Abuja Market February 2008, photograph taken by Michael Graves-Johnston
For more than 30 years, Michael Graves-Johnston Antiquarian & Rare Books has sourced the finest examples
of books, manuscripts and photographs in the fields of Africana, Oceania and Egyptology for many important
public and private collections. These include leading libraries and institutions worldwide, such as the
National Museum of African Art
at the Smithsonian, Washington DC;
Northwestern University Library
of Evanston, Illinois; the
British Library,
London; the
Bibliotheque Nationale,
Paris; the
American University, Cairo;
as well as institutions in Australia, Hawaii, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, East and South Africa and across Europe.
Michael Graves-Johnston, a Philosophy graduate of
Trinity College, Dublin,
has travelled extensively throughout western Africa. For many years, he has served on the board of
the governing council of the
Antiquarian Booksellers Association
(ABA) and is chairman of the internet committee of the ABA. He is an affiliate of the prestigious
International League of Antiquarian Booksellers
(ILAB) and is currently serving on that organisation’s internet committee. He has written articles on the biannual
ILAB congresses and on early
African travel literature.
Books and catalogues can be sent worldwide. Books may be viewed by
appointment. Payment is accepted by Visa, Mastercard, American Express, UK
Sterling cheques, and bank transfers.
Valuations
Valuations are done for insurance and probate..
Conservation
Advice on all aspects of book and paper conservation.
Restoration
Advice on all aspects of book and paperrestoration.
Shipping
Shipping undertaken to all parts of the world.
Insurance
Advice given on collection and library insurance.
Cataloguing
Cataloguing of collections of any size can be undertaken.