#usedbookstore

I mostly get library books but still love the serendipity of used book shopping. #bookblogger #bookstagram #bookblogging #instaread #bookblr #bookstore #usedbooks #bookshelf #bookshelves #usedbookstore #secondhandbooks #bookshopping #bookshops https://www.instagram.com/p/CSqF2yajOks/?utm_medium=tumblr

“The Master Key” by L. Frank Baum [Bowen Merrill, 1901]. First edition, third state in Very Good condition. A year after publishing “The Wizard of Oz”, Baum published this “fairy tale founded upon the wonders of electricity”. After experimenting with electricity and accidentally touching The Master Key, a boy summons the Demon of Electricity who grants him wishes. $300 via DM. Comparable copies range $350-$600+. Price includes free domestic shipping. Not yet listed anywhere else online for sale. Your chance to own a first edition Baum AND a very rare fairy tale that speaks to the early days and fears of electricity! #rarebooks #lfrankbaum #wizardofoz #fairytales #firsteditionbooks #bookcollecting #booknerd #bookporn #bibliophile #treatyourshelf #oldbooks #usedbookstore #vintagechildrensbooks #juvenalia #buzzinstock https://www.instagram.com/p/CNkzIy6hoCi/?igshid=1qeuqeyv5fhn0

Tim’s Used Books, Provincetown MA

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Watching one of the greatest used bookstores I’ve ever visited close down is a special kind of depressing. I’ve bought so many volumes there over the years. They’re switching to a web-only business, but never again being able to wander the shelves of the quirky little downtown building is a saddening thought. If you haven’t been here, you can never even imagine the literal three story maze of rooms going in every direction. Different shapes, sizes, and layouts; each room was a delight and was filled with books. I’d discover staircases I had never seen before, always leading to more books. I realize I might not have even visited every room (this place is enormous). I think I did, but just this summer I discovered a section I’d never visited. I wonder what else I had failed to discover? Some rooms, in the basement, were always unlit and were literally pitch black; I would shop with a flashlight. Legend has it these rooms held a speakeasy during Prohibition, a house of prostitution at one point, and there are even whispers of hauntings. The owners were always so kind, and always had time to chat with me. I will miss this place. Goodbye, Eborn Books. You will be remembered, and missed. #books #bookstore #usedbooks #usedbookstore #saltlakecity #utah #ebornbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/B3AnxcdBYJv/?igshid=uerzu8unh1wi

checked out @goldenfigbooks last week and rediscovered my love of window seats 💛