The booksellers [videorecording].
Publication details: United States : Kino Lorber, 2020.Edition: Widescreen edDescription: 1 videodisc (99 mins.) : sd., col. ; 12 cmSubject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "D.W. Young’s elegant and absorbing documentary is a lively tour of New York’s book world, populated by an assortment of obsessives, intellects, eccentrics and dreamers, past and present: from the Park Avenue Armory’s annual Antiquarian Book Fair, where original editions can fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars; to the Strand and Argosy bookstores, still standing against all odds; to the beautifully crammed apartments of collectors and buyers. The film, executive produced by Parker Posey, features a range of commentators, including Fran Lebowitz, Susan Orlean, Gay Talese, and a community of dedicated book dealers and collectors who strongly believe in the wonder of the object and what it holds within."Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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DVD | Hanover Public Library Shelves | DVDA BOOK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31906001199513 |
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"D.W. Young’s elegant and absorbing documentary is a lively tour of New York’s book world,
populated by an assortment of obsessives, intellects, eccentrics and dreamers, past and
present: from the Park Avenue Armory’s annual Antiquarian Book Fair, where original editions
can fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars; to the Strand and Argosy bookstores, still
standing against all odds; to the beautifully crammed apartments of collectors and buyers.
The film, executive produced by Parker Posey, features a range of commentators, including
Fran Lebowitz, Susan Orlean, Gay Talese, and a community of dedicated book dealers and
collectors who strongly believe in the wonder of the object and what it holds within."
DVD.
English audio; English subtitles.
Closed-captioned; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
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