Private company
Argosy Book Store
Logo: argosybooks.com, Non-free logo, via Wikipedia3
Independent bookstore in New York City
The Argosy Book Store is New York City's oldest independent bookstore. Located at 116 East 59th Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues in Midtown Manhattan, it occupies an entire six-story townhouse with various sales floors specializing in first editions, Americana, leather bindings, antique maps and prints, and autographs.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
- Industryretail1
- HeadquartersManhattan1
- Websitewww.argosybooks.com
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The Argosy Book Store is New York City's oldest independent bookstore. Located at 116 East 59th Street, between Park and Lexington Avenues in Midtown Manhattan, it occupies an entire six-story townhouse with various sales floors specializing in first editions, Americana, leather bindings, antique maps and prints, and autographs.2
Subsidiaries and ownership
Owners
- Zack Hample
From Wikidata.1
Timeline
- 1925Founded Founded1
Links
- Websitewww.argosybooks.com1
- WikipediaArgosy Book Store
- WikidataQ16961908
Sources
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- 1WikidataArgosy Book Store on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaArgosy Book Store on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsArgosy Book Store logo by argosybooks.com, Non-free logo
- 4Wikimedia CommonsArgosy Book Store photo by Freerradicals, CC BY-SA 3.0