Book Hunting in New York

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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: 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: www.mercerstreetbooks.com
Albertine Bookstore (French and English) in New York: www.albertine.com
Bauman Rare Books New York: www.baumanrarebooks.com
Three Lives and company New York: www.threelives.com
Argosy old and rare books: www.argosybooks.com
Westsider Books and Records: westsiderbooks.com/newsevents....
Quad Cinema: quadcinema.com
Swann Auction Galleries: www.swanngalleries.com
The Booksellers website: booksellersdocumentary.com
The NY International Book Fair website: www.nyantiquarianbookfair.com
The West Sider Rag, the local community paper: www.westsiderag.com
Music in the background of this episode: On the way by Ian Post via artlist.io
I you are considering to have a new website for your bookstore, then you might want to check out this website: www.lebiblio.com
Also worthwhile to have a look:
Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America www.abaa.org
International League of Antiquarian Booksellers ilab.org/home

Пікірлер: 31

@tchassakamga 4 жыл бұрын

I can't believe this was all produced by one man :) This was literally a short movie! Plus the interview AND the information about book hunts. I enjoyed watching this thoroughly. Glad you were able to make your trip in time. I love how you promote these businesses that provide relevant assets to the world of books. Thank you for taking us on this journey and looking forward to more.

@BoldBooksandBones 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you Kamga for your kind words!

@Nancy-er2bg 4 жыл бұрын

Love the bookstore revival! Browsing isn’t possible online, you have to be able to turn your head in a place where you’re surrounded by books!! And friendly, bright, knowledgeable staff are everything! Love the shout out to Aubrey Plaza doppelgänger, RACHEL

@BoldBooksandBones 4 жыл бұрын

Hi Nancy Jean, I fully agree with you. Browsing through books in a nice bookstore is the best! 🤘👍⭐️ Thank you for sharing your thoughts here ⭐️⭐️⭐️

@patrickkelly5004 Жыл бұрын

Next time you are in New York City, check out Strand Bookstore. The chap you interviewed at Westsider mentioned Strand in passing. I visited the store in the mid 80s, and was blown away by the vast inventory. It's a place I could have spent days and days browsing, but I only had minutes at that time.

@Carterofmars Жыл бұрын

8 miles of books; quite literally.

@gracedifford 4 жыл бұрын

I had booked to go to New York for the first time in October but I just found out that our flight has been cancelled due to Covid. Book hunting was one of my main plans. Thank you for this wonderful film, for now I will have to just experience book hunting in New York through you xxxx

@peaceevol 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the video, as a former curbside/ book store vendor, it really was an uplift. Those days in the 80 and 90s were a wonderful time I would not trade for anything

@BoldBooksandBones 8 ай бұрын

Hello @peaceevol, thank you for sharing your thoughts! You had a wonderful time back then 🤩👍 I wish sometimes that I could have my own bookshop. Maybe one day? Did you know that I also made two more episodes about English bookstores in the south of France 🇫🇷 If you would be interested, here are the links: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jtFkpr2JzJe7gHk.htmlsi=-I8sneGjWYH-WVNJ and kzfaq.info/get/bejne/irdharyQydnGgGg.htmlsi=1N8ZAvAgJHMn9Zso I wish you a wonderful day 🌟Lieven 📚📘📖🌟

@Carterofmars Жыл бұрын

Reading The Prophet now. It's changing me.

@MasonA2358 3 жыл бұрын

My grandma used to collect rare books, sadly when she passed away I was not able to gather a lot of them and now they are sitting in my aunt's basement.

@BoldBooksandBones 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Mason A, Thank you for sharing this story… you know, these books that belonged to your grandma… they are not just books… they are human voices from the past… if you have the chance, go and revive them… :-) Warm regards, Lieven (Bold Books and Bones)

@fearnobodyandtrustnoone 3 жыл бұрын

Please support your local bookstores (old & New) as much as you can. Happy reading 📔📕🤓📖📗📕📕📔📗📘📙📚📓📒

@BoldBooksandBones 3 жыл бұрын

I could not agree more Michael L!!! :-)

@fizzgigsanchez561 3 жыл бұрын

I have a book called Deep Waters autobiography of a sea captain by Ernest Pryce Mitchell. It was his copy of the book. I also have the the sequel to it that was never published I have all correspondence between Mitchell and the publisher.

@BoldBooksandBones 3 жыл бұрын

That sounds great! Thank you for sharing. I wish you a nice day... 🌟📚

@jintsfan 3 жыл бұрын

Fine words. Take care.

@BoldBooksandBones 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Jints Fan for your kind words! Enjoy your day.

@billg7492 3 жыл бұрын

Great Video , but the Loud Music was a little off putting. When you think of books you think QUIET like a Library not loud like a Disco. Other than the Music your video was very interesting. Thanks

@BoldBooksandBones 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Bill G, thank you for your feedback. Yes I’m working on how to integrate the music and sound. I don’t master this yet. Work in progress 😊 Your feedback is very welcome.

@AnhTuPhucDerrickHoangCanada Жыл бұрын

I watched the ninth gate Lol

@gabrielplattes6253 3 жыл бұрын

Auction is king, trade is an arse... That inscribed prophet is not 'worth' the asking price, it IS the asking price. You could gain a first of De re metallica for that sum, at auction (if you're a little lucky)... 😜✌️