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Argosy Book Store

5 of 5 stars 1 Reviews

87 Years in Business - Old & Rare Books, Antique Maps " Prints and Autographs. Seven floors of books. New York's Oldest Bookstore.
116 E 59th St, New York, NY 10022
http://www.argosybooks.com
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(212) 753-4455 Additional Contacts
 
Top Prices Paid, Framed And Unframed, Signed Letters Photographs & Documents. Argosy Book Store, founded in 1925, is now in its third generation of family ownership. Our enormous stock of antiquarian and out-of-print items fills a six-floor building i...read more
Top Prices Paid, Framed And Unframed, Signed Letters Photographs & Documents. Argosy Book Store, founded in 1925, is now in its third generation of family ownership. Our enormous stock of antiquarian and out-of-print items fills a six-floor building in midtown Manhattan and a large warehouse in Brooklyn. We specialize in Americana, modern first editions, autographs, art, antique maps & prints, and the history of science & medicine. We also have thousands of books in all other fields of interest. We are founding members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, and we belong to the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and the Appraisers Association of America. We specialize in finding fantastic and unusual gifts for every fantastic and unusual person in your life. Need a great gift for a wedding? We have hundreds of appropriate prints and books to choose from. Need something for your doctor or lawyer? No problem. How about your teacher? Spiritual advisor? Plumber? Baseball coach? Mother-in-law? We'll help you find something -- or you can just pick up a gift certificate. We have a tremendous collection of autographs of celebrities - past and present - from all fields of endeavor: politics, sports, music, theatre, cinema, literature, law, history, etc. We have everything from simple signatures and signed photographs to letters and manuscripts, some are already attractively framed by our renowned framing department.
 
 

Business Details

Categories

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Bookstores, Used Rare & Out of Print Books, Art & Sculpture Books, Leather Bound Books, Maps & Globes, Autographs & Manuscripts Dealers

Hours of Operation

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  • Mon 10:00 AM-06:00 PM
  • Tue 10:00 AM-06:00 PM
  • Wed 10:00 AM-06:00 PM
  • Thu 10:00 AM-06:00 PM
  • Fri 10:00 AM-06:00 PM
  • Sat 10:00 AM-05:00 PM

Additional Information

  • Argosy Book Store, founded in 1925, is now in its third generation of family ownership. Our enormous stock of antiquarian and out-of-print items fills a six-floor building in midtown Manhattan and a l... More Argosy Book Store, founded in 1925, is now in its third generation of family ownership. Our enormous stock of antiquarian and out-of-print items fills a six-floor building in midtown Manhattan and a large warehouse in Brooklyn. We specialize in Americana, modern first editions, autographs, art, antique maps & prints, and the history of science & medicine. We also have thousands of books in all other fields of interest. We are founding members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, and we belong to the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and the Appraisers Association of America.Less

In Business Since

  • 1925

Customers Served

  • Residential

Ownership

  • Family Owned

Products & Services

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  • Animals
  • Anthologies
  • Anthropology
  • Antiques
  • Archaeology
  • More
  • Architecture
  • Art
  • Autographed Books
  • Autographed Copies
  • Automobiles
  • Aviation
  • Bibles
  • Biographies
  • Books
  • Boxed Sets
  • Business & Finance
  • Chemistry
  • Children's Products
  • Chinese Culture & Arts
  • Classical History & Literature
  • Collectibles
  • Colorplates
  • Consultations
  • Cookbooks
  • Crime Books & Magazines
  • Dictionaries
  • Fashion
  • Feminism
  • Fiction
  • Foreign Culture & Arts
  • Foreign Languages
  • Framed and Unframed
  • Games
  • Gardening & Herbs
  • Genealogy
  • Gift Books
  • Gift Certificates
  • Hardcover
  • History
  • Humor
  • Illustrated Books
  • Indian Culture & Arts
  • Interior Design
  • Irish Books
  • Japanese Culture & Arts
  • Landscaping
  • Latin American Culture & Arts
  • Law
  • Leather-Bound
  • Limited Editions
  • Literature
  • Mail Order
  • Manuscripts
  • Medicine
  • Military
  • Movies
  • Music
  • Mysteries
  • Nature
  • Occult
  • Online Orders
  • Out-of-Print Searches
  • Philosophy
  • Phone Orders
  • Photography
  • Physics
  • Poetry
  • Politics
  • Psychology
  • Rare
  • Reference Books
  • Religion Books & Magazines
  • Rush Orders
  • Science
  • Science Fiction
  • Searches
  • Shipping
  • Signed Letters, Photographs & Documents
  • Special Orders
  • Sports
  • Theater
  • Travel & Culture
  • University Presses
  • Used
  • Women's Studies
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Specialties

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  • We specialize in Americana, modern first editions, autographs, art, antique maps & prints, and the history of science & medicine.

Payment Options

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  • American Express
  • MasterCard
  • PayPal
  • VISA

Certification & Affiliations

  • Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America. International League of Antiquarian Booksellers. Appraisers Association of America.

Areas Served

  • Nationwide
 
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5 of 5 stars
Mar 21, 2013
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Argosy Book Store 116 E 59th St,
New York, NY 10022
USA
What a wonderful shop this place is! They have people that really know what they are doing. They know what they are talking about books and they will help you finding a good one.
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Top Prices Paid, Framed And Unframed, Signed Letters Photographs & Documents. Argosy Book Store, founded in 1925, is now in its third generation of family ownership. Our enormous stock of antiquarian and out-of-print items fills a six-floor building in midtown Manhattan and a large warehouse in Brooklyn. We specialize in Americana, modern first editions, autographs, art, antique maps & prints, and the history of science & medicine. We also have thousands of books in all other fields of interest. We are founding members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America, and we belong to the International League of Antiquarian Booksellers and the Appraisers Association of America. We specialize in finding fantastic and unusual gifts for every fantastic and unusual person in your life. Need a great gift for a wedding? We have hundreds of appropriate prints and books to choose from. Need something for your doctor or lawyer? No problem. How about your teacher? Spiritual advisor? Plumber? Baseball coach? Mother-in-law? We'll help you find something -- or you can just pick up a gift certificate. We have a tremendous collection of autographs of celebrities - past and present - from all fields of endeavor: politics, sports, music, theatre, cinema, literature, law, history, etc. We have everything from simple signatures and signed photographs to letters and manuscripts, some are already attractively framed by our renowned framing department.