Auction Representation

Guidance and Support

Appraisals

Shadowrock Rare Books offer our customers access to Mr. Langlands extensive expertise at auction, where he will operate as a confidential representative. For a standard fixed commission, he will view the books, offer advice on intended purchases, execute bids, and organize the collection of purchases after the sale. To schedule bidding at auction or request more information please e-mail us at: info@shadowrockrarebooks.com or call (860) 248-1547.

Archives and Collections

Sell Your Books

Adding to one’s library is one of the great pleasures of the collecting experience. But, as with most worthwhile endeavors, it does come with some risks. Is the item overpriced? Or not exactly as ‘advertised’? Is it as rare as the seller would have you believe? Today’s marketplace is confusing and, at times, misleading (whether deliberate or not). Shadowrock Rare Books, with over 45 years experience, can provide support as you build your collection. Whether you need a second opinion related to a specific item or advice on what might be an interesting fit within the purview of your collection, Mr. Langlands’ extensive knowledge base, as well as his relationships within the business, can help to avoid costly mistakes.

Finding a home for rarities in the right institutional archive or collection has been one of Mr. Langlands specialties. Shadowrock Rare Books has working relationships with an impressive range of world-renowned libraries, and has a strong track record of placing material into both institutional and private settings, either as direct purchases, donations, or a combination of both. The following is a partial list of the institutions Mr. Langlands has dealt with:

• Beinecke Library, Yale

• Cotsen Children’s Library, Princeton

• Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, Charlottesville

• American Antiquarian Society

• National Library of Scotland, Edinburgh

• National Library of Ireland, Dublin

• New York Historical Society

• New York Public Library

• National Portrait Gallery, Washington

• National Portrait Gallery, London

• National Library of New Zealand

• New York Historical Society

• Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

We offer appraisals of single items as well as entire libraries — books, autographs, manuscripts, maps and prints — for donation, insurance, and tax purposes. For more information please email us at: info@shadowrockrarebooks.com or call (860) 248-1547.

As generalists, we are interested in purchasing across the widest range of categories. For more information regarding your rare books, manuscripts, autographs and works of art, please feel free to contact us at: info@shadowrockrarebooks.com or call (860) 248-1547.