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Book Row: An Anecdotal and Pictorial History of the Antiquarian Book Trade | Marvin Mondlin, Roy Meador
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The city has eight million stories, and this one unfolds just south of 14th Street in Manhattan, mostly on the seven blocks of Fourth Avenue bracketed by Union Square and Astor Place. There, for nearly eight decades, from the 1890s to the 1960s, thrived a bibliophiles' paradise. They called it the New York Booksellers' Row, or, more commonly, Book Row. It's an American story, the story that this richly anecdotal historical memoir amiably tells: as American as the rags-to-riches tale of the Strand, which began its life as book stall on Eighth Street and today houses 2.5 million volumes in twelve miles of space. It's a story cast with colorful characters: like the horse-betting, poker-playing go-getter and book dealer George D. Smith; the irascible Russian-born book hunter Peter Stammer, the visionary Theodore C. Schulte; Lou Cohen, founder of the still-surviving Argosy Book Store; gentleman bookseller George Rubinowitz and his legendary shrewd wife Jenny. Rising rents, street crime, urban redevelopment, television-the reasons are many for the demise of Book Row, but in this volume, based on interviews with dozens upon dozens of the book people who bought, sold, and collected there, it lives again.
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Leftcoastzen
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#savvysettings #bookstore The Strand is the last one surviving.This is a history of NYCs book row that developed in 1890s to the 1920s & follows its decline in the 1960s. They were mostly on 4th Ave between Union Square & Astor place.The Strand started as a small stall on 8th.Still on TBR.

Liz_M Ooh, vintage merch! They are now up to “18 miles of books“! 3y
Leftcoastzen @Liz_M hilarious! Yep, it‘s an oldie! 3y
Eggs Perfect 🤩 3y
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Leftcoastzen
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Added value, it has a map!

megnews ❤️❤️❤️ 3y
CaffeineAndCandy ❤️❤️❤️ yay map 🎉 3y
PaperbackPirate 💙 🗺 3y
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Leftcoastzen
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I admit I‘m kinda picky about condition on books so I have very few library discards but how could I not buy a book about New York‘s book row ? Added value 2nd post .

DivineDiana You could not! ❤️📚❤️ 3y
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SW-T
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Mehso-so

A bit dry, but overall it‘s a tribute told in recollections, anecdotes, and photos about the rare and used book stores that populated New York City‘s Book Row from the 1890‘s to the 1960‘s. Sometimes the stories seem as if they were cut off or important details were left out, but they‘re still interesting.

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Tonton
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After lockdown ends, the first place I‘m going😎

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i.z.booknook
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For any #LondonLittens you must check out Cecil Court near Leicester Square. Home to 20-odd secondhand bookshops and the shop fronts haven‘t changed for over a century.

https://secretldn.com/cecil-court-history/

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Tanisha_A Wow! I'd love to visit one day! 6y
JazzFeathers Wow! Have to save this post for the next time l'll visit London. 6y
Itchyfeetreader How have I never been herr? 6y
FlowerFairy I just read this article, too! Someday I WILL make it to London and visit these shops! 6y
youneverarrived Thanks for posting this 💕 6y
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