Bloomsbury Auction House – World’s Leading Auction House for Rare Books – Makes U.S. Debut in New York This Month

NEW YORK, Sept. 6 /PRNewswire/ — Bloomsbury Auctions, the world’s leading auction house for rare books, is opening its first U.S. location this month at 6 W. 48th Street, between Fifth Avenue and Rockefeller Plaza in Manhattan. The inaugural auction will take place on Wednesday, September 26 at 2:00 p.m.

The auction will feature the Pamela and Richard M. Estes Collection comprised of fine bindings and illustrated books dating from the 15th to 20th centuries. Most notable in the collection is The Kelmscott Chaucer, one of only 48 surviving copies. With type and decorative borders designed by William Morris, one of the greatest English designers of the 19th century, the book is expected to fetch upward of $100,000.

“We are delighted to be opening a Bloomsbury Auctions office and saleroom in New York,” says Tommaso Zanzotto, Chairman of Bloomsbury Auctions. “Our formidable team of experts have an unrivalled wealth of knowledge and welcome connoisseurs and novices alike. Our aim is to become a thriving center for books and works on paper in a city where books and book collecting have a long and distinguished history.”

Viewing begins on Thursday, September 20 and continues through Wednesday, September 26. The hours are 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Thursday and Friday; 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. on Saturday, Monday, and Tuesday; and 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday. The viewings and auction are free and open to the public.

Bloomsbury Auctions was founded in 1983 and is headquartered in London with salerooms in Rome and New York. It began as a book auctioneers but has grown steadily and today specializes in not only books, but also printed and written material embracing prints, maps, watercolors, photographs and collectables.

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Web site: http://www.bloomsburyauctions.com/