Sanctuary Books

06/23/2017

Visiting Stratford, Ontario where we gave a talk this morning on Shakespeare's Beehive as part of the programming for The Stratford Festival. Found a terrific used book shop across the street...

10/31/2016

For those of you with a sweet tooth when it comes to books, we present our latest.... www.sanctuaryrarebooks.com/catalogues/

06/23/2016

Our annotated copy of Baret's Alvearie is now on loan at The Folger Shakespeare Library.

04/25/2016

The Beehive on network TV includes a brief glimpse of one very messy desk area.... http://www.cbsnews.com/news/a-400-year-old-shakespearean-mystery/

Did the rare dictionary purchased on eBay for $4,300 actually belong to the Bard?

04/22/2016

It has been two years since the launch of shakespearesbeehive.com and the public announcement of our research into an annotated copy of Baret’s Alvearie 1580. We are grateful for the interest that has been shown and are excited for a major upcoming development soon to be revealed. But, first, a response to a recent essay written by Adam G. Hooks. http://shakespearesbeehive.com/details-still-matter-a-reply-to-adam-hooks-on-shakespeares-beehive-2-0/

In a newly published study, Shakespeare’s Beehive: An Annotated Elizabethan Dictionary Comes to Light, antiquarian booksellers George Koppelman and Daniel Wechsler conclude that the annotations in their copy of Baret’s Alvearie purchased on eBay belong to William Shakespeare.

04/05/2016

"I got books with hooks and it looks like rain / Would someone on the Knicks please drive the lane!" Cribbed from the Beastie Boys to promote our new catalogue on NYC! www.sanctuaryrarebooks.com/catalogues/

...Especially During Book Fair Week. “I got books with hooks and it looks like rain / Would someone on the Knicks please drive the lane!"  Yes, we're borrowing Beastie Boys lyrics to promote our new catalogue of rare books, maps, manuscripts, and more on NYC!  Featuring 68 items, spanning decades an…

04/05/2016

We've just released a new catalogue of rare books & manuscripts about the city that never sleeps (especially during book fair week).
www.sanctuaryrarebooks.com/catalogues/

03/29/2016

Visit our website to take a look at our list for the New York Fair!

Sanctuary Books maintains a varied inventory from all periods of printing, with a strong selection of original manuscript material, and unique book creations that date from before Gutenberg up until, and including, contemporary artists’ books. We are members of the A.B.A.A. and the I.L.A.B.

03/14/2016

More fair promoters should care this much. Very happy with the design of the posters for the upcoming Brooklyn fair, September 2016.

03/14/2016

Rare Books & Manuscripts on ARCHITECTURE -- New Catalogue!

And people who subscribe to our mailing list get first crack at it! More than 100 books and manuscripts on architecture, including more than 50 items offered at reduced prices.  Spanning decades, highlights include strikingly designed issues of “Wendingen,” edited by Dutch architect Hendricus Wijdev…

03/01/2016

New Catalogue on Art and Original Artwork

Hi everyone, We've just posted a catalogue of original drawings and instructive books on art, including more than 30 items, arranged in random order, and spanning decades.  Highlights include some lovely ladies drawn by Pierre-Louis Henri Grevedon, costume and fashion illustration from ancient times…

02/04/2016

So there's this bit of awesomeness, from the New York Academy of Medicine:

https://nyamcenterforhistory.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/chm_coloring_book.pdf