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.”
Swann Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books December 9, 2025
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 156: Cornelis de Jode, Americae pars Borealis, double-page engraved map of North America, Antwerp, 1593.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 206: John and Alexander Walker, Map of the United States, London and Liverpool, 1827.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 223: Abraham Ortelius, Typus Orbis Terrarum, hand-colored double-page engraved world map, Antwerp, 1575.
Swann Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books December 9, 2025
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 233: Aaron Arrowsmith, Chart of the World, oversize engraved map on 8 sheets, London, 1790 (circa 1800).
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 239: Fielding Lucas, A General Atlas, 81 engraved maps and diagrams, Baltimore, 1823.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 240: Anthony Finley, A New American Atlas, 15 maps engraved by james hamilton young on 14 double-page sheets, Philadelphia, 1826.
Swann Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books December 9, 2025
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 263: John Bachmann, Panorama of the Seat of War, portfolio of 4 double-page chromolithographed panoramic maps, New York, 1861.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 265: Sebastian Münster, Cosmographei, Basel: Sebastian Henricpetri, 1558.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 271: Abraham Ortelius, Epitome Theatri Orteliani, Antwerp: Johann Baptist Vrients, 1601.
Swann Maps & Atlases, Natural History & Color Plate Books December 9, 2025
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 283: Joris van Spilbergen, Speculum Orientalis Occidentalisque Indiae, Leiden: Nicolaus van Geelkercken for Jodocus Hondius, 1619.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 285: Levinus Hulsius, Achtzehender Theil der Newen Welt, 14 engraved folding maps, Frankfurt: Johann Frederick Weiss, 1623.
Swann, Dec. 9: Lot 341: John James Audubon, Carolina Parrot, Plate 26, London, 1827.
Sotheby’s Book Week December 9-17, 2025
Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Darwin and Wallace. On the Tendency of Species to form Varieties..., [in:] Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society, Vol. III, No. 9., 1858, Darwin announces the theory of natural selection. £100,000 to £150,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: J.K. Rowling. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, 1997, first edition, hardback issue, inscribed by the author pre-publication. £100,000 to £150,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 11: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Autograph sketchleaf including a probable draft for the E flat Piano Quartet, K.493, 1786. £150,000 to £200,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Hooke, Robert. Micrographia: or some Physiological Descriptions of Minute Bodies made by Magnifying Glasses. London: James Allestry for the Royal Society, 1667. $12,000 to $15,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Chappuzeau, Samuel. The history of jewels, first edition in English. London: T.N. for Hobart Kemp, 1671. $12,000 to $18,000.
Sotheby’s, Dec. 12: Sowerby, James. Exotic Mineralogy, containing his most realistic mineral depictions, London: Benjamin Meredith, 1811, Arding and Merrett, 1817. $5,000 to $7,000.
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