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
Rostenberg & Stern –Rare Books
40 East 88th Street
New York, NY 100128-1176
Summer Hours: By Appointment
Telephone: (212) 831-6628
Fax: (212) 831-1961
Name of proprietor(s): Leona Rostenberg, Madeline B. Stern
Specialties: Books Printed 1500-1800, Political Theory, History, Literature, Ephemera, Printing History
Additional Details: “We have been in business together as partners since 1944, nearly 60 years, although we’ve known each other longer,” says Leona Rostenberg, one-half of the unique firm of Rostenberg & Stern –Rare Books. “We’re very scholarly dealers and we travel to Europe regularly to look for material of interest to our clients. We generally have 50 to 100 books in stock, and their prices might range from $300-$500 to perhaps $7500 or so. We love working with serious clients to develop robust and focused collections, and we love working with each other as friends and partners.”
Sanctuary Books
535 East 86th Street, #19D
New York, NY 10028
Summer Hours: By Appointment
Telephone: (212) 737-8329
Fax: (212) 570-9175
Name of proprietor(s): Daniel Wechsler
Specialties: General Antiquarian Stock, First Editions From Early Printed Books To The 20th Century
Additional Details: “We have many books in the $20 range, and have a few thousand books in stock at any one time,” says Daniel Wechsler, Proprietor.
Michael Sober Booksearch
60 Sutton Place (58th Street)
New York, NY 10021
Summer Hours: By Appointment
Telephone: (212) 421-4507 or (800) 729-1880
Email: msober@att.net
Name of proprietor(s): Michael Sober
Specialties: Out of Print Booksearching Specialist
Additional Details: “When I was looking for a slogan for a business, this is the one I came up with,” says Michael Sober of Michael Sober Booksearch. “’Reread lost pleasures, find lost treasures.’ I answer all phone calls and provide personal, courteous, and attentive service.”
Peter Tumarkin Fine Books
301 E. 78th Street, Apt. 9G
New York, NY 10021
Summer Hours: By Appointment
Telephone: (212) 327-4203
Email: podpen@rcn.com
Name of proprietor(s): Peter Tumarkin
Specialties: German Books, Rare & First Editions, Antiquarian Bibliography
Ursus Books
981 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10021
Summer Hours: Mon.-Fri., 10-6
Telephone: (212) 772-8787
Fax: (212) 737-9306
Web: www.ursus@ursusbooks.com
Name of proprietor(s): Peter Kraus
Specialties: Art Books, Rare Books, Illustrated in All Fields, Art & Architecture, Natural History, Fine Binding, Decorative Prints
Additional Details: “We are one of the few general antiquarian quality bookshops in Manhattan,” says Peter Kraus, Proprietor. “If somebody wants to see a large selection of books in great condition, we’re one of the few places where you can go and do that.”
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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Case Antiques 2025 Winter Fine Art & Antiques Auction January 25-26, 2025
Case Antiques, Jan. 25-26: 1861 Civil War Personal Flag. $12,000 to $14,000.
Case Antiques, Jan. 25-26: Armory Show 1913 Exhibition Poster. $8,000 to $9,000.
Case Antiques, Jan. 25-26: Abraham Lincoln Signed Appointment, 1863. $4,000 to $5,000.
Case Antiques 2025 Winter Fine Art & Antiques Auction January 25-26, 2025
Case Antiques, Jan. 25-26: Cormac McCarthy, The Orchard Keeper, 1st Edition, Signed. $3,800 to $4,200.
Case Antiques, Jan. 25-26: Cormac McCarthy, Suttree, 1st Edition, Signed. $3,200 to $3,400.
Case Antiques, Jan. 25-26: Winston Churchill & Bernard Baruch Signed Letters Plus Photo. $1,400 to $1,600.
Case Antiques 2025 Winter Fine Art & Antiques Auction January 25-26, 2025
Case Antiques, Jan. 25-26: Mississippi Civil War Ambrotype, Dr. Bisland Shields with Saber and Hat. $1,400 to $1,600.
Case Antiques, Jan. 25-26: Custom 19th C. Lord Byron Childe Harold's Pilgrimage, 4 Vols w/ Over 350 Prints Incl. Ex-Joshua Reynolds. $1,200 to $1,400.
Case Antiques, Jan. 25-26: Four NASA Lunar Orbiter Survey Photos, 1966; Maestlin G Crater; Apollo. $600 to $700.
Case Antiques 2025 Winter Fine Art & Antiques Auction January 25-26, 2025
Case Antiques, Jan. 25-26: Three Margaret Mitchell Signed Books; Association Copies. $1,000 to $1,200.
Case Antiques, Jan. 25-26: Jimmie Rodgers Signed & Dated Photograph plus Record, Framed. $1,000 to $1,200.
Case Antiques, Jan. 25-26: Edward VIII Signed Letter Autograph. $500 to $600.
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
