Area Index, continued A SCIENCE FICTION COLLECTOR’S GUIDE TO TWIN CITIES USED BOOKSTORES (AND LIKE THAT) MINNEAPOLIS, CONTTABLE of CONTENTS ST PAUL, CONT. CITY CENTER ...... B DALTON’S by Denny Lien A TH WILLIAMSON HALL, 231 PILLSBURY DR SE 175 E 5 ST, This guide was produced for stock information is based on my ...... U OF MINNESOTA BOOKSTORE GALTIER PLAZA 2ND FLOOR ...... LEE’S OUTLET distribution at Minicon 34, for the use latest visit and is, obviously, TH I MINNETONKA, 186 W 7 ST ...... HAROLD’S BOOK SHOP and amusement of its members and subject to change. 13131 RIDGEDALE DR ...... BARNES AND NOBLE 2041 FORD PKWY ...... HALF PRICE BOOKS R especially of Dave Nee, its Bookseller INTRODUCTION1501 PLYMOUTH R.D S...... B.ORDER . .’S . .2080 . . F ORD. .P KWY...... B 1ARNES AND NOBLE I have a bias in favor of bookstores 5101 S HWY 101 ...... B DALTON’S 2100 N SNELLING AVE, ...... HAR MAR MALL Guest of Honor. The compiler claims which are well-lit, well-organized, RIDGEDALE SHOPPING CTR ...... B DALTON’S ...... THE BOOKSHOP no copyright—“Information wants to and smokefree, with pricing system EMAJORNEW HF/SFOPE, ...... 235 . E. M.ARYLAND . . A.VE ...... 2 SAVER’S be free”—and grants permission for 2751 WINNETKA AVE N ...... VALUE VILLAGE 2402 UNIVERSITY AVE ...... GREEN LION BOOKS and/or individual prices clearly N others to make such use of it NORTH OAKS, 2543 COMO AVE ...... GOODWILL marked, with reasonably wide GENERAL USED ...... 4 as they will (though proper HWY 96&HWY 49 NORTH OAKS VILLAGE CTR . 370 TORONTO ST ...... PPL STORE aisles, and (above all) with shelves A ...... LITTLE PROFESSOR 451 N LEXINGTON PKWY ...METRO MART THRIFT acknowledgement and a copy of any that contain only a single line of THRIFT ...... 461 . -. W. 7TH. S.T...S . T .V INCENT 13 DE PAUL THRIFT NORTH ST PAUL, reprint would be appreciated). books—as opposed to double- 2381 MARGARET ST ...... PAPERBACK PLUS 809 - E 7TH ST ...... ANIMAL ARK The following is an attempt to list stacking, which requires a browser OSSEO, 311-A CENTRAL AVE ..... A NOVEL PLACE 934 N RICE ST ...... BETHESDA THRIFT SHOP T PAPERBACK TRADERS ...... 10 PLYMOUTH, 957 W 7TH ST....WESTWIND ANTIQUES &THRIFT local sources for used sf, fantasy and to remove the books in front to see 4152 LANCASTER LANE ...... GREAT BOOKS ST PAUL CTR ...... WALDENBOOKS horror books and magazines, with the spines of those behind them. LIBRARIESRICHFIELD, 406. -. W . 65 .TH .S T ...... B.OOKDALES . . . .U NIVERSITY. . . A.VE .& H.WY . 280 23 ...... G-TOO some limitations: But maybe that’s just me, and I 6528 PENN AVE S . VALUE VILLAGE 1665 GRAND AVE ...... BOOK HOUSE someone else with more patience TH (1) With a couple of exceptions, I have 800 W 76 ST ... BORDER’S WAYZATA, 607 E LAKE ST ...... REMAINDERS ...... 25 not included mail-order-only dealers; (and who is not a big guy with bad ROBBINSDALE, ...... BOOK CASE OF WAYZATA R 3919 W BROADWAY ...... ROBBIN’S BOOKWORM WEST ST PAUL, 1425 S ROBERT ST (2) I’ve not included general antique knees and weak eyes) may want to NNEWR.OSEVILLE . . ,. R OSEDALE. . . C TR...... W.ALDENBOOKS ...... 28 GOODWILL stores (except for one or two which take some of the critical notes 2100 SNELLING AVE N 149 THOMPSON AVE E ...... SALVATION ARMY advertise in the yellow pages as book below as a Good Thing—disorder INDEX2401 BY FAAIRVIEWLPHABETICAL AVE N ..... BARNES ANDL ISTINGNOBLE SIGNAL HILLS SHOPPING CTR ...... B DALTON’S specialists); most antique stores will increases the chances that treasures SHAKOPEE, WOODBURY, include a few books in their stock, but may have evaded previous browsers D CTY RD 83 & CTY RD 16 ...... CAP AGENCY 10150 HUDSON RD, O I’ve almost never found anything of sf OF SSHOREVIEWTORES, ...... H . . . . . ORIZON. . O 30UTLET CTR STORE 33 who gave up too soon. interest there—feel free to prove 3940 LEXINGTON AVE ...... PENNY PINCHER ...... BOOK WAREHOUSE me wrong; I also have a bias against signs that INDEXSOUTH BY ST PSAULTORE, LOCATION . . .1524 . . W .OOSLANE . . D.R ...... 