Independent Appraisers
The following list of appraisers in our region is offered as a convenience to those who have donated, or who may be considering donating, material to the University of Virginia Library. These appraisers have given us permission to list their names and contact information, and have supplied a description of their fields of expertise. Inclusion on this list does not imply endorsement by the University of Virginia.
You may find other appraisers by consulting the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of America website.
| Appraiser | Experience and Areas of Specialization |
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| Sarah Baldwin E. Wharton & Co., ABAA Box 970 / 5539 Stonegate Lane (by app’t) Crozet, VA 22932 (434) 823-1072 fax: (434) 823-5226 ewhartonco@aol.com |
19th and 20th century literary first editions (English and American) with an emphasis on women writers; women’s rights material; publisher’s trade bindings; pop-up and movable books. Member of ABAA and Manuscript Society since 1985. |
| Art Beltrone Beltrone and Company 6057 Gordonsville Road Keswick, VA 22947 (434) 296-12883 beltroneco@yahoo.com |
Military manuscripts, documents, letters, diaries and ephemera, American Revolution-Vietnam. Specializing in American Civil War. Also militaria from all eras, American and foreign. Since 1970. |
| Paul Collinge Heartwood Books, ABAA 5 & 9 Elliewood Avenue Charlottesville, Virginia 22901 (434) 295-7083 heartwood@cstone.net |
General and scholarly book collections, University [of Virginia] and Virginia material, American History (including manuscripts), Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Literature first editions, Medicine and Science” |
| Scott Fennessey Blue Whale Books, Inc. 115 West Main Street Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 296-4646 order@bluewhalebooks.com |
Appraiser of rare or out of print books in all fields with 10 years experience. Actively seeking new business and willing to travel. |
| Mary Gilliam Franklin Gilliam: Rare Books, ABAA 218 W. South Street Charlottesville, VA 22903 (434) 979-2512 fgrare@fgrarebooks.com |
Manuscripts, books, photographs, etc., “in such fields as: English and American literature and history, European literature and history, printing history and fine printing, bibliography, medicine and Americana.” |
| Vesta L. Gordon The Book Broker, ABAA 114 Bollingwood Road Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 (434) 296-2194 vlg@bookbrk.com |
“Books, manuscripts and ephemera in the following fields: American history and literature, especially pertaining to Virginia and the South; British and European literature and history; the book arts including printing history, illustrated books and fine printing; and general book collections comprising a variety of subjects.” |
| F. Don Nidiffer American Historical Documents & Autographs P. O. Box 8184 Charlottesville, Virginia 22906 (434) 296-2067 (434) 242-4155 (cell) fdn@virginia.edu |
Manuscripts, letters, etc., of “U.S. Presidents, American military (and their enemies), vintage movie material, and various famous American figures.” |
| Jim Presgraves Bookworm & Silverfish, ABAA P.O. Box 639 Wytheville, VA 24382 (276) 686-5813 (276) 686-6636 fax bookworm@naxs.com http://www.bookwormandsilverfish.com |
Specialties include Americana, appraisals, general, genealogy, Virginia, West Virginia, and technical |
| Jerry N. Showalter Post Office Box 84 Ivy, Virginia 22945 (434) 295-6413 evenings jnsbooks@aol.com |
Americana of all types, books and manuscripts
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