BookFlow.com is an online bookstore selling top-quality digital reproductions of rare books.

A Warm Welcome

Dear Fellow Rare Book Enthusiast,

All of us at BookFlow.com are thrilled you are here!

As you explore our website, you will discover that BookFlow.com is truly a labor of love. We are pleased to present a selection of the finest and rarest books for your consideration and enjoyment.

Our philosophy can be summed up in one simple statement: we love rare books as much as you do. Our mission at Bookflow.com is to provide digital copies of desireable rare books in the highest quality and most popular formats available. We scour libraries, antiquarian bookstores, and private collections from across the globe in order to bring you the finest selection of classical art, literature, novels, and non-fiction. Each book we select is a gem in its respective category.

Please view our entire catalogue, and if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions do not hesitate to contact us at CustomerService@BookFlow.com. We are always happy to hear from our customers.

Sincerely,

Matthew C. Lawyer
Co-Founder & Manager of IP Assets

Michael R. Lawyer
Co-Founder & President

The Origins of BookFlow.com

BookFlow.com began as a traditional upscale bookstore in New York. It was founded in 1899 by Grover C. Lawyer and Wellington J. Lawyer, with the help of their father, David C. Lawyer, a successful businessman.

Many of the books from that store were eventually passed down to Grover's son, David A. Lawyer. In 1929 when the Great Depression hit America, David was 23 years old and, like many Americans at the time, looking for a good way to make a living. Starting with the books he inherited, he founded a bookstore in Altadena, a suburb of Los Angeles.

An advertisement promised, "We will undertake to procure for you any book desired. We can succeed in this where others cannot..." Gradually, his inventory of books swelled to over 25,000. He started another bookstore in the San Francisco Bay Area with his friend Herbert Bell. The College Bookstore, founded in 1935, was the first bookstore that catered to Stanford University students, and still sells books today at 536 Emerson St. in downtown Palo Alto.

David A. Lawyer passed away in 1995, leaving a large collection of books to his grandchildren, including Matthew and Michael Lawyer. In 1997, Matthew and Michael began sharing their book collection with the world, using modern technology to closely replicate the experience of reading the original book. Their proprietary process is slow, tedious, and expensive, but worth it.

Rare books are becoming rarer all the time. More and more are lost, destroyed, and damaged as the years pass. We have carefully chosen the rarest and most beautiful specimens for your enjoyment. Some of these are in better condition than any other copy in existence. We are continually searching book stores, auctions, and estate sales across the globe in our quest for especially desirable books.

In 1899, David C. Lawyer probably never imagined there would one day be the "internet" through which people would share classical art and literature. But here we are in the 21st century. Today, more than 100 years later, his great-great-grandchildren are continuing the family tradition of passion for great books.