05/02/2026
Phillip J. Pirages Fine Books & Medieval Manuscripts
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We sell illuminated medieval manuscripts and rare books including incunabula, fine bindings, private Phillip J.
Pirages Fine Books and Medieval Manuscripts was established in 1978 on a ping pong table in a basement in Kalamazoo, Michigan. From the beginning, its founder was willing to sell a range of material (both because this approach made the work more educational than otherwise and because it gave him a good excuse for not being an expert in any particular specialty). Over the years, the business has gr
07/22/2025
Featured in this week’s shortlist: Cuneo binding on “A Picturesque Tour in the Mountains of the High Pyrenees” by Joseph Hardy (1825).
07/15/2025
Velvet and embossed paper binding on a German Hymnal (1846).
The NY Times says a Medieval Book of Hours is the "Collectors' New Must-Have." (gift article). If you must have one of these, we can help!
11/07/2023
New Catalogue - Omar Khayyam -
New Catalogue - Omar Khayyam Today we share a new catalogue of some 300 editions of one of the world’s most enduring works, The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam.
06/06/2023
Weekly Short List -
Weekly Short List This week’s New Arrivals List features items from five centuries, beginning with a ca. 1487 imprint and including rare books and finely-bound extra-illustrated sets (one with presidential documents).
05/16/2023
Weekly Short List -
Weekly Short List Our latest new Weekly Short List features a wide range of material, including an intricately sculpted silver binding, gorgeous Cosway-style bindings, and a unique copy of a vellum printed work in a Lortic binding.
05/09/2023
Weekly Short List -
Weekly Short List Our latest new Weekly Short List features items from the 16th, 17th, 19th, and 20th centuries, with beautiful bindings, a group of one hundred woodcuts, and a Papal Bull.
04/25/2023
Additional Items for the New York Book Fair -
Additional Items for the New York Book Fair The fair is this weekend and we had extra room in our trunks. Click the button below to see the list of additional items we will have on display.
04/18/2023
Weekly Short List - Birthday Picks -
Weekly Short List - Birthday Picks Our latest new Weekly Short List features a wide range of selections starting at $250 by our extraordinary office manager, Tammy Opheim.
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