Friday, May 1, 2020

Antiquarian booksellers are part scholar, part detective and part businessperson, and their personalities and knowledge are as broad as the material they handle. They also play an under-appreciated yet essential role in preserving history. This new documentary takes viewers inside their small but fascinating world, populated by an assortment of obsessives, intellects, eccentrics, and dreamers. NR / 99 min.