The Profiles in History “Collectors Book Store Auction” catalog is now available (as a download in PDF) for their next auction, to be held at their offices in Calabassas Hills, CA on December 12-14, 2008.
Here is a link to the PDF version of the catalog:
The auction is comprised of an amazing assortment of original photographs, books/novels, posters and one sheets, costumes/wardrobe, and other memorabilia from movies, television, and popular entertainment. The catalog is vast, weighing in at 384 pages, especially considering the large number of pieces part of many group lot offerings (including boxes and file cabinets full of memorabilia).
It appears that everything has a $200-$300 estimate, so the market will determine the true values on the auction block.
From the catalog:
Malcolm Willits and Leonard Brown opened Collectors Book Store at 1717 North Wilcox, Hollywood, in March of 1965, specializing in rare comic books, science-fiction pulp magazines and movie memorabilia.
In the fall of 1983 Brown retired and longtime employee Mark Willoughby became a business partner, at which time the store began to focus primarily on the buying and selling of movie and TV memorabilia. Customers visited from all over the world while the store was open to the public. As of 2002, the decision was made to sell exclusively online. Willits retired three years ago, and is no longer involved in daily operations, while maintaining his interest in the store. After ten years in their current location at 6225 Hollywood Blvd., Willits and Willoughby made the decision to part with the extensive collection. “Hollywood has changed,” noted Willits, “movie publicity just isn’t done the way it used to be. It’s time to let it go.”
The result: a once in a lifetime opportunity for movie memorabilia collectors, particularly considering that a tremendous amount of sought after and long forgotten material was uncovered in preparing for this catalog!
There was an ABC News feature on this event back in August (see ABC7 News Video Feature on “Collectors Book Store” Auction in December), with the video still viewable online at go.com.
Jason De Bord