CREDENTIALS
Alan C. Aimone, Accredited Senior Appraiser

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Mr. Aimone has had a lifelong love of history, books, manuscripts, historic photographs and maps.  After earning a Bachelor's degree in history from Eastern Illinois University, he received his Masters in Library Science from Rosary College (now Dominican University) in Illinois.  He was a librarian at the United States Military Academy (West Point) from 1969 until 2013 where he served as a rare book cataloger, bibliographer, head of their Special Collections as well as Military Affairs specialist.











PROFESSIONAL DEGREE & DESIGNATION

Accredited Senior Appraiser, American Society of Appraisers - Books, 2004 - present.

Master in Library Science, Dominican University, River Forest, Illinois, 1969.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Aimone Book Appraisal, Newburgh, New York and Las Vegas, Nevada, 1998 - present.

United States Military Academy Library, West Point, New York, August, 1969 - June, 2013.

Abraham Lincoln Book Shop, Chicago, Illinois, 1966.

PROFESSIONAL APPRAISAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Society of Appraisers, 1998 - Present
        Hudson Valley Chapter; 1998 - Present
        Treasurer, 2001 - 2004; President, 2005  -2007

San Diego Chapter; 2014 - 2015

Las Vegas Chapter; 2013 - Present
        Vice President, 2014 - 2018

PERTINENT STUDIES

Vietnam War Memorabilia; AAA Webinar, 2017.

Internal Revenue Service:  Don't Panic Yet! Current Valuation Issues; ASA: Los Angeles Chapter; Long Beach, 2017.

Heritage Auctions:  An Inside Look at the Largest Collectibles Auction House; ASA Webinar, 2017.

Introduction to Appraising Archives...Problems and Issues in Appraising Archives; ASA Webinar, 2015

Introduction to Appraising Archives, Valuing Archives and Large Multi-Faceted Collections; ASA Webinar, 2015.

IRS Case Valuation Workshop; ASA; Los Angeles Chapter; 2015

Getting Hired and Getting Paid - The Agreement Between the Appraiser and Their Clients; ASA Webinar, 2015.

Appraisal Research Workshop, Getty Research Institute; AAA, Los Angeles, 2014.

Appraisal Review Process for Personal Property; ASA; New York City, 2010.

Expert Opinions and Appraisal Contracts; AAA, New York City, 2010.

Study Day:  Books and Manuscripts; AAA, New York City, 2008..

Business of Appraising; AAA: New York City, 2008.

A Day with the IRS (seminar with Internal Revenue Service representatives); AAA, Hartford, 2007.

Celebrity Appraisal Seminar; AAA, New York City, 2007.

Charitable Contributions:  Do's and Don't's; ASA, University of California, Irvine, 2005.

Appraisal Report Writing Seminars, 1999 & 2004, American Society of Appraisers.

Appraising Books, Manuscripts, and Ephemera; ASA, Washington, DC, 2000.

Appraisal Studies Program: ASA, George Washington, University, Washington, DC:
        Introduction to Personal Property Valuation; 1999.
        Personal Property Valuation Methodology - Research and Analysis; 2001.
        Communication of a Personal Property Appraisal: Report Writing; 2001.
        Personal Property Valuation - The Legal and Regulatory Environment; 2001.

Rare Book Seminar; Columbia University, New York City, 1970.

APPRAISAL CONFERENCES and BOOK FAIRS ATTENDED

American Society of Appraisers, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2011, 2013, 2015.

Appraisers Association of America, annually, 2007 - 2012.

California Book Fairs, Pasadena and Oakland; annually 2014-2017

​New York Book Fairs, New York City, annually 1998-2013.  

PUBLISHED APPRAISAL ARTICLES

"Books," Appraising Art, The Definitive Guide to Appraising the Fine and Decorative Arts, NY:  Appraisers Association of America (2013): pages: 385 - 388.

"Book Appraisals:  The Finer Points," Chubb Collectors (May, 2005): No longer available online at Chubb.

"Determining Value of Books Takes Practice:  Primer On the Ins and Outs of Book Values," New York Law Journal:  Asset Valuation (May 28, 2002:  S4 - S6, S8.

"Books & Values," American Society of Appraisers:  Personal Property Journal, vol. 12, no. 2 (Spring, 2000):  pages: 26 - 30.


APPRAISAL PRESENTATIONS

"Study Day:  Book Appraisal Basics - Introduction to Book Basics," Appraisers Association of America, New York City, 2012.

"Identifying Books and Values," American Society of Appraisers, Hudson Valley & Northern New Jersey Chapters, 2003.  Additional presentations for Secaucus, New Jersey and Cornwall, New York Public Libraries, 2004.

"Jefferson Era Books and Manuscripts," American Society of Appraisers, Personal Property Conference, Charlottesville,  2003.

"Books and Works on Paper," ASA Personal Property Committee, International Appraisers Conference, Las Vegas, 2015.

"Archivists Tips," ASA, Personal Property Committee, International Appraisers Conference, Las Vegas, 2015,

"Books for the Generalist Appraiser," ASA Webinar, Instructor, 2016.
Mr. Alan Aimone welcomes your inquiry regarding your appraisal needs or questions pertaining to books, manuscripts, documents, maps, historic photographs or other print material:
                    aimoneappraisal@gmail.com                               702-778-1216 (office)                               702-471-8697 (mobil)