31 BOOK CORNER E RD indicate a shaky or worse knowledge 106 N 3 AVE .... SOUTH ST PAUL LIBRARY 7020 VALLEY CREEK PLAZA ...... (3) I’ve also left out comic book stores SOUTH ST PAUL, ...... BARNES AND NOBLE and general ”nostalgia” stores which of the use vs. misuse of such things 708 SHOUTHVIEW BLVD .... TURN ABOUT BOOKS may include a few books on basisOther of as Sources apostrophes and quotation X ST ANTHONY, 2238 CARTER AVE S .. MICAWBER’S superhero or TV tie-ins (but again, in marks, and especially against signs HWY 88 & ST ANTHONY PKWY..SALVATION ARMY my own experience, not often enough that use science fiction’s slave name ST LOUIS PARK, to encourage me to check them out); (that vile term that rhymes with 5011 EXCELSIOR BLVD ...... HALF PRICE BOOKS 8232 HWY 7. (4)The By Americanmy definition, Book Anoka andTrade Burnsville Directory“hi-fi”); 44th again, edition maybe. New that’s York: just are “local,” while (say) Northfield, me—though I hope not. In any case, ...... BARGAIN BOOKS MAGERS&QUINN) R.R. Bowker Co., 1998 ST LOUIS PARK, KNOLLWOOD PLAZA WALDENBOOKS Stillwater, and St. Cloud are not— all opinions, explicit or implicit, ST PAUL, though I’ll likely expand there if I do a below can be blamed on me (as, 56 E 6TH ST, SKYWAY LEVEL - revised edition of this for a future Ethridge, James M.; and Karen Ethridge,of course, eds.can all Antiquarian, errors); no opin- Specialty, ...... SST PAUL PUBLIC LIBRARIES Minicon. For stores with definable ions should be construed as being 1008 ARCADE ST .. andsf/f Used sections, Book I provideSellers an 2nd eyeball edition. Detroit: Omnigraphics, 1997...... ST VINCENT DE PAUL estimate of total such footage; those of Minicon, the Minnesota THRIFT for smaller stores (especially thrift Science Fiction Society, or any 1048 GRAND AVE ...... HUNGRY MIND Siegel,stores) David without S. suchThe aUsed section, Book I Lover’saffiliates Guidethereof. to the Midwest, 2nd 1053 GRAND AVE - editionprovide. anYorktown eyeball estimate Heights of *total* NY: BookCorrections, Hunter additions,Press. 1999. suggestions SUITE 108 ...... HARPER’S BOOKS book stock. 1222 UNIVERSITY AVE W and questions can be passed along ...... LANDFILL BOOKS AND RECORDS While the focus of this guide is on to me via the MinnSTF post office 1332 GRAND AVE A Rune Press Publication usedSidewalk and remainder Twin Cities: book Find stores, a Used I box, Bookstore: or emailed to: ...... SIXTHProduced CHAMBER U forSED MiniconBOOKS 34 includehttp://twincities.sidewalk.com/placestogomap?SID=2288&FID=7 at the end a bare-bones ad- 1396 WHITE BEAR AVE ..... WHOLESALE BOOKS Text by Denny Lien dress and phone listing as well for [email protected] or 1579 UNIVERSITY AVE ...... [email protected] ...... MLayout, indexesIDWAY USED and AND cover RARE BartOOKS by Laramie Sasseville larger new bookstores in the area. Book Stores in Western North America: Minneapolis/St. Paul MN; 1654 WHITE BEAR AVE ...... text S ALVATIONfont: Verdana ARMY With two exceptions (which are Happy book hunting. 1657 N RICE ST .. UNIQUE THRIFT STORE noted),http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4824/na-west.htm#minn I visited each store de- 1672 GRAND AVE ...... EXPANDED MIND - Denny Lien, March 1999 168 E GEORGE ST . tailed below within the last ...... WISE PENNY EAST THRIFT SHOP sixBook months; Sales allin hours,America: price, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, Iowa Missouri... 32 http://www.Book-Sales-in-America.com/westmw.html 1 BOOKSELLERS GUIDE M I N I C O N 34 ALPHABETICAL LISTING AREA INDEX
MINNEAPOLIS, ...... A KEY: T=Thrift, G=GeneralUsed,MAJOR R=Remainders, PLAYERS Pb=Paperback Traders, ANOKA, 1926 2ND AVE ..JEAN O’D GREENONOGHUE B OOKSLION BOOKS HAZEN’S RECORDS, BOOKS, ANTIQUES & APPLE VALLEY, 15050 CEDAR AVE S...B DALTON’S A N=New, L=Libraries, 2402 University Avenue / StC OLLECTIBLESPaul //...... 651-644-9070 7320 - 153RD ST ...... GOODWILL M 1309 - 4TH ST SE ...... DREAMHAVEN TOO M CEDAR AVE AND CTY RD 42 HALF PRICE BOOKS STORE ...... CATEGORY ... PAGE MAGUS BOOKS ...... G ...... P8 Primarily mail order; o/w open by appointment.1316 - 4TH ST SE ...... Circa 400 MAGUS feet BOOKS L This section includes sf speciality stores plus those general BLAINE, 10747 UNIVERSITY AVE NE ...... MARANATHA STOREHOUSE ...... T .... P17 of sf (including 25 feet of magazines)1514 C OMOand AVE circaSE ...... 