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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.” |
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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. |
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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.” |
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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 |
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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
Walking Tour Of New York’s Antiquarian Book Sellers Part II: Manhattan’s Upper East Side
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ALDE, Apr. 8: GUEVARA (ANTONIO DE). Histoire de Marc-Aurèle, Empereur Romain, vray miroir et horloge des Princes. Paris, Pierre et Galliot du Pré, frères, 1565. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: HEURES DE LA VIERGE. Horæ in laudem beatissimæ virginis Mariæ ad usum Romanum. Paris, Charles L'Angelier, 1556. €4,000 to €5,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: MONTAIGNE (MICHEL DE). Les Essais. Édition nouvelle, trouvée après le deceds de l'autheur… Paris, Abel L'Angelier, 1595. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [ROJAS (FERNANDO DE)]. Celestina, tragicomedia di Calisto et Melibea, tradotta de lingua castigliana in italiano idioma… Venise, 1531. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CAMÕES (LUÍS DE). Os Lusiadas. Lisbonne, Pedro Crasbeeck, 1613. €2,000 to €3,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Bruxelles, Roger Velpius & Huberto Antonio, 1611. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: LA FONTAINE (JEAN DE). Fables choisies, mises en vers. Paris, Denys Thierry et Claude Barbin, 1678-1694. €6,000 to €8,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: CERVANTES (MIGUEL DE). El Ingenioso hidalgo Don Quixote de la Mancha. Madrid, Joaquin Ibarra, 1780. €3,000 to €4,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: DIDEROT (DENIS) ET JEAN LE ROND D'ALEMBERT. Encyclopédie, ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers. Paris, 1751-1765. €15,000 to €20,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. LAMARTINE (Alphonse de). Les Laboureurs. Poème tiré de Jocelyn… Lyon, J. A. Henry, 1883. €8,000 to €10,000.ALDE, Apr. 8: [LIVRE TISSÉ]. Livre de prières tissé d'après les enluminures des manuscrits du XIVe au XVIe siècle. Lyon, [A. Roux], 1886. €5,000 to €6,000. -
Sotheby’s
Books, Manuscripts & Objects from Three Important Collections
Open for Bidding 2-17 AprilSotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: [Guillaume de Lorris and Jean de Meun]. Le Roman de la Rose, [Geneva or Lyons, c.1481], first printed edition of the most important medieval French vernacular poem. £200,000 to £300,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Castiglione. Il libro del cortegiano. [Venice], April 1528, first edition, in a magnificent binding by Jean Picard for Jean Grolier. £100,000 to £150,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Jacobus de Cessolis. Schachzabelbuch, Strasbourg, 1483, von der Lasa copy. £50,000 to £70,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: World Championship, 1972. A collection of 84 press photographs of the famed match between Spassky and Fischer. £2,000 to £3,000.Sotheby’s, Apr. 2-17: Ben Franklin. Autograph letter signed, to Lord Shelburne, British Prime Minister, during peace negotiations, November 1782. £15,000 to £20,000.