Bookstores specializing in Fine Bindings
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abhishek jain
abhishek jain also has a brick-and-mortar store! Visit them in:
gurgaon, India
WE ARE ONE OF THE LEADING ANTIQUARIAN BOOKSELLERS IN INDIA, WE SPECIALIZE MAINLY IN BRITISH RAJ, ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, TRAVELS, HUNTING, PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUMS, ENGRAVINGS, MAPS, ETC, MAINLY RELATED TO INDIA, BUT OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS WELL. WE ALSO HELP IN BUILDING SPECIALISED COLLECTIONS
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB also has a brick-and-mortar store! Visit them in:
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
Alcuin Books located in Old Town Scottsdale is a store with 15,000 serious books for the collector or scholar. We have ample parking in front of the store for those who wish to browse our holdings.
Archives Book Shop
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East Lansing, Michigan, United States
The Archives Book Shop has been in business since 1987 in wonderful East Lansing MI.We have over 20,000 books for sale, plus many boxes we are still sorting!There is a wide variety of items available, including fine bindings, first editions, Americana,rare books, photographs, postcards and ephemera, advertising brochures, children's books,Michigan History, literature, vintage paperbacks and much more.We are located near Michigan State University, just a few blocks from theCurious Book Shop.Free Parking in our lot... we share the building with the Tabooli Restaurant.
Ariadne Books
Eynsham, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
We carry a broad selection of books but specialise in Small Press Books, Books printed by Letterpress, Signed First Editions, Nature & Natural History, Illustrated Books, Interesting Antiquarian Books. We love our books and we're always happy to provide detailed information or specific photographs etc. on request. Although we work from private premises we are delighted when clients call by appointment. If you have nice books for sale please let us know.
Bensons Antiquarian Books
By Dunblane, United Kingdom
We specialise in history, roman and greek classics, books dating from the 17th and 18th century, fine bindings and general second-hand stock.
Black's Fine Books & Manuscripts
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Welcome to Black's Fine Books and Manuscripts: Specialists in Rare and Out-of-Print Books, Manuscripts, and Archival Collections.
We are a rare book firm specializing in retrospective publications with notable strengths in Antiquarian Books, Archives, Canadiana, Culinary History, Fine Bindings, Indigenous Studies, Modern Literature, Socialism, Slavic Studies, and much more. With over a decade-and-a-half of experience serving institutional and private clients alike, we are pleased to offer an eclectic, ever-changing, selection of over 25,000 scarce and unique titles ranging from antiquity to the present day, of which only a small selection has been made available. We actively buy-and-sell rare and out-of-print books, manuscripts, printed ephemera, personal and institutional archival collections, and other rare and unusual materials – in Canada, the United States, and Europe. When feasible, we will travel to examine collections of interest, particularly in areas of our specialization.
Our practise is actively engaged in the positive disposition of literary and institutional archives, and we conduct monetary evaluations of select individual items, and collections for universities, museums, and private clients.
Curated lists periodically issued. To keep abreast of our latest acquisitions, please consider joining our mailing list by e-mailing us at mail@blacksbooks.ca.
Books & Bidders
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Books & Bidders deals in general antiquarian, fine bindings & leather sets, private press, scholarly and out-of-print titles. We are always buying books of consequence.
Boston Book Company
Boston Book Company also has a brick-and-mortar store! Visit them in:
Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, United States
Specializing in East Asian Books with Aesthetic Interest, Japanese Books with Original Art, English and American Literature, Women's Books and the Generally Intriguing!
Established in 1979, Boston Book Company offers rare and interesting books in a broad range of subjects. Our areas of particular expertise: Japanese artist books of all eras, East Asian art in general, photographica, local history, women's books, English and American literature..
We are always eager to learn something new.... Every collector brings a novel approach to our shared love of books.
Welcome!
Helen Kelly
Charles Vilnis
David Fredette
James Desrosiers
Elizabeth Fragala
Bromer Booksellers
Bromer Booksellers also has a brick-and-mortar store! Visit them in:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Bromer Booksellers specializes in rare and beautiful books. Owned and operated by Anne Bromer, who has been in the business of fine books for over fifty years, our shop carries a range of important private press books, designer bookbindings, illustrated books, children's books, and miniature books.
Commonwealth Books
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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
We have an open shop on one of the oldest streets in downtown Boston (near Downtown Crossing and the Financial District), within walking distance of all four subway lines. We specialize in scholarly, used, out of print, and antiquarian books. We buy collections large and small. If you don't see what you are looking for then please check out our sister shops: A. Parker's Books in Sarasota, FL, and Crescent City Books in New Orleans.
Contact Editions
Contact Editions also has a brick-and-mortar store! Visit them in:
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
We are located at 491 Davenport Road, Toronto, Ontario in our little house of all sorts in the shadow of CASA LOMA, Toronto's only castle.
