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Alabaster Bookshop

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East Village, New York

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"Going to Alabaster Bookshop always feels like a treasure hunt for me."

Strict $10 credit card minimum

Soft classical music while you browse

Going to Alabaster feels like a treasure hunt in someone's overstuffed home library. Piled-high shelves of rare editions, art books, and first editions reward slow browsers who don't mind a little beautiful chaos.

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Alabaster Bookshop

122 4th Ave, New York, NY 10003, USA

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Rare book treasure hunt
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Alabaster Bookshop
East Village
New York

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