This reminds me of my first months in NYC when I lived on the Upper East Side. One day in my wanderings I found an antiquarian bookshop and strolled inside. This young person from Washington State had never seen the like of this Manhattan rare book store. What I remember all these years later was having no idea what my interests were. I had to just browse at random, which I knew made me a rank beginner. Whether I preferred ancient texts or 19th century ones, at that point I still had no idea. Just being in a space with all that stamped leather was breathtaking.
You should know about the Grolier Club in NYC … THE club for great collectors of antiquarian books like yours truly, author of SubStack’s (free!) Andelman Unleashed !!
This reminds me of my first months in NYC when I lived on the Upper East Side. One day in my wanderings I found an antiquarian bookshop and strolled inside. This young person from Washington State had never seen the like of this Manhattan rare book store. What I remember all these years later was having no idea what my interests were. I had to just browse at random, which I knew made me a rank beginner. Whether I preferred ancient texts or 19th century ones, at that point I still had no idea. Just being in a space with all that stamped leather was breathtaking.
You should know about the Grolier Club in NYC … THE club for great collectors of antiquarian books like yours truly, author of SubStack’s (free!) Andelman Unleashed !!
https://daandelman.substack.com
Maiello should join the Grolier !!