Published On Mar 17, 2020
In this episode I take you with me on a book hunt in New York City. Looking for rare and used books is all about the thrill of finding them. I also went to the launch of the movie The Booksellers, an insightful documentary about the rare book dealers of New York. Finally I met with Dorian, the owner of Westsider Books in Manhattan, a bookstore that is loved and supported by its community...
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Some useful links:
The Antiquarian Bookstore in Brussels where I bought a copy of the Book by Kahlil Gibran: Het Ivoren Aapje. Begijnhof 4, 1000 Brussel, +32 2 219 46 86 (no website)
If you are interested in purchasing the singed edition of the book The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran, that I saw in New York, you can find the link here: https://www.raptisrarebooks.com
Just fill out the author and title and you will also find several beautiful editions of the work of Kahlil Gibran.
One of the two books I bought came from Lux Mentis Booksellers. You should definitely check them out. www.luxmentis.com
Mercer Street Books New York: http://www.mercerstreetbooks.com
Albertine Bookstore (French and English) in New York: https://www.albertine.com
Bauman Rare Books New York: https://www.baumanrarebooks.com
Three Lives and company New York: http://www.threelives.com
Argosy old and rare books: https://www.argosybooks.com
Westsider Books and Records: http://westsiderbooks.com/newsevents....
Quad Cinema: https://quadcinema.com
Swann Auction Galleries: https://www.swanngalleries.com
The Booksellers website: https://booksellersdocumentary.com
The NY International Book Fair website: https://www.nyantiquarianbookfair.com
The West Sider Rag, the local community paper: https://www.westsiderag.com
Music in the background of this episode: On the way by Ian Post via https://artlist.io
I you are considering to have a new website for your bookstore, then you might want to check out this website: https://www.lebiblio.com
Also worthwhile to have a look:
Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America https://www.abaa.org
International League of Antiquarian Booksellers https://ilab.org/home