*New York's Strand bookstore appeals for help.*

I visit the Strand every time I go to New York City. But it may be a long time before I got here again. Wherever you live, please do not buy from Amazon. If you want to order a book, go to a local physical bookstore to do it.

A local physical bookstore may even allow you to pay cash in advance anonymously and take away a receipt to claim it later. I did this in August in the Boston area.