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Upcoming Book Fair

Boston International Antiquarian Book Fair

Hynes Convention Center, 4–6 November 2026

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The Graeme W.I. Davidson Collection

P.G. Wodehouse

A celebration of his life and work

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An Upcoming Exhibition at the Sotheran's Athenaeum

Etchings of Venice by Federica Galli

20–27 November 2026

In collaboration with the Venice in Peril fund

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New catalogue

The Art of Classification

Natural history from the eighteenth century to the twenty-first

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On view at 22 Charing Cross Road

New works by Hardy Hill

Grief is a woven basket but you already knew that didn’t you

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Recent Acquisitions

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GREENWOOD, Edwin. Old Goat.
GREENWOOD, Edwin. Old Goat. [[bmid:2123285a]]
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GREENWOOD, Edwin. Old Goat.

£2,750.00

RYLANDS, George “Dadie”. Poems.
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RYLANDS, George “Dadie”. Poems.

£450.00

BARKER, George. The Dead Seagull. [[bmid:2124652a]]
BARKER, George. The Dead Seagull.
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BARKER, George. The Dead Seagull.

£100.00

AYRTON, Michael. The Maze Maker. [[bmid:2125797b]]
AYRTON, Michael. The Maze Maker.
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AYRTON, Michael. The Maze Maker.

£225.00

TONKS, Rosemary. Businessmen as Lovers.
TONKS, Rosemary. Businessmen as Lovers. [[bmid:2126446a]]
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TONKS, Rosemary. Businessmen as Lovers.

£400.00

TAYLOR, Elizabeth. Sleeping Beauty.
TAYLOR, Elizabeth. Sleeping Beauty. [[bmid:2126939a]]
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TAYLOR, Elizabeth. Sleeping Beauty.

£175.00

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Founded in York in 1761 & based In London from 1815

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Established in 1761, we are the longest-established antiquarian bookshop in Europe, and one of the oldest in the world. 

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KING, Martin Luther, Jr. Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?
KING, Martin Luther, Jr. Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community? [[bmid:2121448a]]
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KING, Martin Luther, Jr. Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?

£15,000.00

HARDY, Florence Emily; [Thomas HARDY]. The Early Life of Thomas Hardy 1840–1891: Compiled largely from Contemporary Notes, Letters, Diaries, and Biographical Memoranda, as well as from Oral Information in Conversations Extending over Many Years.
HARDY, Florence Emily; [Thomas HARDY]. The Early Life of Thomas Hardy 1840–1891: Compiled largely from Contemporary Notes, Letters, Diaries, and Biographical Memoranda, as well as from Oral Information in Conversations Extending over Many Years. [[bmid:2125357a]]
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HARDY, Florence Emily; [Thomas HARDY]. The Early Life of Thomas Hardy 1840–1891: Compiled largely from Contemporary Notes, Letters, Diaries, and Biographical Memoranda, as well as from Oral Information in Conversations Extending over Many Years.

£1,000.00

JOYCE, James. Finnegans Wake. [[bmid:2126691b]]
JOYCE, James. Finnegans Wake. [[bmid:2126691c]]
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JOYCE, James. Finnegans Wake.

£6,000.00

BRAQUE, Georges; Dora VALLIER. Dix oeuvres. Précede de: Braque, la peinture et nous. [[bmid:2126696c]]
BRAQUE, Georges; Dora VALLIER. Dix oeuvres. Précede de: Braque, la peinture et nous. [[bmid:2126696d]]
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BRAQUE, Georges; Dora VALLIER. Dix oeuvres. Précede de: Braque, la peinture et nous.

£750.00

POWELL, Anthony (editor). Barnard Letters 1778–1824.
POWELL, Anthony (editor). Barnard Letters 1778–1824. [[bmid:2126924a]]
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POWELL, Anthony (editor). Barnard Letters 1778–1824.

£4,500.00

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ELIOT, T.S. Knowledge and Experience in the philosophy of F.H. Bradley.

T.S. Eliot

SMITH, Patti Just Kids. [[bmid:2122623]]

Patti Smith

MAPPLETHORPE, Robert. Early Works 1970–1974. [[bmid:2125096]]

Robert Mapplethorpe

GINSBERG, Allen. Plutonian Ode.

Allen Ginsberg

BECKETT, Samuel. Rockaby and other Short Pieces.

Samuel Beckett

The Tuesday Club Murders

Agatha Christie

Aubrey Beardsley

Aubrey Beardsley

BROWN, George Mackay; Ted HUGHES, Seamus HEANEY; Christopher FRY. Four Poets for St Magnus.

Seamus Heaney

P.G. Wodehouse

P.G. Wodehouse

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One-of-a-kind treasures in literature and poetry, art and the avant-garde, science and natural history, and travel and exploration.

