Albertine Books
A bookstore inside the historic Payne Whitney Mansion with hand-painted ceiling
Albertine Books
972 5th Ave, New York, NY 10075
Phone:
+1 332-228-2238
Tue-Sun 10:00–18:00
www.albertine.com
Tucked inside the historic Payne Whitney Mansion, Albertine is the only bookstore in New York devoted solely to books in French and English with more than 14,000 contemporary and classic titles from 30 French-speaking countries.
Albertine’s ceiling – a hand-painted mural of constellations, stars, and planets — was modeled after the extraordinary ceiling of the music room at the Villa Stuck in Munich, Germany, crafted by Franz von Stuck (1863-1928).
Named after the main female character of Marcel Proust’s “In Search for Lost Time,” Albertine has two floors.
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