Our south side location has parking out front and our hours are 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday. All other times by appointment which can easily be arranged by calling 416-322-0777 or by e-mailing contacteditions@bellnet.ca
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Featured Titles
MILNE, A.A. - The Christopher Robin Story Book
E.P. Dutton, New York, 1929. Cloth and Boards. Book Condition: Fine. No Jacket. E.H. Shepard (illustrator). 1st Us Edition. Octavo. One of 350 copies signed by Milne and Shepard. Half Green cloth with peach coloured decorated boards with vinyl protector. Housed in decorated matching cardboard box. The box shows wear and soiling but the book is fine.
Milne's selection of the best of the Pooh books. Signed By the Author and Illustrator.
$3500.00 Cdn.
SCALE, BERNARD - An Hibernian Atlas or General Description of the Kindom of Ireland
Robert Laurie and Jason Whittle, 1798. Half Leather. Book Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. Ellis and Plamer (illustrator). 8vo.
Subtitle reads 'Devided into Provinces; with its sub-divisions of Counties. Baronies. &cc. Shewing their Boundaries, Extent, Soil, Produce, Contents, Measure, Members of Parliament, and Number of Inhabitants; also the Cities, Boroughs, Billages, Mountains, Bogs, Lakes, Rivers and Natural Curiosities Together with the Great and Bye Post Roads. The whole taken from actual Surveys and Observations By Bernard Scale, Land Surveyor and beautifully engraved on 78 Copper Plates by Messrs. Ellis and Palmer'. Brown leather with marble paper to boards. Maps in colour. Rubbing and a little scuffing to boards and wear to leather at extremities, a little darkening to paper to boards towards spine, some tanning to end papers at corners and near gutter, a little foxing to interior, very faint offset to adjacent pages from maps.
$8500.00 Cdn.
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Craftsbury Antiquarian Books
Craftsbury Common, Vermont, United States
Mostly Travel and Scholarly Books on Africa, Asia and the Middle East
Dale A. Sorenson
Silver Spring, Maryland, United States
Used and rare books of quality in all subjects.
David Brass Rare Books, Inc.
Calabasas, California, United States
David Brass Rare Books, Inc. specializes in buying and selling only the finest examples of English, American and European Literature, Children\\\'s Books, Color-Plate Books, Illustrated Books, Early Printed Books, Private Press Books, Fine Bindings, Original Artwork, Manuscripts, High Spot Modern First Editions, Rare Books and High Spots.
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E. C. Rare Books [ABA / ABAC]
E. C. Rare Books [ABA / ABAC] also has a brick-and-mortar store! Visit them in:
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Specializing in Fine Bindings, Children's Illustrated, Fore-edge paintings, Sets, voyages and classic literature.
First Folio
Paris, Tennessee, United States
Purveyors of fine books in many fields since 1980, we are a generalist antiquarian firm with specialties in fine bindings, illustrated and rare books.
Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA
Foster Books - Stephen Foster, ABA, ILAB, PBFA also has a brick-and-mortar store! Visit them in:
London, Greater London, United Kingdom
We process internet and mail orders swiftly and have daily collections. Within the UK we ship via Royal Mail and UPS. For the US we use USPS tracked services and Fedex. For the rest of the World we mostly use Royal Mail Tracked, as well as Parcelforce and DPD. European deliveries we use Royal Mail Tracked or brokers for all else.
We have an open bookshop in London which is open Monday to Saturday 10.30 to 17.30, and Sunday from 11.00 to 17.00, except Easter and Christmas.We are members of the ABA, ILAB, PBFA and ibooknet
Green Gate Farm Antiquarian Books
Richmond, Missouri, United States
Our inventory is housed in the second story of a stone house inspired by the architectural style found in the Cotswold region of England. Visitors are welcome by appointment. We are located one hour east of Kansas City, surrounded by 80 acres of woodland and prairie that form the landscape of Green Gate Farm. Member ABAA/ILAB
Henry Sotheran Ltd.
Henry Sotheran Ltd. also has a brick-and-mortar store! Visit them in:
London, London, United Kingdom
Founded in York in 1761 and established in London on 1815, Henry Sotheran Limited has a long and distinguished history.
For over 250 years we have been offering unsurpassed opportunities to collectors. Throughout our history we have prided ourselves on the quality and condition of our books and our friendly service.
Our premises in the heart of London's Mayfair are spacious and elegantly appointed and we welcome regular clients and passers-by alike to wander in and browse in a relaxing and convivial atmosphere.
Houyhnhnm Press & Ithys Press
Ballydehob, Cork, Ireland
Welcome to the Biblio.com shop front for Houyhnhnm Press and Ithys Press, fine-press publishers of limited editions. We also collect and deal in modernist literature and books of Irish interest.
