Martial Bliss.: The Story of The Military Bookman. - Paperback

by Margaretta Barton Colt (Author)

in the seedy New York of 1976, Harris Colt, a Wall Street refugee, invented and with his wife, Margaretta, ran a specialty antiquarian bookstore, The Military Bookman. The store, in a brownstone in New York's Carnegie Hill, was a confluence of old and rare military, naval and aviation history books, with the rare characters, near and far, who wanted them. Those who love books, bookstore, and New York will savor this light-hearted memoir of a fantasy turned reality, a unique enterprise which flourished in the late 20th century. Many customers thought of it as "'Cheers' without the booze."

Author Biography

Margaretta Barton Colt is the author of "Defend the Valley. A Shenandoah Family in the Civil War." She was formerly a picture editor and writer at American Heritage Publishing Co. and Time Inc.