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
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Biggles: A tip of the Hatlo to you...thanks for this. I've missed A Photographer's Place like nobody's business, so this is great news. He's definitely getting my business.
- Barrett
- Barrett
Biggles
My cup runneth amok.
Quid pro quo, for your initial tip-off on the Cartier-Bresson exhibit back in January.
By the way... Il Buco, an Italian restaurant about five doors down the street from Dashwood Books, has decent pasta and salad and makes absolutely *stunning* Tanqueray Martinis. Good place for a leisurely flip through one's new books before leaping back into a taxicab.
By the way... Il Buco, an Italian restaurant about five doors down the street from Dashwood Books, has decent pasta and salad and makes absolutely *stunning* Tanqueray Martinis. Good place for a leisurely flip through one's new books before leaping back into a taxicab.
Dashwood Books
33 Bond Street
New York NY 10012
212.387.8520
dashwoodbooks.com
info@dashwoodbooks.com
Looks to be worth finding my next trip in.
33 Bond Street
New York NY 10012
212.387.8520
dashwoodbooks.com
info@dashwoodbooks.com
Looks to be worth finding my next trip in.
mtbbrian
RF's ROCK!andFilm RULES!!
Another all photography book store is, http://www.twphotobooks.com/, it's in Rockport, Maine.
I was fortunate to be able to visit there last summer, I blew my book budget there too, buying three books. One of which was an out of print copy of Susan Meiselas' "Nicaragua".
The two stores and their proprietors seem to be very similiar.
Brian
I was fortunate to be able to visit there last summer, I blew my book budget there too, buying three books. One of which was an out of print copy of Susan Meiselas' "Nicaragua".
The two stores and their proprietors seem to be very similiar.
Brian