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Books of Wonder
Independent bookstore based in Manhattan / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the bookstore and publisher. For the Persian manuscript, see Book of Wonders.
Books of Wonder is an independent bookstore and publisher based in Manhattan. It was established in 1980 by Peter Glassman and James Carey and is focused on selling antique, classic and new children's books.[1] It has been called "New York City's oldest children's-only bookstore" still in activity.[2]
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