CURRENT BID
0.00CAD
ENTER YOUR MAXIMUM ABSENTEE BID![[?]](https://bid.themadpicker.com/graphics/icons/help.png)
Live Online Auction Starts In
2026 Aug 25 @ 10:00 (UTC-07:00 : PDT/MST)
Preview: August 22nd (10am - 5pm)
Auction: Live Streams: 10am Tues, Aug 25th
Pick ups: August 26th - August 28th (10am - 5pm)
Preview and Pick up location: 27294 Fraser Hwy, Aldergrove, BC V4W 3P8
* Please read the IMPORTANT LOT! Placing your bid is your acceptance of all Terms and Conditions, Buyers Premium, Taxes, Shipping and Payment information.
*The Mad Picker has now merged with Direct Auctions.
• ALL items are AS IS WHERE IS, NO EXCEPTIONS. Our Catalogues are used as a guideline
Large collection of primarily Italian and European art, archaeology, architecture, history and cultural reference books. Includes monographs on major artists and artistic movements, ancient civilizations, Renaissance and Gothic art, archaeology, architecture, mythology, travel and regional studies. Many volumes are in Italian, with additional English-language works represented. Collection includes hardcover, softcover and illustrated reference volumes in varying sizes and conditions, with age-related wear visible to some covers, bindings and dust jackets.
Visible Inventory
Based on the readable titles in the photographs, the collection includes:
Pollaiolo - Alberto Busignani
Pontormo
Carpaccio
Cézanne
Macrino d'Alba
Jaquerio e il Realismo Gotico in Piemonte
Figurative Art
Roma: La Pietra e L'Acqua
Il Deserto dei Tartari - Dino Buzzati
Il Mondo di Saint-Exupéry - Giovanni Grasso
Contemporary Canadian Art - Bernell MacDonald Scully
La Metamorfosi - Franz Kafka, illustrated with watercolors by Folon
Le Passeggiate - J.J. Rousseau, illustrated with watercolors by Theimer
Storia del Piemonte
L'Uomo: Quattro Milioni di Anni
Arte Classica
I Geni del Rinascimento
Africa Nera: La Creazione Plastica
L'Autunno del Gotico
L'Impero Carolingio
La Grecia Classica
I Faraoni: Il Tempo delle Piramidi
La Preistoria
Gli Sciti
Arte Egea
Gli Assiri
La Grande Officina
Il Primo Rinascimento
La Grecia Arcaica
L'Europa delle Invasioni Barbariche
Qui Londra
Qui Vienna
Qui Berlino
Qui Pechino
Qui Mosca
Qui Tokyo
Qui Nuova York
Qui Roma
Edgar Wallace: Il Pugnale di Vetro / La Compagnia dei Ranocchi / Lo Specchio Rosso / Zampe Bianche / Sei Asciugamani Scomparsi
Agatha Christie collection/volume
Petrarca: Cattedrali di Puglia
Storia della Musica
Rugs & Carpets of the World - edited by Ian Bennett
Liberale da Verona
Morandi e il Suo Tempo
Le Città Etrusche
Roma II
Herakleion Museum
Che Cos'è l'Archeologia - Massimo Pallottino
La Cattedrale di Aosta
New Larousse Encyclopedia of Mythology
William Morris by Himself - Gillian Naylor
Lietuvos Gobelenas
I Celti - Paul-Marie Duval
Journey Through Pakistan - Amir-Willetts-Hancock
California
Orizzonti Conquistati - Gaston Rébuffat
Visioni Italiche: Firenze
Sicilia
I Nazareni
La Voce del Disegno - Osvaldo Patani
England - E. Smith & G. Grigson
Paul Klee - Robert Short
La Letteratura Piemontese
The Face of Christ
Ville d'Italia
Frederic Remington - Hassrick
The Mountains and the Sky
Additional museum, archaeological, architectural and fine-art publications with titles not sufficiently legible in the photographs
Auction Location:
27294 Fraser Hwy., Aldergrove, British Columbia, V4W 3P8, Canada
Previewing Details:
Preview: Saturday, August 22nd (10am - 5pm) in-person and video calls.
Previewing Address: 27294 Fraser Hwy, Aldergrove, BC V4W 3P8
Video calls & Facetime previews are available as well via appointment only. To book an appointment please email us at info@madpicker.com with a time between 10am-5pm PDT.
International Shipping is available through 3rd party. See shipping details.
Items must be paid in full on the day of the sale.
