The Ohio State University Libraries cannot provide appraisals for materials offered as gifts-in-kind because the Internal Revenue Service regards the Libraries as an interested party to such contributions. If you wish to obtain an appraisal for art work, published and/or manuscript material, please see below for a list of appraisers.

An appraisal is not necessary for gifts-in-kind valued at less than $5,000 by the donor. Additional information on appraisals and qualified appraisers is included in Instructions for Form 8283 and the Internal Revenue Service Form 8283 and  which must be filed by persons claiming the donation of a gift-in-kind valued at more than $500.

Please note that some of these people may be dealers in addition to making appraisals. Inclusion on this list in no way implies an endorsement or recommendation by The Ohio State University Libraries. This list is compiled only for informational purposes and is by no means exhaustive or comprehensive.

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Organizations

American Society of Appraisers (ASA)
11107 Sunset Hills Road, Suite 310
Reston VA 20190
800-272-8258
asainfo@appraisers.org

The Appraisal Foundation
1155 15th Street NW, Suite 1111
Washington DC 20005-3517
202/347-7722
FAX 202/347-7727

Appraisers Association of America
212 West 35th Street, 11th Floor
New York NY 10001
212/889-5404  ext 14 or referrals@appraisersassociation.org

International Society of Appraisers
225 West Wacker Drive
Suite 650
Chicago, Illinois 60606
(312) 981-6778

Auction Houses

Bonhams 
7601 Sunset Boulevard
Los Angeles CA 90046
323/850-7500

Christie’s
20 Rockefeller Plaza
New York NY 10020
212/636-2399
FAX 212/636-2399

Comic Link: The Online Vintage Comic Book and Comic Art Auction and Exchange

Diamond International Galleries
(443) 318-8441
(855) 344-7865
Monday – Friday 9:00am – 6:00pm (EST)

Doyle New York
175 East 87th Street
New York NY 10128
212/427-2730

Hake’s Auctions
P.O. Box 12001
York, PA 17402
Phone (717) 434-1600
Toll Free (866) 404-9800
M-F 9:30am to 5:30pm (EST)

Heritage Auctions
3500 Maple Avenue, 17th Floor
Dallas TX 75219-3941
214/528-3500
877-HERITAGE (437-4824)

The Russ Cochran Company
4 Court Square
West Plains MO 65775
417/256-1311

Skinner
Auctioneers and Appraisers

 Sotheby’s
1334 York Avenue
New York NY 10021
212/606-7000

Swann Auction Galleries
104 East 25th Street
New York NY 10010

Publications

Robert M. Overstreet, The Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide (published annually)

Individual Appraisers

Areas of expertise are indicated by the following code: [A] Americana; [B] Books; [C] Cartoon/Comic Art; [CB] Comic Books; [D] Dance; [M] Moving Image Materials; [MS] Manuscripts; [MU] Music; [R] Recorded Media; [T] Theatre Materials.

Nancy Escher [A,B]
3278 Wilshire Rd., Suite 704
Los Angeles CA 90010
310/890-0290
www.escher-associates.com
nancy@escher-associates.com

The Book Broker [A,B]
PO Box 1283
Charlottesville VA 22902

Comic Art & Graffix Gallery [C]
PO Box 30515
Las Vegas NV 89173
sales@comicart.com
www.comic-art.com

Wade H. Hall [A, B]
1568 Cherokee Road
Louisville KY 40205
502/451-5516

Ed Hoffman [B]
Hoffman’s Bookshop
4167 N. High Street
Columbus OH 43214
614/262-0059
ehoffbk@aol.com

The Golden Legend, Inc.  [D, MU, T]
Gordon S. Hollis, President
11740 San Vicente Blvd., Suite 109
Los Angeles CA 90049
310/385-1903
books@goldenlegend.com

Jay Hoster [B]
Tri-Village Book Company
1237 Bryden Road
Columbus, OH 43205
614/299-9985
Bookshigh@aol.com
We are a “closed shop” and list our inventory on popular internet used book sites: Abebooks.com, Biblio.com, and Alibris.com. You may visit us and explore
our shelves in person by phoning us for an appointment.

