Highlights
A small sampling of notable collections we've sold
Preserving writers’ literary archives gives future generations insight to the creation of literary art from the inside out, and to the personal and historical context of the artist in their time.
Since 1981, Ken Lopez Bookseller has been issuing catalogs of literary first editions, predominantly by contemporary, living, working writers. Dealing with living writers’ published works led us directly to helping some of those writers find institutional homes for their papers.
We strive to try to find a suitable institutional home for the archives we represent—where they will fit with other collections, attract scholarly interest and research, and be valued—and we try to maintain a pragmatic and collaborative approach with the institution we are offering the archive to. In many cases this results in there being a meaningful relationship between the individual writer and the institution, beyond the mere financial transaction in the sale and purchase of the archive.
We also appraise writers' archives.