We buy and sell new, out of print and rare books primarily in the arts, i.e. sculpture, painting, printmaking, prints, printing, graphic arts, posters and poster art, photography, architecture. All the decorative arts of the 20^th century is a specialty as is pre-20^th century decorative arts the world over. Other specialties include textiles and textile art, books by and about women artists, ballet and dance, how-to books, very selective, as applied to the arts, books about books, artists' books, and a small selection of literature, music and film books.

We also buy and sell books on non-Western art including Native American art, art of the

Middle East, Islamic art, art of India, art of Persia, art of China, art of Japan, art of Korea, art of Mexico and Latin America. I buy and sell Judaica with a concentration on Jewish art and Jewish artists. I buy and sell rare books in all fields with a concentration on the arts.

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Briefe aus den Jahren 1830 bis 1847 von Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Erster Band: Reisebriefe aus den Jahren 1830 bis 1832. Zweiter Band: Briefe aus den Jahren 1833 bis 1847 von Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. Nebst einem Verzeichnisse der sammtlichen musikalischen Compositione von Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, zusammengestellt von Julius Rietz.
Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Paul and Karl Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, editors
Leipzig: Hermann Mendelssohn, 1864. Two volumes: Volume 1, vi, [2], 373 pp. Volume 2, vi, 527 pp. .. more
Price: $275.00

Die Handfeuerwaffen ihre Entstehung und technisch-historische Entwicklung bis zur Gegenwart. Mit einem Atlas, 56 Tafeln mit uber 400 Zeichnungen in Farbendruck enthaltend.
Schmidt, Rud.
Basel: B. Schwabe, Verlagsbuchhandlung, 1875.. 4to. 157 pp. plus 56 full page color lithographs having 360 color illustrations of arms .. more
Price: $575.00

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Occasionally Rare, Frequently Scarce, Always Fine

All is buxomness and books, and great love
and liking; for each loveth other
William Langland
Circa 1370

The two mottos go pretty much down the road in setting the tone for who we are. The culture of the book is alive and well here. This is a real brick and mortar bookstore lovingly appointed and stocked and given a world wide presence by the marvelous electronic revolution known as the Internet. Reality is very much in command, virtually without pause. On occasion, lunch, aperitifs, tea, are served to friends, collectors, purchasers of books and dealers as camaraderie is naturally made indelible by books, which, of course, go hand in hand with worthy comestibles.