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Top 25 Rare book dealers worldwide

RevenueBase identified 292 company matches for rare book dealers worldwide as of September 2026 and tracks 833 professional contacts across them, including 267 with verified work emails. The United States is the largest market and London the largest hub.

This list covers company matches for rare book dealers worldwide, found by RevenueBase SmartSearch using the meaning of business descriptions in its company graph at Exact. Ranked by professionals tracked, largest first. Rows show recorded descriptions where available, Exact search membership and the snapshot date. Data refreshed September 21, 2026. Country and city lists for rare book dealers follow the table.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, 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 RevenueBase SmartSearch · Exact Recorded Sep 21, 2026 How this list was built
292Companies
833Contacts tracked
267Verified emails
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The 25 largest rare book dealers worldwide

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 292 company matches for rare book dealers worldwide, ordered by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase, largest first. Recorded Sep 21, 2026. The RevenueBase SmartSearch column shows Exact match membership in this saved search. Click a contact count to view that company's people. Totals use company locations recorded by RevenueBase; the displayed preview is a smaller selection.
#CompanyRevenueBase SmartSearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 21, 202651-200100 contacts →

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“Founded in 1962, Doyle is one of the world's foremost auctioneers and appraisers of fine art, jewelry, furniture, decorations, Asian works of art, coins, stamps, rare books and a…”

Recorded in the RevenueBase company graph · Sep 21, 2026 · View company records in RevenueBase
2Exact matchNY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 21, 202611-5039 contacts →

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“Swann Galleries was founded in 1941 as an auction house specializing in Rare Books.”

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3Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 21, 202651-20037 contacts →

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“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.”

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4Exact matchPhiladelphia, PA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 21, 202611-5031 contacts →

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“Bauman Rare Books offers an extraordinary selection of rare, antiquarian, first editions, signed and inscribed books ranging from the 15th through the 20th centuries.”

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5Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 21, 202611-5024 contacts →

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“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.”

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6Exact matchLisboa, PortugalHQ recorded Sep 21, 202611-5020 contacts →

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“Palácio do Correio Velho was founded in 1989 with the purpose providing the best service in the business of identification, preservation and distribution of Fine & Decorative…”

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7Exact matchFirenze, ItalyHQ recorded Sep 21, 20261-1017 contacts →

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“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…”

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8Exact matchNaas, IrelandHQ recorded Sep 21, 20261-1017 contacts →

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“Foleys (formerly trading as Liquidation Stock Limited) was launched in 2010 from our former warehouse in Greenogue Business Park, Dublin 24.”

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9Exact matchAlexandria, VA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 21, 202611-5016 contacts →

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“Founded in 2006, The Potomack Company is a leading auction house in the Washington, D.C.”

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10Exact matchBoston, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 21, 202611-5013 contacts →

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“Headquartered in Boston, RR is a globally recognized and trusted source for rare manuscripts, autographs, and historic artifacts.”

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11Exact matchWil, SwitzerlandHQ recorded Sep 21, 202611-5010 contacts →

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“Herzlich willkommen im Auktionshaus Rapp – einem einzigartigen Ort, an dem wertvolle Objekte und faszinierende Sammlungen neue Liebhaber und Besitzer finden.”

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12Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 21, 202611-509 contacts →

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

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13Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Sep 21, 202611-509 contacts →

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“Giquello et associés”

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14Exact matchSummerville, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 21, 202611-509 contacts →

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

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15Exact matchAmsterdam, NetherlandsHQ recorded Sep 21, 20261-109 contacts →

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“Zwiggelaar Auctions is a retail company based out of Amsterdam, Netherlands.”

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16Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 21, 202611-508 contacts →

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

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17Exact matchClevedon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 21, 20261-108 contacts →

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“Established in 1860, Clevedon Salerooms is a leading destination in the South West of England for antiques and fine art.”

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18Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 21, 202611-507 contacts →

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“Established in 1853, Maggs Bros.”

