About Edward T. Pollack

We have been dealers in Rare Books, Fine Prints and Drawings and occasional Objects d'Art for over thirty years. We operate our business from our gallery A FINE THING: EDWARD T. POLLACK FINE ARTS, and also exhibit and sell at Book Fairs, Print Fairs, Antique shows and on the Internet.

Rare Books

Our stock consists of over 3000 used, rare and collectible books, with an emphasis on books about Art and Artists, Photography, and Architecture and Design, as well as children's books, other fine illustrated books and first editions of older and modern literature. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA) and of the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). We exhibit regularly at Book Fairs in Massachusetts, New York, Maine, New Hampshire and elsewhere, and offer our books for sale on the ABAA.org website, as well as on ABEbooks.com and Alibris.com, as well as here on our own website.

Fine Prints and Drawings

We have an inventory of over 1000 etchings, lithographs, woodcuts, drawings and other print media, as well as an occasional photograph or painting. Here on the site you will find a complete list of our works of art, many of which are illustrated with images. For those where no image is as yet available on this site, we can provide images by email. We currently exhibit at the New England Print Fair in Boston, and the Washington Print Fair in Washington, DC, and also show a selection of prints at the bookfairs and antique shows at which we exhibit.

Objects d'Art

Objects in inventory include pottery and glass, tribal art, and a variety of miscellaneous artifacts.

A FINE THING - EDWARD T. POLLACK FINE ARTS

A FINE THING - EDWARD T. POLLACK FINE ARTS is a gallery showcasing our inventory of artworks, rare books, sculpture and other collectible objects. The gallery has a new exhibition monthly, opening on the first friday of every month, in conjunction with Portland's First Friday Art Walk. A FINE THING - EDWARD T. POLLACK FINE ARTS is located at 29 Forest Avenue, Portland, ME 04101, in the Downtown Arts District. Telephone 207-699-2919. The building also houses The Portland Stage, Maine's premier theater company, another art gallery, Susan Maasch Fine Arts, two restaurants, a patisserie/cafe, and a sophisticated and upscale tatoo parlor. The excellent Portland Museum of Art is only a block away, the Maine College of Art is nearby, and there are numerous other art galleries, restaurants, bookstores, antique shops in the District. Portland's famous Olde Port area is within walking distance. To reach A FINE THING by car take Route 95 (Maine Turnpike) to the Route 295 exit. Take 295 to the Exit 6A, Forest Avenue. Follow Forest Avenue. We are in the block just before Forest Ave. ends at Congress Street. There is metered parking on the street, and a parking garage just opposite our building. We hope you will visit us.about