All About the Giant Alexander (Piccolo Books)

Herrmann, Frank

Him, George

Pan/Macmillan

The English as collectors;: A documentary chrestomathy,

Norton

The Giant Alexander and the Circus

Methuen Publishing, Ltd.

Portraits of leading auctioneers, dealers, and collectors are featured in a history of the world's finest art auction house and its growth since its inception as a London bookshop in 1733

Sotheby's, portrait of an auction house

London: Chatto & Windus

The English as Collectors: A Documentary Sourcebook

Oak Knoll Press

This interesting and compelling work offers its readers a unique insight into the private lives of the great collectors whose acquisitions became the nucleus of the foremost museums of Great Britian.  "The English as Collectors" is beautifully illustrated and written.  Herrmann goes behind the scenes to capture the drive, enthusiasm, and eccentricities of these enlightened patrons of the arts.  Through ninety-six rare illustrations, more than seventy-five unique personalities are profiled.  Herrmann is a publisher, a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and the author of "Sotheby's: Portrait of an Auction House" and "The Norton-Simon Museum."  This very readable book is for the collector in all of us.  Co-published with John Murray, Publishers, London.

The English as collectors;

History

Europe

National Book League

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Selected Paintings At the Norton Simon

Philip Wilson Publishers Limit

First English edition. Low Profile is the autobiography of Frank Herrmann, author, publisher, one-time director of Sotheby's and founder of Bloomsbury Book Auctions. This unique work offers a tantalizing, behind-the-scenes look into the hidden worlds of Herrmann's life and his various careers. Beginning with his early years as a book designer at Faber publishers of TS Eliot , the author then shares the times when he had the good fortune to work for firms who published Evelyn Waugh, Ernest Shepard illustrator of A A Milnes's books , Beatrice Potter, Mrs. Beeton and a host of other famous figures in the writing world. Herrmann continues his story, describing his stormy career as a Sotheby's director and then becoming the founder of his own publishing company and antiquarian book auction house. This well-written text is illustrated with many rare photographs of the "movers and shakers" of the British publishing world. Book is cocked. 408 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. 8vo..

Low Profile: A Life in the World of Books

Biographies & Memoirs

"Low Profile" is the autobiography of Frank Herrmann, author, publisher, one-time director of Sotheby's, and founder of Bloomsbury Book Auctions. This unique work offers a tantalizing, behind-the-scenes look into the hidden worlds of Herrmann's life. Beginning with his early years as a book designer at Faber (publishers of TS Eliot), the author goes on to share his experiences working for firms who published Beatrix Potter and Ernest Shepard (illustrator of A A Milne's books). From this exposure, Herrmann began to write his first works. He soon published a long history of art collecting in England and then was asked to compile the history of Sotheby's. Subsequently, he became an advisor and then later director of Sotheby's overseas operations. In interesting detail, the author describes his stormy career at Sotheby's. Shortly thereafter, he founded his own publishing comapny and antiquarian book auction house. Co-published with the Plough Press.

Oak Knoll Pr

Reprint of the original edition, with corrections and a lengthy new introduction. This book is a unique and important source of information for those interested in the history of famous collections. Not only is the importance of collecting a growing factor in the history of art and antiques, but the details of provenance of objects traded on the art and antiques market are vital. In effect, the author has gone to the most revealing sources to produce a history of collecting in England and a study of the gradual emergence of the museum as a national institution. ENGLISH AS COLLECTORS also offers interesting and compelling insight into the private lives of great collectors whose acquisitions became the nucleus of the foremost museums of Great Britain. Through 96 rare illustrations and 75 collector profiles, Herrmann goes behind the scenes to capture the drive, enthusiasm, and eccentricities of these patrons of the arts. In addition, this revised and expanded edition contains a useful and detailed bibliography of collecting history. Since its first publication, ENGLISH AS COLLECTORS has become a classic in its field, and the first edition is now highly sought after. No other publication with so much detail has appeared to rival Herrmann's pioneering work. This volume is kept as a ready reference by those entrusted with the care of major private and public collections as well as those who organize exhibitions. This new edition has been issued because of continuing demand, and the author has contributed a well-written new introduction, brilliantly summarizing the state of private and "official" collecting today. Frank Herrmann is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and the author of a Sotheby's history: SOTHEBY'S: PORTRAIT OF AN AUCTION HOUSEand THE NORTON-SIMON MUSEUM. 509 pages. cloth, dust jacket.. tall 8vo..

The English As Collectors: A Documentary Sourcebook

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