Ním Wunnan

     •     503 360-6125

I have an extensive background in rare and used bookselling. I specialize in identification and verification of antiquarian materials and fine printing, and in modern art, design, and literature.

Books of Wonder

12/03 – 10/04
16 W 18th Street
New York, NY 10011
(212) 989-3270
Head of Old & Rare Books

• Researched, sold, and catalogued new acquisitions
• Maintained, updated and helped repair an existing holdings database
• Performed a variety of office management tasks, regular retail customer service, receiving and ordering, and personal assistance duties to the company head
• Primary assistant at the New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles rare book fairs

Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books and Manuscripts (ABAA)

10/01 – 6/03
2205 Nut Tree Lane
McMinnville, OR 97128
(503) 472-0476
Collator and Office Assistant
  • Researched and verified fine and rare books dating from the 15th century – present
  • Wrote and proofed catalogue copy
  • Responsible for digitizing the catalogue production process
  • Shared administrative duties, performed conservation tasks, processed orders
  • Instrumental part of the company’s presence at the New York, Portland, and Seattle rare book fairs

David Morrison Books (ABAA)

10/00 – 10/01
602 NE Prescott
Portland, OR 97209
(503) 295-6882
Cataloguer and Office Assistant
  • Catalogued and researched rare art and design books (primarily 20th century)
  • Retail and internet sales, packing and shipping, general administrative duties
  • Principle assistant at the Portland book fair

The Dawn Treader Book Shop

8/98 – 9/00; 6/03 – 12/03; 12/04 – 9/05; 6/06 – 9/06
514 E. Liberty
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
(734) 995-1008
Assistant Manager
  • Catalogued and researched general, rare, and antiquarian books and ephemera
  • Internet and retail sales
  • Shipping and receiving, general administration, stock-taking, and maintenance
  • Managed the store’s presence at Ann Arbor Art Fair