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The Booksellers

What was formerly considered an arcane realm has now been recognized as crucial to our culture: the community of rare book dealers and collectors who, through their appreciation of the delicacy and tactility of books, are contributing to the preservation of the printed word. Executive produced by Parker Posey, the film by D.W. Young is a lively tour of the New York book world, past and present, from the Park Avenue Armory's annual Antiquarian Book Fair, where original editions can fetch hundreds of thousands of dollars, to the Strand and Argosy book stores, which are still standing despite all odds, and to the beautifully crammed apartments of collectors and buyers.. It has a long list of distinguished guests, including Fran Lebowitz, Susan Orlean, Gay Talese, and a community of dedicated book traders who believe in the magic of the item and the eternal significance of what is contained within.

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