One More Book Shop Scaling Back: The Book Press Ltd.
- by Bruce E. McKinney
Mr Curtiss, a life long bookman
The Book Press Ltd of Williamsburg, Virginia has announced they are about to close their public shop at 1304 Jamestown Road effective June 15th. Book stores in well-travelled areas have long resisted the persistent trend of open book shops closing across the United States and Europe.
Fortunately the shop will continue to be open for visitors by appointment who can reach their staff by email and/or phone.
They will continue to offer “a wide range of books, maps and prints” relating to “books on Architecture, Fine and Applied Arts, Gardening, the Book Arts (including the History of Printing), Colonial Americana and Virginiana, Wine and Horticulture, as well as Rare Books in selected subject areas.”
The firm was established in 1973 by John Robert Curtis, Jr. who has long been a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America.
Some of their stock will continue to be accessible via a web link on their continuing to be active website: www.bookpress.com Their inventory link is currently being fiddled with and it will take a bit of time to resolve.
Mr. Curtis has also expressed an interest to transfer portions of their inventory to buyers or to find a younger candidate to take the business over altogether.
Sotheby's Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR
Sotheby's Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
5-19 June
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR
Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
