PY Rare Books was launched in 2017 after I spent more than ten years working with Shapero Rare Books.
Thanks to its specialist knowledge, PY Rare Books has now become the book dealer outside Russia holding the largest stock of works pertaining to the history, culture and politics of the Russian Empire and its neighbouring regions (such as Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia, Russian America, the Pacific...).
Operating from London, we are able to offer rare Russian literature, important works on the history of the Empire and its regions, striking examples of Russian art from Coronation albums to Ballet Russe and the Avant-Garde, and richly illustrated accounts of travels and explorations.
We aim to provide our customers with the highest quality of service and a straightforward approach to collecting. We focus on rare, unusual and attractive books and prints, occasionally maps and autographs.
Feel free to contact us - in Russian, French, German or English.
Pierre-Yves Guillemet
Thanks to its specialist knowledge, PY Rare Books has now become the book dealer outside Russia holding the largest stock of works pertaining to the history, culture and politics of the Russian Empire and its neighbouring regions (such as Eastern Europe, Caucasus, Central Asia, Russian America, the Pacific...).
Operating from London, we are able to offer rare Russian literature, important works on the history of the Empire and its regions, striking examples of Russian art from Coronation albums to Ballet Russe and the Avant-Garde, and richly illustrated accounts of travels and explorations.
We aim to provide our customers with the highest quality of service and a straightforward approach to collecting. We focus on rare, unusual and attractive books and prints, occasionally maps and autographs.
Feel free to contact us - in Russian, French, German or English.
Pierre-Yves Guillemet
One of our favorite images in Russian illustrated books: the balcony of the Kremlin in 1883, during the festivities for the coronation of Tsar Alexander III
