Final Years and Death
In the decade before his death, Grauer collected material for a projected history of prices and pricing, with special attention to book prices. He was active in several professional journalistic organizations as well as the Grolier Club. Grauer had a strong interest in the graphic arts; he even printed his own Christmas cards.
Ben Grauer died of a heart attack in New York City in 1977 at the age of 68. He is interred in Westchester Hills Cemetery in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.
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