Arthur Probsthain


Arthur Probsthain is an independent bookstore based in London.
It specializes in oriental and African antique books.

History

The bookstore was started in 1903 at Bury place by Arthur Probsthain and now bears his name. It has been located at 41 Great Russell Street since 1905.
The bookstore has been family owned for nearly a century and is today managed by Arthur Probsthain's nephew Michael Sheringham.
The bookstore claims to be one of the oldest oriental bookstore in London after Bernard Quaritch.

Collection

The bookstore has some 150,000 books.
Notable items in its collection include a handwritten Quran.
The bookstore featured in the 1991 novel The Feather Men by Ranulph Fiennes.