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PhotographyNew York, United States2-10 Employees
The 19th Century Rare Book and Photograph Shop is a Brooklyn-based specialty retailer focusing on rare books, manuscripts, and photographs that chronicle humanity's major achievements. Its collection spans antiquity through the 21st century and covers science, literature, Americana, exploration, economics, philosophy, and other areas. With a small team, the shop serves collectors, libraries, and institutions seeking historically significant works. Works from its inventory have reached prominent collections and notable figures, and the shop has supplied items that were used as state gifts by presidents. Exhibitions featuring its holdings have occurred at institutions such as Cornell University, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Shrine of the Book. Notable items in its catalog include Shakespeare’s Poems and three copies of the First Folio, as well as Einstein’s annotated copy of the theory of relativity.