Rare books, manuscripts and ephemera from five centuries

About us

Edmund Brumfitt Rare Books Ltd was founded in the summer of 2022, but is the result of more than two decades of buying and selling rare books. Having been lured away from graduate study in medieval philosophy by the bright lights of the Olympia Book Fair in 2000, Edmund spent twelve years with Pickering & Chatto before periods dealing under his own name and then three Covid-era years in the Human Sciences department at Bernard Quaritch Ltd. 

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Our stock overs a broad range of subjects, but concentrates especially on philosophy, politics, law, religion, and education, with a particular interest in books where some or all of these might be combined. While we cover a broad range of periods and languages, we specialise particularly in continental European works of the long eighteenth century, with a focus on French and Italian material. We issue two or three lists per year, which can be found on the Lists page, as well as a number of shorter online bulletins. A small but representative selection of our stock is also browsable via biblio.com, using the search link. If you would like to be added to our mailing list, to receive catalogues and news of book fairs and other events, please click the subscribe button below.