Bookstores specializing in Vintage Paperbacks

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Augustine Funnell Books

Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

Augustine Funnell Books offers a wide selection of used and collectible hardcovers and paperbacks in a diverse assortment of categories.

Babcock & 68th

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

An eclectic mix of used books featuring collectible science fiction & fantasy, pulp fiction classics, modern firsts, travel, old & interesting, cookbooks and unique books that are great for gifts.

Bear Ridge Books

Roanoke, Virginia, United States

OFFERING ~ Many Military related arenas, especially World War II, both in fiction and non-fiction, hardcover and paperbacks. *-First editions in Fiction and Non in numerous genres. A Few Antiquarian editions, and soon to be a listing of 2000 + vintage paperbacks to chose from. Also, some vintage magazines and comics.. Also featured is an extensive library full of World Art and Modern Music titles.

Book Worm Bevy

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Located in Phoenix, Arizona, Book Worm Bevy is a small online only shop with an eclectic inventory, passionate about all books and niche to none! All titles listed are on hand, please feel free to contact me with any questions or picture requests. **Orders ship SAME or NEXT business day!**

Bradley's Books

Florence, Colorado, United States

Inexpensive used books and quality antiquarian books.

Brenner's Collectable Books

Manasquan, New Jersey, United States

35 Plus years buying and selling collectable books. Member ABAA, ILAB, IOBA.
An eclectic mix of good books specializing in Sci-Fi, Mystery, General Antiquarian, Books About Books, Signed First Editions, Vintage Paperbacks, Modern Fiction and many, many others. Prompt, professional customer service, always!.
Please excuse any glare or reflections in the pictures. Books I know; photography not so much. I will answer any questions regarding condition if photos are unclear or provide additional photos if needed.
All books are stored in a temperature controlled library in a smoke free home. All books are professionally packed and shipped and all jacketed books will come with an archival Brodart jacket protector.

Cold Tonnage Books

Farway, Colyton, Devon, United Kingdom

I am the foremost British bookseller of fine, collectable, signed 1st editions of science fiction, fantasy and the supernatural. Full-time (it pays the mortgage) since 1989. All books bubble-wrapped and sent in card boxes.

Days of Old Books

Wadesville, Indiana, United States

Online bookstore with 18 years of selling experience and thousands of successful transactions.

Dearly Departed Books

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Alliance, Ohio, United States

Selling books since 1978. We specialize in SF, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Western & Pulp Fiction. With an inventory of more than 35,000 Hardcover 1st editions, Vintage Paperbacks , Pulp Magazines & general antiquarian books. Store front open by chance or appointment.

DogStar Books

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Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

DogStar Books is an open-shop used and rare book store located in historic Lancaster PA. We have been buying and selling scholarly, antiquarian and better books, images, and paper since 1991. We maintain a large general collection of over 40,000 titles on premises to serve our local book loving clientele. Out of town visitors and buyers are always welcome. Our online inventory at Biblio began in 2020 and we will be increasing our inventory here on a regular basis.

E. Manning Books

Robertsdale, Alabama, United States

I am a full-time independent internet only bookseller with a growing general stock of collectible, out-of-print, and quality second-hand books. I have been an avid collector since 1997 and am an alumnus of the 2001 Colorado Antiquarian Book Seminar. I proclaim no specialty, but tend to focus on Australiana, History/Military History and Vintage Paperbacks.Address: P.O. Box 801, Robertsdale, AL 36567-0801Email: manningbooks@gmail.com."Always read something that will make you look good if you die in the middle of it." ~P.J. O'Rourke, Author/Political Satirist

Earthlight Books

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Walla Walla, Washington, United States

We are a family owned and operated full-service bookstore with a storefront located in Walla Walla, Washington and our online warehouse located in Olympia, Washington. Since 1973 we have been filling the literary needs of this wonderful community in the Walla Walla Valley. Over the past 48 years our shop here has become a staple of this vibrant local economy, a beautiful downtown scene and an informed intelligentsia. We sell books through our storefront, our website, and a book-mobile that travels to festivals and fairs.

