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Best Auction Houses & Dealers for Books & Manuscripts

Specialists in rare books, manuscripts, maps, and ephemera.

Cowan's Auctions

Auction House

A nationally recognized specialist in Historic Americana, Civil War memorabilia, and American Indian arts, now part of Freeman's | Hindman.

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Cincinnati, United States Est. 1995 Online Bidding

iGavel Auctions

Auction House

Pioneering online auction platform founded by former Sotheby's director Lark Mason, specializing in fine art, Asian art, and antiques.

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ New York, United States Est. 2003 Online Bidding

Ketterer Kunst

Auction House

Germany's market-leading auction house for modern art and rare books, family-owned since 1954.

πŸ‡©πŸ‡ͺ Munich, Germany Est. 1954 Online Bidding

Koller Auctions

Auction House

Switzerland's leading auction house, conducting 80 annual sales across 20 collecting categories from Zurich.

πŸ‡¨πŸ‡­ Zurich, Switzerland Est. 1958 Online Bidding

Leski Auctions

Auction House

Melbourne's specialist in Australiana, historical documents, sporting memorabilia, and world philately since 1973.

πŸ‡¦πŸ‡Ί Melbourne, Australia Est. 1973 Online Bidding

Leslie Hindman Auctioneers

Auction House

The pioneering Midwest auction house that grew into one of America's top five, now part of Freeman's | Hindman.

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Chicago, United States Est. 1982 Online Bidding

Nate D. Sanders Auctions

Auction House

Los Angeles auction house specializing in autographs, historical documents, and entertainment memorabilia.

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Los Angeles, United States Est. 1986 Online Bidding

Piasa

Auction House

Paris auction house renowned for its cutting-edge selections in twentieth and twenty-first century art, design, and decorative arts.

πŸ‡«πŸ‡· Paris, France Est. 1996 Online Bidding

Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries

Auction House

America's premier stamp auction house, handling the finest philatelic properties since 1930.

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ New York, United States Est. 1930 Online Bidding

Shapiro Auctions

Auction House

A boutique New York auction house known for strong results in European, American, and Russian fine art.

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Mamaroneck, United States Est. 2007 Online Bidding

Toovey's

Auction House

A leading Sussex auctioneer specializing in fine art, antiques, books, and specialist collectors' categories since 1995.

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ Washington, United Kingdom Est. 1995 Online Bidding

Freeman's | Hindman

Auction House

America's oldest auction house, combining East Coast heritage with Midwest reach.

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ Philadelphia, United States Est. 1805 Online Bidding

Swann Auction Galleries

Auction House

New York specialists in rare books, autographs, maps, photographs, and works on paper.

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ New York, United States Est. 1941 Online Bidding

Bernard Quaritch

Dealer

The world's oldest and most distinguished antiquarian bookseller, est. 1847.

πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ London, United Kingdom Est. 1847

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