About to Michael Graves-Johnston Antiquarian and Rare books

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.