The Used Book Lover's Guide to the Pacific Coast States: California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii [Paperback]

David S. Siegel (Author)

Book Description

Series: Used Book Lover's Guide | Publication Date: January 2000

A comprehensive guide to 1,500 used, out-of-print, rare and antiquarian book dealers in California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii. Includes hundreds of dealers who do not sell online. Includes 22 city, regional and state maps showing locations with used bookstores. Replaces 1995 edition.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"An invaluable take-along tote for any who consider a used bookstore visit an essential part of the trip." -- Midwest Book Review, 4/00

"Good news for all you wanderlust bibliophiles. There's help out there." -- The Spokesman-Review (2/00>

"Most helpful are the comments." -- about.com

"Provides useful information." Rated excellent for ease of use and indexes. -- Library Journal, 12/00

Simply put, no book dealer or collector should travel without these guides. -- Bookseller, August 9, 2000

From the Publisher

The Used Book Lover's Guides are designed to assist book lovers save time and money while searching for used, out-of-print and antiquarian books. The books can be used as travel guides to help you plan your book hunting trips or as desk references when you want to contact dealers by phone, mail or on-line. The guides give you all the information you need to find the books you're searching for, including: a detailed description of the dealer's stock, including specialties and the approximate size of the collection, store hours, easy to follow travel directions, city, regional and state maps, dealer services, e-mail addresses and web sites, a comprehensive Specialty Index and valuable comments about the stores (based on the authors' actual visits) that help you decide if the store is likely to have the types of books you're interested in.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: Book Hunter Pr; Rev Exp edition (January 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 189137902X
• ISBN-13: 978-1891379024
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,733,553 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent guide for book lovers!, October 27, 2000

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"zansdragyn" (Waterford, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Used Book Lover's Guide to the Pacific Coast States: California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii (Paperback)

Very comprehensive guide for those of us who love to haunt used bookstores in CA (et al). Useful information such as inventory sizes, specialities, phone numbers, special services, and more. Organized by state, city, and also several indices.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An invaluable take-along tote for bibliophiles!, May 3, 2000

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Used Book Lover's Guide to the Pacific Coast States: California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii (Paperback)

An invaluable take-along tote for any who consider a used book store visit an essential part of the trip. Choose the revised, expanded Used Book Lover's Guide To The Pacific Coast States if traveling in California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska or Hawaii: it includes number of volumes, store specialty, and candid comments if the store was visited.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential guide for bibliophiles & antiquarian book dealers., April 4, 2000

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Used Book Lover's Guide to the Pacific Coast States: California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii (Paperback)

This newly updated and expanded addition of The Used Book Lover's Guide To The Pacific Coast States continues to insure its preeminence as the most comprehensive and important guide to the used bookstores and dealers in California, Oregon, Washington, Alaska, and Hawaii. Featured are 1,500 used book dealers conveniently grouped by location and category; a Specialty Index to help locate dealers specializing in a particular area of interest; easy to follow travel directions for getting where you want to go; twenty-four city, regional and state maps to aid in planning book hunting trips; and practical comments about shops based on the David and Susan Siegal's personal visits. If you are a true bibliophile or antiquarian book dealer traveling the area, don't leave home without your copy of The Used Book Lover's Guide To The Pacific Coast States!