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Book Evaluation with Head to Tail Books

Name: Book Evaluation with Head to Tail Books
Start: 2025-05-10T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-05-10T16:00:00-04:00
Location: Westport Museum for History & Culture

May 10 @ 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm

Have your vintage and antique books evaluated. Make an appointment at the museum to meet with Michele Wan, proprietor of Head to Tail Books, to learn more about your old books and receive an informal verbal opinion of value.

Examples of materials to bring for evaluation:

• Handpress-era books (pre-1800)

• Modern books

• First editions

• Illustrated books

• Books by authors from marginalized or underrepresented communities (people of color, LGBTQ+, women, etc.)

• Historical and fine bindings

• Quirky and unusual publications

• Ephemera and manuscripts (letters, notes, advertisements, etc.)

30-minute appointments cost $75 and may be made for no more than 5 items. Should you have over 5 items, please contact Ms. Wan for a private appointment on another day.

Appointment bookings can be reserved with the form below.

Head to Tail Books is a bookstore for rare, vintage, and collectible books, open online and by appointment in Westport, Connecticut. Prior to establishing the store, Ms. Wan cataloged rare books and manuscripts as the Special Collections Cataloging Librarian for Columbia University Libraries. She also managed the CABS-Minnesota Diverse Voices Fellowship in rare bookselling from 2021-2023. Ms. Wan has attended Rare Book School at the University of Virginia, as well as the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar, and is a member of the Independent Online Booksellers Association and the Miniature Book Society.

Opinions of value are informal and may not be used for tax, insurance, legal or charitable donation purposes, which require assessment by a credentialed appraiser.

Westport Museum is accessible via public transit! The Westport-Saugatuck railroad station has connections on the MTA New Haven line from Norwalk, Bridgeport, Stratford, Milford, and New Haven, and more. Uber 2.3 miles to the Museum or take the Norwalk Wheels bus transit system when available to Post Road West at Myrtle Avenue, which is a brief 7-minute walk from the Museum!

$75