Houyhnhnm Press is the publisher of landmark editions of James Joyce's "Ulysses" and "Finnegans Wake". Ithys Press is the publisher of illustrated, letterpress first editions of James Joyce's "The Cats of Copenhagen" and "Finn's Hotel". For more information about Houyhnhnm and Ithys Presses, please visit our websites:
http://www.houyhnhnmpress.com
http://ithyspress.com
Imperial Fine Books
Imperial Fine Books also has a brick-and-mortar store! Visit them in:
New York, New York, United States
Imperial Fine Books is the leading specialist in leather-bound sets and fine bindings in all fields americana, literature, history, travel, children's sporting, colorplate, illustrated, first edition, cosway jeweled and exhibition bindings.
James Cummins Bookseller
James Cummins Bookseller also has a brick-and-mortar store! Visit them in:
New York, New York, United States
Founded in 1978 by James Cummins, the firm has grown to include two New Jersey locations as well as the main store at 699 Madison Avenue (between 62nd and 63rd Streets) in New York City.Hours: Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (During July & August, until 4:00 p.m. on Fridays.)The Madison Avenue store is a seventh-floor oasis for book-lovers, a quiet and pleasantly furnished book room with a carefully chosen, expertly catalogued and broad-based selection of fine and rare books, autographs, manuscripts, and works of art. We have built notable private collections for American and international clients. Our stock is always changing, and our steady input from private buying and public auctions assures our clients of new surprises (and temptations!) at each visit. Our stock covers a wide range of collecting interests, with particular emphasis in the following fields: British and American Literature, Sporting Books, Private Press and Illustrated Books, 19th-Century Color Plate Books, Americana, Travel, Sets and Fine Bindings, History, and Authors' Manuscripts and Letters. Our catalogued inventory exceeds 50,000 titles, much of which can be searched on the internet. In addition, our New Jersey warehouse contains over 400,000 books in all subject areas. We might have the books you're looking for.
Librairie Chamonal
Librairie Chamonal also has a brick-and-mortar store! Visit them in:
PARIS, France
Our shop is open from Monday to Friday, from 10a.m. to 1 p.m., and from 2 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.The Librairie Rodolphe Chamonal, established over one hundred years ago, guaratees the provenance and authenticity of the books we offer. All our items have been collated and are certified complete unless otherwise stated. Don't hesitate to contact us by email ; we speak English.
Lloyd Zimmer, Books and Maps
Chanute, Kansas, United States
With more than 25 years of experience buying and selling out-of-print, collectible, and rare books, maps, and ephemera, I am now doing business from my home at 60 Poplar Heights Rd.; Chanute, KS 66720; U.S.A. by appointment only. I offer a selection of more than 5000 books of all genre, as well as more than 1000 maps ranging from 15th century to early 20th. All inventory is hand selected and believed to be of significance for the collector, the reader, the historian or the general book lover. Historically, I have specialized in Kansas and regional history, but also maintain quality collections of Natural History, Theology, Americana, Railroad, Travel and Exploration, Medicine, Art, and Psychology, Neurology, and Psychiatry. Fine bindings, plate books, signed and inscribed items are an important part of my collections. Smaller, though intriguing collections of other genre are also a part of my holdings. Appraisal, consultation, and collection development services are available. Please come and browse, talk books, and have a cup of coffee in a relaxed and book friendly environment. But for the convenience of both of us, please email or call first. Trade terms available and dealers are welcome.
Loe Books
Launceston, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Please visit us at loebooks.co.uk Our website listing are 10% lower and just for November we offer a further 15% discount once you reach the basket. We welcome contact with you via email or phone prior to purchase if you would like more information.
We specialise in fine and rare books, particularly the New Naturalist series, natural history and horticultural titles.Thank you for viewing our stock
Michael Carroll Dooling
Middlebury, Connecticut, United States
Michael Carroll Dooling, Rare Books & Manuscripts, LLC is located in Middlebury, Connecticut. Michael has been an antiquarian bookseller since 1976 and carries an eclectic array of books and manuscripts.
Neil Shillington: Bookdealer & Booksearch
Hobe Sound, Florida, United States
We've been selling books via mail-order for nearly 20 years and have shipped 1000's of books to 50+ different countries. Will travel to purchase scholarly book collections.
Rochdale Book Company
Rochdale, United Kingdom
Our bookshop opened in 1972. This we closed in 2005 and we now deal on the internet,at Book Fairs and by appointment at our warehouse. Member of the P.B.F.A.
Rooke Books
Rooke Books also has a brick-and-mortar store! Visit them in:
BATH, Somerset, United Kingdom
Welcome to Rooke Books Antiquarian Bookseller
We are a small team dedicated to bringing you very scarce books at reasonable prices. We specialise in rare and hard to come by works on all subjects over the last 500 years, together with modern first editions and decorative sets and bindings. Our library has something for every interest and specialism. We deliver worldwide using a fully tracked and insured courier delivery service.
