Use the tabs or the previous and next buttons to change the displayed slide. Argosy book store is now in its third generation of family ownership. Our main store is located at the corner of 12th street and broadway. New yorks beloved, independent, unionbusting bookstore. Browse for strand books coupons at goodshop for purchasing new and used books, rare and out of print books and art books. Theyre picky about what they buy, so even used books are in good if not better than good condition. All our physical stores and our online store are temporarily closed. Clothing, kitchenware, totes, book accessories, and other gifts from the strand. Strand books is a onestop shop for everything practical and functional, but of course, stylish and unique. New, unsigned books will ship immediately from our distributore.
Our enormous stock of antiquarian and outofprint items fills a sixfloor building in midtown manhattan and a large warehouse in brooklyn. Fred bass takes us round the vast and marvellous collection of new and rare books. Located just a few blocks from atlantic avenue, this familyrun store carries all kinds of books its childrens section is. If you have difficulty accessing content on this website, please contact us at 6622362262 and we will strive to. In a corner of the rare book room, youll find a little hallway of.
The 15 best bookstores in new york city foursquare. Start making a big difference in your bills, when you purchase product with strand books coupons. Anyone in a dumb strand tshirt or hoodie, or hat, or shorts will tell you that this is a great independent book store, but the fact of the matter is that its got a very unimpressive selection thats presided over by some of the rudest people ive ever encountered in retail. Browse through our site to know more about the huge collection we have in store for you. New books, used books, rare books, out of print books, art books, and childrens books since 1927. All of our stock is donated, and we are staffed almost entirely by volunteers, so 100% of our profits go to fund housing works lifesaving services. Second story books outofprint, used and rare books in. Follow their account to see all their photos and videos. We are currently closed by the state of new york due to the covid19 pandemic.
The strand was founded in 1927 when freds father, benjamin bass, a son of lithuanian immigrants, became enamored of books during his lunch breaks from a fabric store job on fourth avenue, then. We are open mondaysaturday 10am to dusk and sundays 11 am to dusk, weather permitting. See 2367 photos and 587 tips from 38163 visitors to strand bookstore. In addition to a wide range of new and used books, you can find extra goodies on their blog, which offers everything from the staffers. Strand bookstore our main store is located at the corner of 12th street and broadway. The strand is a great bookshop with lots of options and cool stuff. Welcome to strand book store, new york citys legendary home of 18 miles of new, used and rare books. From the first floor alone i had eight books collected in my arms like precious. Our doors may be closed for browsing, but were still here with a small crew. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Powells books the worlds largest independent bookstore. Square books on the square in oxford, mississippi since 1979. Our booksellers cant seem to find the page you are looking for. Strand book store shopping in east village, new york.
A carousel is a rotating set of images, rotation stops on keyboard focus on carousel tab controls or hovering the mouse pointer over images. The authors first book, secrets of the gem trade, the connoisseurs guide to precious gemstones, was originally. Strand book store s owner fred bass as he talks about the history of the iconic bookstore and more. Shop a selection of home office essentials at our sister store. The strand bookstore new york city 2020 all you need. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. According to farrell at the outset of the book, the strand employs 152 workers. Quality bookseller with free shipping that donates a book for every book sold. More than simply offering suggested strategies to change our behavior, it uses. Quiz for entrylevel job as legendary as nyc bookstore. Excellent book store on the uws, could spend hours here browsing their great selection. Luckily, this year the strand book store has a few tips on how to. The bookstore had 70,000 books in its early years, which increased by the mid1960s to 500,000. We buy a wide variety of books including the most recent bestsellers, classic literature, and.
Living and sustaining a creative life panel strand book store. Strand book store, nyc has 4,737 posts on their instagram profile. Strand is seeking to buy quality books, whether you have one volume or a library of thousands. Book depository is the worlds most international online bookstore offering over 20 million books with free delivery worldwide. This is one of the oldest familyrun bookstores in new york. Nyc mainstay the strand boasts 18 miles of books, all of which you can search on strandbooks. Strand book store facebook if theres a better used bookstore out there, and by out there we mean the. Boasting 18 miles of books, the strand has a mammoth collection of more than 2 million discount volumes, and the store is made all the more daunting by its chaotic, towering shelves and surly staff. Living and sustaining a creative life panel youtube.
Remembering fred bass, strand owner and bookselling icon. In living and sustaining a creative life, sharon louden, an artist living and working in. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Stacked with books and lined with dollar carts, the strand bookstore remains strong in new york city, naturally accumulating a treasure trove of secrets over 90 years. The choice of used books is massive thousands of classic novels and bestsellers, biographies and memoirs, selfhelp, cookbooks, childrens books, affordable textbooks for school, and outofprint titles. Strand book store was born in 1927 on fourth avenue on what was then called book row, an area that. The central park kiosk is located at 60th street and 5th avenue, directly across from the pierre hotel. We have an assortment of books in different styles, subjects and genres. Awakening joy is more than just another book about happiness.
Join facebook to connect with elizabeth lane and others you may know. Powells is an independent bookstore based in portland, oregon. They dont have as many options as the strand, but still i love it. Book revue long islands largest independent bookstore. Even new books arent full price, and their staff picks give you the scoop on what new yorks hipster literati recommend.
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