Toronto based antiquarian bookseller, Specialist in Early Printed Books and Manuscripts.
Toronto, Ontario
Joined June 2020
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Sales announcment!!
Until October 30th, everything in the shop is 30% off the listed price. Simply use discount code MOVING2026 at checkout. Also offering up to 50% off on all Eastern Asian Collection items. Just inquire.
As usual, stock is viewable at thatguywiththebooks.com
Quick deal, 1810 edition of Soumet’s Incredulity, a lil French poetical work..
Highlight, in an armorial binding with gilt tooling and bearing the arms of Louis XVIII the Desired, King of France.
490 USD and Postage, you can have a book bound for a king.
DM or email to claim!
Alrighty, here's a special one! Meiji Period, late 19th century Ukiyo-e painting album.
50 pages of paintings, some illuminated, and various subjects. Particular focus on women, including Onna-musha.
Price? Only 1500 USD and postage.
Message or email to claim!
8 years ago I became a bookseller.
5 years ago I met the love of my life
This summer, we finally got married.
And today, we own our forever home.
Here's to more milestones, decades of joy, and more.
FYI closing up shop in November temporarily. Will make an announcement soon.
Straight up forgot I owned this 1506 edition of the complete works of Saint Ambrosius, first of three volumes...
Contemporary wooden boards, with an early albeit crude reback, and original clasp remnants.
1250 USD and Postage to whoever wants a go at it.
Ever wanted a super illustrated copy of Dante?
Here's a 1564 copy, with nearly 100 woodcuts.
4000 USD plus postage and its all yours.
Feel free to message or email me for a full writeup if you want to snap it up
Quick lil afternoon deal, super scarce 1781 edition of the Treasure of Almanacs. Beautifully bound in hand embroidered and beaded ivory silk, with gold and silver threads, and shining beads of red and blue forming flowers.
1700 USD and postage to whoever wants to snap it up.
I was going to share this 17th centjry Spanish patent of nobility in a contempotary binding as a little deal today, but it didn't even last 4 minutes lmao.
Mildly spontaneous, but does anyone want a Book of Hours for under 10k? Use of Troyes, Circa 1450. Complete calendar and in 96 leaves. 6000 USD
If you always wanted to own one here's the cheapest example on the market you can find right now.
I've sold plenty of rare books I've waited years on before getting to handle another edition or copy.
This 1497 edition of Sebastian Brant's Ship of Fools is one of those, and extra special since its a pirated edition from Augsburg!
Also, peep that contemporary wooden binding.
This little 4 leaf gathering seems to contain quite a bit of text from a Roman Missal, but this script is really something tough to place. Is it 12th, 13th, or even 15th century?? Already wrote my theories and spoken to folks, but feel free to chime in if you wanna take a jab.
As I slowly work on the major catalog, one handful of material particularly catches my eye, being a selection of predominantly 14th century Medieval manuscript letters... on laid paper!!
Been a while since ive had one of the early copies of Dante in the shop, here's a nice 1564 copy with nearly 100 woodcuts, newly arrived!
If i had a nickel for every velvet bound missal i saved for my next catalog, id have two. Which isn't a lot, but a weird coincidence all the same!
Massive catalogs are one thing, but trying to buy a house has given me one whopper of a headache!
Anyways, to remind me of the passage of time fittingly is this first edition English Ambroise Pare that just arrived.
For reasons of "buying a house is an expensive and stressful proces", yours truly will not be exhibiting at the Montreal Antiquarian Book Fair anymore....
But hey, i got these 19th century silver coins from India to cheer me up for now.
Quite a few folks have been wondering, what does the next major catalog look like?
Well, here's a peek at all the variety I've got in store.
Barring a sudden house purchase, expect a late Fall or Early winter release.
Alrighty, here we are today at the Royal Medieval Fair , all set up and ready to go until 6PM EST!
Come on by, browse through some books and manuscripts, maybe buy one too!
