Cambridge Professor Collection
March 4, 2026 – March 19, 2026
Professor James Harrington spent 35 years teaching comparative literature at Harvard, and his Cambridge home became a living library — floor-to-ceiling bookshelves in every room, mid-century modern furniture chosen for comfort during long reading sessions, and art collected from every sabbatical abroad. Now retired and moving closer to family, he's entrusting us with finding fellow book lovers and design enthusiasts who'll appreciate these pieces as much as he has.
Presented by Family Nest Estates — Boston
Pickup, Delivery & Shipping
Pickup
By appointment only — schedule via email
Local Delivery
Local delivery available for furniture items
Shipping
Media mail available for books; standard shipping for other items
Items in This Sale
First Edition — "To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee
$420.00
Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair & Ottoman — Rosewood
$680.00
Buy It Now: $1,800.00
Lot of 25 Vintage Penguin Classics — 1950s Editions
$72.00
Signed Lithograph — Abstract Composition by Joan Miró
$450.00
Danish Modern Teak Credenza — 1960s Scandinavian
$380.00
First Edition "The Great Gatsby" — F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1925
$780.00
Buy It Now: $2,500.00
Herman Miller Eames Lounge Chair and Ottoman — Rosewood
$650.00
Buy It Now: $1,800.00
Signed First Edition "Beloved" — Toni Morrison, 1987
$475.00
Buy It Now: $1,200.00
Japanese Woodblock Print — Hiroshige "Rain Shower", Framed
$310.00
Danish Modern Teak Wall Unit — 3-Bay System
$520.00
Buy It Now: $1,400.00
Vintage Globe on Brass Stand — Replogle, 1960s
$130.00
Antique Rolltop Desk — Quarter-Sawn Oak
$380.00
Buy It Now: $950.00
Lot of 25 Vintage Penguin Classics — 1950s Paperbacks
$85.00
Knoll Florence Credenza — Walnut, 4-Door
$510.00
Buy It Now: $1,500.00
Abstract Oil Painting — "Cambridge Nocturne" by L. Park
$225.00
Pair of George Nelson Bubble Lamps — Saucer Style
$240.00
Vintage Olivetti Lettera 32 Typewriter — With Case
$125.00