Pageant Print Shop

Large selection of old prints — good if your need some new wall décor. Prices seem cheap enough. Did not move me; but I did not spend much time browsing.

I had a great time looking through all the prints at Pageant Print Shop. I don’t even remember how I first discovered this store, but I’m glad I did! Before coming here, I didn’t really know what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised by how big of a variety of prints they have and how organized it was. I’m a fan of animals, especially marine life and birds, and boy did they have plenty of both. I ended up buying two prints on my first, and as of writing this review, only visit here so far. One of the prints had various birds on the print in black and white, including multiple species of ducks (which are some of my favorite birds) and the other print was in color and featured multiple marine mammals, including a whale and dolphin. The man who worked here was very nice and I appreciated the fact that the store was heavily air conditioned considering that I was there in mid summer. The store has a fantastic collection of map prints both from all over the world and for New York City and the even though I like maps I didn’t end up getting any map prints, but I recommend that if you’re looking for old maps, this is thee place to go.

A perfect place to add a historical touch to your home, and a unique component to the dynamic fabric that is NYC.
After hanging out with a friend in the East Village, he mentioned that his girlfriend picked him a map of his specific neighborhood (down to about a 10 block radius or so) as a birthday gift.
Inspired, I later checked out this place myself to find a map of my own neighborhood. The clerk was very helpful in helping me find the map. True, it was a real splurge between buying the map and framing it, but it was completely worth it, without a doubt.
Because the pace of life is so quick in the City, we often forget how old it really is. Maps like the ones Pageant Print Shop sells remind you just how much NYC has changed. It’s one thing to know that most of Manhattan’s shoreline was lined with piers, it’s another to see them outlined on a map.
I highly recommend visiting next time you’re in the East Village, or even going out of your way to check it out.

Great local print shop! For a small shop, they have a wide selection of historic prints ranging from global maps to fashion related prints — I was quite impressed.
I will say that their international/​local map prints were the most extensive and interesting. Will definitely come back some time for map prints.
They also have a sale selection which includes pieces for less than $ 10. Be sure to check those out!

Even though Pageant didn’t have what I’m looking for, I still love browsing around and finding small treasures. And prices are mostly quite reasonable, so that I can bring home something cool without denting my wallet.
A tremendous amount of treasures in a very small place — and the lady working there at the time was incredibly helpful and nice.

I agree with other posters. This is a great find! I also like the vintage food ads. They also have old maps. Fun to look through a bit of advertising history!

I stumbled on Paceant after visiting the Merchant House museum, and knew I could easily spend a lot of time in this tiny shop leafing through the many, many prints they have. So when I wanted vintage food ads for my new kitchen, I knew just where to go – and Pageant didn’t disappoint.
Nicely organized and sorted, each print is clearly listed with price and its original date. Older does not necessarily mean most expensive, and everything is very reasonably priced: I saw many larger prints in the $ 20 – 30 range, and lots of smaller ones in the $ 8 – 15 range. The gentleman working there was very nice, pointing me in the right direction and letting me look as long as I needed to, then referring me to a good framer down the block.
Definitely worth checking out for décor and any kind of older print you can think of.

In a shoebox of a East Village store lies one of the most interesting specialty shops in NYC.
The diversity of prints are stunning: advertising, animals, architecture, American history, anatomy. And that’s just the letter «A.» Botanicals, calligraphy, and caricatures by famous political cartoonist Thomas Nast round out the B’s and C’s.
What drew me were the 19^th and 20^th century prints of New York. Sorted by neighborhood and borough, flipping through this selection was like taking a time machine back to Olde New York, to a time when the Lower East Side was full of shtetls and tenements, rather than boutique hotels and nightclubs.
I can’t recommend this store enough: definitely for the gifter who wants to purchase a special something for a someone-​special.

This place is really up my alley and I fell in love with it the second I walked in. It is pretty small, but that does not reflect the breadth of its selection. I’m pretty sure I spent an hour or more browsing its antique botanical and animal prints, maps, and kitschy retro magazine ads. This place is ideal if you are looking for some apartment wall décor or gifts. I’m pretty sure I’ll be going again soon for some Christmas shopping.

Yes, the old Pageant from Booksellers Row is still going strong with an amazing selection of old authentic prints and maps from the 19^th and early 20^th century. Lots of cool old New York stuff. Great place!