175 feet VILLA CofOOLA R ...... SALVATION ARMY Aused AND M T bookstoresREASURES ...... whose T .... P 13 sf/f M sectionCCOSH’S HOUSE is OF B ofOOKS noteworthy...... G ...... P8 1808 EMERSON AVE N ...... 710 HWY 10 NE . BARNES AND NOBLE ANIMAL ARK ...... T .... P13 METRO MART THRIFT STORE ...... T .... P17 horror (plus many relevant titles in ....D otherISABLED sections AMERICAN V byETERANS publisher, THRIFT STORE quality (and usually quantity also); general bookstores NORTHTOWN CTR .... WALDENBOOKS AP B DALTON’S ...... N .... P29 MICAWBER’S ...... N .... P29 2004 LYNDALE AVE S ...... STEEPLE PEOPLE A series,NORTHTOWN etc.); CTR ...... all priced Bas D ALTONmarked/negotiated.’S Note: A major BwithANK’S ...... small and/or large-but-routine-selection R .... P25 MIDWAY USED AND RARE BOOKS sf ...... stock M ...... areP3 2124 E LAKE ST ...... SAVER’S E BLOOMINGTON, 8049 MORGAN CIRCLE .... SAVER’S BARGAIN BOOKS (MAGER’S & MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARIES ...... L .... P24 dealer in collectible and vintage pbs,2215 withW 54TH specialST ...... RinterestsAG AND BONE B OOKSin in the following section. 8940 LYNDALE AVE S ...... LA LIBRERIA QUINN BOOK OUTLET) ...... R .... P25 NICOLLET BOOK STORE ...... G ...... P8 2227 W 50TH ST ...... PAPERBACK EXCHANGE noir/P.I.MALL OF AMERICA mystery...... fiction; B D ALTON great’S stock at competitive prices; BARNES AND NOBLE ...... G/N ...... P4 2500 CENTRAL AVE N ...... DISCOUNT 70 H NOVEL PLACE (A) ...... PB .... P12 TH BROOKLYN CENTER, 1936 - 57 AVE N A BETHESDA THRIFT SHOP ...... T .... P14 ONCE UPON A CRIME cramped but should be less so shortly2700 E asLAKE owner ST ...... is expanding GENERAL J’S J ...... SALVATION ARMY J BIBLES FOR MISSIONS MYSTERY BOOKSTORE ...... N .... P29 2822 WASHINGTON AVE N .... SALVATION ARMY intoBROOKDALE extra SHOPPING space. CTR ...... B DALTON’S THRIFT STORE ...... DREAMHAVEN T .... P 14BOOKSORR B OOKSAND...... COMICS N .... P29 2851 NE JOHNSON ST ... SILVER ANGEL THRIFT A BROOKLYN PARK, 7324 LAKELAND AVE N ...... BIERMAIER 912’S B AND W. H BLakeOOKS ...... Street G ...... / MinneapolisP4 OUT OF PRINT // BOOK 612-823-6161 SHOPPE ...... G ...... P9 2864 CHICAGO AVE S ...... GOODWILL BOOK BIN ...... G ...... P5 PAPERBACK EXCHANGE ...... PB .... P12 UNCLE HUGO’S SCIENCE FICTION BOOK STORE Mon-Fri 11-8; Sat 11-6; Sun 12-5 BURNSVILLE, 14111 ALDRICH AVE S ...... BOOK CASE OF WAYZATA ...... N .... P29 PAPERBACK PLUS ...... PB .... P12 2901 HENNEPIN AVE S ...... CLOTHES LINE O ...... BARNES AND NOBLE O BOOK CORNER ...... PB .... P11 PAPERBACK WRITER ...... G ...... P9 2919 HENNEPIN AVE S ...... BOOKSMART Circa 570 feet of general used sf/f pbs and circa 50 feet of BURNSVILLE, 14310 BURNHAVEN DR ...... BOOK HOUSE ...... G ...... P5 PDW BOOKS ...... M ...... P3 MIDWAY USED AND2939 RARE - 12TH BOOKSAVE S I ...... YESTERDAY’S TREASURES BgeneralOOK TRADER ...... used horror pb, PB plus.... P11 circaPENNY 200 PINCHER feet T HRIFT of usedSTORE ...... sf/f/horror T .... P17 ...... ST VINCENT DE PAUL THRIFT STORE 19341579 E HWY 13University .. CHAP THRIFT AvenueSTORE / St Paul // 651-644-7605 BOOK WAREHOUSE ...... R .... P26 PPL STORE ...... R 26/27 300 NICOLLET MALL ..... MPLS PUBLIC LIBRARIES hc/tps, plus circa 60 feet of bagged, individually priced sf/f/h BURNSVILLE SHOPPING CMon-FriTR ...... B9-9; DALTON Sat’S 9-6; Sun 12-6 I BOOKATERIA ...... PB .... P11 PRESENT MOMENT 3001 HENNEPIN AVE S ...... BORDER’S COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, 2201 - 37TY AVE NE ..... R BpbsOOKDALES and...... circa 20 feet of G (mostly ...... P5 hc) rarities behind glass; also 3038 HENNEPIN AVE S ...... R BOOKS AND HERBS ...... G ...... P9 N Circa...... 