Thursday, December 3, 2015

Hot times at Sotheby's as the Robert Pirie book sale looses thousands of rare books into the market.


The Pirie Collection goes on the block this week. He was not a sentimental sort:
Nicholas Poole-Wilson, a now-retired dealer who is among those who helped Mr. Pirie build his collection, met Mr. Pirie in the late ’60s and spoke with him several times a week for decades. He recalled Mr. Pirie’s discerning eye and relentless pursuit: “Somebody dies and he says, ‘What’s happening to the books?’”
And now his friends in the exclusive Roxburghe Club will have a go at his.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/sothebys-spotlights-rare-books-1449077210

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