Philadelphia Rare Books & Manuscripts Co. (PRB&M/SessaBks)

Correspondence welcome in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, & French.

WHAT'S NEW . . .	This index/welcome page updated 17 FEBRUARY 2019 . . . other pages, variously . . .
OurNEWEST ARRIVALS were updated 5 FEBRUARY 2019 — Click at top left!

~ PRB&M ~

~ YOU'LL BE WELCOME HERE AT THE ARSENAL! ~

~ OPEN BY APPOINTMENT, WITH PLEASURE ~
~ GENERAL “OPEN HOUSE” MOST SATURDAYS 12–4 ~

WE'LL BE KEEPING OPEN HOUSE
ON ONLY ONE FEBRUARY SATURDAY
FROM 12–4.

COME VISIT US on the 16TH!

Please, “RSVP”!

Our toll-free number is 888/960-7562;
if you want to be SURE of getting memos on Open Houses,
ETC! please tell us!

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WELCOME to the WINTER WEBSHOP . . .

You can CLICK the multi-colored link
or a picture below to see
description of our current . . .

NOTABLY NIFTY OFFERING

New pictures let regular visitors know when there's a new book or manuscript to click to.

If you would like us to send you the link directly
by e-mail, each time, we can do so . . . just ask!

Or reviewTHE GALLERY of Featured Books . . .
there are remarkable things to see there!

Then . . . BROWSE @ PRB&M BY TOPIC . . .
OR LANGUAGE OR CENTURY. . .

The GREEN button below takes you to
our full, always-evolving
CATALOGUE of WEB CATALOGUES . . .

. . . with a mere Selection showing here on this page . . .

POST-1820 AMERICANA — click here
PRE-1820 AMERICANA — click here
Illustrated Books — click here
PROVENANCE — click here

China — click here

Literature — click here

PHILOSOPHY— click here
Natural History — click here Books about Books — click here

Children/Education/Children's Books — click here

HERBALS — click here Evidence of Readership — click here
Commerce/Finance/Trade — click here Native Americana — click here
Medicine — click here Ireland/Irish — click here Cookery — click here
Greek & Latin Classics — click here MEXICANA! — click here
Music & Dance — click here Books in German — click here
Books in French — click here Books in Italian — click here
Bibles, Testaments, & Bible Scholarship — click here
General Religion — click here
Judaica/Hebraica — click here Rare Catholica — click here
Scotland/Scots — click here Manuscripts — click here
CHAPBOOKS — click here
Women — click here Human Rights — click here
16TH Century Books — click here 17TH Century Books — click here
18TH Century Books — click here
Collected PRESSES — click here
AND SETS! — click here.

See also!
BINDINGS • BINDINGS • BINDINGS
(most very giftable!)
— click here

For our
ANTIQUARIAN
GENERAL MISCELLANY,
Just click the BOOKSHELF picture . . .

And you can CLICK
to view QUANTITIES of our stock not yet
(and sometimes never to be) in our illustrated catalogues.
You can also sort your finds by author, title, or date;
and you can ask just to see
OUR 25 NEWEST POSTINGS.

Or, SEE THOSE
NEWEST POSTINGS
right from here . . .

If you travel I-95 thisWinter
do, DO think of visiting!
(At Exit 27, you'll be within a
quarter-mile of us.)

Please call or email for an appointment & directions . . .
Or, plan to come by on a Saturday afternoon.

RIGHT NOW, our
“good used” & “medium rare”
SessaBks” shelves offer more enjoyable, “giftable” books that
aren't databased (and
probably never will be)
than we've EVER had before.
They're just HERE for your finding . . .

Please call or email for an appointment & directions,
Or, plan to come by on a Saturday afternoon to enjoy snacks,
RARE BOOKS
*&*/or “SessaBks.”
For more on visiting, click here.

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Once you're here, you'll find lots of books,
plenty of secure and easy parking,
*and* a warm welcome.
BRING A FRIEND!

Come Here Often? IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO RECEIVE OCCASIONAL EMAILS HIGHLIGHTING NEW FEATURED BOOKS, WEB CATALOGUES, EVENTS, & OTHER SHOP NEWS, CLICK HERE.

Address all questions/comments aboutthis site or its books
TO: rarebks@prbm.com

David Szewczyk & Cynthia Davis Buffington
Principals (LLC)

PRB&M/SessaBks