About Us

At mark funke, bookseller we buy and sell rare and fine books, archives, manuscripts, photographs, ephemera, and other assorted paper. Our customers include private collectors as well as libraries and research institutions around the world.

Philosophy

Books, photo albums, diaries, and other paper objects are the very essence of history. We believe in the value of these physical objects. For many artifacts with cultural and historical significance, there is no digital substitute. We source our material worldwide, with an emphasis on paper from continental Europe.

Get to know us and meet our team.

Our Approach

We do not list material with any third-party resellers. Our books are only available directly from us.

Our newest books, updated on a regular basis, are available on our online fresh sheet, which is intended for serendipity and scouting.

Items are also offered through thematic illustrated catalogues. New catalogues are issued regularly. If you are on our mailing list, we will email you once a new catalogue is issued. We strive to update the catalogues to reflect what items are sold, reserved, or available. Here you can find our upcoming catalogue schedule.

Only a small portion of our stock is listed on our website. We welcome visitors by appointment to our office in Mill Valley, where you will find hundreds of uncatalogued high-quality scholarly books that are not available anywhere else.

We pride ourselves on personal service and value a direct relationship with every customer. Please reach out and we will answer any question you may have. We would love to stay in touch, please sign up for our mailing list here.

How to Order

Customers worldwide may place orders by contacting us directly: info@funkebooks.com or +1.206.632.1535.

U.S. based customers may place orders directly through this website.

To ensure availability and reserve an item, please call or email.

Our mailing address is:

Representative Customers

• German Federal Government
• Akademie der Wissenschaften
• Harvard University
• Yale University
• Stanford University
• Hoover Institution
• University of Southern California
• University of Chicago
• University of California
• Indiana University
• Johns Hopkins University
• University of Iowa
• Texas A&M University
• University of Toronto
• Virginia Tech
• Seattle Public Library
• American Antiquarian Society 

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Die Geschichte der Menschheit konnte nur geschrieben werden, weil es Papier gibt. Bücher, Fotoalben, Tagebücher oder auch andere Gegenstände aus Papier, bilden das Herzstück der Geschichte. Wir schätzen den Wert dieser Gegenstände. Für viele Artefakte, gerade bei solchen die kulturell oder historisch bedeutend sind, ist eine digitale Version einfach kein Ersatz. Wir erwerben unsere Materialien weltweit, vom Profanen bis hin zum Erlesenen, wobei wir uns besonders auf Papier aus Kontinentaleuropa spezialisieren.

Hier im Antiquariat Mark Funke kaufen und verkaufen wir seltene und wertvolle Bücher, Archive, Manuskripte, Fotografien, Sammlerobjekte und andere ausgesuchte Papiergegenstände. Zu unserer Kundschaft gehören unter anderem Private Sammler, Bibliotheken und Forschungsinstitute aus aller Welt. Wir wünschen Ihnen viel Freude und freuen uns auf Ihre Bestellung.