DECEMBER 4 | Single-Estate Book Collection

online only auction | 1 day sale | 10 days away
Location
Garnet Valley, PA 19060
Dates

Sale Starts

Thu
Dec 4
10am

Sale Ends

Thu
Dec 4

Terms & Conditions

The December 4, 2025 Single-Estate Book Collection Auction is an online only auction. All bidding will take place online.

By registering to bid and/or submitting any bid, you acknowledge and accept these terms and conditions.

We thank you for your interest and participation.

REGISTRATION
- In order to bid in this auction on the Live Auctioneers platform, you must register online through Live Auctioneers.
- Bidders with no or limited history with Briggs Auction may be required to provide us with additional information that may include but may not be limited to:
- A photo or scan of their driver's license
- A photo or scan of a current utility bill with name and address matching the driver's license and submitted bidder registration details.
- ALL BIDDERS MUST BE REGISTERED AND APPROVED BY 5PM on WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 2025. WE CANNOT GUARANTEE APPROVAL TO BID IN THIS AUCTION AFTER 5PM ON DECEMBER 3, 2025.


BIDDING
- Bidding for this auction will be ONLINE ONLY.
- Online absentee/pre-auction bids will be accepted prior to the auction start time. At 10AM on December 4, 2025, the auction will offer real-time, online-only bidding.
- Telephone bidding is not available for this auction.
- Owner or Owner's Agent may not bid on his/her own items.
- The Auction record kept by Auctioneer and Clerk is final.
- The highest bidder for each lot shall be the buyer, and if any dispute arises as to any bidding, or between two or more bidders, the auctioneer will have sole discretion to determine the successful bidder, or the disputed lot shall be offered again at the last undisputed bid and resold.


BUYER'S PREMIUM / SALES TAX
- The Buyer's Premium of 28% will be added to each successful bid.
- PA Residents and all buyers who pick up merchandise in person are required to pay PA State Sales Tax (6%) on each sale, including the buyer's premium, unless exempted by law.
- Live Auctioneers will collect sales tax in all other states as applicable. Sales tax is based on the bidders stated Shipping Address.
- If you have a tax exemption number, you must add it to your Live Auctioneers account. We are unable to remove sales tax from a Live Auctioneers invoice if there is no tax exemption certificate registered to the account.
- Note: your sales tax exemption must be from the same state as your stated shipping address in order for sales tax to be removed.


PAYMENT
- Successful on-line bidders will be notified following the auction and will be provided an invoice and payment details.
- The Live Auctioneers Auto Pay feature is enabled for this auction. If you wish to opt out of Auto Pay, please inform Briggs Auction either before the auction ends, or prior to the Auto Pay date noted on your invoice.
- Full payment may be made via the Live Auctioneers payment link; through Live Auctioneer's Auto Pay; you may mail a check which must clear before any item will be released for pickup or shipping; or by wire transfer, please contact us for details.
- Payment in full is due within fourteen (14) days of the auction if you opt out of Auto Pay.
- Briggs Auction is unable to accept a credit card payment over the phone for a Live Auctioneers invoice.


MERCHANDISE PICKUP | SHIPPING | STORAGE FEES
- All items in this auction are located at Briggs Auction, Inc.: 1347 Naamans Creek Rd., Garnet Valley, PA 19060.
- All items must be removed or have shipping arranged within 45 days of the auction before they will be deemed abandoned.
- No item may be removed or will be released for shipping until full payment of merchandise has been made.

In-Person Merchandise Pickup:
- Pickup is available Saturdays from 9AM-3PM with no appointment needed, and Mondays-Fridays by appointment. Please schedule online: https://booking.appointy.com/en-US/briggsauction/bookings/calendar
- Buyers are responsible for ensuring that they have their own packing materials and equipment needed to collect their items.
- Bidders who pick up their purchased items in person are responsible for examining all items at the time of pickup and assuring themselves as to condition before removing any item. No item may be returned for condition issues once it has been removed from Briggs Auction, and no refund or merchandise credit will be offered for any item's condition after it has been picked up and removed by the bidder.

Self-Arranged Shipping:
- Please see our recommended shipper list for additional options: BriggsAuction.com/shipping.
- All self-arranged shipping requires a written authorization. Please email info@briggsauction.com.
- All self-arranged shipping, packing, and handling costs are the responsibility of the buyer.
- Items will only be shipped to the bidder's listed shipping address.
- Third-party pickups can be accommodated if you have a preferred shipper, and also require advanced scheduling. Please have your shipper call 610.566.3138 or email info@briggsauction.com to schedule.

Local (Philadelphia Metro Area) Delivery:
- Call 610.566.3138 or email info@briggsauction.com for details.

NYC Curbside Delivery:
- Call 610.566.3138 or email info@briggsauction.com for pricing and scheduling.