Eyebrowse Books - MWABA

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

We are an online, phone and snail mail bookseller.Our books don't need batteries or a license to read. Selling books on-line since 2004. CABS graduate in 2009. Member MWABA since 2013. Excellent customer service, quick shipping, and an assortment of great books. The majority of our inventory is non-fiction general stock with an emphasis on transportation (air, rail, auto), exploration, and military history. We also have hundreds of Vintage Paperbacks that are for the most part not listed online. Eyebrowse Books is always looking for and buying good quality books. We may be reached via e-mail, phone and snail mail. I sincerely appreciate all our customers, new as well as returning ones, and strive every day to present them the most interesting books I can find.

Glenbrook Sales LLC

Southampton, Pennsylvania, United States

Established in 1998 as an online book retailer;. 40,000 books Including Rare paperbacks, magazines, hardcovers, Vintage paperbacks, science fiction, fantasy, horror, mysteries, detective, romance.

Hardscrabble Rare Books

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, United States

Do you love the smell of old paper and mid-century cover art? Are you looking for a copy of your favorite writer's work from the time it was first published? Hardscrabble Books strives to make collecting accessible for people who love the literary arts. We specialize in 20th-century and contemporary writers and are always adding new finds. Reach out if you're looking for something particular or have questions. Located in the Twin Cities.

Irolita Books

Aurora, Ontario, Canada

Bookseller since 1987. Originally an open store, but now entirely internet-based. My inventory is not accessible for browsing by customers, but local pickup can be arranged. Books are carefully described, and I stand behind them. Most books have photos, and if they do not, customers are most welcome to request them or ask questions.

J.C. Bell

Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada

We are a home-based book business and have been selling books online since 1998. We are currently in the process of cataloguing several more thousandused and antiquarian books.

John McCormick

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Online sales of collectible books in all genres.

John Thompson

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

I sell books in Winnipeg at various locations by renting table or booth space. For example at both universities, street festivals and the Fringe Festival. Also sell on various websites on the internet. All of the books listed have scans of the book's actual front cover. New listings initially don't have scans and it can take a week or so to gets them all loaded on line.

Kayo Books

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San Francisco, California, United States

Kayo Books is a brick and mortar bookstore located in San Francisco. Open since 1992, we are generally in the store from Monday through Saturday from 10 to 4, but best to call or email to make sure. We are always buying interesting books and ephemera.

Kreativ Design Solutions

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Kreativ deals in vintage culture and has been an active dealer on the internet since 1998. We specialize in vintage paperbacks, hardcovers, comic books, magazines, gallery prints, and ephemera. Our entire inventory contains high quality scans.

Legendary Assets

Miami, Florida, United States

We have a vast collection that includes many antiquarian, rare, and hard to find limited editions, signed & inscribed copies, modern & unique firsts and publications. Our inventory consists of over 100,000 books, manuscripts, magazines, and other publications. We update our inventory frequently; visit us again soon!

Lost Paddle Books, IOBA

Albany, California, United States

Founded by an avid collector with 30+ years experience in all facets of the book trade from bookselling and library science to publishing. We believe that books can lead to greater empathy and understanding in the world helping us open ourselves to other lives and experiences.

Additional services offered include appraisals for Bay Area residents and collection development for private individuals and institutions.

Mark's Vintage Paperbacks

Evansville, Indiana, United States

I have been collecting and selling vintage paperbacks for about 30 years now. I especially love the cover art of the old pb's from the 40s and 50s. I hope you can find something of interest in my store.

My Book Heaven

Alameda, California, United States

Used and rare books.

Parigi Books, Vintage and Rare

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Schenectady, New York, United States

Parigi Books, established in 2006, is an independent antiquarian bookstore located in the heart of Schenectady, NY. We are open by appointment only.We buy and sell fine books and collectibles in all fields with a strong focus on science fiction, fantasy, mysteries, comics and graphic novels. Our eclectic taste is reflected in the ample variety of items available, from significant titles from the 1500s on to original comic art, from collectible paperbacks to literary magazines. We carry in stock the best selection of Italian language graphic novels and comics you can find this side of the pond.As fairly strict graders who pay particular attention to collecting standards, we have been able to make thousands of customers happy over the years.Parigi Books is a member of the Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America (ABAA), and the Independent Online Booksellers' Association (IOBA).

