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How two women quietly reading books in an sf bar started. The 8 best bookstores in san francisco culture trip. Best books set in san francisco score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. A meta search engine for finding used books usa, textbooks, antiquarian, rare and out of print books. Its a love song in 49 chapters to an extraordinary place, taking 49 different sites around the. We began as sunset bookstore in 1974, a small used bookshop servicing. A runaway san francisco chronicle bestseller, cool gray city of love is a oneofakind book for a oneofakind city. Top 10 vintage and secondhand stores in san francisco whether its vintage pieces, design classics or a something fabulous from an edgy designer, the streets of san francisco have a. San francisco, ca book stores, secondhand business directory. A group of nine authors met on monday, march 18 with audrey cooper, the editor of the san francisco chronicle and kitty morgan, who oversees all the arts and culture coverage. Its only 7by7 miles, making it americas tiny urban treasure. San francisco, ca 94110 415 2821901 for more than 20 years, dog eared books has been able to weather the. Kayo books specializes in unusual, weird, rare, sexy and strange. New orleans, detroit, san francisco and new york moskowitz finds.
Another new shop, this store was opened in may 20 by laurelle swan, formerly in the software sales industry. Search, find and buy online from hundreds of bookstores worldwide. Argonaut book shop an antiquarian book shop in san. San francisco bookstore specializing in vintage paperbacks from the 1940s to the 1970s and esoteric books of all persuasions. Top 10 best used book stores in san francisco, ca takeout. Good quality used items can be found in the charity shops along fillmore street in pacific heights. At green apple, we know that good used books are our lifeblood, so we pay top.
Here are five of the best used bookstores in the bay area. Reviews on used book stores in san francisco, ca green apple books, dog eared books, friends of the sf public library annual big book sale, alexander. Green apple books on the park 1231 9th avenue, sf ca 94122. You can also order any book in print and have it shipped directly to your home from the. Okay, market is diagonal, but i had to start somewhere.
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Established in 1981 in san francisco, we specialize in books and ephemeral materials related to the history of labor and other social movements, including the struggles for black and. On the corner of 20th and valencia streets in san francisco, dog eared books is a tiny mission bookstore thats been a local favorite since 1992. Welcome to the website of john windle antiquarian bookseller. Top 10 vintage and secondhand stores in san francisco. My mom, marijuana, and the stoning of san francisco by alia volz. What bookstore can i sell my used books to in san francisco.
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