Langdon Manor Books

08/29/2019

Earlier this year, we invited hundreds of antiquarian and rare book dealers to tell us about a unique or noteworthy recent sale. Here’s an illustrated sampling of their submissions.

08/28/2019

Excited to learn that one of our items was featured in FineBooks and Collections "Booksellers' Best" (third from top):

Earlier this year, we invited hundreds of antiquarian and rare book dealers to tell us about a unique or noteworthy recent sale. Here’s an illustrated sampling of their submissions.

02/22/2019

Langdon Manor Books, LLC is seeking a full time researcher and writer to work in our Houston area offices. If learning about lost pieces of history, working with interesting historical artifacts, or solving historical puzzles gets you excited, this job may be for you. While our profession is called “antiquarian bookselling” we're really in the business of selling compelling stories told through original materials such as diaries, photo albums and rare documents and printed matter. Our clients are many of the most prestigious institutions and museums in the world. Although we have a focus in American social movements, our interests in working with historical materials are actually quite broad and extend to a diverse array of subject areas including Texas and the Southwest, business history, outsider books and more. To learn more about us, please take a look at the catalogs on our website: https://www.langdonmanorbooks.com/catalogs.php

Requirements:

1. Bachelor's degree, preferably in the humanities
2. Outstanding writing skills
3. A natural intellectual curiosity, especially as it relates to American history
4. A willingness to work on material that may feel offensive, such as items related to hate groups
5. A self-starting work ethic

Desired, but not required:

1. Experience in the rare book trade—regardless of experience, we look forward to mentoring
2. Fluency in Spanish
3. Outstanding research skills

Duties: researching and writing narratives about rare printed and archival matter as well as administrative tasks such as packing/shipping, photographing items for sale, representing Langdon Manor Books at book fairs, and other things we discover you are good at as we grow this business.

Salary: $30,000 per year (possibly more depending on experience) + opportunity for significant commissions after six months. After one year, opportunities may include attendance at educational seminars such as the Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar or other rare book school offerings in the United States.

Please submit resume, references and writing sample to Adam Schachter at [email protected]

02/13/2019

Langdon Manor Books is seeking a full time rare book and manuscript cataloguer. Experience in the rare book field is not required. If interested, please send us a private message.

02/13/2019

02/13/2019

Our latest catalog has been posted to our website:

11/05/2018

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/04/technology/abebooks-amazon-protest-booksellers.html?fbclid=IwAR3iew8HQQNEa3FYH5wjFdH1TdBiTqZagXJIj3gq_HIH__sKupVM20NpFNY

A flash strike against AbeBooks, due to begin Monday, is a rare concerted action by vendors against any part of Amazon, which wields huge power in the book world.

06/27/2018

We finally posted our Catalog 5 to our website:

05/11/2018

Please join us at Houston Book Show next weekend. PM me for passes.

Please join us for the 2018 Houston Book Show. The Texas Booksellers Association is sponsoring the show, as an exciting addition to its Austin and North Texas Shows, beginning in May 2018. We invite all interested parties to participate in what we expect to become a premier event on the bookselling....