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The Littleviews' List of New York City Bookstores[ NEW YORK, NY - NYC - 5/13/2008 - www.Littleviews.com ]
New York is the publishing, intellectual, and educational capital of the United States and English-speaking world. If you like to read a wide-range of material as well as meet others in your fields of interest, consider visiting New York just to browse its bookstores, attend readings, and find related lectures.
Even street vendors sell books, most often publishers' closeouts (remainders) and used books. Need current, computer- and software-related books? You'll find a worthy selection of them at steep discount on the sidewalks of the Downtown Financial District. Do you love bookstores? Then check out the list below. While the list is never complete, it is quite comprehensive and was last checked for accuracy on December 10, 2007. Please let Littleviews know if you have shops to add or would like us to make a correction. Alabaster Books (used, rare, out-of-print) 122 4th Ave. 212-982-3550 Applause Books (scripts, screenplays, theater, musicals, monologues, song, speech) 211 W 71st St. 212-496-7511 Argosy (marine, maps, prints, history) 116 E 59th St. 212-753-4455 Asia Society and Museum (Oriental, books, gifts, art) 725 Park Ave. 212-288-6400 Bank Street College Bookstore (education, academic, children's) 610 West 112th St. 212-678-1654 Barnes&Noble B&N carries books on all subjects. Make a point of looking at their bargain books for great deals, B&N publications, and other outstanding treasures. Depending on your needs, some locations are more spectacular than others. Many have huge magazine sections and large music shops. Bauman Rare Books (out-of-print and rare books) 535 Madison Ave. 212-751-0011 Biography Book Shop (biographies, general interest, large remainders selection) 400 Bleecker St. 212-807-8655 Black Orchid Bookshop, The (mysteries, thrillers, new and used) 303 East 81st St. 212-734-5980 Bluestockings Bookstore (politics, gender studies, liberation movements, revolutions) 172 Allen St. 212-777-6028 Books of Wonder (children's) 16 W 18th St. 212-989-3270 Borders The largest shop is in the Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle. This chain appears to be morphing into an Amazon.com division. Carl Fischer (sheet music, scores, school band/orchistra scores, classical DVDs and CDs) 65 Bleecker St. 212-777-0900 Center for Book Arts (fine art books, small publishers) 28 West 27th St. 212-481-0295 Christian Publications Bookstore NYC (Christian books, Bibles, children's, music, videos, software) 315 West 43rd St. 212-582-4311 Complete Traveller Antiquarian Bookstore (rare and antique books on travel) 199 Madison Ave. 212-685-9007 Colony Music (huge selection of sheet music, karaoke, Broadway CDs, musical-related DVDs - this is a large and very interesting store!) 1619 Broadway 212-265-2050 Computer Book Works (computers, software) 78 Reade St. 212-385-1616 Corner Bookstore, The (children's, travel) 1313 Madison Ave. 212-831-3554 Creative Visions (gay, lesbian, bisexual) 548 Hudson 212-645-7573 Dahesh Heritage Fine Books (history, literature, Arabic, Spanish, French, German) 1775 Broadway 212-265-0600 Drama Book Shop (theater, film) 250 West 40th St. 212-944-0595 East West Yoga (Eastern religion, new age, self-improvement) Info on New York Yoga 78 5th Ave. 212-243-5994 Episcopal Book & Resource Center (Christianity, Episcopal) 815 2nd Ave. 212-661-4863 Fashion Design Books (fashion, sewing, art) 250 West 27th St. Fil Caravan (Middle Eastern, European, Russian culture, antiques) 240 E 56th St. 212-421-5972 Forbidden Planet (huge selection of comics, graphic novels, manga, which are comics from the East, role-playing games, anime, fantasy toys and figures, and costumes) 840 Broadway 212-473-1576 Frank Music Company (classical sheet music: chamber, full scores, piano, string, woodwind, voice, and study scores) 250 West 54th St. 212- 582-1999 Fred Wilson Chess Books (chess) 80 E 11th St. 212-533-6381 Gozlan's Sefer Israel (Hebrew language, Jewish culture) 28 West 27th St. 212-725-5890 Guggenheim, Solomon R. Soho Museum (art) 536 Broadway 212-219-9939 Hagstrom Map & Travel Center (publisher, maps, travel books) 51 W 43rd St. 212-398-1222 Housing Works Bookstore (used, rare, classics) 126 Crosby St. 212-334-3324 Imperial Fine Books (antiquarian books, leatherbound sets, fine bindings, rare editions, bookbinding repairs) 790 Madison Avenue 2nd Floor 212-861-6620 International Center of Photography Bookstore (photography) 