Welcome to Stephen Butler Rare Books and Manuscripts
<p>Our collections include Medieval and Renaissance manuscripts and early printed Continental and English books. You will also find later manuscript texts and other books of related interest, such as bibliography. All of our books and manuscripts are authenticated and guaranteed to be genuine. The book search will take you to our book inventory listed on abe books where you can search our stock.
We hope that you will find something to add to your collection. However, not all of our stock is listed on the website. If you have specific interests, please contact us or complete the sign-up form and we will add you to our mailing list. This will ensure that you receive early notification of new and recently added books and manuscripts.</p>
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FEATURED COLLECTIONS
C12th - C13th manuscripts
C14th -C16th manuscripts
Partial bifolium C15th from Breviary, Germany, with later annotations.
C14th -C16th manuscripts
Two illuminated historiated initials on a C15th leaf – Prologue to Job [Bible]
C14th -C16th manuscripts
Single leaf from the so-called ‘Carondelet Breviary’ 1458 from the scribe Jean d’Aussert