Argosy Book Store

Category: Book store in New York

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

Phone: +12127534455

Opening hours

Sunday: Closed

Monday: 11AM–6PM

Tuesday: 11AM–6PM

Wednesday: 11AM–6PM

Thursday: 11AM–6PM

Friday: 11AM–6PM

Saturday: Closed

Reviews

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Sep 25, 2022

Extremely unpolite customer service and no replies on emails. I planned on buying an expansive book… well, I guess you lost me as a customer now. I won’t recommend to anyone that store in future. Edit: no further replies from the book store. Anyways, there are many other better book stores and better prices out there…

Kenan JW

Sep 13, 2022

Super cool, old school book store...

Ymem L

Sep 5, 2022

The books were beautiful. The place seemed majestic and gave me a presentation of a place that values the buildings history. They have varieties of books. I saw a lot of books that are “old” not in a bad way.

Christian Perez

Sep 5, 2022

Very helpful staff. they even "touched up" and shipped an old book for us so that we didn't have to fly home with it in our luggage.

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Questions & Answers

I first discovered this book store when I was thirteen. The year was 1949 and I was able to buy marvelous books at ten cents apiece. The expensive books cost twenty five cents then and remained outside my budget.

ercillor | Sep 26, 2020
James Dionne | Sep 26, 2020

They are a bit more expensive now but worth every penny!

I have what I think is an antique Koran. It is hand written and illuminated. It is in somewhat good condition. Would you be interested in seeing it?

rita finnegan | Sep 27, 2019
Tommy C's Cat | Sep 27, 2019

I'd give them a call during their listed buisness hours. If Google is up to date, they're open Monday through Friday 10am through 6pm.

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I have the following old Map books. such as Are you interested in buying several old World Atlas books by Rand McNally, Encyclopedia Britanica, Hammond's New ?

peggy Hamil | Sep 27, 2019
Ben Lowry | Sep 27, 2019

Hi Peggy, Thanks very much for the inquiry but sadly those titles are too recent for us... Atlases printed before 1850 would certainly be of interest. Happy new year!

I'm leaving town and would like to sell my books. Do you buy collections, like old Baedekers, old Bureau of Ethnology volumes, etc.?

Ruth Formanek | Jul 28, 2022
Naomi Hample | Jul 28, 2022

Hello Ruth. Thanks for the inquiry and sorry to hear that you're leaving New York! We certainly do buy books but the 2 items you mention would not be of much interest... The Baedeker's could be OK but we'd only want very early editions of more far-flung locations like Russia, China or Middle East (not Europe). If you have photos of other books on the shelf, feel free to send those along and we can take it from there...

Do you guys buy books?

John Nunez | Apr 29, 2022
Ben Lowry | Apr 29, 2022

We are always buying interesting books in excellent condition but are rather choosy about titles… we already have 2 warehouses filled with “good” books so we really are only looking for “special” material.

Hello there I am looking for three novels: The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born Weep Not Child Things Fall Apart Are thy available at your shop?

bookwarm bookwarm | Mar 30, 2022
Ben Lowry | Mar 30, 2022

Thanks for asking but right now we do not have any of these titles in stock… you can always check for yourself on our website argosybooks.com

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does Argosy carry gardening books?

dl Drake | Dec 30, 2021
Ben Lowry | Dec 30, 2021

We certainly do — but mostly photo books about garden & landscape design rather than practical horticulture.

Do you have precious women by Doris Anne Liot Backer

Jo Ann Gunter | Sep 26, 2020
Samuel Jean | Sep 26, 2020

maybei don't know for sure but that's a nice library, people are nice

Hi There, How are you? This is Avinash India. I am writing this mail to inform you that your business might be on danger! recently I was searching on internet and I found your store name listed on Google maps everything looks fine except one t

Avinash yadav | Sep 26, 2020
Ben Lowry | Sep 26, 2020

Hi Avinash, That's terrible news -- thanks for letting us know. I will send you my social security number and credit card info right away! I hope you can get us out of danger ;-)

I have 5 editions of The Maine Farmers Almanac years 1900,05,07,08,22 in what i would consider good condition,want to delve into history but to afraid to open them.curious to there worth

John Ormiston | Sep 26, 2020
Ben Lowry | Sep 26, 2020

Hi John, Sorry to say that these would not be for us here in NYC but perhaps up north they would be more sought after... No idea about the value but condition does not sound terrific. You should visit the website BOOKFINDER.COM and see what prices (retail) are reflected there. Good luck!

Helow. Would someone tell me if is it the book shop of the film "Can you ever forgive me"?Thanks.

Rocío Aliseda | Sep 26, 2020
Ben Lowry | Sep 26, 2020

We were indeed one of the locations used in the film, but more interestingly we were the one's (in real life) who arranged the sting with the FBI and she was finally arrested right here in the store!

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Any value in bound galleys in Bellow’s “Humboldt’s Gift”?

Charlotte Austen | Sep 27, 2019
Rodrigo Montagner | Sep 27, 2019

Call them directly they're very polite

I ve an old map from Turkey. Can you provide an estimation? Thank you

Nicolas STRAUCH | Sep 27, 2018
Ben Lowry | Sep 27, 2018

Send us a picture and we will do our best to help!

WHAT IS THE AVAILABILITY AND PRICE FOR 'Hamlet' The Arden Shakespeare DC Heath & Co 1905

Nevilon Meadows | Sep 27, 2018
Ben Lowry | Sep 27, 2018

Hello from NYC... I don't seem to have this in stock right now... did you see somewhere that we have one?

Do they have arabic books or books on the Middle East ?

Fatema AlNuaimi | Sep 27, 2018
Andrew Panos | Sep 27, 2018

Yup! Check out their website. The advanced search filters will help you there

How do I submit my self-published books to your bookstore?

Evan Richardson | Sep 27, 2018
Joan Bender | Sep 27, 2018

They are a bookstore not publishers. Go to McNally Jackson if you want to self publish. They have a press.

Do your bookstore buy old books

Sandra Black | Sep 27, 2018
Joan Bender | Sep 27, 2018

Strand will buy books in good condition.

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