Company lists · Data refreshed September 2026

Top 25 Antique book publishers worldwide

RevenueBase identified 338 antique book publishers worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 1,015 professional contacts across them, including 167 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.

This list covers antique book publishers worldwide, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 19, 2026. Country and city lists for antique book publishers follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 19, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
338Companies
1,015Contacts tracked
167Verified emails
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The 25 largest antique book publishers worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 338 antique book publishers worldwide, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 19, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to antique book publishers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Indirect evidencePorto, PortugalHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5056 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Livraria Lello has been a bookstore of its time since 1906.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
2Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202651-20037 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Peter Harrington is one of the most respected and dynamic names in the world of rare books, with permanent galleries in London and New York.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
3Partial evidenceBratt, VT, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5025 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Started in 2002 with one part-time employee in the basement of a remote log cabin in southern Vermont, Echo Point Books & Media, supports the old adage that “build a better…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
4Partial evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-5024 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Welcome to Forum Auctions, the specialist auction house for rare books, manuscripts, limited edition prints from 1500-present day, Banksy prints and other works on paper.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
5Indirect evidenceBruges, BelgiumHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-50019 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Die Keure is a Belgian family owned and managed company with 80 years of experience in printing and publishing.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
6Partial evidenceFirenze, ItalyHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1017 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Fondata nel 1875 da Luigi Gonnelli nel cuore di Firenze, in Via Ricasoli, 6, la "Libreria Antiquaria Gonnelli" è una delle più antiche e storiche librerie antiquarie d'Italia e…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
7Strong evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-1013 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Arion Press is a publisher of fine limited edition artist books, based in San Francisco, California.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
8Strong evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-509 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Founded in 1847, Bernard Quaritch Ltd is one of the oldest antiquarian book dealers in the world.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
9Strong evidenceSummerville, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-509 contacts →

Strong evidence

“We are a seller of antiquarian books with a collection spanning more than five centuries.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
10Indirect evidenceSão Caetano Do Sul, BrazilHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-109 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Há 10 anos resgatando histórias antigas das bibliotecas dos nossos antepassados e transformando-os em tesouros literários A Wish foi pensada como um projeto diferenciado e moderno…”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
11Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-508 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Founded in York in 1761, established in London in 1815, Henry Sotheran Limited has a long and distinguished history.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
12Indirect evidenceLondon, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-507 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Established in 1853, Maggs Bros.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
13Indirect evidenceUnited StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Oak Knoll was founded by Robert D.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
14Strong evidencePalm Beach, FL, AustraliaHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-105 contacts →

Strong evidence

“Founded by Matthew and Adrienne Raptis, Raptis Rare Books is an antiquarian book firm located on Worth Avenue in beautiful Palm Beach, Florida.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
15Indirect evidenceKøbenhavn, DenmarkHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-105 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“Vangsgaards Antikvariat er grundlagt i 2001 af Søren Vangsgaard og voksede hurtigt til at blive Nordens største antikvariat.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
16Partial evidenceSan Francisco, CA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 2026201-5004 contacts →

Partial evidence

“The premier destination for bibliophiles and book lovers who appreciate the art of bookmaking.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
17Partial evidenceGoring By Sea, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-504 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Dedicated to sourcing and processing 25+ tonnes of vintage and pre 1970's books per month dating back to 16th Century.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
18Strong evidenceBrookfield, MO, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 202611-504 contacts →

Strong evidence

“The Donning Company Publishers is a specialty book publisher of limited-edition commemorative volumes, pictorial histories and contemporary portraits.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
19Indirect evidenceBusto Arsizio, ItalyHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-104 contacts →

Indirect evidence

“De Piante Editore pubblica testi rari e inediti della grande letteratura del Novecento.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
20Partial evidenceKeighley, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-104 contacts →

Partial evidence

Books, journals and pamphlets in standard and limited editions.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
21Partial evidenceAuckland City, New ZealandHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-104 contacts →

Partial evidence

“BookPrint Ltd is a specialist book production company based in Auckland's North Shore.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
22Partial evidenceTualatin, United StatesHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-103 contacts →

Partial evidence

“VJ Books is the largest online seller of signed books and collectible books by today's bestselling authors.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
23Partial evidenceCheltenham, United KingdomHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-103 contacts →

Partial evidence

“Cheltenham Rare Books specialises in rare books, first editions, literature, fine bindings, illustrated and private press books, original artwork.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
24Partial evidenceFonte Nuova, ItalyHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-103 contacts →

Partial evidence

“We sell old, rare and antique booksand reviews for researchers and bibliophiles.”

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026
25Indirect evidenceBarcelona, SpainHQ checked Sep 19, 20261-103 contacts →

Indirect evidence

Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 19, 2026

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Antique book publishers worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 19, 2026
16.5%Verified-email coverage
3.0Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
4.4%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 19, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
273
11-50
45
51-200
6
201-500
5

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among antique book publishers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
Every country. Country and city lists for antique book publishers are linked below.
What qualifies
Companies worldwide whose own description of what they do matches “antique book publishers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names antique book publishers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among antique book publishers, and records with no verified work email.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 167 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 19, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
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Antique book publishers by location

2 lists · largest first

Every Antique book publishers list RevenueBase publishes, by country and city. Counts are matching companies in each list as of its own refresh date.

Countries

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names antique book publishers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many antique book publishers are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 338 antique book publishers worldwide as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Livraria Lello, headquartered in Porto, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which country has the most antique book publishers?

The United States leads with 90 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (44). Every antique book publishers list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most antique book publishers?

London leads with 15 headquartered companies, followed by Paris (11) and New York (9).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 167 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 338 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 19, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.