"One of the 10 best rare bookshops in Britain" "One of the best independent retailers in the country" books & manuscripts bought: if you are thinking of selling or thinning out your collections - or just have individual books of interest - then contact us - we buy books in all quantities and travel extensively throughout the country. We can also handle significant items or specialist collections on a private commission basis: contact: tony@kenspelman.com Manuscripts. We are always keen to purchase any manuscripts, diaries, journals, inventories, estate plans &c pre 1850. Also accounts of travels in Europe, especially to Italy. We purchase individual titles or complete libraries - please contact us. Here are a few of the items we have recently sold. our specialist areas - see the areas we particularly deal in In addition to our rare and antiquarian books, we also have a rapidly changing stock of over 40,000 scholarly and interesting books on all subjects. Private purchases and review copies of the latest titles, are added daily. Antiquarian Rooms: architecture rare book catalogues: Catalogue 67: Rare Books download... Part 1. Art , Architecture & Design Part 2. Gardening, Picturesque Travel & Topography manuscript catalogues: view some of our other catalogues here The majority of our rare and more unusual antiquarian books and manuscripts will not be found on web-sites. We still sell these predominantly through our regular printed catalogues as a courtesy to our long standing private & library customers all over the world. Join our mailing list and get to see the best of what we have, just ask@kenspelman.com If you'd like your catalogue sent by email, with full colour artwork, then please specify. a fine copy of the first edition in book form, 1743. £2,200.00 Visiting Yorkshire?- If you want to hear about the latest purchases first, join our e-mailing list for regular newsletters & updates. Great gigs by artists from around the world & very highly recommended by Spelman's. links for collectors links to bibliographical & other reference sites for booksellers & collectors
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