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What's happening at the shop? What strange volumes have we come across this week? What bookish philosophical musings is Patrick rambling about today?
  • Misplaced Enthusiasm Over Signatures

    Misplaced Enthusiasm Over Signatures

    "Overly excitable" is not really how anyone would describe me. I like to play it cool and reserved, detached and pragmatic. There have been those few rare instances where my...

    Misplaced Enthusiasm Over Signatures

    "Overly excitable" is not really how anyone would describe me. I like to play it cool and reserved, detached and pragmatic. There have been those few rare instances where my...

  • Patrick Reinhart in his working environment

    Meet the bookdealer: Patrick Reinhart

    My name is Patrick Reinhart and I have been working for Tom for a decade now. There were more of us "book guys" back then, now it's down to Tom...

    Meet the bookdealer: Patrick Reinhart

    My name is Patrick Reinhart and I have been working for Tom for a decade now. There were more of us "book guys" back then, now it's down to Tom...

  • Strangest Book of the Week #6 - The Rise of the Meritocracy

    Strangest Book of the Week #6 - The Rise of the...

    Yet another book with lovely, unique ephemera in the form of personal letters between the author and eminent sociologist Daniel Bell. This is a 1993 re-issue of the book originally...

    Strangest Book of the Week #6 - The Rise of the...

    Yet another book with lovely, unique ephemera in the form of personal letters between the author and eminent sociologist Daniel Bell. This is a 1993 re-issue of the book originally...

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  • A postcard from Frank Shay to Christopher Morley showing Parnassus on Wheels, ca. 1921. Christopher Morley Collection, Recip: Sf-Shd.

    Required Reading for Booksellers

    Originally posted on our old blog October 2016. The gall to suggest required reading to booksellers?OK – let’s make it a suggested reading list for new or wannabe booksellers. Presumably...

    Required Reading for Booksellers

    Originally posted on our old blog October 2016. The gall to suggest required reading to booksellers?OK – let’s make it a suggested reading list for new or wannabe booksellers. Presumably...

  • Keep 'em Flying Dime Bank with dimes

    Keep ‘Em Flying Dime Register Bank Vintage 1942

    Originally posted May 2014. During my time here this dime box has been one of the most fun non-book items that we've sold. We've sold a lot of random things...

    Keep ‘Em Flying Dime Register Bank Vintage 1942

    Originally posted May 2014. During my time here this dime box has been one of the most fun non-book items that we've sold. We've sold a lot of random things...

  • The Beauty of Antique & Marbled Endpapers

    The Beauty of Antique & Marbled Endpapers

    Originally posted February 2018, presented here with minimal editing. The majority of the books pictured have long since sold, but we certainly still do have a bunch of books with...

    The Beauty of Antique & Marbled Endpapers

    Originally posted February 2018, presented here with minimal editing. The majority of the books pictured have long since sold, but we certainly still do have a bunch of books with...

  • Beauty and the Beast Disney VHS

    Valuable VHS?

    Originally posted in July 2016. This post got a bunch more views than most of our posts because people do tend get fired up over clickbaity claims that their old...

    Valuable VHS?

    Originally posted in July 2016. This post got a bunch more views than most of our posts because people do tend get fired up over clickbaity claims that their old...

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