Ken Spelman Rare Books Home Page

Time 2020-12-24 16:04:43

Web Name: Ken Spelman Rare Books Home Page

WebSite: http://www.kenspelman.com

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All about us: Established in York in 1948, with over 70 years of experience we are always happy to provide professional and confidential advice - whether you are an experienced collector or a first time buyer or seller. Rare and Secondhand Books, Manuscripts Documents, designer cards, and in winter a real coal fire. There is on-street parking right outside our door - a rarity for York! SELLING? If you are thinking of selling or thinning out your collections - or just have individual books of interest - then contact me - I buy books in all quantities and travel extensively throughout the country. I am also always keen to purchase any manuscripts, diaries, journals, inventories, estate plans c pre 1850. Rare Book Specialisms: Italy the Grand Tour: I am currently working on a growing collection of over 300 grand tour books from 1600-1880. Artists' Manuals of Instruction: A long standing area of expertise, and we have probably the largest unpublished reference database of these books. VISIT THE DRAWING BOOK PROJECT. Women Science: A collection in process, with over 200 books by woman botanists, scientists c. Gardening: We are preparing a series of five catalogues on gardening design history. Bookselling the Book Trade: A collection from the 18th century onwards Manuscripts Ephemera: Regular catalogues issued. Country House Guides Picturesque Travel. Cataloguing, Consultancy, Commission An established part of my business is in cataloguing collections (for both the trade and private customers), offering consultancy advice, valuations for insurance or probate, and successfully handling significant items specialist collections on a private commission basis: contact: kenspelmanbooks@gmail.com For nearly 40 years I have worked with major institutions and collectors in developing their libraries. We stock original prints by a number of leading modern printmakers, including Andrew Waddington, Neil Bousfield, Angela Harding, Tom Frost, Hannah West, Matte Stephens, Alan Turnbull, Tessa Asquith-Lamb. Also the shop now stocks a superb range of designer cards, and we even offer a free wrapping service for purchases. Also books by Mark Hearld, and his wonderful flying bird cut-outs. UPDATE: We are now closed for Christmas, and will re-open at 10.30am on the 29th December. May we wish you all a very Happy Christmas and a safe and healthy New Year. You can still place orders on-line, and these will be posted out when we re-open. If you have books to sell do contact us, and we can discuss a visit when regulations allow. See our most recent acquisitions or browse our current stock files WATERCOLOURS DRAWINGS. We now have a small selection of unframed 19th century watercolours and drawings. DESIGNERCALENDAR Emily Sutton's delightful 2021 Allotment Calendar - brighten up the coming year! 6.99 I issue regular catalogues - fully illustrated in colour. These books get their very first appearance in the catalogues. Monthly Lists ~ I send out a monthly list of 10 interesting recent acquisitions. These have not appeared anywhere else before, and there will only ever be 10 on each list. Latest List (October 2020)

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