We are all set up for the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair. Come visit us today and tomorrow in booth 406! #sabf2025

Looking forward to the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair October 18-19th. Stop by our booth for a complimentary pencil and our printed list of Seattle highlights.

Up next! See you there?

Come visit our exhibition table in Arlington, Virginia at the German Studies Association annual conference. We’re here through Sunday to chat rare books! @thegsa.bsky.social #thegsa2025

In January, I bought from Mark Funke @funkebooks.bsky.social @FunkeBooks the early theatrical writings of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing. Rare item, masterfully catalogued, lovingly packaged--with pencil One of the nicest as well as best rare book dealers! Give him a follow 2/2

re: independent booksellers: see Mark Funke @funkebooks.bsky.social @FunkeBooks latest 18th-century fresh sheet (funkebooks.com/fresh/). His printed catalogues, designed by Joanna Funke, are masterpieces of graphics as well as erudition. Review: rarebookhub.com/revi... 1/2

For international cat day we present this classic 16th century printer’s mark: funkebooks.com/shop/famous-...

Our Fresh Sheet of 18th Century Books is now available. Please click below for 39 early books reasonably priced from $75 to $1,250 and on interesting topics such as maritime navigation, American juvenile history, maps of Corsica, and the all-encompassing "on wisdom." funkebooks.com/fresh-sheet/...

One of our favorite bookplates from a Fresh Sheet of 18th Century Books, which launches Monday. 39 reasonably priced early books from $75 to $1,250. DM to be placed on the distribution list.

Our new catalogue on telephone and computer history is now available. Please view here: funkebooks.com/lists/Signal...

Come visit us at the RBMS Booksellers’ Showcase at Yale University. 9am-4pm today! @rbmsinfo.bsky.social #rbms2025

Thank you kindly! We try to price reasonably, especially when condition warrants it. We also do not use third-party resellers such as Abe or EBay and that keeps costs down. Find our early books here: funkebooks.com/product-cate...

Come see us and our books in person at one of the below events! Hope to see you soon.

Do you enjoy our catalogues? Below is our release schedule through Summer 2026. Visit our website for all past catalogues!

Our new list of 17th century books is now live. Please take a look and perhaps there is something for you! funkebooks.com/fresh/

A Fresh Sheet of 35 books from the 17th century launches tomorrow. Depicted is Edward Brown's "Account of Several Travels Through a Great Part of Germany" from 1677. #abaa #rarebooks #oldiesbutgoodies

Brand new limited edition Funkebooks #blackwingpencil Available with any book order or at #rbms2025 booksellers’ showcase @rbmsinfo.bsky.social

Happy International Workers’ Day! funkebooks.com/lists/Funke_...

Our latest catalogue is now available! Please click below: funkebooks.com/lists/Funke_...

A gorgeous collection of 20th century German books offered for sale by @funkebooks.bsky.social; of interest to all #skystorians and #bookhistory scholars: funkebooks.com/lists/Funke_...

Archive of Austro-Hungarian War College Battle Plans (1909-1913). From our upcoming catalogue of the 20th Century in Germany launching tomorrow! DM to be placed on the mailing list. #abaa #rarebooks #mapsarecool

Coming soon! Our new catalogue on Germany in the 20th century. DM to be placed in the distribution list. Design by Funke Design.

Squeeeee! Amazing stuff. 📜 #Judaica #rarebooks

Our newest catalogue: The Rare Book Collection of Dr. Felix Guggenheim. Fifty highlights from a lifetime of collecting Judaica and Germanistic. funkebooks.com/lists/guggen...

A characteristically beautiful catalogue, full of tempting items. Some great finds!

#rarebookssf opens momentarily. Come visit us in San Francisco all weekend long for the launch of our new printed catalogue!

Our latest print catalogue is launching at #rarebookssf this weekend. Come see the Dr. Guggenheim collection of Judaica and Germanistic at booth C-2. Catalogue design by Funke Design.

