Henry Bemis Books

Henry Bemis Books Used, rare and collectible book sales via the Internet. Personal library consulting services, TV/film/theater set advice/supply. By appointment.

Social consulting and page management for the rare book trade. By appointment: Rare and collectible books; personal library consultancies; assistance to the stage, screen, video and interior design fields; social media advice to fellow dealers. Henry Bemis Books also provides consulting, conservation and curation services to home library owners. We can help you preserve and maintain your books, he

lp you establish inventories and insurance valuations, fill gaps in your collections, or start a collection from scratch. We can also assist heirs or estate sale agents in identifying valuable works to aid in realizing maximum value. We ship our books free and insured against loss. Contact us and let's visit! Henry is happy to keep a "Wish List" for customers; let us know what you'd like us to keep an eye out for. Great books, from our shelves to yours.

03/19/2021

A cartoon by Maddie Dai.

After this Super Bowl Sunday, Henry and I are looking for a celebrity or two to like us:
02/08/2021

After this Super Bowl Sunday, Henry and I are looking for a celebrity or two to like us:

This Super Sunday we want to celebrate one of the many American small businesses that have struggled to stay open in the past year amid extremely challenging...

Highsmith at 100
01/19/2021

Highsmith at 100

Mary Patricia Plangman, aka Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) Author You had to overlook a lot to be Patricia Highsmith’s friend. She ...

08/15/2020

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Here we are. It's not enough to ban books. The moronate has to threaten authors and booksellers with death.
02/01/2020

Here we are. It's not enough to ban books.

The moronate has to threaten authors and booksellers with death.

If you’ve been distracted lately by the presidential impeachment trial, you may have missed this tertiary symptom of the collapse of our democracy.

How copyright law helps- a little- with the clammy hand of the past:
01/31/2020

How copyright law helps- a little- with the clammy hand of the past:

Stephen, the executor of the Joyce estate, was known for his fierce defence of his grandfather’s legacy

11/28/2019

This time of year all cabbalists, daemonologists, magicians and the like share amongst their number one scrap of forbidden knowledge: that soaking...

Here is an elegant appreciation of a famous writer, warts and all.
10/17/2019

Here is an elegant appreciation of a famous writer, warts and all.

We come to bury Harold Bloom, not to praise him. The misinterpretations, reactionary poses, and grandiose sentiments too often live after our seemingly...

10/17/2019

While nowadays he might be best known for the cut of meat that bears his name, François-René de Chateaubriand was once one of the most famous men in France — a giant of the literary scene and idolised by such future greats as Alphonse de Lamartine and Victor Hugo. Alex Andriesse explores Chateau...

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