The Book Block

While a generalist antiquarian bookseller, the The Book Block has sub-specialties in illustrated books, fine bindings, calligraphy and typography, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Arts & Crafts, private press, finance including the capital markets, Western Americana, and The Dance of Death. The Book Block assists clients in developing book collections. Bruce Barnett provides personal property appraisals and owing to his background as a tax attorney, he is particularly knowledgeable about IRS rules and regulations. Bruce worked closely with and helped the IRS develop the most recent tax rules governing charitable contributions of personal property. He has lectured and written about these rules. Bruce taught finance in the MBA program at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management for about five years. He studied in the MBA programs at the New York University Graduate School of Business and the University of Connecticut Graduate School of Business and later at the graduate business schools of the University of Michigan and Columbia University. He earned J.D. and LL.M. (Taxation) degrees at the New York University Law School. He has lectured and written widely on tax law.