The Rose City Book & Paper Fair Returns June 17-18
- by Michael Stillman
The Rose City Book & Paper Fair returns June 17-18.
The annual Rose City Book & Paper Fair will be returning to its normal time and place after a two-year absence. Its normal time is in June and its normal place is in the physical world, not the invisible electronic one where virtual fairs take place. More specifically, its location is Portland, Oregon, also known as the “Rose City.”
This year's dates are Friday-Saturday June 17-18. The location is once again the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel at 1000 Northeast Multnomah St. in Portland, OR 97232. The hours are Friday 2:00 – 8:00 pm and Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm. The price of admission is $5, good for both days.
The fair is sponsored by the Cascade Booksellers Association. They are an organization of booksellers from the Pacific Northwest. There will be around 60 exhibitors at the fair, mostly from the Pacific Northwest but some from farther away places. The Cascade Booksellers explain that “booksellers from the Pacific Northwest and beyond will be bringing their best rare and collectible books, ephemera, maps, prints, photographs and more.” This is always a popular event, and if experience from other returning book fairs is a guide, it should be particularly busy this years. Absence truly does make the heart grow fonder.
You can purchase tickets for the fair at Eventbrite.
Koller Auctions Books & Autographs 18 September 2024
Koller, Sep. 18: Cowper, William. Anatomia corporum humanorum ab excellentissimis… Utrecht, 1750. CHF 25,000 to 40,000
Koller, Sep. 18: Bell, Thomas. A Monograph of the Testudinata. London [1836-1842]. CHF 20,000 to 30,000.
Koller, Sep. 18: Gould, John. A monograph of the Trochilidae, or family of humming-birds [and] Supplement completed after the authors death…, London [1849-]1861 and [1880-]1887. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.
Koller Auctions Books & Autographs 18 September 2024
Koller, Sep. 18: Gould, John. The birds of New Guinea and the adjacent Papuan Islands, including many new species recently discovered in Australia. CHF 50,000 to 80,000.
Koller, Sep. 18: Levaillant, François. Histoire naturelle des oiseaux de paradis et des rolliers, suivie de celle des toucans et des barbus. Paris [1801-]1806. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
Koller, Sep. 18: Pfinzing, Melchior. Die geverlicheiten und einsteils der geschichten des loblichen streytparen…, Nürnberg, 1517. CHF 40,000 to 60,000.
Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HAMILTON, Sir William - Campi Phlegraei. Napoli: 1779. € 50,000 - 80,000
Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KIRCHER, Athanasius - Turris Babel. Amsterdam: 1679. € 3,000 - 5,000
Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: EDWARDS, George.London - Gleanings of Natural History. Londra: 1758-1764. € 7,000 - 10,000
Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: HEVELIUS, Johannes - Cometographia. Danzica: 1668. € 20,000 - 30,000
Il Ponte, Sep. 24-25: KUPKA, Frantisek - Quatre histoires de blanc et noir. Parigi: 1926. € 10,000 - 15,000