Rare Book Monthly

Articles - June - 2003 Issue

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
Bauman Rare Books (2 NY Shops)
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
301 Park Avenue, Lobby Level (49th & 50th Streets)
New York, NY 10022
Summer Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10-6
Telephone: (212) 759-8300
Fax: (212) 759-8350
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: This is the second of Bauman Rare Books’ 2 New York stores, conveniently located in the lobby of the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, a major tourist attraction.
Black Sun Books
157 E. 57th Street
New York, NY 10022
Summer Hours: By Appointment Only
Telephone: (212) 688-6622
Fax: (212) 751-6529
Email: blksnbks@panix.com
Website: blacksunbooks.com
Name of proprietor(s): Harvey Tucker, Linda Tucker
Rare Books & Literary First Editions, Illustrated Books & Original Graphics, Fine Printing, Art, Photography, Manuscripts

Additional Details: According to Linda Tucker, co-proprietor of Black Sun Books, “We handle books with original graphics, primarily the major modern illustrators: Picasso, Chagall, Matisse, Jim Dines, Calder, Larry Rivers, Henry Moore, Max Ernst, Man Ray….We deal one on one in building collections and helping clients decide on books and on which way they want to bring along their interests.”
Complete Traveller Bookstore
199 Madison Avenue (& 35th St.)
New York, NY 10016-4305
Summer Hours: Mon.-Sat., 10-6, Sun. 12-5
Telephone: (212) 685-9007
Email: www.completetraveller@att.net
Website: www.completetravellerbooks.com
Name of proprietor(s): Arnold Greenberg (Brian Schultz)
Rare Travel Books, New York History; Also Are Starting To Cary Books In Assorted Other Subjects

Additional Details: Arnold Greenberg, owner of the Complete Traveller Bookstore, describes the evolution of his shop as following: “We were the first travel bookstore in the US. We opened about 25 years ago and then merged into carrying both new and rare travel books. In the last 6 months we have expanded into a rare book store exclusively, specializing in travel and New York City.”
Gotham Book Mart & Gallery, Inc.
41 W. 47th Street (5th & 6th)
New York, NY 10036
Summer Hours: Mon.-Fri.., 9:30-6:30, Sat. 9:30-6
Telephone: (212) 719-4448
Name of proprietor(s): Andreas Brown
Literary Archives, Literary Manuscripts & Letters, Modern First Editions, Collection Development (Literary), Appraisals (Literary), Edward Gorey

Additional Details: The Gotham Book Mart & Gallery, Inc. is a kind of hybrid, a unique mix of a rare/antiquarian bookstore and a writer’s hangout.

Proprietor Andreas Brown describes it this way: “We’re 82 years old this year and still going strong. Basically we’re a writer’s book store. We were founded in 1920. We are a focal point for the creative arts. We frequently have lectures, shows, publication parties, et cetera, to support aspiring writers and artists.”

Rare Book Monthly

  • Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Winston Churchill. The Second World War. Set of First-Edition Volumes. 6,000 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: A.A. Milne, Ernest H. Shepard. A Collection of The Pooh Books. Set of First-Editions. 18,600 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Salvador Dalí, Lewis Carroll. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Finely Bound and Signed Limited Edition. 15,000 USD
    Sotheby’s
    Modern First Editions
    Available for Immediate Purchase
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ian Fleming. Live and Let Die. First Edition. 9,500 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter Series. Finely Bound First Printing Set of Complete Series. 5,650 USD
    Sotheby’s, Available Now: Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell to Arms. First Edition, First Printing. 4,200 USD
  • Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 546. Christoph Jacob Trew. Plantae selectae, 1750-1773.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 70. Thomas Murner. Die Narren beschwerung. 1558.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 621. Michael Bernhard Valentini. Museum Museorum, 1714.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 545. Sander Reichenbachia. Orchids illustrated and described, 1888-1894.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1018. Marinetti, Boccioni, Pratella Futurism - Comprehensive collection of 35 Futurist manifestos, some of them exceptionally rare. 1909-1933.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 634. August Johann Rösel von Rosenhof. 3 Original Drawings, around 1740.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 671. Jacob / Picasso. Chronique des Temps, 1956.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1260. Mary Webb. Sarn. 1948. Lucie Weill Art Deco Binding.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 508. Felix Bonfils. 108 large-format photographs of Syria and Palestine.
    Jeschke Jadi
    Auction 151
    Saturday, April 27, 2024
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 967. Dante Aligheri and Salvador Dali. Divina Commedia, 1963.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1316. Tolouse-Lautrec. Dessinateur. Duhayon binding, 1948.
    Jeschke Jádi, Apr. 27: Lot 1303. Regards sur Paris. Braque, Picasso, Masson, 1962.
  • Doyle, May 1: Thomas Jefferson expresses fears of "a war of extermination" in Saint-Dominigue. $40,000 to $60,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An exceptional presentation copy of Fitzgerald's last book, in the first issue dust jacket. $25,000 to $35,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The rare first signed edition of Dorian Gray. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The Prayer Book of Jehan Bernachier. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Van Dyck's Icones Principum Virorum Doctorum. $10,000 to $15,000.
    Doyle, May 1: The magnificent Cranach Hamlet in the deluxe binding by Dõrfner. $7,000 to $10,000.
    Doyle, May 1: A remarkable unpublished manuscript of a voyage to South America in 1759-1764. $3,000 to $5,000.
    Doyle, May 1: Bouchette's monumental and rare wall map of Lower Canada. $12,000 to $18,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An rare original 1837 abolitionist woodblock. $8,000 to $12,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An important manuscript breviary in Middle Dutch. $15,000 to $25,000.
    Doyle, May 1: An extraordinary Old Testament manuscript, circa 1250. $20,000 to $30,000.

Article Search

Archived Articles

Ask Questions