Where are We?
Based in the literary city of Bath, our offices are housed in the Eastern Dispensary. Built in 1845, the building originally existed as a charitable institution providing medical care. The building now houses our collection of over twenty thousand books and has five full time members of staff.
SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS
SOPHIE SCHNEIDEMAN RARE BOOKS also has a brick-and-mortar store! Visit them in:
LONDON, Greater London, United Kingdom
RARE BOOK AND PRINT SELLER FOR OVER 30 YEARS SPECIALISING IN PRIVATE PRESS & ILLUSTRATED BOOKS, ARTISTS' & FINE PRESS BOOKS, FINE BINDING, LETTERING, TYPOGRAPHY PRINTS &C WE ARE OPEN BY APPOINTMENT OR CHANCE 7 DAYS A WEEK, DAY & EVENING, WE ARE MEMBERS OF PBFA, ABA & ILAB
stephensbookstore
scranton, Pennsylvania, United States
mostly older books but also art and architecture, modern first editions, science fiction and mystery, and vintage paperbacks.
Tarrington Books
Tarrington Books also has a brick-and-mortar store! Visit them in:
Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom
A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.
The Antique Map & Bookshop
The Antique Map & Bookshop also has a brick-and-mortar store! Visit them in:
Dorchester, Dorset, United Kingdom
The Antique Map & Bookshop was established in 1976 and has been in Puddletown since 1978. PUDDLETOWN is situated just outside DORCHESTER in the county of DORSET, on the A35 to BOURNEMOUTH. The village has a by-pass now which means there is easy access to the village and ample space for parking. Our shop is directly on the main road through the village.
THE FAMILY ALBUM
THE FAMILY ALBUM also has a brick-and-mortar store! Visit them in:
Kinzers, Pennsylvania, United States
Ron Lieberman, has been an antiquarian bookseller, rare book appraiser, and library consultant for over Fifty-five years. His firm, The Family Album, has issued a series of exceptional catalogs and bibliographic references in a variety of fields, including: Incunabula; Pennsylvania-Americana; German-Americana; Fine Book Bindings; Early Photographica; Printing History & Typography; Classics from the Great Scholar / Printers; Etc. He was the instructor for a series of valuable workshops and courses in the history, taste, and technique of book collecting. He frequently lectures before professional groups of librarians and archivists on: the book trade; collection and building security; disaster preparedness; appraisals; and preservation, conservation, and binding. He has also often appeared on radio and television popularizing the pleasant hobby of antique book collecting. His expert opinion on the book collecting market; values of archives and manuscripts; collection preservation & security; historic photographs; and the value of rare books has been sought by sources as diverse as: the Historical & Museum Commission of PA; the PA State Library; the Library of Congress; the Smithsonian Institution; the FBI; American Bible Society; Money Magazine; Kipplinger Magazine; Conservation Centers; Warmans Antique Price Guides; U.S.A. Today; as well as Universities, Colleges, and Historical Societies throughout the United States. As one of the organizers of the World Library Fund, Mr. Lieberman provides professional analyses of library collections, and helps plan library development for public and private institutions in the United States and abroad. He was a Member of the Board of Governors of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (A.B.A.A.), and Chairman of the A.B.A.A. Security Committee. He was a long-time regular member of the Security Committee of the Rare Book and Manuscript Section (RBMS) of the American Library Association (ALA); and was the Past President of the Middle Atlantic Chapter, A.B.A.A. Mr. Lieberman was also, for many years, a consulting editor and contributor to the Haworth Press journal: "College & Undergraduate Libraries" American Library Association (ALA); + ACRL/RBMS [For 35 Continuous Years] // PA Library Association (PLA) // Bibliographical Society of America // Middle Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC) // Society for the History of Authorship, Readership, and Publishing (SHARP) // Philobiblon Club // Etc. Etc.
Whitmore Rare Books
Whitmore Rare Books also has a brick-and-mortar store! Visit them in:
Pasadena, California, United States
Whitmore Rare Books is a traditional retail shop in "Old Town" Pasadena open from 9-5 Monday - Saturday.
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA
William Chrisant & Sons' Florida Book Shop, ABAA, ILAB, FABA also has a brick-and-mortar store! Visit them in:
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
We are a brick & mortar store located between I95 and the Florida Turnpike. We focus on the visual aspects of books and the book as artifact. We have large Art and Graphic Art sections including haute couture magazines but also carry Architecture, Ancient & Classical History, Performing Arts and Books on Books & Antiques. We have a large selection of Antiquarian Books, Antique maps & Antique prints. Hours by chance or appointment.