MERCHANDISE OFFERED
- All items are sold AS IS, WITHOUT GUARANTEE. We urge you to request additional condition details and photographs to allow you to bid according to your own expertise.
- Lot announcements, listings, photographs, and catalog information are for descriptive purposes only. Items with power cords are not tested prior to the auction.
- Any condition details listed are offered as courtesy to bidders, and are opinions only, not statements of fact, and do not imply any warranty concerning condition, or any assumption of liability. The absence of a condition report does not imply that the lot is perfect or free from wear, flaws, or characteristics of age. Briggs Auction, Inc. is not responsible for errors and/or omissions of condition.
- All diamonds and gemstones are graded in the mounting, unless otherwise specified. Colored gemstones are presumed to have been subjected to commonly used enhancement processes.
- Briggs Auction does not warranty watches and clocks at the time of the auction or after its purchase. Potential buyers should be advised that though the piece may be running at the time of cataloging, it may stop running before the auction and servicing is recommended for all timepieces and clocks.
- It is the buyer's responsibility to be informed of any import laws of their country. Winning bidders will not be released from any item due to import regulations.
- Briggs Auction, Inc. reserves the right to withdraw any lot in the auction at any time prior to the lot's closing.
- By participating in Briggs Auction, Inc.'s auction, you are agreeing that the auction is occurring in Pennsylvania, merchandise is being struck off in Pennsylvania, contract of sale is being entered in Pennsylvania, and payments will be made in Pennsylvania.
- All announcements made on the day of the auction supersede any other previously announced or published materials.


QUESTIONS? / FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Phone: 610.566.3138
- Email: info@briggsauction.com
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Selling an interesting and eclectic book collection from the Estate of Bill Roberts of Philadelphia, including antique and contemporary works on many subjects from music, philosophy, and history, to law, poetry, botany, art, biology, general science, cooking, and much more.
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British IslesPhysics - GravitationMusic - Josquin[Newfoundland] EncyclopediaLaw - United StatesPhilosophy - LeibnizClassics - TheocritusPoetry - Emily DickinsonPoetry - CendrarsClassics - Greek LanguageTheology - AquinasPoetry - ArtBotany - MossesArt - Italian RenaissanceClassics - Greek Language (Christian)Philosophy - KantBotany - Newfoundland CanadaPhilosophy - KantArchitectureTheology - AquinasHistory - EnglishLaw - PennsylvaniaPoetry - Edward GoreyViolins and Violin MakingBiology - ButterfliesBotany - SwitzerlandHistory - ChineseLanguage - EnglishClassics - Dionysius of HalicarnassusPoetry - Wallace StevensPoetry - Wallace StevensPoetry - Wallace StevensClassics - EpictetusClassics - SocratesViolins and Violin MakingViolins and Violin MakingViolins and Violin MakingPhilosophy - HumeLaws - United StatesLaw - EnglishBotany - Chester County PennsylvaniaLaw - United StatesPhilosophy - LockeLaw - EnglishLaw - EnglishBotany - AmericanBotany - LanguagePhilosophy - LockePhilosophy - HumePhilosophy - KantPhilosophy - LeibnizPhilosophy - BerkeleyPhilosophy - DescartesPhilosophy - PlatoBotany - Joseph BanksMusic - BachBotany - CanadianClassicsCooking - Bread Baking[Philosophy] Works of Jeremy Bentham[Classics] Complete Works of Aristotle[Law - English] Study & Practice[Classics] On Translating Homer[Classics] Lucretius De Rerum Natura[Classics] Commentary Platos Timeaeus[Classics] Greek Philosophy & Culture[Classics] Simplicius[Classics] Ancient Commentators[Classics] Studies in Greek Philosophy[Philosophy] Cambridge History of Philosophy[Language] Lexicon of the Latin Language[Law] English Speeches[Music] Tree Edition Books[Classics][Philosophy] Baruch Spinoza Works[Philosophy] A History of Greek Philosophy[Classics] Lucretius De Rerum Natura[Classics] Lucretius De Rerum Natura[Music] Tree Edition Books[Music] Le luth et Lassus[Classics] Virgil Concordance[Botany] Vascular Plants[Classics] Virgil Commentary[Philosophy] Aristotle[Philosophy] Plato and Aristotle[Classics] Heyne's Commentary on Virgil[Philosophy] Aristotle Critical Assessments[History] Ptolemaic Alexandria[Music] Wiess Complete Work for Lute[Music] La Musique Francaise Classique[Music] Denis Gaultier[Law] Roger North[Philosophy] Marsilio Ficino[Music] Le Chansonnier Cordiforme Facsimile[Classics] Virgil Opera[Classics] Virgil Fragments[Classics] Virgil Opera[Classics] Hesiod[Law] Sir Robert Atkyns An Enquiry[Law] Martin's Bench and Bar[Law] The American Constitution[Philosophy] Aristotle's Metaphysics[Philosophy] Jean-Jacques Rousseau Oeuvre[Philosophy] David Hume Works[Music] Marlboro Festival Programs[Rhetoric] Handbook of Literary Rhetoric[Music] Franz Schubert Complete Songs[Poetry] Stevens Harmonium[History] Ida Tarbell History of Standard Oil

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