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Chelsea Rare Book Fair 2026

Chelsea Rare Book Fair 2026

P.G. Wodehouse

P.G. Wodehouse

The Art of Classification

The Art of Classification

Rare Books Berlin

Rare Books Berlin

Aubrey Beardsley

Aubrey Beardsley

Recent Acquisitions

Recent Acquisitions

Highlights

Epoch-defining books, from masterpieces of early printing to groundbreaking modern firsts.

JOYCE, James. Ulysses. [[bmid:2121243]]
JOYCE, James. Ulysses. [[bmid:2121243a]]

JOYCE, James. Ulysses.

£40,000.00

DANTE Alighieri. Dante col sito, et forma dell’Inferno tratta dalla istessa descrittione del poeta. [[bmid:2120511]]
DANTE Alighieri. Dante col sito, et forma dell’Inferno tratta dalla istessa descrittione del poeta. [[bmid:2120511a]]

DANTE Alighieri. Dante col sito, et forma dell’Inferno tratta dalla istessa descrittione del poeta.

£8,000.00

RIMBAUD, Arthur Une saison en enfer
RIMBAUD, Arthur Une saison en enfer

RIMBAUD, Arthur. Une saison en enfer.

£25,000.00

MALORY, Thomas, Sir ; Aubrey BEARDSLEY ( illustrator ). [Le Morte Darthur.] The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of his Noble Knights of the Round Table. [[bmid:2124619f]]
MALORY, Thomas, Sir ; Aubrey BEARDSLEY ( illustrator ). [Le Morte Darthur.] The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of his Noble Knights of the Round Table. [[bmid:2124619a]]

MALORY, Thomas, Sir ; Aubrey BEARDSLEY ( illustrator ). [Le Morte Darthur.] The Birth, Life and Acts of King Arthur, of his Noble Knights of the Round Table.

£18,750.00

ELIOT, T.S. The Waste Land. [[bmid:2121244]]
ELIOT, T.S. The Waste Land. [[bmid:2121244a]]

ELIOT, T.S. The Waste Land.

£100,000.00

APOLLINAIRE, Guillaume. Alcools. Poèmes (1898–1913).
APOLLINAIRE, Guillaume. Alcools. Poèmes (1898–1913).

APOLLINAIRE, Guillaume. Alcools. Poèmes (1898–1913).

£12,500.00

EUSEBIUS CAESARIENSIS; RUFINUS AQUILEIENSIS ( translator ). Historia ecclesiastica.
EUSEBIUS CAESARIENSIS; RUFINUS AQUILEIENSIS ( translator ). Historia ecclesiastica.

EUSEBIUS CAESARIENSIS; RUFINUS AQUILEIENSIS ( translator ). Historia ecclesiastica.

£8,000.00

POWELL, Anthony. A Dance to the Music of Time
POWELL, Anthony. A Dance to the Music of Time

POWELL, Anthony. A Dance to the Music of Time

£25,000.00

PEREC, Georges. La Vie mode d'emploi. [[bmid:2121249]]
PEREC, Georges. La Vie mode d'emploi. [[bmid:2121249a]]

PEREC, Georges. La Vie mode d'emploi.

£60,000.00

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Sotheran's Gift Card

Sotherans

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Sotheran's Gift Card

Sotheran's. Gift box large.

Henry Sotheran Limited
£10.00
Sotheran's. Gift box large.

Sotheran's. Gift box small.

Henry Sotheran Limited
£10.00
Sotheran's. Gift box small. [[bmid:2120923]]

Where Tradition and Modernity Meet

For more than two and a half centuries we have handled and preserved rare books, manuscripts, and ephemera for collectors and readers alike, guided by the belief that the preservation and reading of the past bring context and joy to the present.

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UTAGAWA, Kuniyoshi (1797-1861). Soga Brothers Revenge for their Father.

Posters & prints

Discover vintage luggage labels, botanical prints, ornithological prints by John Gould, and more from the Print Room at our Athenaeum

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GOULD, John and W. HART. Black-cheeked Perroquet. [[bmid:2006547]]
GOULD, John and W. HART. Black-cheeked Perroquet. [[bmid:2006547a]]

GOULD, John and W. HART. Black-cheeked Perroquet.

£520.00

GOULD, John and W. HART. Van Musschenbroek's Lorikeet. [[bmid:2018012]]

GOULD, John and W. HART. Van Musschenbroek's Lorikeet.

£650.00

H.C. Richter and J. Gould. Train-bearer. [[bmid:2045360]]

H.C. Richter and J. Gould. Train-bearer.

£800.00

Hart after Gould Walden's Actinodura [[bmid:2005573]]

Hart after Gould Walden's Actinodura

£370.00

Hart after Gould. Aru Perroquet. [[bmid:2018694]]

Hart after Gould. Aru Perroquet.

