Village Voices: What Is Your Book Collection Worth?
Is that signed first edition you have worth anything? Would it be worth more if it also had an inscription? Would it be worth more if it had the original cover? David Pelizzari has been sniffing out rare books since he could reach his grandfather’s Dante on the high shelf, a skill deepened at Yale’s Beinecke Library during PhD time. After an earlier career in dramaturgy, communications, and education in France, Canada, NYC, and DC, he now consults for individuals building, or dispersing, their collections. He has specialized expertise in antiquarian French, Italian, and Latin texts, archival ephemera, contemporary and historical LGBTQ+ materials, and the arts. David is a member of the Washington Rare Book Group, the Baltimore Bibliophiles, various French and Canadian bibliophilic societies, and serves on the board of the Capitol Hill Restoration Society. Join us to see what value you may have on your shelves—or what to buy.
