New York Bookstores

If you love New York Bookstores. There ain’t nothing like browsing the stacks here.

It’s literary overload.

As a enthusiastic reader from a tender young age, the thought of not being in close vicinity to Bookstores would be deeply disturbing.

Our preparedness comes not so much through what we have, but what we know. The idea that you can depend on talking heads of the TV news or talk show variety, to educate and inform you on anything but a superficial or surface level is just crazy.

In order for you to understand anything or anyone else with or without direct experience, visiting these repositories of knowledge would be a good thing.

The New York books you can discover offer a endless variety of human activities and endeavors. Including but not limited to art, dance, film, music, restaurants and theater.

Old & Rare Books

For the benefit of readers with tight schedules or short attention spans, we offer the following places for your consideration:

Argosy Book Store
Between Lexington & Park Ave.)
116 East 59th Street
New York, NY 10022
T: 212-753-4455

http://www.argosybooks.com

Located down the block from Bloomingdales, they have been around since 1925. These guys specialize in autographs, old & rare books, antique maps & prints. Truly one of the Best Places in the World for these things.

Bauman Rare Books
(between 53rd & 54th St)
535 Madison Ave # 1
New York, NY 10022-4212
(212) 751-0011

http://www.baumanrarebooks.com

Bauman has been in the antiquarian book biz since 1973. If you have a desire for first editions, childrens books, literary classics or anything else. You have come to the right setting.

JN Bartfield Fine Books
30 W 57th St # 3
New York, NY 10019-3916
(212) 245-8890

http://www.bartfield.com

Located around the corner from the Plaza Hotel. Bartfield has been buying and selling books prints and paintings since 1937. They trade in all categories of books, prints and manuscripts. An antiquarian book lovers Paradise Found.

Strand Book Store
(At 12th St.)
828 Broadway
New York, NY 10003
(212) 473-1452

http://www.strandbooks.com

The Strand is a perennial. They have been around since 1927. A family business in an age of Big Box Blandness. New, used and rare books. There is something for everyone here.