700 feet of U NIQUE sf/f/horror THRIFT STORE in definable sections, including BOOKSHOP (THE) ...... PB .... P11 RAG AND BONE BOOKS ...... G ...... P9 ...... MAGER’S AND QUINN BOOKSELLERS circa 20 feet of used or remaindered slick magazines. General 3939 CENTRAL AVE ...... SALVATION ARMY BOOKSMART ...... G ...... P5 RAINBOW BOOKS AND CRAFTS ...... PB .... P13 3043 HENNEPIN AVE S ...... ORR BOOKS 3304849 feet CENTRAL of A generalVE NE ...... sf pbs; S AVERcirca’S 60 feet of general sf hcs; circa BORDER’S ...... N .... P29 309 - 19TH AVE S . N stock is half cover with $1.50R AMSEYminimum COUNTY LIBRARIES for ...... pbs; hc L ....andP24 TH C80OON RfeetAPIDS of, 125 general - 85 AVE horror NW .. B OOK(75 B INpb and 5 hc/tp); circa 60 feet of D CAP AGENCY THRIFT STORE ...... T .... P14 REACHOUT’S THRIFT STORE ...... T .... P18 ...... UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LIBRARIES collectibles priced as marked. Note: the above figures are for 85TH AVE NW ...... GOODWILL CHAP THRIFT STORE ...... T .... P14 REPEATABLES ...... T .... P18 318 - 14TH AVE SE ...... CUMMINGS BOOKS CgeneralOTTAGE GROVE pulps, 7900 H andEMINGWAY digests AVE S (mostly pulps) on first floor, plus Cused/remainderedLOTHES LINE ...... material T .... P only;14 R storeOBBIN’S BalsoOOKWORM contains...... about PB .... 900P13 3216 W LAKE ST ...... BARNES AND NOBLE S WASHINGTON CTY LIBRARIES S D another circa 70 feet of behind-glass and/or behind-desk special CUMMINGS BOOKS ...... G ...... P6 SALVATION ARMY ...... T P18-20 3318 E LAKE ST..HYMIE’S RECORDS AND BOOKS CRYSTAL, 4713 - 36TH AVE N ...... E DfeetAKOTA CofOUNTY new LIBRARIES sf/f/h...... books, L .... alongP23 withSAVER ’Sa...... large stock (no footage T .... P20 35441/2 GRAND AVE S ... PAPERBACK WRITER collectible...... pbs and B hcsIBLES FORand MISSIONS circa 35 feet special collectible pulps DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS SILVER ANGEL THRIFT ...... T .... P20 3546 GRAND AVE S estimates) of comics and oddball non-genre books and 5101 LAKELAND AVE N ...... THRIFT STORE ...... T .... P15 SIXTH CHAMBER USED BOOKS ...... G ...... P9 at front of first floor; plus circa 50 ...... Pfeet sf (30RESEND pb/20 MOMENT hc) BOOKS and AND 10HERBS E ...... MARANATHA STOREHOUSE Dmagazines,ISCOUNT 70 ...... toys, videos, R .... etc.;P26 catalogsSOUTH ST P AULissued. LIBRARY ...... L .... P24 3721 MINNEHAHA AVE S ...... PDW BOOKS ND X F feet6024 horror- 42 AVE at N ...... reduced A AND M ratesTREASURES in the basement; all except the F DREAMHAVEN BOOKS AND COMICS ..... M ...... P2 ST PAUL PUBLIC LIBRARIES ...... L .... P24 3740 NICOLLET AVE S ...... SALVATION ARMY EAGAN, 1291 PROMENADE PLACE ...... DREAMHAVEN TOO ...... M ...... P2 ST VINCENT DE PAUL general pbs (which are half cover) 417are E priced LAKE ST ....as Rmarked.EACHOUT’S THRIFT Note: STORE DREAMHAVEN TOO ...... BARNES AND NOBLE X EDINA LIBARIES ...... L .... P23 THRIFT STORE ...... T .... P18 4237 NICOLLET AVE S .. NICOLLET BOOK STORE 1340 WESCOTT RD DAKOTA COUNTY LIBRARIES one of the largest general used book storesTH in the area (three EXPANDED 1309 MIND ...... 4th Street SE R .... / PMinneapolis26 STATION 17 B//OOK 612-379-8924 STORE ...... G .... P10 429 - 14 AVE SE THE BOOK HOUSE EDEN PRAIRIE, EDEN PRAIRIE CTR .... B DALTON’S G-TOO ...... Mon-Fri 10-8; T .... P15 Sat S11-6;TEEPLE PEOPLE Sun...... 12-5 T .... P21 4747 NICOLLET AVE S .... GREAT GARAGE SALE floors)3235 W with69TH S stockT .. BARNES in ANDall Nareas;OBLE stock of pulp magazines (including GENERAL J’S ...... T .... P15 TURN ABOUT BOOKS ...... G .... P10 4748 CHICAGO AVE S ...... REPEATABLES 50TH ST AND FRANCE AVE S ...... B DALTON’S GDinkytown-basedOODWILL ...... sibling T P15-16 of theUNCLE main EDGAR ’ DreamHaven,S MYSTERY which dozens of ARGOSYs as well as sf/f 4756pulps) CHICAGO especially AVE S impressive 7001 YORK AVE S . GREAT BOOKS ...... M ...... P2 BOOKSTORE ...... N .... P29 ...... OUT OF PRINT BOOK SHOPPE specializes in comics and games, but also includes some 320 and...... reasonably Hpriced.ENNEPIN CTY LIBRARIES GREAT GARAGE SALE ...... T .... P16 UNCLE HUGO’S SCIENCE FICTION 5007 - 34TH AVE S ...... EDINA LIBRARIES GfeetREEN L IONof BnewOOKS ...... sf/f/horror M(240 ...... Ppb/3 80B hcOOK SorTORE tp),...... along with M some ...... P4 ...... RAINBOW