Carney Wilde wrote:
Books of Wonder (a children's bookstore), also on West 18th St,

Ah, Books Of Wonder.
The only wonder is how they manage to sell any books with the
exorbitant prices they charge!
Old-timers may recall when they were over on the corner of 7th Ave &
18th in a smaller shop.
Good for browsing but not for buying unless you absolutely, positively
HAVE to have the book at that exact second!

Sad to say but the used book store business is going the way of
high-buttoned shoes and buggy whips, replaced by online sales and, most
of all, eBay.
One by one, they are dropping by the wayside and when the last one is
gone, this country will be the poorer for it.