I graduated UM in the 80's- and I make a special point of visiting this bookstore, when I come back to AA. I do shop on Amazon- but the hardcopy experience is fantastic. I will drop $80 when I go there, they always have great stuff.
Wow! Just an awesome bookshop! They have a big collection with shelves of books in obscure topics other shops usually lack. One entire tall shelf of poetry books, which are my favorite. Also a lot of philosophy books. If you're into sailing and books about the ocean, I saw a huge collection of those! The man that was working was very nice and extremely willing to help us find what we were looking for. Great experience and really really neat shop!
You know that book store from "never ending story?"
Brought in a box of rare and antiquarian books several months ago to sell on a Sunday. The clerk working was not the owner but went through my books and showed interest in them; he was extremely nice and sociable. I had a very pleasant experience that Sunday afternoon. He asked to hold them over night and the owner would go through them and give me a call back by noon the next day. I did not receive a call back the next day, and when I called to inquiry about my books, I was offered $20 for the 3 that the owner was interested in. Taken aback, I passed, and when I went to pick up my books, the owner told me to my face that "there was nothing of value there." I know I am college student and look young and dumb, but this was offensive, and it was obvious to me the owner was trying to take advantage of me based off of his perceptions of me. One book I brought in was a signed, deluxe, leather bound edition of "The Battle Cry of Freedom" by James McPherson of which only 1,000 copies were ever printed, which had been appraised just the day before at Motte & Bailey for $350-$450; and the pick of the collection was a first edition, first printing of "The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton which I later sold on ebay for $800. I am an avid collector of rare and antiquarian books, and I like supporting local bookstores, but needless to say, in the future I will stick to selling my books myself. I have no desire to return to this store if this is how they treat the people who help to stock their shelves and make them money. The elitist behavior mentioned in another review was definitely rampant here and very much negatively affected my experience at this store.
Awesome selection and fair pricing. Some extremely interesting finds!
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