PP150-WEB - Rare English Bibles: History and Introduction to Early Bibliography

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Webinar Course Description

This webinar will introduce the history of early printings of the English Bible as well as introduce the attendees of the webinar to bibliographical issues, such as points of issue, affecting the valuation of early English Bibles as well as printed books.

Course Audience

Personal Property Appraisers specializing in books and manuscripts, as well as General Content Appraisers.

Instructor(s) Information

Lee Raffaele Biondi , ASA | Biondi Rare Books and Manuscripts

Lee Raffaele Biondi is an Accredited Senior Appraiser in the Los Angeles Chapter of ASA and an Accredited Member of ISA. After ten years managing Heritage Book Shop, Inc. on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, Mr. Biondi opened BIONDI Rare Books & Manuscripts Gallery on Melrose Place in West Hollywood in 2001. From 2009 Biondi has been headquartered in Santa Barbara, CA operating BIONDI Rare Books & Manuscripts, LLC. Mr. Biondi has published and lectured on values and prices of Charles Dickens, Ian Fleming, James Joyce, Antiquarian Bibles in English and other languages, Hebrew Manuscripts from Antiquity to modern times, and Medieval & Renaissance Illuminated Manuscripts.Enter the text for the course audience here to create a new paragraph copy this entire line.

John V. Henley, ASA | John V. Henley, LLC

John V. Henley was a used and rare bookseller from 1968 to 2008. In the course of his career, he also bought and sold archives and archival materials. He began to professionally appraise books and archives in the late 1980's. He is an Accredited Senior Appraiser with the American Society of Appraisers and has served, and is serving, on the Personal Property Committee. This webinar is a precursor to a two day course that John Henley is developing on appraising archives.

Agenda

The following topics are covered in this course:

• Valuation of all English printed Bibles
• Sources for sales comparables
• Introduce the attendee to some principles of bibliography

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course,students will be able to:

• Identify valuable editions of Bible;
• Outline the relevant markets for Bibles;
• Introduce the attendee to sources useful for evaluation of Bibles; and
• Describe some important principles of Bibliography.