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Nico Scout

Nico Scout

Nico Scout is a fun, curated collection of lifestyle objects, books and houseplants with an emphasis on practical everyday design, good times, aesthetic and color. Founded in 2018 by Amber Gadde, this operation is built on perseverance, grit, creativity and individuality.
Nico Scout curates a wide selection of small batch, artist-driven curiosities and functional everyday necessities. The store offers a design-centric, on-trend book selection with titles ranging from modern art to lifestyle, cooking, houseplants and music.
Nico Scout is a woman owned and owner-operated business.

Photograph by Raymond Echevers, 2022

Best Bookstores and Museum Shops
for Art, Photography, Architecture and Design Books

The stores and museum shops listed here offer the finest selections of books on the arts, architecture, design and literature. These stores are curated, educational spaces operated by book lovers who know their books, know their customers, and who will stock unusual, adventurous titles rarely seen elsewhere. As such, they help to make your community a vital place to live. They are the stores that champion risky, mission-driven publishing. We encourage you to visit them regularly, to enjoy browsing through their selections and to order and make your purchases through them.

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OUT OF PRINT AND RARE ART BOOK SPECIALISTS

NEW YORK ART BOOK STORES AND MUSEUM SHOPS

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MIDWEST AND SOUTHERN STATES

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