Popeks Books, IOBA

Oneonta, New York, United States

Store located at 356 Main Street in Otego, NY

Rainy Day Paperback Exchange

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Bethel, Connecticut, United States

Brick and mortar used book store located in Bethel, in the southwest corner of Connecticut, for 20 years. Come visit our store! (directions at www.rainydaypaperback.com) Walk around our downtown of small shops and great places to have lunch.

Riverwood's Books

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Riverwood's is an online bookshop, based in Edmonton, Alberta.We carry a wide range of vintage, used & new books, including first editions, signed books, vintage paperbacks, children's vintage, and other out of print titles. You'll also find an excellent selection of reference and non-fiction books covering a variety of topics and interests.If there's a particular title you're looking for, we would be happy to help you track it down.

Rob & June Edwards

Salem, Oregon, United States

We are an internet based business, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, horror, pulp and digest magazines, and vintage paperbacks. We also sell at science fiction conventions and antiquarian book fairs.

WHY BUY FROM US?
- Competitive pricing
- Condition of items described accurately
- Protective packaging used for all items
- Prompt mailing
- Personal service
- Satisfaction guaranteed

Scene of the Crime Books, ABAC, IOBA

St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada

My wife and I have been operating Scene of the Crime Books since 1996. In 2004 we attempted to go against the market and open a storefront on Oakville Ontario. In August 2006 we closed the brick and mortar and humbly went back to just internet. We now do internet and appointment only through our home. So if you're in our neighborhood let us know 24 hours ahead of time. Thank you. Don Longmuir

stephensbookstore

scranton, Pennsylvania, United States

mostly older books but also art and architecture, modern first editions, science fiction and mystery, and vintage paperbacks.

Stringer's Books and Ephemera

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Originally started in late 1980s as True Crime Ink, we dealt solely in true crime related material. Over the years we have evolved and expanded our areas of specialty, and now offer scarce and interesting material outside of true crime. In addition to books (including vintage paperbacks), we also offer posters, magazines, programs, ephemera, and handbills. Of special interest are pre-2000 items relating to Toronto.

Tarrington Books

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Tarrington, Herefordshire, United Kingdom

A family run bookshop located in the heart of rural Herefordshire. Large selection of children's literature, crime fiction, military, history, travel, vintage paperbacks, quality antiquarian volumes & fine bindings. We offer free UK postage on all items and pride ourselves on our safe packaging and rapid dispatch of orders. Browsers welcome by appointment.

The Book Juggler

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Willits, California, United States

For over 30 years we've been a full-service general used bookstore on Main Street in Willits, CA in the heart of Mendocino County. We maintain a curated collection of quality used books and carefully selected new books in every category. Our specialties change with our interests but we currently have nice collections of Art/Architecture/Photography, Western Americana, vintage paperbacks, Horticulture, and Lebowski studies.

Valley Books

Amherst,, Massachusetts, United States

After 34 years selling used and old books in downtown Amherst, we are now an online only seller as of July 2009. We have approximately 12,500 titles in most subjects and all our inventory is listed online. Our specialties include scholarly books in political science, social science, philosophy, science and natural history, poetry, European history, Asian and Far Eastern history, Asian and American art and Literary Criticism, as well as several other subjects, scholarly, antiquarian and collectible.

Well-Stacked Books

Parkville, Maryland, United States

Erotica, Vintage Paperbacks, Pin-Up, Women's Studies, Cookbooks, Baseball, Comics, Art, Science-Fiction.

Zardoz Books

Westbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom

Zardoz Books, www.zardozbooks.co.uk Paperback, pulp and hardback firsts in Crime, SF, Horror, Adventure, TV/Film Tie-ins, Westerns and Collectors Books Publishers of Paperbacks, Pulps & Comics collectors magazine (3.95) Publishers of Mushroom Jungle - History of Postwar British Paperback Publishing Also sell price guides and book collectors magazines (Paperback Parade etc) Catalogues issued regularly of secondhand and new books. Send 2 IRCs, $2 cash or 2 UK letter stamps for a catalogue Send 2 IRCs, $1 bill or two UK letter stamps for catalogues Mail Order Only