An Exquisite Catalogue from Phillip J. Pirages
By Michael Stillman
For January we review our first catalogue from Phillip J. Pirages of McMinnville,
Oregon, and this one is a gem. Since the pages are not numbered, and there are far too many
for me to count, we will tell you the book is almost 3/4 of an inch thick, contains 584
items, is richly illustrated with photographs of the items worthy of the works themselves,
and contains some of the best and most thorough descriptions I have seen anywhere.
Amazingly, Pirages provides complete descriptions not only for the $69,000 item, but for
the $50 one as well. Thi...
