My first conscious memory of collecting began sometime in my early childhood when Kellogg’s graciously gifted me a shiny, blue Hot Wheels car at the bottom of my Frosted Flakes. … read more →
Back in 1890, Hirsch Lany, a religious scribe in Lithuania began the company now known as J. Levine Books and Judaica. He distributed copies of the Torah and religious articles in… read more →
Since the dawn of time humans have always had a fascination with predicting the future. We’ve employed a plethora of techniques, some more credible than others, in our quest of… read more →
There are countless stores and restaurants in the section of Manhattan known as Midtown. It is possibly the most trafficked part of the city, offering visitors such sights as Times… read more →
The Gotham Book Mart was a hub for avant garde literature and a center of culture for the 87 years that it was in business. There were many factors that… read more →
Frances Steloff founded Gotham Book Mart on January 1st, 1920. Steloff was born in 1877 in Saratoga Springs, New York, and grew up very poor with little access to books.… read more →