BOOKS AND CRAFTS EXCELSIOR, 26500 EDGEWOOD RD ...... HALF PRICE BOOKS ...... G ...... P6 UNCOMMON GOODS ...... T .... P21 5344 - 34TH AVE S ...... BOOK TRADER 20 feet of used sf pbs...... MCCOSH’S HOUSE OF BOOKS HAROLD’S BOOK SHOP ...... G ...... P7 UNIQUE THRIFT STORE ...... T .... P21 57 - S 9TH ST ...... LIEN’S BOOKSHOP GOLDEN VALLEY, HWY 55 AND WINNETKA AVE ... HARPER’S BOOKS ...... G ...... P7 U OF MINNESOTA BOOKSTORE ...... N .... P29 604 - W 26TH ST ...... B DALTON’S HAZEN’S RECORDS, BOOKS, GREAT BOOKSU OF MINNESOTA LIBRARIES ...... L .... P24 PDW BOOKS...... ONCE UPON A CRIME MYSTERY BOOKSTORE HOPKINS, 1025 HILL ST ...... GOODWILL ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES VALUE VILLAGE ...... T .... P21 3721 Minnehaha Avenue S. / 607Minneapolis WASHINGTON AVE // S ....612-721- UNCOMMON GOODS 4152 Lancaster Lane / Plymouth // 612-559-1471 1404 MAIN ST ..... SALVATION ARMY HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARIES ...... L .... P23 VILLA COOLA ...... T .... P22 608-2ND AVE S .... Tue-Fri 10-6:30; Sat 12-5 (closed Sun-Mon) 22 - 11TH AVE N .. HOPKINS LIBRARY 5996 HOPKINS LIBRARY ...... L .... P23 WALDENBOOKS ...... N .... P29 ...... BARGAIN BOOKS (MAGER’S & QUINN ) 913 MAIN ST ...... BETHESDA THRIFT SHOP HUNGRY MIND ...... N .... P29 WASHINGTON COUNTY LIBRARIES ...... L .... P24 615 - 1ST AVE NE ...... BANK’S Circa 200 feet of general sf and circa 40 feet of general horror, LMailAUDERDALE order, 2543 dealer.COMO AVE ...... A small GOODWILL (circa 80 feet) but select stock HYMIE’S RECORDS AND BOOKS ...... G ...... P7 WESTWIND ANTIQUES 801 NICOLLET MALL ...... BARNES AND NOBLE LEXINGTON, 4175 LOVELL RD ...... BOOKATERIA JAMES & MARY LAURIE BOOKSELLERS .. G ...... P7 AND THRIFT STORE ...... T .... P22 specializing in classic ghost/horror809 fiction - 4TH ST SE of .. the BIERMAIER M ’S R B AND JamesH BOOKS with at least another 100 feet of such filed in other areas (media LINO LAKES, 8322 LAKE DRIVELINO LAKES THRIFT JEAN O’DONOGHUE BOOKS ...... G ...... P7 WHOLESALE BOOKS ...... R .... P27 821 E 35TH ST ...... STATION 17 BOOK STORE Mtradition;APLE GROVE, priced as marked; catalogs issued. LAtie-ins, LIBRERIA ...... series, collectible PB .... P pb,12 etc.)WISE P ENNY Essentially EAST THRIFT SHOP a paperback...... T .... P22 850 - 15TH AVE NE ...... PPL STORE 8040 WEDGEWOOD LANE .... BARNES AND NOBLE LANDFILL BOOKS AND RECORDS ...... T .... P17 YESTERDAY’S TREASURES ...... T .... P22 900 N 4TH ST ...... SALVATION ARMY trader, but with a large percentage of the stock in form of MAPLEWOOD ...... RAMSEY CTY LIBRARIES LEE’S OUTLET ...... R .... P26 900 NICOLLET AVE S 1731 BEAM AVE ...... HALF PRICE BOOKS LIENbagged’S BOOKSHOP collectibles...... (which G ...... areP8 not available for trade credit); ...... BARGAIN BOOKS (MAGER’S & QUINN) 2250 WHITE BEAR AVE ...... GOODWILL LINO LAKES THRIFT ...... T .... P17 912 W LAKE ST ... priced as marked. Note: some very nice material here, at prices MAPLEWOOD MALL ...... B DALTON’S LITTLE PROFESSOR ...... PB .... P12 ...... DREAMHAVEN BOOKS AND COMICS ...... WALDENBOOKS MwhichAGERS AND averageQUIN BOOKSELLERS high...... (and G ...... sometimesP8 reach jaw-dropping level). 921 NICOLLET AVE 302 ...... JAMES & MARY LAURIE BOOKSELLERS 313 BOOKSELLERSBOOKSELLERS GUIDEGUIDE MM I I N N I I C C O O N N 3434 UNCLE *APPENDIX: HUGO’S SCIENCE NEW FICTION BOOK STORES*BOOKSTORE BOOKCASE BOOK OF BIN WAYZATA N 2864 Chicago Avenue S. / Minneapolis // 612-824-6347 N 125 85th607 E.Avenue Lake StreetNW / Coon / Wayzata Rapids // // 612-473-8341 612-784-5958 M Mon-Fri 10-8; Sat 10-6; Sun 12-5 G Mon-Fri 10-8; Sat 10-6; Sun 12-5 As Circa a convenience,1200 of used general a quick-reference sf/f/horror pbs addressand circa and375 feet phone of Hc/tp priced as marked; mass market pbs are half cover price, E listing of larger general, non-specialist (new) bookstores BORDER’S E used general sf/f/h hcs and tp, plus circa 80 feet of bagged and and this section of store is run as a paperback trader (trade follows. Many of these include stock of remainder books as 3001 Hennepin Avenue