Rare Book Monthly

Articles - July - 2003 Issue

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.”

Rare Book Monthly

  • Gros & Delettrez
    Livres & Manuscrits Arméniens
    Jeudi 12 juin 2025
    Paris, Francis
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: BIBLE, Venise 1733, reliure arménienne
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: CHARAKNOTS, manuscrit XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: CHARAKNOTS, manuscrit daté 1606, reliure arménienne
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: CHARAKNOTS, manuscrit début XVIIIe siècle, reliure arménienne
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: CHARAKNOTS, Amsterdam 1664
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: CHARAKNOTS, Amsterdam 1702, reliure arménienne
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: DICTIONNAIRE arménien, manuscrit XVIIe-XVIIIe siècle.
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: EVANGILE, manuscrit 1735-1737, reliure arménienne
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: LIVRE DE PRIERES, Grégoire de Narek, manuscrit
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: GEOGRAPHIE, Ghoukas INDJIDJIAN, Venise 1802-1806
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: MANUSCRIT THEOLOGIQUE, XVIe-XVIIe siècle
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: MASHTOTS, manuscrit XVIIIe-XIXe siècle, reliure arménienne
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: LETTRE ENCYCLIQUE, manuscrit XIXe siècle
    Gros & Delettrez, June 12: NOUVEAU TESTAMENT, Amsterdam 1668, reliure arménienne
  • Rose City Book & Paper Fair
    June 14-15, 2025
    1000 NE Multnomah, Portland
    ROSECITYBOOKFAIR.COM
  • Swann, June 12: Lot 3:
    Thomas McKenney and James Hall, History of the Indian Tribes of North America, 1848-1854. Estimate $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann, June 12: Lot 8:
    Invoice to the Town of Boston for advertising pre-revolutionary content in the Boston Post Boy, manuscript document, Boston, July 1768. Estimate $5,000 to $7,500.
    Swann, June 12: Lot 13:
    Clairac and Nicola, L'Ingenieur de Campagne; or, Field
    Swann, June 12: Lot 81:
    Journals of Major Robert Rogers . . . of the Several Excursions he Made . . . upon the Continent of North America, London, 1765. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, June 12: Lot 99:
    Photograph albums and papers from the family of W.G. Fargo, photo albums containing 442 photographs, 1865-88. Estimate $3,000 to $4,000.
    Swann, June 12: Lot 112:
    Isaac Leeser, Discourses on the Jewish Religion, 10 volumes, Philadelphia: Sherman & Co., 1866-1868. Estimate $6,000 to $9,000.
    Swann, June 12: Lot 176:
    Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Boston, 1845. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, June 12: Lot 190:
    Thomas Hariot, Admiranda narratio fida tamen, de commodis et incolarum ritibus Virginiae, 1590. Estimate $25,000 to $35,000.
    Swann, June 12: Lot 200:
    Correspondence of a regimental cavalry commander in Wyoming and Utah, July 1865 to February 1866. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000.
    Swann, June 12: Lot 226:
    Maturino Gilberti, Vocabulario en lengua de Mechuacan / Aqui comienca el vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mechuacana, 1559. Estimate $8,000 to $12,000.
  • Sotheby's
    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Bissière, Roger. Cantique à notre frère soleil de saint François. 1954. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. La vie & l’œuvre de Philippe Ignace Semmelweis. 1924. Rare édition originale, avec envoi. Joint : La Quinine en thérapeutique, 1925. 4,000 - 6,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Céline, Louis-Ferdinand. Mort à crédit. 1936. Édition originale. Bel exemplaire sur Hollande. 2,500 - 3,500 EUR
    Sotheby's
    Bibliothèque Jacques Dauchez - Autour de Dubuffet
    5-19 June
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Chillida, Eduardo ─ Emil Cioran. Face aux instants. 1985. Un des 100 exemplaires sur Arches. Eau-forte signée. 600 - 800 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. Ler dla canpane. L’Art Brut, 1948. Édition originale. 3,000 - 5,000 EUR
    Sotheby’s, June 5-19: Dubuffet, Jean. L'Herne Jean Dubuffet. 1973. Un des 100 exemplaires du tirage de luxe avec une sérigraphie originale en couleurs. 1,000 - 1,500 EUR

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