For over forty years Peter L. Masi has been entrapped in the world of antiquarian books. Located in Montague, Massachusetts, Masi has issues over 200 catalogues of antique books featuring primarily non-fiction. “I’ve always been interested in old things,” Masi said. “When I was in high school, I was going to tag sales and setting up at flea markets.” Masi solidified this interest in college where he studied the history of books. Later, Masi would land an internship with the L

Artist Laurie Alpert creates various prints and artists' books. Formally trained as a painter, Alpert was later introduced to book arts and printmaking. “I make Artists’ Books because, for quite some time, my prints had included music and a variety of different types of text,” Alpert said. “Each piece was sequential but confined to the rectangle, and it made perfect sense to me to transform the work into book form.” While experimenting with a variety of Artists’ Book structur

The Country Bookshop in Plainfield, Vermont has been servicing book-lovers since the 1970s. Owner Ben Koenig regarded bookshops with high importance since his high school days. Growing up in New York City, Koenig remembers walking by used bookstores on Fourth Avenue, knowing if he needed a book, it would be somewhere on that street. “I’d go into store, and the owner would say, ‘Oh yeah, I think we have that book,’ and he would grab a ladder and pick the book off the shelf,” K

Passionato Books offers both traditional and unique journals and art books handmade by artist Laurel Rogers. Rogers composes her own marbled papers and handmakes a variety of designed papers for her covers. Playing with different styles, Rogers aims to “explore the boundary of book space” and experiments with folded, accordion, sculptural, and altered books. Arts have always been a major part of Rogers’ life. While performing as a classical cellist, Rogers’ and her friends wo

Brenner’s Collectable Books offers an assortment of genres, ranging from 20th century mystery novels to cocktails & wine books and more. Owner Michael Brenner has been buying, selling, and collecting books for over 30 years. It started in childhood. An avid comic book fan and already a “voracious reader,” Brenner began buying and collecting books. Over the years, his collection grew in size and diversified in genre. "Twenty years later, I look back, and I have a few thousand