Strand Bookstore in NYC

Mike_Sheppard

Has anyone here been to the Strand bookstore in Manhattan before? I’m planning on staying in NYC for most of the first week of August and plan on spending a good deal of time hunting bookstores.

Has anyone found good trade-related books at the Strand before? They seem to have a good selection of textbooks on orbital mechanics, rockets engines, and astrophysics which are the other subjects I’ll be looking for.

Any other recommended book stores in the area?

D107

Well as @Dan Holohan could tell you the below-named org has a great library in case that might be useful to you.
THE GENERAL SOCIETY OF MECHANICS & TRADESMEN
OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
20 West 44th Street
New York, NY 10036
www.generalsociety.org

Mike_Sheppard

I will definitely look into that. Thank you!

DanHolohan

Yes, to The Society's library, and here are the top five stores:

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/top-lists/nycs-5-best-used-bookstores/

Mike_Sheppard

Unfortunately the Society was closed the day we were here.

Strand has 18 miles of books. And not a single one of them is about boilers. Got some decent space and math books though.

DanHolohan

Sounds like a fine day, Mike.

Mike_Sheppard

Radiator from the bookstore

DanHolohan

That’s what we have at The General Society.