Our bookstore tour started at the strand, located at 828 broadway, at the corner of e 12th st. Welcome to argosy bookstore, manhattans hidden gem cbs news. Argosy book store 116 e 59th st, new york, ny 10022. Argosy book store 116 east 59th street new york, ny 10022 212 753 4455.
The store also makes an appearance in the 2018 film can you ever forgive me. As a former owner of a childrens book shop, i could not wait to get to 59th street so that i could delve deeply into this family history, which. Vertigo argosy book shop january 17, 2011 citysleuth. Browse and buy a vast selection of cinema books and collectibles on. On our main floor and basement we have over 60,000 outofprint books on all subjects fiction, biography, art, architecture, poetry, philosophy, etc. Browse six floors containing walls and shelves full of thousands of. A small selection of our materials are available online, but these are merely a sampling of the vast quantity of maps, sea charts, atlases and globes in our collection. The strand is a true legend in nyc and it has been in business since 1927. The store, also noted for a wide selection of bargain books, has its own framing and shipping. Argosy book store, founded in 1925, is now in its third generation of family ownership. The cohen family manhattans hidden bookstore pictures.
Argosy book store is now in its third generation of family ownership. Argosy books new york city 2020 all you need to know. Argosy bookstore manhattans hidden bookstore pictures. Located at 116 east 59th street in midtown manhattan, it occupies an entire sixstory townhouse with various sales floors specializing in first editions, americana, leather bindings, antique maps and prints, and autographs. I have been going there for many years and can spend hours browsing the rare books section or still better the rare maps section upstairs. This is your source for quality argosy university apparel and merchandise. Littered throughout the city, each has its own unique history and facts, but argosy books, not far from the original rizzoli, holds the title of oldest bookstore in new york city. He recalled that the mckittrick hotel was built by a rich married man for a young girl, carlotta. The argosy bookstore has been in business for 91 years now.
There was something special about those old buildings. One day in late december, i was sitting at a small table on the fifth floor of the argosy bookshop, on east fiftyninth street, with the three beautiful sistersjudith lowry, naomi hample, and. Items ordered from argosy book store nyc since 1925 may be subject to tax in certain states, based on the state to which the order is shipped. Rare nyc bookstore new york in midtown manhattan, squeezed in between the skyscrapers on east 59th street, is a sixstory literary oasis. Argosy, they say proudly, is the oldest bookstore in the city. I have found 17th century maps of switzerland, my country of residence, there, as well as old prints of china. Argosy book store, nyc new york citys oldest independent bookseller, est.
Back in the day the family would all pile into the back of dads old pickup and rattle into town. Home to one of the citys most extensive collections of antique printed matter, argosy has been around and run by the same family since 1925. Argosy booksellers is part of the selection of walthers cornerstone brick storefront building kitss patterned after those youll find in towns across the continent. Argosy is owned by three sisters who inherited the business from their father.
Our enormous stock of antiquarian and outofprint items fills a sixfloor building in midtown manhattan and a large warehouse in brooklyn. We can ship directly to you or to the doorstep of the student on your list. If an item is subject to sales tax, in accordance with state tax laws, the tax is generally calculated on the total selling price of each individual item, including shipping and handling charges, gift. It is a thrill to be able to be writing about the argosy bookstore. Piles of additional books, waiting for someone to put them in their places, are strewn in disarray over reading tables made of heavy wood which are positioned throughout the store.
A small selection of our materials are available online, but these are merely a sampling of the many thousands. It has some 300,000 titles arranged on hundreds of shelves sprawling over seven floors. Our 5th floor features our first editions department, including english and american firsts from the. The argosy bookstore is an independent, familyowned bookstore that has managed to remain in the heart of manhattans most expensive real estate in an era of online retail and reading. Argosy book store in new york, ny get driving directions to 116 e 59th st new york, ny 10022. We carry a wide range of irish interest books and maps as well as a full range of uk published trade titles. The argosy book store is new york citys oldest independent bookstore. Argosy book store, abaa, ilab abebooks new york, ny, u.
All of those fancy details and trim left an impression, even on the kids. Browse and buy a vast selection of 20th century books and collectibles on. That argosy books still survives in its current location borders on a miracle. The argosy gallery, located on the second floor of the book store, has one of the most extensive collections of works on paper available in new york city. Unit 12 north park, north road, finglas, dublin 11. Argosy book store we are a large retail store, with 6 floors of outofprint and rare. Argosy is irelands only independent book wholesaler. Browse and buy a vast selection of nazi books and collectibles on.
In addition to everything here, we have thousands more that are not yet listed anywhere. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the. Scottie and midge visit pop leibel konstantin shayne, owner of the argosy book store to find out if he knew who carlotta valdes was. Argosy bookstore, 1925 manhattans hidden bookstore. They had a child who he took in but he turned carlotta out. The argosy gallery, located on the second floor of the book store, has one of the most extensive collections of antique maps in new york city. Official argosy book store website article in the new yorker. Argosy bookstore, 2016 manhattans hidden bookstore. A carousel is a rotating set of images, rotation stops on keyboard focus on carousel tab controls or. Argosy book storethis midtown bookstore makes it easy to spend an entire day inside. Overlooking the main floor is a mezzanine housing fine bindings and leatherbound sets. At argosy university, students enjoy a collegial, supportive academic environment that emphasizes teaching and practical training.
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