Welcome to our Books & Publications department, dedicated to printed material selected for historical, artistic, literary, and collector significance. Rather than a general accumulation of ordinary used books, this gallery focuses on volumes, periodicals, and manuscripts that carry enduring cultural value, scholarly importance, or exceptional visual appeal.
Our diverse inventory spans a broad range of publishing traditions—featuring antique reference books, vintage art and printmaking serials like The Magazine Antiques, collectible fiction and illustrated children's books, decorative bindings, historic pamphlets, and rare print portfolios. Read our full guide to collecting historic books, serials, and print publications here.
October 1993 issue of The Magazine Antiques featuring extensive coverage of American folk art, early Plains Indian painted hides, heraldic needlework, powder horns, ceramics, early painting, and the collecting legacy of Nina Fletcher Little. A substantial period reference from one of the most respected publications in the antiques and decorative arts field.
The October 1997 issue of The Magazine Antiques, devoted substantially to the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, with articles on the Clarks as collectors, old master paintings, prints and drawings, porcelain, silver, and nineteenth-century painting and sculpture.
September 2002 issue of The Magazine Antiques featuring Venetian glass, European paintings, New Hampshire architecture, Gorham silver, Josephine and the arts, and other scholarly articles for collectors, researchers, and decorative arts enthusiasts.
September 2006 issue of The Magazine Antiques featuring scholarship on Philadelphia needlework, Colonial Williamsburg silver, Grandma Moses, West Indian armoires, maritime art, and Bow porcelain.
An attractive early issue of L. Frank Baum's The Tin Woodman of Oz, published in 1918 by Reilly & Britton of Chicago and illustrated by John R. Neill. Among the most recognizable titles in the Oz series, this example retains the desirable Reilly & Britton imprint, complete color plate program, and documented 1920 provenance. The book presents as a genuine collector copy with strong visual appeal, an attractive pictorial cover label, and a notably well-preserved spine for a children's book now more than a century old.
December 1994 issue of The Magazine Antiques, featuring articles on classical Greek jewelry, American silver, Quaker interiors, and decorative arts scholarship. A refined and richly illustrated reference issue for collectors, decorators, and students of Americana and classical design.
July 1992 issue of The Magazine Antiques devoted to Strawbery Banke Museum in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, covering architecture, furnishings, metals, furniture, ceramics, glass, textiles, clothing, and historic gardens.
December 1992 issue of The Magazine Antiques featuring Japanese Edo-period kosode, Deerfield furniture, Virginia architecture, Irish Arts and Crafts, and New England decorative arts.
October 1992 issue of The Magazine Antiques featuring folk art, scrimshaw, American handmade canes, Mary Way's miniatures, Great Lakes Indian clothing, and other scholarly articles for collectors and researchers.
April 1993 issue of The Magazine Antiques featuring Louis Comfort Tiffany and the Havemeyers, Philadelphia rococo silver, John Dwight of Fulham, Malmaison, and early travel photography.