NEW YORK, Jan 9 — Calling all lovers of American literature and history! Bonhams will soon be auctioning works from Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s personal collection of books. The sale will feature more than 1,000 tomes that the late Supreme Court Justice acquired throughout her career.
An icon of the American progressive left, Ruth Bader Ginsburg was also an avid reader. “Reading is the key that opens doors to many good things in life. Reading shaped my dreams, and more reading helped me make my dreams come true,” she once said. This passion shines through in the vast collection of books and manuscripts that Bonhams will auction on itsThis personal library includes more than 1,000 tomes, ranging from law books to classics such asby D.H. Lawrence.
For the auction house, the works for sale offer a glimpse of the complex personality of the woman that American Millennials dubbed “Notorious R.B.G.” in reference to the rapper Notorious B.I.G. “Libraries are very personal, they are almost like fingerprints, which tell a lot about the person who put it together. Justice Ginsburg’s library is no different, as it records her evolution from a student to lawyer and law professor, to judge and finally, Justice of the United States Supreme Court.