Walking Tour Of New York’s Antiquarian Book Sellers-Part One: Midtown Manhattan
Book Store in New York City
Dealer Address & Contact Info.
Dealer Specialties and Additional Details
Richard B. Arkway, Inc.
59 E. 54th Street, Ste. 62
New York, NY 10022
Summer Hours: Mon.-Fri. 9:30-5, Appointments Preferred
Telephone: (212) 751-8153
Fax: (212) 832-5389
Email: arkway@mindspring.com
Website: www.arkway.com
Name of proprietor(s): Richard Arkway
J.N. Bartfield
30 W. 57th Street, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10019
Summer Hours: Mon.-Fri. 10-5, Saturdays by Appointment
Telephone: (212) 245-8890
Fax: (212) 541-4860
Email: bartfield@aol.com
Website:www.bartfield.com
Name of proprietor(s): George Bartfield (Michael Frost, Kevin F. Kelly)
Rare Books, Fine Leatherbound Sets & Singles, First Editions, Exhibition Bindings, Colorplate Books, Americana, Original 19th & 10th Century Western & Sporting Paintings & Bronzes
Additional Details: According to a staff person who declined to give his name, “We [J. N. Bartfield] have been dealing in rare and fine books since 1937, for 65 years. We specialize in Western Art – we also have a gallery alongside of us -- 19th Century Art, Hunting & Fishing – you know, gentleman’s subjects.”
Bauman Rare Books (2 NY Shops) 535 Madison Ave. (54th & 55th Streets)
New York, NY 10022
Summer Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10-6
Telephone: (212) 751-0011
Fax: (212) 751-9014
Email: brb@baumanrarebooks.com
Website: baumanrarebooks.com
Name of proprietor(s): David Bauman, Natalie Bauman
Rare Books, Autographs, Signed Books, First Editions, Fine Sets, Literature, Americana, Law, Travel, History, Economics, Children’s Books
Additional Details: Bauman Rare Books is a virtual industry: they have 2 shops in New York, this “main gallery”consisting of two stories of elegantly displayed books on all subjects at Madison Avenue and 54th Street, and the one listed down below, located in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel. They also have another shop in Philadelphia.
Sotheby's Fine Books, Manuscripts & More Available for Immediate Purchase
Sotheby’s: William Shakespeare. The Poems and Sonnets of William Shakespeare, 1960. 7,210 USD
Sotheby’s: Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol, First Edition, 1843. 17,500 USD
Sotheby’s: William Golding. Lord of the Flies, First Edition, 1954. 5,400 USD
Sotheby's Fine Books, Manuscripts & More Available for Immediate Purchase
Sotheby’s: Lewis Carroll. Through the Looking Glass and What Alice Found There, Inscribed First Edition, 1872. 25,000 USD
Sotheby’s: J.R.R. Tolkien. The Hobbit, First Edition, 1937. 12,000 USD
Sotheby’s: John Milton. Paradise Lost, 1759. 5,400 USD
High Bids Win Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines and Machine Manuals December 24 to January 9
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Ellis Smith Prints unsigned. 20” by 16”.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: United typothetae of America presidents. Pictures of 37 UTA presidents 46th annual convention United typothetae of America Cincinnati 1932.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec signed Paper Impressionism Art Prints. MayMilton 9 1/2” by 13” Reine de Joie 9 1/2” by 13”.
High Bids Win Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines and Machine Manuals December 24 to January 9
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Aberle’ Ballet editions. 108th triumph, American season spring and summer 1944.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Puss ‘n Boots. 1994 Charles Perrult All four are signed by Andreas Deja
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Specimen book of type faces. Job composition department, Philadelphia gazette publishing company .
High Bids Win Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines and Machine Manuals December 24 to January 9
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: An exhibit of printed books, Bridwell library.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur Court By Mark Twain 1889.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 1963 Philadelphia Eagles official program.
High Bids Win Rare Books, Catalogs, Magazines and Machine Manuals December 24 to January 9
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: 8 - Esquire the magazine for men 1954.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: The American printer, July 1910.
High Bids Win, Dec. 24 – Jan. 9: Leaves of grass 1855 by Walt Whitman.
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Institutional Collections & Deacccessioned Books
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Institutional Collections & Deacccessioned Books
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