{"product_id":"9781464270901","title":"The Art of the Unusual","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #ff2a00;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHIS ITEM IS AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER ONLY AND WILL BE RELEASED ON 13 APRIL \u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e2027\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eInside the Auction House That Made the Impossible Possible\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEvery object has a story to tell...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFine art. Priceless jewels. Museum-worthy masterpieces. In 1970s New York, the auction world was a velvet-rope affair - until Arlan Ettinger crashed the party.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith his wife, Barbara, Arlan launched Guernsey's, a scrappy, anything-goes auction house that turned the industry on its head. Forget Old Masters - Guernsey's sold the unexpected, the irresistible, the downright bizarre. Doors from the legendary Chelsea Hotel. The entire contents of the SS United States. Personal treasures from JFK. If it had a story, Guernsey's could sell it - and suddenly, everyone wanted in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePart business adventure, part cultural time capsule, this is the story of the auction house that proved you don't need millions to own a piece of history - you just need curiosity, a sense of humor, and a willingness to see value where others don't. Because the real magic isn't just in what things are worth - it's in what they mean. A door, a suitcase, a scrap of paper: objects carry the lives, legends, and moments that shaped us. This book is a celebration of that invisible thread between people and things - and the surprising, often joyful ways our stories live on through what we leave behind.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ettinger, Arlan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48959421055230,"sku":"9781464270901","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/1532\/4335\/files\/Art_of_the_Unusual.png?v=1791344315","url":"https:\/\/wanderingraccoonbooks.com\/products\/9781464270901","provider":"Wandering Raccoon Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}