John King Used & Rare Books

08/01/2026

Take s look at this sort of scary book:

https://www.rarebooklink.com/pages/books/23-1208/memento-mori

08/01/2026

And, another winner just went online, too:

https://www.rarebooklink.com/pages/books/23-1242/hunter-thompson-ralph-steadman/the-curse-of-lono

08/01/2026

Just went online!

https://www.rarebooklink.com/pages/books/23-1118/stephen-king/the-bachman-books-four-early-novels-by-stephen-king-rage-the-long-walk-roadwork-the-running-man

07/29/2026

These are not going to last long! Get down here this afternoon.

07/29/2026

On today’s date (July 29th) in 1954, the book THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE RING was published. Here’s a set we have in stock. It’s a bit pricey, but after all, it’s the anniversary, for goodness sake.

https://www.rarebooklink.com/pages/books/23-0308/j-r-r-tolkien/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-fellowship-of-the-ring-the-two-towers-the-return-of-the-king-three-volume-set

07/24/2026

Leonard Cohen titles, probably hitting the shelves on Saturday 7/25

07/24/2026

More signed books going into the glass case on one from that big music collection we’re working on.

07/21/2026

Happy Birthday, Ernest Hemingway, you jolly old fellow!

https://www.rarebooklink.com/pages/books/99-4273/louis-henry-cohn/a-bibliography-of-the-works-of-ernest-hemingway-inscribed-and-signed-by-ernest-hemingway

07/19/2026

Five minutes until we officially open ( though we’ve been set up since 8am). Lots of cheap books, some special ones, too. Shed 5, Eastern Market. Detroit Festival of Books 2026 is on!

07/17/2026

Come say hello to us on Sunday from 10-4! Get there early before all the good stuff is claimed.

PRO-TIP: Just a heads-up that we're cash only at Eastern Market this weekend, so grab some green on the way down.

Detroit Bookfest, Michigan’s largest book festival, returns this we...