J. N. Bartfield Fine Books

Rare books and manuscripts

Address:

30 West 57th Street - (between Fifth and Sixth avenues)
10019 - Midtown
NY

Nearest Bus or Train:

N, R at 57th Street

Open Hours:

10a-5p M-F, 10a-3p Sa

This is not a paperback parlor, nor is it a bargain book basement. Volumes start at about $50 and rise geometrically to $1 million. At times Bartfields, with its delicate antique volumes, manuscripts and maps, will appear to be more of a museum or fine arts gallery than a bookstore. This image is not accidental. The customer is expected to be a serious collector or lover of the genre, if not an actual antiquarian. No one attempts to pull books out of the stacks on his own, but rather asks to have a specific book shown to her.

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