When you visit New York City one place worth a visit is the Grolier Club.

The object of the Grolier Club (to quote from its Constitution) is “to foster the study, collecting, and appreciation of books and works on paper, their art, history, production, and commerce. It shall pursue this mission through the maintenance of a library devoted to all aspects of the book and graphic arts and especially bibliography; through the occasional publication of books designed to illustrate, promote and encourage the book and graphic arts; through exhibitions and educational programs for its members and the general public; and through the maintenance of a Club building for the safekeeping of its property, and otherwise suitable for the purposes of the Club.”

Its book exhibitions make it a great stop.

Here are some pictures from our visit in 2010.

Currently it features Gardening Books and Count Guglielmo Libri, who if like me you don’t know , was a mathematician, Book Collector, Antiquarian Bookseller, Bibliographer and a forger and book thief! Sounds like it is worth seeing.