Symonds Rare Books Ltd

SYMONDS RARE BOOKS is the antiquarian bookshop of Thomas J. Symonds. Thomas has been dealing with rare books, as well as antiques, for more than forty years. Our company aims to offer a wide range of choice antiquarian items from early printed books, with a focus on science and philosophy; to medieval and Renaissance manuscripts, autographs, decorative prints and drawings.

All of our items have a fascinating story to tell. We are passionate about our books and we always try to present the most interesting and exquisite exemplars to our customers. Please, visit the Archive section of our website in order to see some of the outstanding books that have transited from here.

We also publish thematic catalogues focusing on special collections. In the dedicated section of the website, you will find a list of our previously published catalogues, including some of our finest exemplars on sale.