Offering Expert Appraisals of Books and Ephemera

Since 1970, we have served hundreds of private and institutional clients. Now, our appraisal and consulting services are available to you—at fees you can afford. Our appraisals range from multi-million-dollar university collections of rare and antiquarian books to the lifetime papers of major American political figures, the professional papers of a working anthropologist, the music collection of a prize-winning ragtime musician, and the fire-damaged library of a local homeowner.

Our rates are reasonable. We provide an up-front estimate of our fee for appraisal of your property, and we will tell you in advance—at no charge—if your books or documents do not warrant a professional appraisal. Our reports satisfy the requirements of insurance companies, executors, and the Internal Revenue Service.

Gift appraisals are based on current fair-market value as defined by the IRS and are accompanied by the IRS tax-deductible-gift form.

Insurance appraisals reflect replacement value—the cost of replacing items lost by fire, flood or theft.

Estate Settlement appraisals, which may be required when property passes from the deceased to the heirs, incorporate conservative fair-market values.

We are located in New Jersey, but in many cases, we are able to work from a detailed inventory of a collection or library, especially when accompanied by digital photos if needed for specific items.

We are still selling antiquarian books and ephemera as well as doing appraisal work. You can browse our books in many categories, all for sale on abe.com, at https://www.abebooks.com/R-A-Petrilla%2C-IOBA-Roosevelt-NJ/26161/sf 

CONTACT:

petrillabooks (AT) gmail (DOT) com

609.426.4222