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Because of his years of experience, Michael is uniquely qualified to appraise rare books, photography, and regional ephemera.
Appraisal Services
Michael Dawson has over twenty years of experience in the field of rare books and fine art photography. Michael has a broad array of experience doing appraisal work for current insurance value, estate and trust valuation, and charitable donations. Michael has recently appraised a large archive of photography documenting the work of designers Charles and Rae Eames, the archive of Bay Area photographer Jack Welpott, and an extensive collection of photographs by Broadway stage photographer Eileen Darby. Michael has worked with the Bancroft Library, the Huntington Library, and the Southern California Edison Company on a number of large appraisal projects.
Michael Dawson graduated from the University of California-Santa Cruz in 1978 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in the humanities. Michael is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA). Through seminars and newsletters, the members of the ABAA are kept informed of problems of appraising and Internal Revenue Service regulations. Michael is also a member of the Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD). AIPAD is dedicated to creating and maintaining high standards in the business of exhibiting, buying, and selling photographs as art. AIPAD members provide a wide range of services to the public, such as exhibitions, appraisal, expert opinions, and consultations.
Dawson's Book Shop and The Michael Dawson Gallery has a reference library of about 3000 volumes, including records and price guides.
Featured Item From Inventory
Merle Armitage
Brett Weston Photographs
New York: E. Weyhe, 1956
Near fine, light stains at outer edge, First Edition, 12 7/8 x 10 5/8 inches, [104] pages, cloth, dust Jacket (small chips at top edge, light soiling to front and rear cover).
Signed by Brett Weston in pen on the page acknowledging the assistance of the Guggenheim Foundation, The first major monograph on Brett Weston written and designed by his long time friend Merle Armitage. Armitage met Brett Weston in the early 1920s when he became close friends with Edward Weston while both were residents of Los Angeles. At the end of his introduction, Armitage reprints a review he wrote of a Brett Weston exhibition held at Jake Zeitlin's Los Angeles bookstore in 1930. In a fitting tribute to the photographer, this review prefaces a suite of beautiful reproductions from photographs produced by Weston after twenty-six years of work.
$2,500.00