William Reese, Honey & Wax, and Peter Harrington on the Move
William Reese Company
Rare book dealer William Reese Company has moved from New Haven to an expansive new gallery and office space in the heart of Manhattan’s thriving rare book community
After nearly five decades in New Haven the William Reese Company officially opens at its new home in New York City today.
The firm’s new home is an 8th floor gallery and office space at 14 East 60th Street in the former Hotel Fourteen, immediately adjacent to what used to be the Copacabana Club. The characterful interior of the new space retains echoes of its former life as an elegant hotel and is illuminated by a triptych of vertical window bays, hallmarks of the building’s early 20th-century Beaux-Arts design.
William Reese Company will transition from by appointment only operations to regular retail hours from 10am until 6pm Monday to Friday.
“Relocating to New York brings us closer to our clients and peers while reaffirming our longstanding commitment to the preservation of printed American history and original manuscript material” said James Cummins, co-owner.
Also relocating is Honey & Wax Booksellers who announced their move on Instagram earlier this week saying: "Goodbye, Gowanus, we had some great times! After fourteen years in Brooklyn, Honey & Wax is officially on the move to Philadelphia this month. Come visit us once we get ourselves unpacked and shim all these bookcases!"
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Courtesy of Miguel McSongwe, BFA
The opening party at the new Peter Harrington premises in New York
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Honey & Wax
Honey & Wax's photo announcing their relocation announcement
Peter Harrington, which had a soft opening at 35 East 67th Street in New York earlier this year just before the New York International Antiquarian Book Fair, fully opened last week and will be led by Ben Houston who has moved across from the UK.
To celebrate its first permanent American gallery occupying the entire third floor of a Beaux-Arts Manhattan townhouse, the firm has issued a new catalogue New York – A New Chapter of 50 fine items. Many of these books and manuscripts are on display at the new gallery.
“The US has long been central to our business, about 40% of our customers are based in the US, and the market is worth around US$20 million a year to us,” said Pom Harrington, owner of Peter Harrington. “After nearly 30 years of visiting US book fairs and building strong relationships, opening a permanent New York gallery felt like the natural next chapter, a real commitment to our American clients and the rare book community.”