1133 Ave of Americas 212-860-1767 Ivy's Books & Curiosities (new, used, children's, foreign-language) 2488 Broadway 212-362-8905 J. Levine Jewish Books and Judaica (Hebrew, Jewish) 5 W 30th St. 212-695-6888 Jeryl Metz, Books (collectable children's books) Books viewable by appointment only. 697 West End Ave., Apt. 13A 212-864-3055 Jim Hanley's Universe (comics) 4 W 33rd St. 212-268-7088 Hue-Man Bookstore & Cafe (African-American) 2319 Fredrick Douglass Blvd. 212-665-7400 Juilliard School Bookstore, The (music, sheet music) 60 Lincoln Center Plaza 212-799-5000 Kinokuniya Bookstore (Japanese, design, decorating, magazines, paper crafts, children's, gifts) 10 W 49th St. 212-765-7766 Kitchen Arts & Letters (cooking, food) 1435 Lexington Ave. 212-876-5550 Left Bank Books (used, rare, literary, photography, art, film) 304 W 4th St. 212-924-5638 Librairie de France (French, Spanish, languages, travel) 610 5th Ave., Rockefeller Center 212-581-8810 Luso-Brazilian Books (Spanish, Brazil, Portuguese, language, audio books) 560 West 180th St. 212-568-0151 Macondo Books (Spanish) 221 W 14th St. 212-741-3108 Manhattan Books (independent college bookstore, discount books) 150 Chambers Street 212-385-7395 Mercer Street Books & Records (used, architecture, design, art, photography, French literature, vinyl records) 206 Mercer Street 212-505-8615 McNally Robinson (general) 52 Prince St. 212-274-1160 Midtown Comics (comics) Two locations: 200 W. 40th Street (Corner of 7th Ave.) 459 Lexington Ave. (Corner of 45th Street) 212-302-8192 Murder Ink (mystery) 2486 Broadway 212-362-8905 Mysterious Book Shop, The (mystery) 212-587-1011 New York Public Library Shop (NYC books, gifts) And don't forget to browse at the Main Library and other renowned locations! 5th Ave and 42nd St. 212-930-0869 New York University Medical Center Bookstore (medical text books, medical items) 550 First Ave. in the Medical Sciences Building Oaklander Books (rare, out-of-print, periodicals, foreign language, posters, vintage advertising arts, type) 548 W. 28 Street, Suite 540 212-594-4210 Oriental Culture Enterprises Company (Oriental, Chinese) 13 Elizabeth 212-226-8461 Oscar Wilde Bookstore (gay, lesbian, bisexual) 15 Christopher St. 212-255-8097 Partners & Crime (mystery) 44 Greenwich 212-243-0440 Posman Books (publisher's bookstore) Grand Central Terminal on 42nd St. 212-983-1111 Quest Book Shop (Theosophy, mysticism, spiritual, new age) 240 E 53rd St. 212-758-5521 Revolution Books (Marxist, revolutionary struggles) 9 West 19th St. 212-691-3345 Richard B. Arkway (antique maps, globes, rare books) 59 E. 54th St. 212-751-8135 Rizzoli's (art, design, architecture) 31 W 57th St. 212-759-2424 Russica Bookstore and Art Gallery (Russian) 174 5th Ave. 212-924-5477 S F Vanni (Italian) 30 W 12th St. 212-675-6336 St. Marks Bookshop (fiction, philosophy, art, literary) 31 3rd Ave. 212-260-7853 St. Paul Catholic Book & Film Center (Catholic, Christian) 150 East 52nd St. 212-754-1110 Sam Ash: the Musical Instrument Megastore (sheet music, musical instruments) 160 West 48th St. 212-398-6052 Samuel French Bookstore (Samuel French plays) 45 W 25th St. 212-206-8990 Scholastic Publishing (children's, education) Worldwide Headquarters at 557 Broadway 212-343-6100 Shakespeare & Company Booksellers (Shakespeare) 716 Broadway 212-531-1330 Sister's Uptown Bookstore (African, African-American) 1942 Amsterdam 212-862-3680 Soul Brothers Boutique (African, African-American) 115 West 128th Street 212-749-9005 Strand Books (new and used, art, history, fiction) 828 Broadway 212-473-1452 Sufi Books (Sufi, philosophy) 227 W Broadway 212-334-5212 Teachers College Bookstore (children's, instructional) 1224 Amsterdam 212-678-3992 Three Lives Book Store (history, women literary) 154 W 10th St. 212-741-2069 Traveller's Complete Bookstore, The (travel, maps) 199 Madison Ave. 212-685-9007 United Nations Bookshop (world affairs, children's, educational, maps, travel, languages, gifts, world music) United Nations General Assembly Building E 45 St. and First Ave. 212-963-7680 U.S. Government Bookstore (incredible selection in fabulous location) Room 110, Federal Building, 26 Federal Plaza 212-264-3825 Urban Center Books (architecture, city planning) 457 Madison Ave. 212-935-3592 Ursus Books (rare, reference, antique prints, art) 981 Madison Ave. 212-772-8787 Village Comics (comics, action figures, model kits, illustration art) 163 Bleecker St. 212-772-27100 West Side Judaica (Hebrew language, Jewish) 2412 Broadway 212-362-7846 |
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