Walking Tour Of New York’s Antiquarian Book Sellers-Part One: Midtown Manhattan
Book Store in NY City
| Dealer Address & Contact Info. | Dealer Specialties and Additional Details |
|---|---|
| Roger Gross Ltd. 225 East 57th Street (2nd & 3rd) New York, NY 10022 Summer Hours: By Appointment Telephone: (212) 759-2892 Email: rogergross@earthlink.net Website: rgrossmusicautograph.com Name of proprietor(s): Roger Gross | Classical Music-Related Autograph & Book Material
Additional Details: “We at Roger Gross are one of the few book sellers in the world to specialize in classical music-related autograph and book material,” says proprietor Roger Gross. “Some of the autograph and book material we carry includes material relating to composers, opera, dance, and performing arts. We carry signed photos, letters, scores, musical quotations and manuscripts, along with out-of-print historical books on related subjects.” |
| Hayden & Fandetta PO Box 1549 Radio City Station New York, NY 10101-1549 Summer Hours: By Appointment Telephone: (212) 582-2505 Name of proprietor(s): John-Peter Hayden Jr., David J. Fandetta | Rare & Antiquarian Books on Antiques, Gardens, & Interior Design Additional Details: “We’ve been open since 1988,” says John-Peter Hayden Jr., half of the team (with David J. Fandetta) that makes up the firm of Hayden & Fandetta. “We do shows [book fairs] throughout the U.S. and Europe all year long, in order to get the books to where they have to go….We sell 18th, 19th and 20th century books about antiques, flowers and gardens, and the history of interior design. We keep a substantial inventory of the most important and definitive reference works on French, Italian and Spanish furniture; Sevres, Meissen and Chinese Export porcelain; glass and metalwork; fashion and jewellery; textiles and wallpaper; as well as modern and period works on the Art Nouveau, Art Deco and Modernism movements. Color plate flower books, related material on gardens and garden ornament, illustrated books, and Art Deco books with strikingly illustrated dustwrappers are also kept in stock.” | H.P. Kraus 16 East 46th Street New York, NY 10017 Summer Hours: Mon.- Fri., 9:30-5, Appointment Recommended Telephone: (212) 687-4808 Fax: (212) 983-4790 Email: hpkraus@hpkraus.com Website: hpkraus.com Name of proprietor(s): Mary Ann Folter, (Kit Currie, Roland Folter, Joshua D. Lipton) |
Illuminated & Text Manuscripts, Incunabula, Early Science, Early Americana, Early Printed Books, Bibliography Additional Details: “H.P.Kraus is the oldest walk-in rare book shop in New York,” says Joshua D. Lipton, Cataloguer. “The collector interested in European history to the Enlightenment and in the development of printing will find numerous examples of early books and manuscripts in the best possible condition, along with reference books about them. Prices range as high as six figures, but the bulk of the stock sells for less than $2000.” |
| Lionheart Autographs 470 Park Avenue South , PH New York, NY 10016 Summer Hours: Appointment Recommended Telephone: (212) 779-7050 Email: lionheart@lionheartinc.com Website: www.lioneartautographs.com Name of proprietor(s): David Lowenhurst |
History, Science, Art, Music & Literature |