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Argosy Book Store

Midtown East

NYC's oldest independent bookstore (since 1925) fills six floors of a Midtown townhouse with rare first editions, antiquarian volumes, and antique maps. The basement warren of genre-labeled shelves feels like a scholarly treasure hunt.

Oldest NYC bookstore
Family-owned since 1925
Rare book treasure trove
Six floors of history

Tips

📚"treasure trove of history" (Thrillist)
🪵life-size Pinocchio guards the rare books section
đź“…weekdays only, closes at 6pm

Argosy Book Store

116 E 59th St, New York, NY 10022, USA