S. / Minneapolis // 612-825-0336 A specially priced pbs; also circa 115 feet of used digest magazines credit cannot be used for hc or tp, however). Circa 275 feet pb E well, and Barnes and Noble branches have sometimes had 1501 Plymouth Road S. / Minnetonka // 612-595-0977 W smalland circa stocks 10 feet of ex-libraryof old pulps; books also circa(at highly 75 feet inflated of remaindered prices). sf and 125 800 feet W. pb 78th horror; Street circa / Richfield30 feet hc/tp // 612-869-6245 sf and 20 feet hc/ W Thehc/tps Roseville and circa (Snelling 50 feet of Avenue) unsold older Barnes slick and magaines. Noble contains General tp horror. J withinused pbs itself and a digests used bookare half store, cover which with isa 2.00listed minimum; above in thethe N appropriaterest are priced section. as marked Also below Note: theare abovethe area’s figures two are mystery used/ HUNGRY MIND specialistremaindered bookstores footageonly; (because store also containsof cross-over well over interest a thousand sf/f 1048 BOOKGrand AvenueHOUSE / (Minneapolis) St Paul // 651-699-0587 429 14th Avenue SE / Minneapolis // 612-331-1430 interest);feet of new andpbs bothand over of these 200 feet have of newhuge hc/tps, stocks plus of aused, variety as / well as new, books). Mon-Sat 10am-11pm; Sun noon to 6:30 // 612-331-1430 E of miscellaneous books; store shares building with Uncle Edgar’s B Hc priced as marked;MICAWBER’S pbs are half BOOKS cover price. Advertises B Mystery Bookstore, with similarlymassive stock in that genre; I B. DALTON’S “150,000 2238 volumes;” Carter Avenue including SE circa/ St Anthony80 feet sf. // 651-646-5506 routinely 15050 expect Cedar to Avenue find in Stheir / Apple used Valley area any // 612-891-4654sf/f pb or recent GO hc which Northtown is not anShopping actual rarity Center (and / Blaine many //which 612-786-9110 are); catalogs RO issued. Mall of America / Bloomington // 612-851-9476 ONCE UPON BOOK A CRIME HOUSE MYSTERY (St. Paul) BOOKSTORE Brookdale Shopping Center / Brooklyn Center // 612-560- 6041665 W. Grand 26th AvenueStreet / /Minneapolis St Paul // 651-699-3998 // 612=870-3785 4500 Hours to be announced when store reopens EO Burnsville GENERAL Shopping Center USED / BurnsvilleBOOK STORES // 612-435-8828 AO Eden Prairie Center / Eden Prairie // 612-941-8126 Store closed throughout March for inventory; expected to reopen ORR BOOKS 50th Street and France Avenue / Edina // 612-922-1252 in early April. A general book store with (in the past, anyway) a Highway 55 and Winnetka Avenue / Golden Valley // 612- 3043 Hennepin Avenue S / Minneapolis // 612-823-2408 focus on (among other subjects) folklore and mythology, but NK BARNES AND544-7928 NOBLE (Roseville) LK 2100 Maplewood N. Snelling Mall Avenue / Maplewood / Roseville // 651-770-3901// 651-639-9256 little else of sf/f interest (and no special section). Mon-Thu City 9am-11pm; Center / Minneapolis Fri-Sat 9am // to 612-332-8363 midnight; Sun 9-9 UNCLE EDGAR’S MYSTERY BOOKSTORE This Ridgedale store contains Shopping (besides Center the / Minnetonkausual B&N new // 612-546-3462and remainder 2864 Chicago Avenue S / Minneapolis // 612-824-9984 S 5101 South Highway 101 / Minnetonka // 612-937-9199 BOOKDALES S book supply) a separate area for used books, mostly at Rosedale Shopping Center / Roseville // 651-636-1341 406 West 65th Street / Richfield // 612-861-3303 half original cover price (and some pbs at a flat .88). Circa 50 Signal Hills Shopping Center / West St Paul // 457-4378 UNIVERSITY Tue-Sat OF MINNESOTA11-4 (closed Sun-Mon) BOOKSTORE (main) feet sf/fantasy and circa 12 feet horror; almost all hc or tp (figures Priced Williamson as marked Hall Circa / 231 40 Pillsburyfeet of sf Drive hc/tp SE (in / basement)Minneapolis and // are for used book area only). BARNES AND NOBLE circa 65 feet sf pb (on first 612-625-6000 floor). 