Buffalo Booksellers
If you are a bibliophile like me you probably already know these Buffalo used and rare booksellers who, in this age of internet price warfare, dare to keep a brick and mortar shop alive. I've spent a lot of time in their shops, as there are few things in life I enjoy more than browsing through the stacks until something jumps out at me. Sometimes it is a cherished book I had forgotten (just a few weeks ago stumbled across a copy of "The Secret: A Treasure Hunt" that I hadn't thought about for 20 years). Other times, and far more frequently, it is a book I didn't know I needed or wanted. Last week, at Second Reader, I found a book entitled "Kooks", a collection of essays and documents by and about people with, ahem, odd view of life...the pamphlet about men giving birth was particularly amusing.
Over the summer I plan to do a series of posts about the used book community but if this post has peaked your interest you really need to go out and experience the shops for yourself. All of them have distinct personalities (what is a good, used bookstore if not eclectic) and are great places to get your literary freak on.
Old Editions/74 East Huron St./842-1734 Rust Belt Books/202 Allen St./885-9535 Second Reader Book Shop/1419 Hertel Ave./862-0001 Avenue Book Exchange/1211 Hertel Ave./877-1255
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Pauldub
Some of my favorite books are those I found while browsing through a used book store. A title or cover will jump out and beg to be read. I am an avid military history reader, and used book stores are the best place to find them. I once found a small 3 volume set written on the Revolutionary war. It was interesting because it was written from the viewpoint of the war that had just finished. The Civil War. 3 volumes, published in 1870,less than 20 bucks. There are treasures like this all over.
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Eric
Bless these people and their work. If you haevn't been, go to all of them. Old Editions is espeically rewarding. Ask to see the special collections upstairs. It's a lot of fun.
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Jennifer
I gotta get to Hertel!!!! I went into Old Editions a while ago, for the first time and was completely enchanted. A lovely space! Can't wait for the updates!
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martin kemp
a great hour spent is poking around rustbelt!
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Dan
Wouldn't it be great if Talking Leaves took up an entire city block, like indie bookstores in other cities?
While the smaller bookstores are great, it would be nice to see a large independent in the city. If Powell's in Portland or Tattered Cover in Denver are any indication, a big indie bookstore downtown would be a regional destination. A large locally owned indie bookstore, or a regional independent like Joseph-Beth, would also do far more to promote the "New Buffalo" than a Bass Pro.
/spent too much time in and money at Tattered Cover during my Denver years. Hey, they were dog-friendly ...
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Dan
Wouldn't it be great if Talking Leaves took up an entire city block, like indie bookstores in other cities?
While the smaller bookstores are great, it would be nice to see a large independent in the city. If Powell's in Portland or Tattered Cover in Denver are any indication, a big indie bookstore downtown would be a regional destination. A large locally owned indie bookstore, or a regional independent like Joseph-Beth, would also do far more to promote the "New Buffalo" than a Bass Pro.
/spent too much time in and money at Tattered Cover during my Denver years. Hey, they were dog-friendly ...
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Dan
Wouldn't it be great if Talking Leaves took up an entire city block, like indie bookstores in other cities?
While the smaller bookstores are great, it would be nice to see a large independent in the city. If Powell's in Portland or Tattered Cover in Denver are any indication, a big indie bookstore downtown would be a regional destination. A large locally owned indie bookstore, or a regional independent like Joseph-Beth, would also do far more to promote the "New Buffalo" than a Bass Pro.
/spent too much time in and money at Tattered Cover during my Denver years. Hey, they were dog-friendly ...
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Dan
Wouldn't it be great if Talking Leaves took up an entire city block, like indie bookstores in other cities?
While the smaller bookstores are great, it would be nice to see a large independent in the city. If Powell's in Portland or Tattered Cover in Denver are any indication, a big indie bookstore downtown would be a regional destination. A large locally owned indie bookstore, or a regional independent like Joseph-Beth, would also do far more to promote the "New Buffalo" than a Bass Pro.
/spent too much time in and money at Tattered Cover during my Denver years. Hey, they were dog-friendly ...
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