Maybe 100 times I’ve walked by Dashwood Books on Bond street w/o walking in until today, and boy that walking in was a bit of mistake as I was hoping to make it to the grocery store but instead managed to absolutely loose myself for over an hour in the small store.  It’s a little space, rather sparse, housing only photography books, but every title is of such interest and quality I spent more time in there than I’d ever spent in the photography section of Strand.  If you’re in NYC check it out.  It’s right across the street from Chuck Close‘s studio.  You might see him out sitting in the sun.  And, well, I find a picture of Close’s studio entrance more intriguing than a picture of entrance to Dashwood Books, so…

photo: Chuck Close’s studio entrance, Bond St. NYC.