Walking Tour Of New York’s Antiquarian Book Sellers Part II: Manhattan’s Upper East Side
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Dealer Address & Contact Info.
Dealer Specialties and Additional Details
The Compulsive Collector (In Balcony of Crawford Doyle Booksellers, Below):
1082 Madison Avenue (82nd Street)
New York, NY 10028
Summer Hours: Wed.-Sat., 1-6
Telephone: (212) 879-7443
Email: zeldami@aol.com
Name of proprietor(s): Ami Megiddo
Specialties: Fine Binding, First Editions, Limited Editions, Press Books, Children’s Books, Judaica and the Middle East
Crawford Doyle Booksellers
1082 Madison Avenue (82nd Street)
New York, NY 10028
Summer Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10-6, Sun. 12-5
Telephone: (212) 288-6300
Email: bookstore@verizon.net
Name of proprietor(s): John Doyle (Owner), Thomas Talbot (Manager)
Specialties: General Rare Books, Rare Post-War Fiction, British and American, Modern and 20th Century Literary Firsts
Additional Details: “We [Crawford Doyle Booksellers] are a retail ground level store with a collection of rare books in addition. [Editor’s note: see the description of The Compulsive Collector, the firm that is housed within Crawford Doyle’s shop.]
James Cummins, Bookseller, Inc.
699 Madison Avenue (62nd & 63rd Streets), 7th Floor
New York, NY 10021
Summer Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10-6
Telephone: (212) 688-6441
Fax: (212) 688-6192
Email: Cummins@panix.com
Name of proprietor(s): James Cummins (Timothy Johns, Henry Wessells)
Specialties: Sporting, English & American Literature, Private Press, First Editions, Original Art, Illustrated Books, Fine Bindings, Americana
Additional Details: “We are very general in our inventory. There is always something for everyone here,” said a nice gentleman who declined to use his name.
Leonard Fox, Ltd.
790 Madison Avenue (67th Street)
New York, NY 10021
Summer Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10-5
Telephone: (212) 879-7077
Fax: (212) 772-9692
Email: Lfox790@aol.com
Website: foxrarebooks.com
Name of proprietor(s): Leonard Fox
Specialties: 20th Century Illustrated Books, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, Fashion, Livres D’Artiste, Watercolors, Prints, & Original Works of Art
Additional Details: According to Leonard Fox, Proprietor of Leonard Fox, Ltd., “A good reason to visit our shop is our specialty. We deal with modern art, specifically with the finest and most pivotal works of art in books created by 20th century masters.”
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("Martinus Luther") to His Friend the Theologian Gerhard Wiskamp ("Gerardo Xantho Lampadario"). $100,000 - $150,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: An Exceptionally Fine Copy of Austenís Emma: A Novel in Three Volumes. $40,000 - $60,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Presentation Copy of Ernest Hemmingwayís A Farewell to Arms for Edward Titus of the Black Mankin Press. $30,000 - $50,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript Signed Integrally for "The Songs of Pooh," by Alan Alexander. $30,000 - $50,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Manuscript of "Three Fragments from Gˆtterd‰mmerung" by Richard Wagner. $30,000 - $50,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Preliminary Artwork, for the First Edition of Snow Crash. $20,000 - $30,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("T.R. Malthus") to Economist Nassau Senior on Wealth, Labor and Adam Smith. $20,000 - $30,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: History of the Peloponnesian War by Thucydides Finely Bound by Michael Wilcox. $20,000 - $30,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: First Edition of Lewis and Clark: Travels to the Source of the Missouri River and Across the American Continent to the Pacific Ocean. $8,000 - $12,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Original Artwork for the First Edition of Neal Stephenson's Groundbreaking Novel Snow Crash. $100,000 - $150,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: A Complete Set Signed Deluxe Editions of King's The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King. $8,000 - $12,000.
Bonhams, Dec. 8-18: Autograph Letter Signed ("John Adams") to James Le Ray de Chaumont During the Crucial Years of the Revolutionary War. $8,000 - $12,000.
Sotheby’s Book Week December 9-17, 2025
Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Francesco Colonna. Hypnerotomachie, Paris, 1546, Parisian calf by Wotton Binder C for Marcus Fugger. €200,000 to €300,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Nausea. De principiis dialectices Gorgias, and other works, Venice, 1523, morocco gilt for Cardinal Campeggio. €3,000 to €4,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 17: Billon. Le fort inexpugnable de l'honneur, Paris, 1555, Parisian calf gilt for Peter Ernst, Graf von Mansfeld. €120,000 to €180,000.
Sotheby’s Book Week December 9-17, 2025
Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Salinger, J.D. The Graham Family archive, including autographed letters, an inscribed Catcher, a rare studio photograph of the author, and more. $120,000 to $180,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of Sense and Sensibility, the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 16: Massachusetts General Court. A powerful precursor to the Declaration of Independence: "every Act of Government … without the Consent of the People, is … Tyranny." $40,000 to $60,000.
Heritage Auctions Rare Books Signature Auction December 15, 2025
Heritage, Dec. 15: John Donne. Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death. London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.
Heritage, Dec. 15: Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
Heritage, Dec. 15: F. Scott Fitzgerald. Tender is the Night. A Romance.
Heritage, Dec. 15: Jerry Thomas. How to Mix Drinks, or the Bon-Vivant's Companion, Containing Clear and Reliable Directions for Mixing All the Beverages Used in the United States…
![<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/9a74d9ff-42dd-46a1-8bb2-b636c4cec796.png "<b>Sotheby’s, Dec. 16:</b> [Austen, Jane]. A handsome first edition of <i>Sense and Sensibility,</i> the author's first novel. $60,000 to $80,000.")
![<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.](https://ae-files.s3.amazonaws.com/AdvertisementPhotos/8caddaea-4c1f-47a7-9455-62f53af36e3f.jpg "<b>Heritage, Dec. 15:</b> John Donne. <i>Poems, By J. D. With Elegies on the Author's Death.</i> London: M[iles]. F[lesher]. for John Marriot, 1633.")
