What a find! The Shire Book Shop is everything you could hope for in a used bookstore. There are comfortable sofas and armchairs, a selection of complimentary teas – help yourself – and of course, shelves upon shelves of excellent … Continue reading The Shire Book Shop, Franklin, MA
A bookshop and coffee shop combination with a little French cafe next door. Books & Company sells good quality used books on the newer side of … Continue reading Books & Company, Hamden CT
Titcomb’s is much larger than it first appears. There are three floors of books. The used and rare books are mostly in the basement and on the second floor with new books, cards and gifts on the first floor. Staff … Continue reading R.M. Titcomb Bookshop, East Sandwich MA
Beautiful old bookstore, stacks from floor to ceiling with quality used books and some new books too. They have a generous collection of art books and a small shelf of collectible Edward Gorey books including a signed copy of The … Continue reading Parnassus Book Service, Yarmouth Port MA
“Oh, there’s another used book store…it’s in the next town over” she says, “it’s open until 4.30 today, let’s go there next.” If like me you’re thinking, hmm…next town over…so, that’s about 15 minutes away, you can imagine my chagrin … Continue reading Colebrook Book Barn – Colebrook, CT
I’ve been writing this blog for a little while now and I’ve noticed a trend. There are a growing number of book stores that sell both used and new books and I think this is brilliant. I don’t often buy new books … Continue reading The Book Cove & Pawling Antiques, Pawling NY
Surprised that I didn’t know about this place before now. Hartford is the closest large city to me and I don’t usually find myself visiting too often. I do go to Real Art Ways now and then but still I … Continue reading The Jumping Frog, Hartford CT