£650.00

Hart after Gould. Black-bellied Humming-bird. [[bmid:2008978]]

Hart after Gould. Black-bellied Humming-bird.

£375.00

Hart after Gould. Black-cheeked Finch. [[bmid:2005662]]

Hart after Gould. Black-cheeked Finch.

£370.00

Hart after Gould. Black-chinned Garrulax. [[bmid:2005618]]

Hart after Gould. Black-chinned Garrulax.

£370.00

John Gould

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ANON. Measles.

ANON. Measles.

£550.00

ANON. Questions and answers on the basics of gender rights.

ANON. Questions and answers on the basics of gender rights.

£250.00

Cherry Blossoms at Night

CHIKANOBU, Toyohara (1838-1912). Cherry Blossoms at Night.

£900.00

CHIKANOBU, Toyohara (1838-1912). Ladies Viewing the Full Moon.

CHIKANOBU, Toyohara (1838-1912). Ladies Viewing the Full Moon.

£1,200.00

Visit of the graves

GEKKO OGATA, Kiyochika (1859-1920). Visit of the graves.

£360.00

Fudo Myoo

GEKKO, Ogata (1858-1920). Fudo Myoo.

£1,000.00

Zojoji Temple

HIROSHIGE II (1826-1869) & TOYOKUNI III. Zojoji Temple.

£1,200.00

Amanohashidate in Tango Province

Hiroshige II (1826-1869). Amanohashidate in Tango Province.

£1,300.00

Japanese prints

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Whiting

BERTUCH, Friedrich Justin. Whiting.

£95.00

Levaillant. Parasite, pl 22. [[bmid:2007163]]

Levaillant. Parasite, pl 22.

£230.00

Levaillant. Le Temia pl 56. [[bmid:2007260]]

Levaillant. Le Temia pl 56.

£230.00

Levaillant. Le Rounoir pl.16. [[bmid:2007233]]

Levaillant. Le Rounoir pl.16.

£240.00

Levaillant. Le Piapiac pl 54. [[bmid:2007259]]

Levaillant. Le Piapiac pl 54.

£230.00

Levaillant. Le Buzon pl 21. [[bmid:2007238]]

Levaillant. Le Buzon pl 21.

£230.00

Levaillant. Le Blagre pl 5. [[bmid:2007244]]

Levaillant. Le Blagre pl 5.

£230.00

LEVAILLANT, François. Faucon a culotte noir, pl.29. [[bmid:2007234]]

LEVAILLANT, François. Faucon a culotte noir, pl.29.

£240.00

Natural history

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ANON. Carlton Hotel, London.
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ANON. Carlton Hotel, London.

£210.00

ANON. The Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane.
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ANON. The Dorchester Hotel, Park Lane.

£110.00

ANON. The Connaught Hotel, London.
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ANON. The Connaught Hotel, London.

£110.00

ANON. The Berkeley Hotel, London.
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ANON. The Berkeley Hotel, London.

£200.00

ANON. Grand Hotel du Louvre, Paris.
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ANON. Grand Hotel du Louvre, Paris.

£210.00

ANON. Hotel San Regis, Champs Elysees, Paris.
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ANON. Hotel San Regis, Champs Elysees, Paris.

£340.00

GADOUD, C (1905-1991). Hotel Imperial Palace, Annecy.
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GADOUD, C (1905-1991). Hotel Imperial Palace, Annecy.

£210.00

ANON. London & North Eastern Railway cruise of "The Northern Belle."
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ANON. London & North Eastern Railway cruise of "The Northern Belle."

£410.00

Vintage luggage labels

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THEYS, Freddy. Rosa Tomentosa.

THEYS, Freddy. Rosa Tomentosa.

£300.00

THEYS, Freddy. Yellow Flag Iris. (Iris pseudacorus).

THEYS, Freddy. Yellow Flag Iris. (Iris pseudacorus).

£300.00

SNELLING, Lilian. Milfoil Lily.

SNELLING, Lilian. Milfoil Lily.

£160.00

BESLER, Basilius. Aristolochia Rotunda, plate 194. [[bmid:2081141]]

BESLER, Basilius. Aristolochia Rotunda, plate 194.

£575.00

BERTUCH, Friedrich Justin. Miscellanea. CXIII

BERTUCH, Friedrich Justin. Miscellanea. CXIII

£25.00

BERTUCH, Friedrich Justin. Medicinal and Trade. Plants. XX.

BERTUCH, Friedrich Justin. Medicinal and Trade. Plants. XX.

£35.00

Journal

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Grief is a woven basket but you already knew that didn't you

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The Allen Ginsberg Centenary Bookshop

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