Well now this is strange. I could swear none of these books were in my suitcase at the beginning of this trip

#vacation #usedbooks

Dr. Howell says VISIT THIS BOOKSTORE

The Book Lady Bookstore, Savannah Georgia USA. You can trust me on this kind of thing: this is one of the best used bookstores in the world.

https://thebookladybookstore.com/

#savannah #bookstore #usedbooks

Post to blog : Smartphonography Club : The Boundless Library of Jinbocho
#Xiaomi #Xiaomi15TPro #smartphonography #photography #streetphotography #Tokyo #Japan #UsedBooks #TokyoBookstore #Jimbocho #OldBooks

https://www.smartphonography.club/2026/03/the-boundless-library-of-jinbocho/

Best-loved Indie used/rare bookstores visited to date

Identified below are my favorite independent used bookstores that have been visited thus far. Not included are chains like Half-Price Books. Several of those listed are also sellers of rare and collectible books, as well. While many bookstores today sell some used/rare books, this list emphasizes those shops that primarily focus on used and/or rare books.

As more used/rare bookstores are visited both here and abroad, the treasured ones will be added to this list. Stay tuned!

Peace!

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Curious Book Shop – East Lansing, Michigan

Defunct Books – Nashville (Five Points), Tennessee

Grimey’s Preloved Music and Books – Nashville, Tennessee

Landmark Books – Traverse City, Michigan – books and vintage typewriters, oh my!

Open Door Bookshop – Roma (Trastevere), Italy – none better anywhere! I love this store.

Quirky Used Books – Albuquerque, New Mexico

Legatoria/Libraio Prampolini – Catania, Sicily, Italy – ‘literally’ an Italian institution

Under Charlie’s Covers – Albuquerque (Bernalillo), New Mexico – sadly closing in May 2026 due to a substantial rent increase.

Haul from the "local" used book shop…

(top to bottom)

• "Gregg Shorthand Dictionary"
• "Merry Wives of Windsor" by Shakespeare (that's the opera, by Nicolai Otto, I saw last Friday)
• "The Wordsworth Dictionary of Shakespeare" by Charles Boyce
• Tennessee Williams "Plays 1957-1980"
• T. S. Eliot "Collected Poems"
• "Clown" by Jon Davison (Readings in Theatre Practice)
• "A Bibliography of Early Secular American Music" by Sonneck / Upton
• "The Princeton Encyclopedia of Poetry and Poetics" by Preminger / Warnke / Hardison

Now I understand why Craigslist isn’t the place anymore where both seller and buyer are happy. Buying and selling used stuff is all about making the big bucks.
#usedbooks #SalvationArmy #ValueVillage #craigslist

https://thewalrus.ca/thrifting-was-about-frugality-how-did-it-become-all-about-profit/

Valentine's Day Blind Date With a Book at the Print Factory, Bellefonte, #Pennsylvania.

I was born to do this. Always dreamed of having my own used #bookstore, but reluctant to lose a fortune on my own used bookstore.

Instead I volunteer at this awesome #antiracist, #feminist, and #queer-inclusive organization that supports the artistic and intellectual life of the local community. Also #usedbooks

https://www.printfactorybellefonte.org/