Lawrence Family JCC to offer 6,000 volumes at used book sale

LA JOLLA (Press Release) –Donations of used books are pouring in for the 10th Annual Used Book Sale of the Samuel & Rebecca Astor Judaica Library, which will take place June 3-4 and 6, 2010 at the Lawrence Family Jewish Community Center, Jacobs Family Campus, 1426 Executive Drive, La Jolla. 

Early Bird Special buying hours are on June 3 at 9 a.m. to 12 noon, with a $10 admission fee.  For all other dates and times, admission is free.

Approximately 6,000 titles have been collected, which include several large estate donations.  Categories include: 

Major art and folk art collections
Physician/anthropologist books including cross-cultural health and medical treatment, shamanism
Gender studies, folklore, ethnologies
Art from many cultures
Major cookbook collection
Horticultural and gardening collection
Books on aviation, women in aviation
Jews in Spain, Arab-Spanish history
Author-signed books
Judaic and non-Judaic
Fiction and non-fiction
Children’s books
Hardbacks and paperbacks
Foreign language literature and dictionaries
DVDs, CDs, VHS tapes, LPs, 45s, books on tape

Rare books and artwork will be included in a silent auction. The bidding will begin Tuesday, June 1 and end Sunday, June 6 at 3 p.m. sharp.

Auction books are selected based on their rarity.  Opening bids will be very reasonable.  Some of the titles include:  Book of Exodus with Megillath Esther, published in Lemberg in 1868; A. J. Cronin’s The Stars Look Down, with an appraised value of $500; Tail of a Lion, value $187; Seven Little Monsters by Maurice Sendak, value $100; Smith’s Indicator Map of London 1860, value $250; Flowers Postcard portfolio from Taschen.

Proceeds from this event will aid the Astor Judaica Library, which is a central community resource for Judaic information. The library houses approximately 16,000 volumes including a major Holocaust Collection and the Tillie Lawrence Israel Collection. It also is the home for the collections of the Woman’s Institute for Continuing Jewish Education, the Jewish Healing Center and the San Diego Jewish Genealogical Society.

For more information or to volunteer, contact Susan Hagler at 858-362-1150 or susanh@lfjcc.com

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Preceding provided by the Lawrence Family JCC