Rizzoli Bookstore is a general interest bookstore, located in the St. James Building at 1133 Broadway in New York City,[1] that primarily specializes in illustrated books and foreign language titles. The store is indirectly owned by Arnoldo Mondadori Editore, an Italian multimedia company that acquired the books division from RCS MediaGroup. The direct parent company of the bookstore is Rizzoli International Publications, also known as Rizzoli New York.
The Rizzoli Bookstore moved to its current NoMad location on July 27, 2015.[2] It was located at 31 West 57th Street between 1985 and 2015, and at 712 Fifth Avenue from 1964 until 1985.[3]
History
In 1964, Angelo Rizzoli opened Rizzoli Bookstore at 712 Fifth Avenue in New York City; the building was designed by Albert S. Gottlieb in 1907 and inspired by the classical style of 19th century Parisian town houses. Angelo Rizzoli chose architect Ferdinand Gottlieb