FEATURED STORE

Arcana: Books on the Arts

Now located in the historic Helms Bakery district, Arcana: Books on the Arts is one of the world's premier visual arts bookstores specializing in rare and collectible Modern & Contemporary Art, Photography, Design, Architecture, Cinema, Music and Fashion. Arcana has long been a favorite shopping haunt for insiders in the worlds of film, fashion, art, photography, and commercial production. Its vast selection of rare, out-of-print and new books & catalogues from around the world is unparalleled.

"Since 1987, Lee Kaplan has operated the finest art bookstore in Los Angeles, serving the Hollywood creative community as well as artists and art collectors. Arcana specializes in catalogue raisonnes, artist monographs, photography, modern art and most notably a locked-glass case of hard-to-find collectibles. The store is filled wall-to-wall, but is lovingly well-organized and attended by a friendly, knowledgeable staff. "-Alex Worman, Artnet

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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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