Biggles
My cup runneth amok.
No affiliation with the shop-owner. Just a plug for the heir-apparent to the lamented "A Photographer's Place", which was *the* store to mailorder used and obscure photo books from during the last century.
I've been to Dashwood twice; small shop, no posted hours, usually opening after noon, but worth the visit. They have an alarmingly broad selection of photographic titles.
Their attitude towards casual browsers and the merely curious couldn't be better; I've always felt welcome to plow through their offerings. Two different staffers have slipped books under my nose as our conversations meandered. "Daidoh Moriyama? Well, sure, binloads, but have you ever heard of this guy? He was a pioneer in the Japanese long-telephoto underwater sushi chef portrait craze of 1986!" And out comes a mint copy with intact dustcover.
Not exactly a dumb practise, as I haven't been able to leave without dropping at least the price of two steak lunches on their counter. No regrets, though.
A definite "must-stop" for any visitor to Manhattan who has an interest in used, rare, or current-edition photo books. They'll do mailorder, too.
www.dashwoodbooks.com
I've been to Dashwood twice; small shop, no posted hours, usually opening after noon, but worth the visit. They have an alarmingly broad selection of photographic titles.
Their attitude towards casual browsers and the merely curious couldn't be better; I've always felt welcome to plow through their offerings. Two different staffers have slipped books under my nose as our conversations meandered. "Daidoh Moriyama? Well, sure, binloads, but have you ever heard of this guy? He was a pioneer in the Japanese long-telephoto underwater sushi chef portrait craze of 1986!" And out comes a mint copy with intact dustcover.
Not exactly a dumb practise, as I haven't been able to leave without dropping at least the price of two steak lunches on their counter. No regrets, though.
A definite "must-stop" for any visitor to Manhattan who has an interest in used, rare, or current-edition photo books. They'll do mailorder, too.
www.dashwoodbooks.com