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19Exact matchLondon, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 21, 20261-107 contacts →

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“Founded in 1906 and the oldest organisation of its kind in the world, the Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association is the senior trade body for dealers in antiquarian and rare books…”

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20Exact matchNew York, NY, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 21, 2026201-5006 contacts →

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“Your trusted source for rare books, genuine autographs, and print ephemera since 1949.”

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21Exact matchBerkeley, CA, United StatesHQ recorded Sep 21, 202611-505 contacts →

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“Auctioneers & appraisers of rare books, prints, works on paper and more!”

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22Exact matchPalm Beach, FL, AustraliaHQ recorded Sep 21, 20261-105 contacts →

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

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23Exact matchParis, FranceHQ recorded Sep 21, 20261-105 contacts →

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“The Bookshop Camille Sourget is specialized in Literary First editions, travel books and atlases, scientific books as well as any beautifully illustrated books that marked their…”

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24Exact matchKøbenhavn, DenmarkHQ recorded Sep 21, 20261-105 contacts →

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

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25Exact matchChislehurst, United KingdomHQ recorded Sep 21, 20261-104 contacts →

Exact match

“Established in 2012 by BBC antiques expert Catherine Southon, our focus is to provide a professional personable service tailored to your individual needs.”

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Rare book dealers worldwide at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026
32.1%Verified-email coverage
2.9Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
7.2%Largest-city concentration · London
Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
246
11-50
31
51-200
5
201-500
1

Email recency is reported on each country list linked below.

How this list was built

The recorded descriptions help you assess these company matches. Check a company’s website for its current services and locations.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
Coverage
Every country. Country and city lists for rare book dealers are linked below.
What qualifies
Company records worldwide whose business descriptions match “rare book dealers” by meaning at the Exact setting. Descriptions are compiled in the RevenueBase company graph from public websites, profiles and company information where available; they are not guaranteed quotations from the company's website.
RevenueBase SmartSearch
Describe a niche company in your own words to find businesses by meaning. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control the breadth of RevenueBase SmartSearch. This saved list uses Exact. Each row's Exact match badge shows inclusion in that search, not an individual score or a service-quality judgment.
Public preview
The public preview omits records without a verified work email. Dataset totals and geographic summaries describe the full matched records before these preview filters.
Match quality
RevenueBase's August 25, 2026 study assessed 4,198 description/company pairs across matching settings. The publisher reports 86% good or better at Exact. This evaluates the method across queries; it does not audit this individual list. Recorded company descriptions, where available, help you judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built and what the study measures.
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 displayed company carries at least one verified work email. RevenueBase tracks 267 professional contacts with verified work emails across the full matched dataset. 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 21, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Record context
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Rare book dealers by location

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

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase SmartSearch?

RevenueBase SmartSearch finds niche companies by the meaning of their business descriptions in the RevenueBase company graph. Exact, Similar, Related and Broad control how closely companies must fit your description. This list uses Exact for “rare book dealers”; each Exact match badge shows search membership, not an individual similarity or quality score.

How many rare book dealers are there worldwide?

RevenueBase identified 292 company matches for rare book dealers worldwide as of September 2026, using the meaning of business descriptions at Exact. This is the recorded matched set in the RevenueBase company graph.

What is the largest company on this list?

Doyle Auctioneers & Appraisers tops the displayed preview by professional contacts tracked in RevenueBase. Recorded headquarters appear in the company rows.

Which country has the most rare book dealers?

The United States leads with 98 companies, followed by the United Kingdom (49). Every rare book dealers list by country and city is linked on this page.

Which city has the most rare book dealers?

London leads with 21 company records, followed by New York (13) and Paris (9).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work limited free results with 500 credits to start. Upgrading provides access to the 267 professional contacts with verified work emails tracked across these 292 companies; direct dials are available where recorded.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 21, 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 SmartSearch, 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.