Valley of the Books

At the very tip of McCarren Park, in Greenpoint, on a block that has a Starbucks and an overpriced luxury-apartment eyesore, sits a nondescript, three-story building. It belongs to Bill Hall, the 60-year-old proprietor of High Valley Books, who runs the appointment-only shop from his family’s home. The old-school gem has arguably the most robust private collection of vintage magazines, art books, and other printed matter in New York City.