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PBA Galleries is one of the largest and most successful specialty auction houses world-over. Devoted to works on paper and related arts, PBA conducts approximately twenty-five gallery auctions in a calendar year and continuous live auctions of rare books, manuscripts, autographs, maps, atlases, prints and photographs. It is PBA Galleries' primary goal to maintain our high level of standards in the fine arts field and provide the best service to all who are interested in buying and selling at PBA Galleries. Why Consign to PBA Galleries? We can help turn the books you have into the books or cash that you want. As the preferred auction house for those who are looking for: * The opportunity to sell items in a traditional auction where extra-special attention is given to your property * Experienced cataloguers to accurately and thoroughly describe your items for a discerning audience of buyers * Contact with the community of collectors of rare and antiquarian books, manuscripts, maps & atlases, and photographs * A wide range of bidding options: live participation, telephone bidding, advance absentee bidding, and real-time bidding via the Internet * Fully illustrated online versions of the printed catalogues accessible to all visitors to the PBA Galleries website * Quick payment * A staff that shares your enthusiasm for your collection! We'd love to hear from you and be your auction partner!
 
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Berkeley, CA 94710
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Upcoming Auctions from PBA Galleries

The Western Flyer at harbor
Peter Stackpole captures an exotic specimenWestern Flyer's original helm wheel

Steinbeck, Ricketts & the Western Flyer

Ed Ricketts is known to most readers of modern literature in the mock-heroic, as the character ?Doc Ricketts? in John Steinbeck?s comic novel Cannery Row. Maybe mock-heroic carries a misleadingly negative connotation since Steinbeck was a close friend and collaborator, but Ed Ricketts was no medical doctor?even though he was often asked for medical advice by the bums, prostitutes, and other downwardly mobile residents of the Row. Neither was Ed a PhD, since like Steinbeck, he was a college drop-out. Despite the lack of official credentials, however, Ed built a formidable and lasting body of work including the 1939 classic of marine biology Between Pacific Tides (now in its 5th edition) and the genre-defying 1941 Sea of Cortez co-authored with John Steinbeck. After Ed?s tragic death in a 1948 train accident, it would take decades for his work to come out from Steinbeck?s shadow. In the early 1970?s, at Ricketts? colleague Joel Hedgpeth?s suggestion, Richard Astro would write John Steinbeck and Edward F. Ricketts: The Shaping of a Novelist, an important work of literary criticism which would lead to a rebirth of interest in Ricketts on his own merits. In 1978, Hedgpeth would publish Ricketts? papers in two paperback volumes titled The Outer Shores. In 1979, The Cannery Row foundation would erect a memorial bronze bust of Ricketts at the site of the accident. The turn of the 21st century would bring major advances. Eric Enno Tamm would publish a critical biography of Ricketts? last years while Katharine A. Rodger would publish Ricketts? essays and his letters, the latter with the apt title Renaissance Man of Cannery Row. Wave upon wave, the generations have discovered and re-discovering one of the 20th Century?s great citizen-scientists?all held together by the torsion of Ed Ricketts? personality and thought. The essays and letters in this auction are from the collection of Ed Ricketts Jr. and are accompanied by a significant collection of artifacts from the historic W
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Bidder Reviews for PBA Galleries (382)

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KEVIN
North Truro, MA

Oct 27, 2024
Bid confidently
The photograph was as described, payment was a breeze, and package delivered without damage
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Llanito, NM signed by Danny Lyon

Erik
Victoria, CA

Sep 26, 2024
Very Professional.
Very impressed with the speed of the invoicing. The packaging and shipping were exceptionally well done. I love not having to arrange for separate shipping companies.
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6 Easton Press vols. Edgar Rice Burroughs

Hans-Werner
Baden-baden, DE

Sep 12, 2024
extrem fast delivery to Germany
I recieved the item in days. Very fast!
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Fleurs du Soir, signed by Paul Jacoulet

Phil
Davenport, FL

Aug 29, 2024
Purchasing from PBA Galleries is always an easy experience
Every item I've purchased from PBA was accurately described on the auction listing and shipped quickly with great care!
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Navy Memorandum signed by Theodore Roosevelt

Robert
Cape Coral, FL

Aug 12, 2024
Honest and Accurate
Good Auction house. Trustworthy listing's. Packaging and shipping was flawless.
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WOLVERINE Mini-Series #s 2, 3 & 4 * Lot of 3 Comics

John
Naples, FL

Aug 08, 2024
Safe, reliable and knowledgeable
I have purchased several items from this gallery. Their descriptions are always accurate, item are shipped timely and very well packed. They treat their customers well and you cannot go wrong dealing and purchasing from them. A + + + +
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Underground Price Guides: 2 Ltd Ed Hardcovers, 1 Softcover

Bernard J.
Pittsburgh, PA

Aug 02, 2024
Great to work with, easy
Not much to say, it works well and no issue. Perfect really.
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4 handbills for the Matrix and California Hall

Lee
Marlborough, MA

Jul 18, 2024
Consistently outstanding
I've had a great experience every time and bid with confidence knowing that the item pictured and described will arrive in a timely manner and be exactly what I expected based on the photos and description.
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French printing of large Jefferys map of New England 1777

Past Auctions from PBA Galleries

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, 1st edition
Musaeum Hermeticum with folding alchemical platesHand-colored Egyptology figures

Rare Books & Manuscripts

United StatesBerkeley, CA, US
Auction Ended
Hand colored First Family Dog Poster
Sombrero Fallout inscribed by BrautiganOld Man & the Sea inscribed by Ernest Hemingway

Fine Literature

United StatesBerkeley, CA, US
Auction Ended
Moon & Half Dome signed by Ansel Adams
Signed by David MaiselTokyo East signed by Matthew Geiger

Fine Photography

United StatesBerkeley, CA, US
Auction Ended
PILOT-NAMIKI Dragon and Clouds Takimaki-e Fountain Pen, Kyusai, A Grade, 1950s
Namiki Emperor Setsugekka Maki-e Limited Fountain PenMONTBLANC White House Ltd Ed 43 Fountain Pen

Fine Japanese Lacquer Pens

United StatesBerkeley, CA, US
Auction Ended
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