710 Highway 10 NE / Blaine // 612-786-0686 14111 Aldrich Avenue S / Burnsville // 612-898-4505 1291 Promenade Place / Eagan // 651-683-1955 WALDENBOOKSBOOKSMART 3225 BIERMAIER’SW. 69th Street /B Edina AND //H BOOKS612-920-0633 2919 Northtown Hennepin Center Avenue / BlaineSouth /// Minneapolis612-780-1264 // 8040 809 Wedgewood 4th Street SELane / Minneapolis / Maple Grove // 612-378-0129// 612-420-4517 612-823-5612 Maplewood Open Mall seven / Maplewood days a week, // 651-770-52069 am-12 midnight 801 Nicollet Tue-Sat Mall 11-5:30 / Minneapolis (closed //Sun-Mon) 612-371-4443 Rosedale Center / Rosedale // 651-636-8332 Priced as marked; most are half cover price (.49 minimum). Books 3216 are pricedW. Lake as Streetmarked / MinneapolisAdvertises “over // 612-922-3238 100,000” books, Knollwood Plaza / St Louis Park // 612-933-0996 13131 Ridgedale Drive / Minnetonka // 612-541-0508 Circa 310 feet St ofPaul sf (240Center pb/70 / St hc) Paul and // circa 651-291-7177 130 feet of horror but the sf (circa 30 feet) is sparse and in part double-stacked on 2401 Fairview Avenue N. / Roseville // 651-631-1125 (100 pb/30 hc); almost all routine titles, but size of store and its sides. 2100 Snelling Avenue N. / Roseville // 651-639-9256 stock makes it worth checking regularly. 2080 Ford Parkway / St Paul // 651-690-9443 7020 Valley Creek Plaza / Woodbury // 651-739-7274 284 295 BOOKSELLERSBOOKSELLERS GUIDEGUIDE MM I I N N I I C C O O N N 3434 R CUMMINGSBOOK WAREHOUSE BOOKS HAROLD’SPPL STORE BOOK (ST PAUL) SHOP R Horizon 318 14th Outlet Avenue Center SE /- Minneapolisstore 33 / 10150 // 612-331-1424 Hudson Road / 186370 WestToronto 7th StreetStreet // StSt PaulPaul //// 651-224-7019651-222-4524 G G Mon-Thu 10-7;Woodbury Fri-Sat // 651-735-825610-9; Sun noon to 5 Mon-Fri Tue-Fri 10:30-5; 9-6; Sat Sat 9-5 9:30-5 (closed (closed Sun-Mon) Sun) Mon-Sat 10-8; Sun 11-6 E Hc priced as marked; pb generally half cover price. Circa 100 CircaPriced 30 as feet marked. total books;Circa 15 mostly feet of .50 sf hc/tppb and (on 1.00 second hc floor)again, E Nofeet specific of sf and/or sf section; horror remainders (in basement). are mostly 50-60% off cover nonbookand circa stock 50 feet (see sf above,pb (on substitutingground floor). “ex-city of St Paul”) is price. note: clean, well-lit, spacious, and pretty boring E EM more interesting than the books M HALF PRICE BOOKS (Apple Valley) HARPER’S BOOKS Cedar Avenue and CountyDISCOUNT Road 7042 / Apple Valley // 1053 GrandWHOLESALE Avenue - Suite BOOKS 108 / St Paul // N NA 2500 Central612-431-0749 Avenue N / Minneapolis // 1396 651-290-2248; White Bear AvenueTue-Sat / 12-5 St Paul (closed // 651-786-8874 Sun-Mon), A 612-781-8922 Mon-Sat Mon 9-6;9-9; TueSun 9-8; 10-6 Wed-Thu 9-6; but suggest Sat calling 10-4 to confirm Fri 9-8; Sat 9-6; Sun 11-5 I Priced as marked; most are half original cover price. Circa PricedPriced as as marked. marked. TinyModern shop first with edition essentially specialist nothing with circa of sf I Circa 10 feet total books; mostly half cover price. note: size of E 220 feet sf (40 hc/180 pb) and circa 70 feet horror (20 hc/ interest.200 feet total books; no sf/f section and very little of sf/f E N book50 pb). stock can vary widely. interest. N R HALF PRICEDISCOUNT BOOKS (Maplewood) 70 HYMIE’S RECORDS AND BOOKS R D 2111 1731 NE Beam Broadway Avenue Street / Maplewood / Minneapolis // 651-773-0631 // 612-331-6260 3318 East Lake Steet / Minneapolis // 612-721-3854 D Mon-SatMon-Sat 9-9; 9-6; Sun Sun 10-6 11-5 Mon-Fri 11:30-7; Sat 11:30-6; Sun 12-5 AE CircaPriced 5 asfeet marked; total books; most mostlybooks arehalf half cover original price. cover price. Priced as marked; largely vintage pbs at $2 to $10. Circa 140 AE Circa 300 feet sf (80 hc/220 pb) and circa 100 feet horror feet total books, including circa 20 feet of sf/f. Note: shop is (25 hc/75 pb). EXPANDED MIND primarily dedicated to vinyl records; also has a selection of R 1672 Grand Avenue / St Paul // 651-698-7616 “Something Weird” Grade-Z horror videos. R L Mon-Thu 10-8; Fri-Sat 10-6; Sun 11-5 L HALF PRICE BOOKS (St Louis Park) S Small remainder 5011 Excelsior store with Boulevard no special / St sf Louis section. Park // JAMES & MARY LAURIE BOOKSELLERS S 612-922-2414 Mon-Sat 9-9; Sun 10-6 921 Nicollet Avenue / Minneapolis // 612-338-1114 Mon-Sat 10-6:30; Sun 12-5 Priced