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Tara ReedMarch 5, 2013Awesome collection from colonial washington heights history, to Basquiat coffee table books, to black power literature!.... Kurt opens the shop when he feels like it, so CALL IN ADVANCE!
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Uptown New York’s only antiquarian bookshop, the shop specializes in local history, African and American, representing Colonial Washington Heights’ and Revolutionary Harlem’s history, art, and literature.
Closed until 9:00 AM (Show more)
- Mon–Fri
- 9:00 AM–6:00 PM
(212) 928-9525
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