![]() ![]() Each store also sells vintage maps and paintings in addition to the vintage books. SouthEx Books and Prints and Vintage Books have both been in the business of vintage books for over 40 years and Navratana has been in the market for nearly 15 years. The respondents include the proprietors of SouthEx Books and Prints, Vintage Books, and Antiquarian Books. This paper looks at the responses from three dealers around Delhi-NCR who have been involved in the vintage market for a considerable period of time to assess the state of the vintage market in India. But, a legacy to India's colonial past, the vintage book market in India has gradually become the domain of only a handful of booksellers, shrinking to almost half its strength over a decade. This circle is flourishing-with a couple of bookshops even entering their third generation phase. New Delhi boasts a small circle of dealers who can call themselves vintage specialists. ![]()
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