Announcing Bromer Gallery!

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To mark our 50th year as a leading specialist in rare and beautiful books, we are pleased to announce the launch of Bromer Gallery, which will open its first exhibition on November 1, 2018. Bromer Gallery will operate in conjunction with Bromer Booksellers, and will feature original art, edition prints, and related material, executed by artists whose work is centered upon the idea of the book as art. This new endeavor is a natural extension of our long history as specialists in the art of the book. 

The inaugural exhibition of Bromer Gallery opens this Thursday, November 1st, with a cocktail reception from 5:30 to 7:00 pm. "Goldman and Lee: Shadow and Color" showcases Jane Goldman's Audubon Suite, which incorporates plates from John James Audubon's Birds of America into vibrant still-lifes, and the woodcut prints and books of Jim Lee, who draws inspiration from the lush landscapes of Ireland, the Connecticut River Valley, and Maritime Canada. 

Learn more about the gallery and Jane Goldman and Jim Lee's beautiful art on the newly launched Bromer Gallery website, gallery.bromer.com.

Featured Books

  • Bog Poems.

    Bog Poems.

    London: Rainbow Press, 1975. First edition. One of 150 copies signed by the author. With full page two-color illustrations by Barrie Cooke. Handsomely printed early limited edition prints eight poems thematically related to Heaney's poetic pursuit of the archaeology of Ireland's violent past. These poems were published a month ahead...

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  • Q.R.V.

    Q.R.V.

    Boston: Anne & David Bromer, 1989. (32)ff. From an edition of 400 copies, this is one of 110 hand-colored in metallic casein by the artist, and signed by him below the colophon. This Gorey rarity is bound in a one-of-a-kind designer binding by Brother Edgard Claes, a binder known for...

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  • The Mookse and the Gripes. From Two Tales of Shem and Shaun.

    The Mookse and the Gripes. From Two Tales of Shem and Shaun.

    (Chicago): The Compulsive Printer, 1977. Octavo. (30)ff. From an edition of 75 copies signed by the artist, Joseph D'Ambrosio, and the printer, Elmore Mundell, this is one of twenty-five with an extra signed serigraph and deluxe binding. The text is James Joyce's take on Aesop's "The Fox and the Grapes."...

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  • The Book-Case of Knowledge.

    The Book-Case of Knowledge.

    London: Wallis, 1801. Complete set of ten 48mo. volumes held in a wooden box designed to resemble a bookcase. 64; 32; 64; 64; 64; 32, 32; (64); 64; 62, ii; 64pp. Nine volumes bear engraved frontispieces. The volumes on natural history, geography and astronomy, and botany all contain engraved plates...

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  • Longes mac n-Usnig: Being the Exile and Death of the Sons of Usnech.

    Longes mac n-Usnig: Being the Exile and Death of the Sons of...

    (Dublin): Dolmen Press, 1954. Tall octavo. 32pp. One of 225 copies. Printed in black with red initials and with a decorative title-page spread, two full-page illustrations, and six pictorial headpieces by Mia Cranwill. The tragic myth of Deirdre and the sons of Usnech, who were slain by the jealous Conchobor...

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  • Mite Series in Tartan.

    Mite Series in Tartan.

    Glasgow: Bryce, David, & Son, (c. 1900-1905). Five miniature volumes. (127); (127); (240); (384); (127)pp. The volumes included are: Golden Thoughts from Great Authors; Witty, Humorous, and Merry Thoughts; Robert Burns' Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect; The Smallest English Dictionary in the World; and Old English, Scotch, and Irish...

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  • Florence Farr, Bernard Shaw, and W. B. Yeats.

    Florence Farr, Bernard Shaw, and W. B. Yeats.

    Dublin: Cuala Press, 1941. Octavo. (xvi), (88)pp., unopened. First edition, limited to 500 copies. Title-page device of a hawk attacking a small bird by T. Sturge Moore, and colophon printed in red. A collection of letters, edited by Clifford Bax, between actress Florence Farr, playwright Bernard Shaw, and author W....

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  • The Odyssey of Homer. Translated by T. E. Lawrence with a three-page note by him at the end of the text.

    The Odyssey of Homer. Translated by T. E. Lawrence with a three-page...

    (London): 1932. Quarto. Unpaginated. One of 530 copies, printed and published by Rogers, Sir Emery Walker, and Wilfred Merton. Illustrated with twenty-six decorations of Homeric figures printed in black on round backgrounds of gold. It was Rogers who, upon reading Seven Pillars of Wisdom, decided that T. E. Lawrence would...

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  • Eight Manuscript Poems.

    Eight Manuscript Poems.

    (c. 1946). Octavo. (8)ff. A manuscript poetry chapbook handmade by Robert Frost and inscribed by the poet with the dedication, "A Preview / for Nita and Doc / from / R. F. / After a good Bread Loaf / 1946." "Doc" refers to Frost's friend Reginald Cook, a Middlebury professor...

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  • Fröbel-Album. Emmy Boldt (cover title).

    Fröbel-Album. Emmy Boldt (cover title).

    (Hamburg - Barmbek: c. 1890). Quarto. (64)pp. Accordion-fold album, each page interleaved with protective tissue. Throughout the album, on both the fronts and backs of the folds, are various mounted paperworks, including 197 examples of paper folding, 52 pieces of paper basketwork, twenty-five pin-prick stitches, twenty-two geometrical silhouette works, and...

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Owned and operated by Anne and David Bromer, who have been in the business of fine books for nearly half a century, Bromer Booksellers specializes in rare and beautiful books. We carry a diverse selection of highlights in literature, illustrated books, finely printed books, and special artistic bindings, and we are noted for our fine selection of miniature books. We invite you to search or browse our entire inventory here, or please contact us directly if you wish to consult with our staff to find the perfect rare book for you.