Lux Mentis, Booksellers

Lux Mentis, Booksellers Fine first editions, esoterica, fine press and bindings -- heirloom quality books in all areas. Our focus is on library and collection development.

We help our clients define, design, and build private (and public) collections.

Running across 2-3 ‘15th Amendment’ stereoscopes is unusual…finding 23 together is amazing. One of my favorite finds her...
05/17/2026

Running across 2-3 ‘15th Amendment’ stereoscopes is unusual…finding 23 together is amazing. One of my favorite finds here in London.

Day 3! Join us at London Firsts (H62)
05/16/2026

Day 3! Join us at London Firsts (H62)

Today’s find: Victorian hair collection circa 1850…post-mortem photo at top. 23 locks, red for bois, blue for grrrls. M...
05/15/2026

Today’s find: Victorian hair collection circa 1850…post-mortem photo at top. 23 locks, red for bois, blue for grrrls. Most crossstitch legible. Day made.

Done!
05/14/2026

Done!

Setup! Firsts London
05/14/2026

Setup! Firsts London

Closer
05/10/2026

Closer

Airport bound.
05/09/2026

Airport bound.

05/09/2026

This year at the , presents an original cover design by Larry Rivers for The Collected Poems of Frank O’Hara - featuring a portrait of O’Hara drawn from a photograph by Fred McDarrah - will be offered for sale. The image, notably depicting O’Hara n**e, proved immediately polarizing at the time of publication and was subsequently replaced, leaving the original artwork as a rare trace of a moment where artistic intimacy collided with the limits of public presentation.

The work is particularly charged given the relationship between Rivers and Frank O’Hara, who were not only collaborators but deeply intertwined personally and creatively within the New York School. Rivers later delivered O’Hara’s eulogy, and their exchange remains one of the defining intersections of art and literature in mid-century New York.

This piece and many other amazing highlights will be on view at the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair starting tomorrow through May 3!

At a family event outside Boston. Way too many people inside…so I’m outside with a handful of similarly inclined humans ...
05/08/2026

At a family event outside Boston. Way too many people inside…so I’m outside with a handful of similarly inclined humans and a lot of lobster, shrimp, and oysters. Life could be worse.

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110 Marginal Way, # 777
Portland, ME
04101

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm

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