Used bookstores are one of my favorite places, I can spend hours looking through old books and wondering who owned them. "Tell you what none of us should do: We shouldn’t read anything that has even a whiff of best seller about it. Its a time to kick off the shackles of commerce along with our shoes, a time to seek out literary treasures that are un-hyped, forgotten or just plain out of print." John Schulian, 2002
Looking Forward
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Year I have added a great popup copy of the Wizard of Oz, take a look, just a beautiful book. A Wizard of Oz collector I have a nice small Hallmark collectible lunchbox and thermos at www. shabbytreasure .com. More small and miniature books to add to the small Captain Marryat sea stories: Rattlin the Reefer and Pacha of Many Tales that were favorites of Hemingway and Conrad. Just a small copy of 2 classics Adventures of Don Quixote and The Last of The Mohicans. For that valentines day gift how about a nice little book Our Sweet Romance . Vincent Vee Twins for the motorcycle enthusiast. "Indulge in the Vincent mystique with such magical names as Rapide, Black Shadow, Black Lightning, Meteor, Flash, Grey and Comet." |
Some suggestions Pop Up Wizard of Oz  The Rolling Stone Book of Respect  Rattlin The Reefer  Vincent Vee Twins  |
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The Tropic of Cancer by Henry Miller first published in Paris in 1934 but banned in the US until 1961 because of obscenity. Only a historic court ruling that changed American censorship standards permitted its publication. The story of an expatriate living in Paris, the artists, women and hanger ons and their sexual adventures. Read more |
To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser. Robertson Davies, "The Table Talk of Samuel Marchbanks"
If you do not see what you are looking for, e-mail me and I will try to find it for you. Enjoy!