The E-Sylum:  Volume 7, Number 25, June 20, 2004, Article 7

KOLBE FORD SALE REPORT

  John Kraljevich sends us the following report from the recent
  sale of the first part of the John J. Ford Jr. numismatic library:
  "George Kolbe and his staff are to be commended on what an
  amazing event the Ford Library sale turned out to be.  I visited
  Crestline before the sale to see some lots and was thrilled to see
  that his lower-floor office was filled to the gills with friendly
  bibliophiles, and of course George was all to happy to play
  cheerful host. The drive to Crestline from Riverside in the v
  alley below is worth the trip alone (though I wished my rental
  car had about 4 more cylinders on the way up).

  The auction venue was also a treat -- the Mission Inn is a
  pretty fascinating structure and has its share of history as well
  (visits from T. Roosevelt and Taft, in addition to the honor of
  hosting Nixon's wedding). I visited with Bruce Hagen and
  Dan Friedus that evening, ran into a pack of Early American
  Coppers members in the bar, and retired late.

  The auction itself was a very exciting event, though the
  familiar faces generally did little bidding on the directories that
  led the sale off (with one Bay Area exception). The great
  rarities seemed to see for very strong money (though I thought
  the Doughty diaries were a nice buy at only $11K + juice).
  There were a lot of very buyable items though too -- I
  purchased a number of lots and most were barely out of the
  $100 range.

  Cheers again to George for making the event so memorable!"

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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