”678” is not valid“D.W. Young’s elegant and absorbing documentary is a lively tour of New York’s book world, populated by an assortment of obsessives, intellects, eccentrics and dreamers, 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 bookstores, still standing against all odds; to the beautifully crammed apartments of collectors and buyers. The film, executive produced by Parker Posey, features a range of commentators, including Fran Lebowitz, Susan Orlean, Gay Talese, and a community of dedicated book dealers and collectors who strongly believe in the wonder of the object and what it holds within.” ~ Greenwich Films
The Booksellers is a rare opportunity to dive into the fascinating world of book lovers and book dealers, and to understand the importance of hardback books in preserving history. It offers a walk down memory lane into a rich and wonderful culture that treasures knowledge and learning and once defined New York.
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This was a great documentary. My wife and I lamented over who we used to be. She was studying to get a Bachelors in Library Sciences, but as a working class person with no support from family, its hard to live life off of a librarian salary or putting yourself through library sciences as a degree.
In my case, I collected tons of books, my dream used to be to own a house with a room being a library full of books that my future children could use, but reality set in for me as well. I personally have no regrets though as I don’t envy that guy in the film that has a small apartment in New York City and most of it is just antique books he is trying to make a living off of. It’s a hell of a way to make a living if you don’t already come from a well-to-do family.
It seems Bill Gates is not so smart after all, in the film he makes an investment in a book of course at an exorbitant price because it was the 80s. Even he could not predict that the internet revolution would render even the most valuable documents not as lucrative as they once were.