Emily Kerrigan, Historical & Decorative Arts Cataloguer. Photo by Leland Little Auctions.
Auction houses are finding more consignors and interesting material to sell.
Leland Little Auctions is expanding their services to the rare book community by hiring book specialist Emily Kerrigan.
Here is her story:
Emily is an art historian and book specialist living in North Carolina. She grew up in a family of collectors, historians, artists, and booksellers. Inspired by them, she studied history and art in college, later earning her MA in Art History from the University of Massachusetts and completing her PhD coursework at the University of Iowa where she focused on early American modernism and the Stieglitz Circle.
After working in museums and teaching art history for nearly two decades, she worked at Alexander Rare Books focusing on poetry, fine press, and signed literary first editions. She continues to combine her interest in both art history and books by studying and collecting illustrated books, exhibition catalogues, photography books, artists' books, and other materials related to art and art history.
In 2022, she studied rare and antiquarian books at the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar. The following year, she accepted a position in the Historical Department at Leland Little Auctions where she enjoys working as a cataloguer and book specialist.
Leland Little Auctions is a well-staffed regional firm with the ability to handle complex estates as well as specialty collections. Their auctions with collectible paper appear in Rare Book Hub’s worldwide upcoming auction lot search. When you find something appealing in their upcoming listings on our site, you’ll be reading her handiwork.
High Bids Win Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines and Machine Manuals December 24 to January 9
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
High Bids Win Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines and Machine Manuals December 24 to January 9
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
High Bids Win Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines and Machine Manuals December 24 to January 9
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
High Bids Win Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines and Machine Manuals December 24 to January 9
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
Sotheby's Fine Books, Manuscripts & More Available for Immediate Purchase
Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare. The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
Sotheby’s: William Golding. Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
Sotheby's Fine Books, Manuscripts & More Available for Immediate Purchase
Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll. Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
Sotheby’s: John Milton. Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD
