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Defunct Books We're always buying books, and we pay top dollar for those we can use.

Putting out this 1958 edition of The Old Man and the Sea today. Such a nice vintage copy without the cost of a first. On...
09/11/2026

Putting out this 1958 edition of The Old Man and the Sea today. Such a nice vintage copy without the cost of a first. Only $50! Get dibs!

If you're a Georges Simenon fan, come in!
09/10/2026

If you're a Georges Simenon fan, come in!

09/07/2026

The wrong time to make jokes? When someone asks for the bathroom key.
"It's kind of an emergency."

These are cool....you want these. They are in the store (along with other books I had not brought in previously but now ...
09/05/2026

These are cool....you want these. They are in the store (along with other books I had not brought in previously but now have) (that is code).

Come get 'em!

This would look great on someone's coffee table. Check out that Nashville skyline!   books
09/04/2026

This would look great on someone's coffee table. Check out that Nashville skyline!

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Just a little 150 year old copy of Selected Poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson, the first publication of his Selected.
09/02/2026

Just a little 150 year old copy of Selected Poems by Ralph Waldo Emerson, the first publication of his Selected.

You know, if you would just assume we got cool stuff in and come visit to check it out, then I wouldn't have to spend ti...
08/29/2026

You know, if you would just assume we got cool stuff in and come visit to check it out, then I wouldn't have to spend time on social media posting about all the cool books I got in. Like this collection of Arkham House published books. Deal?

The Nibelungenlied, illustrated beautifully.  With slipcase. $17. I'm nuts.
08/28/2026

The Nibelungenlied, illustrated beautifully. With slipcase. $17. I'm nuts.

Not sure why I am selling this, actually. Such a gorgeous book! In the original slipcase. $17. Yep.
08/28/2026

Not sure why I am selling this, actually. Such a gorgeous book! In the original slipcase. $17. Yep.

Fun, vintage bindings. If you see something you like, get dibs!
08/25/2026

Fun, vintage bindings. If you see something you like, get dibs!

Address

1108 Woodland Street
Nashville, TN
37206

Opening Hours

Monday 12pm - 5pm
Thursday 12pm - 5pm
Friday 12pm - 5pm
Saturday 12pm - 5pm
Sunday 12pm - 5pm

Telephone

+16157175852

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