Very wonderful, curated selection of books both new and old. Heavily contemporary works in a sleek space. Stop in!

Is located at a corner with a pair of frighteningly large windows, the view from which goes directly back out to the street, which is semi-rural with many trees. The cost of spending ones money on books here can be balanced out with the dollar pizza place two streets away.

The atmosphere here is just super nice, so kind and friendly attitude from the staff. The place is accurately arranged. The selection of everything i like is okay, and its just pleasant to come here and relax to be honest.

Great Selection for design and philosophy. Small, but meticulously curated. Friendly Team. Clean atmosphere.

Nice, new bookstore in the east Village area. Bought some hard to find books.

I had a great online experience here! Received my item with a personal note and extremely well packaged. Thank you so much!

I love it here! Adorable little rare/used bookstore in Manhattan with beautiful and eclectic editions available.

Friendly..good promotion of new artists

So many great art books and those about iconic subjects. Great for gifts!

A superb collection of books in a bright, box-like room

Good experience. well curated.

I saved this bookstore on my maps because I definitely need to return and get something. I saw it in passing and it had amazing books on all subjects that interest me. Anything edgy is there. Architecture, photography, furniture, weird music, art, weird philosophy, etc. Definitely saw some people trying to be cooler than the are just by standing there. It elevates you.

My go-to art bookstore recently re-opened in the airy corner front. A handsome combination of new and vintage visual books, art-movement magazines, writings and poetic works — each volume is individually protected in clear film and beautifully displayed on the shelves.

Such an amazing store

A fabulous selection. Its impossible not to walk out with a gem of an art/alternative book. Very lovely staff as well

Best bookstore in town. And they even sell e books for the kobo. Good magazine selection, nice staff, low prices, lots of cool cookbooks, tons of poetry... Everything but a bathroom!

DOPE bookstore!

Art books, artsy books, books on art, books you feel like youd see an artist reading on the subway or maybe on their bookshelf, and if you wander where do these artists get all these cool books? ... then youre in luck!The photography and art publications are new and forward, while the various theory/philosophy sections are appropriately conservative, with a variety of classics and interesting oddities alike.

The only reason it gets any stars at all is bc the guy behind the counter was pretty nice for letting us touch every book w/o getting nasty. But he also only said bye when we left, no acknowledgement when we entered however. We understand its a book store in the middle of the universe but these guys could take 1 more step and say hi when you walk in at least.

Honestly the best book shop I have ever found! It’s hard to leave there are so many interesting and unique titles. Please support shops like these and quit amazon

Ive been to several bookstores while visiting the city and this was by far the best. Great selection, albeit not a huge one. I found several gently used gems for a great price. Very clean, urban feel inside with a unique art gallery above the shelves.

Very nicely curated collection of books and friendly clerks who let you browse without pestering you.

Amazing place. You can tell the collection they have here is truly curated (a word that gets thrown around too much now, but for Mast Books the word fits perfectly). Even the books that are clearly used are in amazing condition and many have clear dust jackets to protect them from damage.

Sweet spot in Alphabet City to find quality thoughts. Not too pricey when you look well. Beautiful collection and store.

Fantastically curated. Alt, odd and art focused.

I told the proprietor yesterday that he has the perfect bookstore for me. Its important to note that its not an average shop - the selection is highly curated - yet stunning. All killer no filler. Incredible selection of poetry, art books, music books, rare stuff, signed copies, great NYC-centric 20th century stuff - just SO GOOD. If any of that interests you (or could), please visit and spend tons of $. I know I will every time Im in the area.

Very little choice, unfortunately the service was dismissive and unpleasant. its sad when you want to ask about the book and you are treated as an intruder who disturbs with something important.

What a cool artsy little book shop off of Avenue A. I felt transported to either 2002 or 1985...I cant decipher! Nice staff and they really just let you peruse without being overly helpful but if you have questions they are so cool about it.

A quintessential hipster book store

Rare literature...real draw for Film and Photography enthusiasts...Think Tachen with prose....

Extremely well-curated inventory of books, magazines, and other publications on art, music, and skateboarding (at least in terms of the set of vintage Thrashers they had in the case). Also serves as a gallery (they had a selection of collage works on display when we visited).

Book stores are always good to go into specially this one right on 4th Avenue and 13th Street

Incredible, focused shop covering a number of close-knit disciplines. Always something major to be found amongst the stacks.

Simply the best used & rare shop in NYC, a city once known for hundreds of stores. Excellent stock,clean, inviting and especially of interest to the rare book collector. FAIR PRICES.

Great selection and lots of unique finds. Snobby staff. A bookstore version of High Fidelity.

Always love books

The proprietor has impeccable taste. A wonderful selection, and most in excellent condition. Very much recommended.

Classic. Havent been in years. Nice to see its still here

Unique bookshop with a relatively small but well curated selection.

Open again as of 6/26/2020 as per their Instagram:

Excellent selection of art books and more!

Beautiful, beautiful inspiring books about anything – good selection of beautiful printed items on poetry, film, the arts. Bright space.

Got a good selection, organized and the staff is well informed on what books they carry. Found a good amount of books at really good prices!

Cozy, artsy, and welcoming. Would love more staff recommendations.

Great selection of, punk, post-punk, new wave, art books, zines, very warholian selection, very VERY dismissive staff, dont expect to be asked if you need help, be weary of asking questions as this seems to be an affront tantamount to cussing the staff out, if you ask about anything in the locked cabinet they will first tell you its price, then make sure you can afford it before letting you look at it, putting the cart before the horse.

The store did not open at noon, it opened at 12:15pm. It is very small, like a living room of an old house. The selection is mostly art, with some literature - Auster, Hemingway, Dostoevsky. The quality of books is mix between hard to find paperbacks and some older hardcover.

Fantastic shop. Only first class selection here!

Good service costumer

No shelf space wasted here. Ive never been happier about blowing a few hundred dollars.

My favorite hidden-gem bookstore. Heaven for artists and designers.

Very ungodly place.

Got what I need

Whole lotta books

Great!

Expensive books

Fabulous art and design bookstore in the East Village. They sell second-hand books and magazines, perfectly preserved. Carefully selected titles. There are real jewels. Of the best of New York

From the 16th. 6 pm to 8 pm. Book do clutter a room