusich
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 24,70 MB
Release : 2014-07-08
Category : Music
ISBN : 1451667078

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“A thoughtful, entertaining history of obsessed music collectors and their quest for rare early 78 rpm records” (Los Angeles Times), Do Not Sell at Any Price is a fascinating, complex story of preservation, loss, obsession, and art. Before MP3s, CDs, and cassette tapes, even before LPs or 45s, the world listened to music on fragile, 10-inch shellac discs that spun at 78 revolutions per minute. While vinyl has enjoyed a renaissance in recent years, rare and noteworthy 78rpm records are exponentially harder to come by. The most sought-after sides now command tens of thousands of dollars, when they’re found at all. Do Not Sell at Any Price is the untold story of a fixated coterie of record collectors working to ensure those songs aren’t lost forever. Music critic and author Amanda Petrusich considers the particular world of the 78—from its heyday to its near extinction—and examines how a cabal of competitive, quirky individuals have been frantically lining their shelves with some of the rarest records in the world. Besides the mania of collecting, Petrusich also explores the history of the lost backwoods blues artists from the 1920s and 30s whose work has barely survived and introduces the oddball fraternity of men—including Joe Bussard, Chris King, John Tefteller, and others—who are helping to save and digitize the blues, country, jazz, and gospel records that ultimately gave seed to the rock, pop, and hip-hop we hear today. From Thomas Edison to Jack White, Do Not Sell at Any Price is an untold, intriguing story of the evolution of the recording formats that have changed the ways we listen to (and create) music. “Whether you’re already a 78 aficionado, a casual record collector, a crate-digger, or just someone…who enjoys listening to music, you’re going to love this book” (Slate).

Author : John Michael Montias
Publisher : Amsterdam University Press
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 18,31 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Art
ISBN : 9789053565919

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In this study of Amsterdam's Golden Age cultural elite, John Michael Montias analyzes records of auctions from the Orphan Chamber of Amsterdam through the first half of the seventeenth century, revealing a wealth of information on some 2,000 art buyers' regional origins, social and religious affiliations, wealth, and aesthetic preferences. Chapters focus not only on the art dealers who bought at these auctions, but also on buyers who had special connections with individual artists.