Idlewild Books
Store Details
| Products | Books |
| Accepts Credit Cards | Yes |
| Parking | Yes |
Location
| Address | 12 W 19th St |
| City | New York |
| Postal Code | 10011 |
Contact Info
| Phone Number | (212) 414-8888 |
| Website | http://idlewildbooks.com/ |
Idlewild is a bookstore about places. We carry guidebooks from 100 countries and all 50 states, as well as a selection of fiction and non-fiction (both classic and contemporary) -- all shelved together by place
We believe that a novel, history, or even a cookbook or a language-learning book can be just as valuable a key to a place as any guidebook. Our store is divided into regional sections and then broken down by country. We also carry a wide selection of maps, travel accessories and gifts.
Editor review
| Overall rating: | 5.0 | |
| Products: | 5.0 | |
| Service: | 5.0 | |
| Prices: | 5.0 |
User reviews
Average user rating from: 2 user(s)
Best independent bookstore
| Overall rating: | 5.0 | |
| Products: | 5.0 | |
| Service: | 5.0 | |
| Prices: | 5.0 |
I hope this little place does well because it's one of the best independent bookstores I've ever visited. It's small but it's focused. It is a travel bookstore, so if you're looking for guide books, you'll find them here. But on top of that, you can find famous and popular literature from regional authors that you might not stumble upon otherwise. I think it's a great way to pump yourself up for your upcoming trip or extend the memories of your last. :)
| Do you recommend? | Yes |
Truly recommended
| Overall rating: | 5.0 | |
| Products: | 5.0 | |
| Service: | 5.0 | |
| Prices: | 5.0 |
Gorgeous, just gorgeous!! Located on a second floor on 19th St. this crisp small bookstore still smells of new, and has trumpeted it's coming with careful and responsible selections all orbiting (pun intended) around the theme of cultural diversity and traveling. My idleness indeed went wild upon entering the store and browsing the racks!
Arranged by countries, we can find reference books, dictionaries, guides and of course, literature, from these places; a fact that its stated even in their decor, since you can clearly see a huge Globe of the Earth right next to the counter, and even from the street.
I was surprised to find appealing selections of rare quality; and I saw a book from Guy de Maupassant that I didn't even know existed (considering that his bibliography is so short). Even though I went there to browse, I ended up buying a book of prose selections by Mallarme, which again, was too appealing to pass.
I truly recommend this bookstore if you are planning a trip somewhere, and wish to submerge yourself in all the intricacies of the culture prior to your trip. An added bonus is that they have a warehouse in Jersey that houses thousand of titles which you can order and pick up at the store in 2 days. Sweet.