Preview: Saturday, August 22nd (10am - 5pm)
Preview and Pick up location: 27294 Fraser Hwy, Aldergrove, BC V4W 3P8
NOTE: ITEMS NOT PICKED UP BY August 28th, 2026 WILL BECOME THE PROPERTY OF DIRECT LIQUIDATION, AND NO REFUNDS WILL BE ISSUED UNLESS ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE WITH US.
Applicable taxes GST 5% PST 7%
Please make sure to include your PST number if you have one.
Taxes:
| Tax | Rate | Desc. |
| GST |
5% |
GST |
| BPST |
7% |
BC PST |
| NFLD |
5% |
NewFoundland |
| NB |
5% |
New Brunswick |
| NS |
5% |
Nova Scotia |
| PEI |
5% |
Prince Edward Island |
| ON |
5% |
Ontario |
| AB |
5% |
Alberta |
| MB |
5% |
Manitoba |
| NWT |
5% |
Northwest Territories |
| NT |
5% |
Nunavut |
| QC |
5% |
Quebec |
| SK |
5% |
Saskatchewan |
| YK |
5% |
Yukon |
Buyer's Premiums:
| From (Incl.) | To (Excl.) | Premium |
| 0.00 |
Infinite |
18% |
Additional Fees:
Shipping Details:
Shipping is outsourced to UPS and will be picked up from the auction location between August 29th - September 7
UPS Store 325 is located at:
4111 Hastings Street
Burnaby, BC
Contact Information:
Steve or Brian
Phone: 604.205.5888
Email: store325@theupsstore.ca
Should you have any questions or require assistance with shipping, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Steve or Brian directly at the contact number above.
Payment Details:
If your picking your items up, you can save 2% by paying cash or debit, NO discount for E-Transfer! All items not paid for within 48 hours of the conclusion of the auction, will be charged on your card. If items are being shipped, your card will be charged twice. Once for your items and again by UPS when shipping has been calculated. Invoices will be sent out at the conclusion of the auction.
* 18% Buyer Premium will be applied on purchases.
* Plus Applicable Taxes
* 16% if paying Debit or Cash
* If paying by E-Transfer, please send to: Accounts@Directliquidation.ca
No password needed - but please put your name, buyer number or invoice number in the memo
Accepted Payment Methods:
- VISA
- Master Card
- AMEX
- E-Transfer
- Debit
- Cash
Live auctions will be subject to a 18% buyers premium (unless otherwise noted).
Online bidding during the Live Auction is a fast process, and therefore there is no confirmation given - bids will be taken immediately and are irrevocable.
The highest bidder shall be the purchaser upon the completion of bid verification. Bid verification will commence upon the conclusion of a live auction. All winning bidders shall be notified by email within the 24 hour bid verification period.
No bidder shall retract their bid. In the event of a dispute between two or more bidders, the auctioneer, at his/her sole discretion may put the lot up for resale to the highest bidder.
A bidder is deemed to have accepted an item when making a bid.
The auctioneer reserves the right to withdraw any lot at any time prior to the time of sale of such lot.
The auctioneer reserves the right not to accept any bid which is only a partial advance over the preceding bid.
The auctioneer may break down or consolidate any lot or lots at his/her sole discretion.
The Mad Picker assumes no responsibility for any liability once a bid is accepted. It is recommended that purchasers arrange insurance for their purchases in advance.
Except as set out herein, there shall be no warranties or guarantees expressed or implied, statutory or otherwise of any nature.
Please take advantage of in person preview as all items are sold "As Is, Where Is" - catalogs are prepared only as a guide. No sale shall be invalidated by any reason or defect or inaccuracy of description in catalog or otherwise, and no liability shall be borne by the auctioneers by virtue of any such fault or error. All sales final.
All applicable excise and sales taxes shall be added to the purchase price.
The purchaser is not entitled to possession until all items have been paid for in full. In the event that the purchase prices are not paid within the prescribed time, the auctioneer shall have the right to resell such items in whatever manner he/she sees fit without notice to the purchaser. Any shortfall from sale plus commission and expenses thereof shall be paid by the purchaser.
All costs and responsibilities of removal shall be borne by the purchaser/bidder within the time prescribed by the auctioneer. The auctioneer may require proof of adequate insurance from the purchaser. The purchaser/bidder herby indemnifies the auctioneer and the vendor against any and all damages arising from the dismantling and removal of any lots.
Any lots not picked up in the prescribed time shall be deemed as abandoned and property of the auction unless previous arrangements have been made.
If for any reason, The Mad Picker is unable to deliver any or all of an awarded lot or title thereof, the sole liability of The Mad Picker Auctions shall be the refund of any monies paid on the lot.
It is the sole responsibility of the purchaser to remove their items within the prescribed time. The Mad Picker will NOT provide any delivery or transport of any nature for live auction items.