New year, new luggage for serious books. Anyone stealing it hoping for cameras or high end electronics will be sorely disappointed!

For some weekend reading, perhaps we can interest you in our newest catalogue of rare books: funkebooks.com/lists/polivka/

another intellectually and visually impressive achievement!

Wonderful catalog here from Mark Funke, Bookseller

Now available: Our newest catalogue on the history of engineering. The early printing collection of Jaroslav Polivka (1886-1960). funkebooks.com/lists/polivka

Happy to help ;-) Operators are standing by…

Launching Wednesday: The early printing collection of Jaroslav Polivka (1886-1960). Polivka was Frank Lloyd Wright's structural engineer and is best known for his work on the Guggenheim Museum in New York. DM to be placed on the catalogue distribution list. #abaa #rarebooks #historyofengineering

Our new catalogue of early engineering books will launch this Wednesday. DM to be placed on the list. #abaa #rarebooks #historyofengineering

We are set up for the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair. Come visit us today and tomorrow in booth 406!

We are packed for the Seattle Antiquarian Book Fair on October 26th & 27th. 16 boxes of delicious temptations will be making the 16 hour drive north. DM us if you need complimentary tickets - we have three left! #havebookswilltravel #bookfairseason #whatsinthebox

Take a look at your friendly bookseller’s TBR pile that we recently picked up @thegsa.bsky.social conference in Atlanta. Books by Jill Twerk, Gerd Horten, Markus Friedrich, Peter Hess, @adamblacklerwy.bsky.social and Paul Peucker. What’s in your TBR pile?

We are all set up in Atlanta for the German Studies Conference. Swing by to say „hallo“ and view rare German books! #thegsa2024 #gsa2024

Curious about our upcoming events and catalogue themes? We updated our schedule through Summer 2025 and you can view it here: funkebooks.com/events/ Our next event is the German Studies Association conference in Atlanta on September 26-29. Hope to see you there. #thegsa2024

I have created a Starter Pack. I tried to design it to appeal to general used and independent bookstores, but with a leaning towards rare and collectible books. Book collectors in general may find it inviting, though. So, please do send it to anyone who fits those criteria: go.bsky.app/DLyksnY

Our new Fresh Sheet: Latin America from Exploration to Science Fiction is now available. 20 new arrivals for your perusal: funkebooks.com/fresh-sheet/...

Small Press Peruvian Poetry. First separate edition of Jorge Eduardo Eielson's long prose poem inspired by the medieval epic Chanson de Roland. One of 300 copies. In our Fresh Sheet launching Friday: "Latin America from Exploration to Science Fiction". DM to be added to the list.

Launching this Friday: Latin America From Exploration to Science Fiction. A fresh sheet of books from the 19th and 20th centuries. Depicted is a 1951 book on hypnotism in Mexico. Stay tuned and DM if you'd like to be added to the distribution list.

[Aliyah. Information for Palestine Emigrants] This publication is a practical guide from 1936 for German Jews desiring to return to Israel. Coming to the German Studies conference in Atlanta Sept. 26-29. Visit our booth there! #raregermanbooks #thegsa2024

Two strange dissertations coming to Atlanta for the German Studies Association conference September 26-29 #thegsa2024 Rabbits on Cocaine having their Eyeballs Tattooed. And, Attempted Suicide by Hanging in Mental Institutions. #raregermanbooks #thegsa2024

German Samoa was a German colony from 1900 to 1920. This business directory was printed in 1903 in Apia. Exceedingly scarce. OCLC locates 0 copies in North Am. This item will be exhibited in Atlanta at the German Studies Association conference Sept. 26-29. #raregermanbooks #thegsa2024

Bored? Read newly digitized Einstein:

This is pretty cool and interesting:

What am I doing today? Ohh just cataloging a German medical dissertation about rabbits on cocaine having their eyeballs tattooed… Prep for #thegsa2024 in Atlanta September 26-29. #booksellerlife