Dr. Steve Johnson [R]
Behavioral Images, Inc.
302 Leland St., Suite 101
Bloomington IL 61701
FAX 309/829-9677

Frank Klein [A]
The Bookseller, Inc.
39 Westgate Circle
Akron OH 44313
216/762-3101
thebooksellerinc@neo.rr.com

Alexander W. Kogan, Jr. [M]
Films Around the World, Inc.
The Long Island City Art Center
44-02 23rd St., Studio 407
Long Island City, NY 11101
212/599-9500
FAX 212/599-6040
alexjr@pipeline.com

Audrey Kupferberg [M]
378 Division Street
Amsterdam NY 12010
518/843-3542

Ken LaRose [M]
20 Crichton St.
Ottawa Ontario
CANADA K1M 1V4
613/745-0543

Shirley B. Lebo [A,B]
221 F Street, SE
Washington DC 20003
202/546-9102

Howard Lowery [C]
PO Box 4492
Glendale CA 91222-0492
818/545-9661
FAX 818/243-6031
howard@howardlowery.com

J & J Lubrano Music Antiquarians [D, MU, T]
John P. & Judith A. Lubrano
6 Waterford Way
Syosset, NY 11791
516/922-2192
info@lubranomusic.com

Joe and Nadia Mannarino [C, CB]
Comic Art Appraisal LLC
201/652-1305
appraisals@comicartappraisal

George Minkoff [B,MS]
G.R. Minkoff, Inc.
26 Rowe Road
Alford MA 02130
413/528-4575
FAX 413/528-1866
grm@minkoffbooks.com

Marjorie Neikrug [D]
Neikrug/Rosenberg Associates, Inc.
136 E. 64th St.
New York, NY 10021
212/688-8779

John R. Payne Associates [A,B]
2309 Camino Alto
Austin TX 78746
512/328-4535
FAX 512/328-4536
www.payne-associates.com
payne@payne-associates.com

Kenneth W. Rendell II, Inc [A]
46 Eliot Street South
Natick MA 01760
508/647-1776
FAX 508/653-9096
KWRII@kwrendell.com

Armadillo Books [A,B]
Lynn Roundtree
PO Box 1145
Chapel Hill NC 27514
919/419-9740
armadillobooks@yahoo.com 

Kevin Segall [C,CB]
Collector’s Shangri-La
Dealer in Autographs, Books, Comics, Artwork, and Pop Culture Memorabilia
facebook.com/collectorsshangrila
kevinsegall@gmail.com

Steven Smolian [R]
Sound Saver
(by appointment only)
1 Wormans Mill Court
Frederick MD 20871
smolians@erols.com
301/694-5134

John A. Staszyn Appraisals [D, T]
325 East 21st Street, APT 11
New York NY 10010-6529
212/260-6350

Harry L. Stern [A,B]
777 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2805
Chicago IL 60611
312/337-1401
FAX 312/214-2510

Frederic B. Taraba [C]
Taraba Illustration Art
PO Box 1438
Casper WY 82602
fred@tarabaillustrationart.com

Frank C. Walsh III [A,B]
Yesteryear Book Shop
P.O. Box 550065
Atlanta GA 30355
770/315-8303
yesteryearbooks@gmail.com

Karen Wickliff Books [B]
3527 North High Street
Columbus OH 43214
614/263-2903

Jon A. Woods Appraisers [A,B]
347 Main Street South
Windsor CT 06074
203/289-3927
info@johnawoodsappraisers.com

URSUS Books & Gallery [D, T]
50 East 78th Street, Suite 1C
New York, NY 10075
(212) 772-8787
ursus@ursusbooks.com