On December 1st, PBA Galleries will offer over 500 lots of fine and rare books, prints, and ephemera. Included are many classics of children’s literature and illustration by authors and illustrators such as L. Frank Baum, Roald Dahl, Edward Gorey, Kate Greenaway, Beatrix Potter, Howard Pyle, Don Freeman, Garth Williams, Edmund Dulac, Arthur Rackham, Kay … 19th Century Camellia Book Highlights December 1st Sale
PBA Galleries is privileged to offer collections of two important Californians in Sale 535. Section I of the sale is the working library of Doyce B. Nunis, Jr., educator, author, historian, professor at the University of Southern California. Also present in the auction are rare historical artifacts passed down through the family of California governor … “History is Like an Artist Standing Before a Canvas”
Michael Montfort (1940 – 2008) Photographer Michael Montfort was best known for capturing the essence of Charles Bukowski, the prolific German-born American writer who wasgreatly influenced by the urban life in Los Angeles. Bukowski, known to be difficult with people, was even more so with photographers. However, needing a photo for a cover story in … Michael Montfort – More Than Just the Man Who Shot Bukowski