Booksellers

The following booksellers are uniquely qualified to serve the book-related needs of those interested in design.  At some of these booksellers, the interest, expertise, and inventory are focused exclusively on design (whether architecture, fashion, graphic design, interior design, and/or product design).  At others, if the inventory is diversified beyond design, you can still count on finding a noteworthy and well-edited design department.

Architecture & Design Noteworthy Booksellers

In this geographic listing, which includes booksellers that specialize in or feature substantial offerings in design books, the links take you to the website of each respective bookseller.

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Australia / Brazil / Canada / Cayman Islands / China / France / Germany /Hong Kong / Lebanon / Sweden / United Kingdom /

California

Colorado

District of Columbia

Florida

Illinois

Louisiana

  • Modernism 101 Rare Design Books

    P.O. Box 53256
    Shreveport LA 71135
    By appointment
    512.914.8388

    www.modernism101.com

Massachusetts

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

  • Alan Rosenberg’s Books

    alanrosenbergsbooks.com

  • Anartist Books on Art

    By appointment
    212.662.4554
    anartistbooks.com

  • Carnegie Hill Books

    206 East 90th Street
    New York NY 10128
    By appointment
    212.410.9085
    carnegiehillbooks.com

  • Kinokuniya Bookstore

    1073 Avenue of the Americas
    (between 40th & 41st Streets)
    New York NY 10018
    212.869.1700

    www.kinokuniya.com/us

  • McNally Jackson

    2 Prince Street
    (between Lafayette Street & Mulberry Street)
    New York NY 10012
    212.274.1160
    mcnallyjackson.com

  • 192 Books

    192 Tenth Avenue at 21st Street
    New York NY 10011
    212.255.4022
    www.192books.com

  • Optos Books

    105 Fifth Avenue, Suite 6B
    New York NY 10003
    212.989.4085

    www.optosbooks.com

  • Potterton Books New York

    D&D Building Lobby
    979 3rd Avenue
    New York NY 10022-1298
    212.644.2292
    www.pottertonbooksusa.com

  • Rizzoli Bookstore

    1133 Broadway
    New York NY 10010
    212.759.2424
    www.rizzoliusa.com

  • Strand Book Store

    828 Broadway
    New York NY 10003
    212.473.1452
    www.strandbooks.com

  • TASCHEN Store

    107 Greene Street
    New York NY 10019
    212.226.2212
    store-ny(at)taschen.com
    List of TASCHEN Stores worldwide
    www.taschen.com

  • Weinberg Modern

    New York Design Center
    200 Lexington Avenue, Suite 407
    New York NY 10016
    646.291.2059
    www.weinbergmodern.com

  • Display

    Brooklyn, New York
    718.554.6827

    display.com

  • Honey & Wax Booksellers

    540 President Street, 3rd Floor
    Brooklyn, NY 11215
    917.974.2420

    www.facebook.com/honeyandwax
    www.honeyandwaxbooks.com

  • Open Air Modern

    489 Lorimer Street
    (between Powers Street & Grand Street)
    Brooklyn, NY 11211
    718.383.6465
    www.openairmodern.com

  • The powerHouse Arena

    37 Main Street
    Brooklyn, NY 11201
    718.666.3049; toll free 1.866.99.ARENA
    www.powerhousearena.com

  • Books & Books

    130 Main Street
    Westhampton Beach NY 11978
    631.998.3260
    www.booksandbooks.com

  • Appledore Books

    P.O. Box 386
    Waccabuc, NY 10597
    914.763.0166

    www.appledorebookshop.com

  • Trevian Books

    P.O. Box 433
    Piermont, NY 10968
    845.348.3474

    www.trevianbooks.com

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Texas

Vermont

  • The Country Bookshop

    35 Mill Street
    Plainfield VT 05667
    802.454.8439

    www.TheCountryBookshop.com

  • White Fox Rare Books and Antiques

    974 Cemetery Road
    West Windsor VT 05089

    www.whitefoxrarebooks.com

Virginia

Washington

Australia

Brazil

Canada

  • CCA Bookstore

    Canadian Centre for Architecture
    1920 Baile Street
    Montreal, Quebec, H3H 2S6
    Canada
    514.939.7028

    www.cca.qc.ca/bookstore.com

  • Swipe Design | Books + Objects

    401 Richmond Street West
    Toronto, ON M5V 3P1
    Canada
    416.363.1332. toll free: 1.800.567.9473

    @SwipeDesign
    www.swipe.com/

Cayman Islands

China

France

  • Librairie Artazart

    83, quai de Valmy
    75010 Paris, France
    +33.1.40.40.24.00

    www.artazart.com

  • Librairie 7L

    7 rue de Lille
    75007 Paris, France
    +33.1.42.92.03.58
    www.librairie7l.com

  • Shakespeare and Company

    37 rue de Bucherie
    75005 Paris, France
    +33.1.43.25.40.93
    www.shakespeareandcompany.com

Germany

Hong Kong

Lebanon

  • Papercup Store

    Agopian Building
    Pharaon Street
    Mar Mikhael
    Beirut, Lebanon
    961.1.443.083

    www.papercupstore.com

Sweden

United Kingdom

 

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