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Established in 1969, Peter Harrington is one of the world's leading dealers in rare books.

From its headquarters at 100 Fulham Rd and bookshop on Dover Street, Peter Harrington trades rare books, manuscripts, prints and maps from the fifteenth to twentieth centuries in a broad range of subjects. Awarded the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 (2021), Sunday Times SME Export Track 100 (2015) and Business Hot 100 (2015). Our customer service includes not only sales advice but commission bidding a

t auctions, library projects and others. We regularly produce fully-illustrated catalogues featuring our newest acquisitions. Each entry is fully described and carries our unconditional guarantee. We provide both domestic and international shipping and accept all major credit cards.

16/06/2026

James Joyce’s masterpiece Ulysses famously takes place on a single day: 16 June 1904. Now christened ‘Bloomsday’ after the novel’s protagonist, Leopold Bloom, every year Joyce fans around the globe gather to read, drink, and reenact parts of the novel in honor of this historic day in literature.

15/06/2026

Along the 1.5 mile stretch of Madison Avenue between 78th Street and 52nd Street, there are eight rare bookstores, including our Rare Book Gallery on East 67th Street. This small strip of Manhattan has become a haven for rare book collectors.

Take a walk with us down Madison Ave to see where you can find them all...

13/06/2026

To coincide with today’s Trooping the Colour, we’re highlighting this limited-edition copy of Watercolours by King Charles III. This is number 77 of just 100 copies signed by the King, published to mark his 50th birthday, with proceeds benefiting the Prince of Wales’s Charitable Foundation.

Featuring a personal introduction by the King reflecting on his passion for watercolour painting alongside a preface by Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, this book is a remarkable blend of royal history and artistry.

12/06/2026

Edward Curtis spent decades photographing over 80 Native American nations for his landmark work, ‘The North American Indian’, widely regarded as one of the crown jewels of Western Americana. The resulting collection contains over 1,500 images of Native American culture – an impressive feat of both artistry and historical archiving.

Our sister shop, William Reese Company, recently acquired a full subscriber’s set of this work. One of their specialists, Ella, answered a few of our questions about its significance.

11/06/2026

Only a ten-minute walk from Peter Harrington’s gallery on East 67th Street, you will find our sister shop, William Reese Company. With tens of thousands of catalogued items, William Reese Company is a leading expert in Americana and world travel, and their shop is filled with fascinating historical documents and artifacts.

Ella, one of their rare book specialists, shows us just some of what they have to offer...

10/06/2026

Sylvia Plath spent only 26 days in New York, yet the city left a lasting impact. She came to Manhattan in 1953 as part of Mademoiselle magazine’s highly competitive Guest Editor program, an experience she recalled in The Bell Jar.

The first edition bears the pseudonym Victoria Lucas because of Plath’s fears that the similarities to her life would hurt her friends and family, and especially her mother. Only 2,000 copies were printed under the pseudonym; all subsequent editions were credited to Plath. 11 days after The Bell Jar’s publication, Plath took her own life, making this the only novel she ever published.

09/06/2026

The shelves of our East 67th Street gallery are filled with treasures, and our owner Pom has selected a few of his favourites from the gallery’s new arrivals... 👉

From Dahl to Daniell, which one do you think is Pom’s best pick?

08/06/2026

Are you looking for your next literary adventure?

Use our map of Rare Book Row, also known as Madison Avenue, to explore the best rare book shops that the Upper East Side has to offer...

07/06/2026

The deadline is approaching to enter The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association Book Collecting prize...

Previous co-winner Joseph, from our travel department, shares his thoughts about the prize:

“Submitting to the ABA National Book Collecting Prize was the first time I began to think about my collecting interests as an activity with a coherent theme and focus. It also prompted me to think more about the details of bibliography and condition in what I own, which set me up well for working in the rare book trade.”

🗓️ Deadline: Tuesday 30 June

🔍 Find out more on The Antiquarian Booksellers' Association

06/06/2026

The Great Exhibition Road Festival is taking place this weekend in South Kensington, a few minutes away from our Fulham Road shop. Celebrating science and the arts, the festival marks 175 years since the Great Exhibition of 1851, the first World Fair, attended by over six million visitors.

This magnificent folio reveals the elaborate views that welcomed the masses to Prince Albert’s Great Exhibition of Products of Industry of All Nations, held in Joseph Paxton’s Crystal Palace.

Flicking through the pages of this book reveals illustrations that show in detail the layout of products, natural or man-made, of each country or region that participated. Each is accompanied by a description giving geographical, historical, and social context to the goods.

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100 Fulham Road
London
SW36HS

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 6pm
Tuesday	10am - 6pm
Wednesday	10am - 6pm
Thursday	10am - 6pm
Friday	10am - 6pm
Saturday	10am - 6pm

Telephone

+442075910220

Website

http://www.peterharrington.co.uk/

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