as marked; mostLEE’S are half OUTLET original cover price. Circa 225 feet 175sf (45 E. hc/180 5th Street pb) and / St circa Paul 80 // feet 651-225-9118 horror (20 hc/60 Priced as marked. Crowded shop (also sells classical vinyl pb). Mon-Fri 10-6:30; Sat 11-2 (closed Sun) records); sf is not a priority—circa 15 feet in remotest dark Smallish closeout store (on second level of Galtier Plaza) with corner of basement; at last visit, had to scramble over lumber and construction equipment to reach it. Bring a flashlight. only circa 5 feet HALF of sf; PRICE advertises BOOKS “30 (St to 90 Paul) per cent off.” 2041 Ford Parkway / St Paul // 651-699-1391 Mon-Sat 9-9; Sun 10-6 PPL STORE (MINNEAPOLIS) JEAN O’DONOGHUE BOOKS As marked; 850 15th most Avenue half NEoriginal / Minneapolis cover price; // 612-789-3322 this store also 1926 2nd Avenue / Anoka // 612-427-4320 has aTue-Wed large closeout 9-6; Thuarea 9-8; in basement Fri 9-6; with Sat lower9-5 (closed prices. Sun)Circa Mon-Thu 10-8; Fri-Sat 10-5:30 (closed Sun) Circa230 feet 15 sf feet (50 total hc, 150 books pb, (but plus nonbook 30 mixed stock, in closeout) including and used HC priced as marked; pb half price. Circa 175 feet sf (65 hc/ computers,circa 80 feet furniture, horror (20 weird hc/60 import pb). goods, and ex-city of Mpls 110 pb) and circa 40 feet horror (15 hc/25 pb). Note: Somewhat property, is far more interesting). crowded shop with nice stock of vintage children’s books and mystery hcs; nothing out of the ordinary in sf though. 266 277 BOOKSELLERSBOOKSELLERS GUIDEGUIDE MM I I N N I I C C O O N N 3434 L MINNEAPOLISLIEN’S BOOKSHOP PUBLIC LIBRARIES REMAINDERS/CLOSEOUTS/SALVAGE OUT OF PRINT BOOK SHOPPE R G 57 300 S. Nicollet9th Street Mall / /Minneapolis Minneapolis // // 612-332-7081 612-630-6170 4756 Chicago Avenue S / Minneapolis // 612-823-1006 G Mon Mon 10-3; 10-4; Tue-Wed Tue-Fri 10-5; 10-5; Thu Sat 10-7; 10-4 Fri(closed 10-5; Sun) Sat 10-4 Tue-Sat 11-4:30 (closed Sun-Mon) A catch-all category; shops generally have multiple copies Priced as marked. Circa (closed10 feet sfSun) (on second floor). Priced as marked. A general book store with strong focus (50+ % I of relatively limited variety of titles in new (or perhaps in E Circa 35 feet of sf. priced as marked; pb mostly .50 to 1.00; hc of stock) on religion, theology, and philosophy; crowded and with E slightly shop-worn) condition at reduced prices (usually mostly 1.00 to 3.00. some books in boxes on floor, etc.; circa 5 feet sf. E McCOSH’S HOUSE OF BOOKS around half of original cover price). See also the new book M B 26500 Edgewood Road / Excelsior // 612-474-8084 stores listed in my appendix, most of which also contain N Essentially mailRAMSEY order only, COUNTY except LIBRARIESduring the two or three sections devoted PAPERBACKto remainder/closeouts. WRITER NA special 1670 open Beam house Avenue sales announced/ Maplewood each // 651-704-2033year. Forty-two 3544 1/2 Grand Avenue S / Minneapolis // 612-824-3157 Mon 10-6; Tue 10-8:30; Sat 10-4:30 BANK’S R mansion crowded with books; priced as marked or as Effectively same hours as Present Moment next door, to whom we (closed Wed-Fri and Sun) 615 1st Avenue NE / Minneapolis // 612-379-2803 negotiated. Note: McCosh reportedly is closing up his are referred for access Mon-Sat when 8:30am-9pm; this store is not Sun attended. 11-5 As marked; I E Circa 375 feet total books, including circa 15 feet sf/horror; priced business, though second thoughts are rumored; in any case, mostly half cover price or less; store also sells cds and tapes; E as marked; pb mostly .50 to 1.00; hc mostly 1.00 and up. Salvage specialist which generally comes up with the remains of A this is a local book world legend and deserves a listing here some books are in boxes or o/w hard to view. Circa 45 feet sf/ a defunct bookstore every year or so, announcing a huge sale; N even if simply as a gesture of respect... fantasy and circa 10 feet horror (in basement). R after a few weeks, unsold stock migrates to basement and is SOUTH ST PAUL LIBRARY further reduced titles are usually 40 to 50% off cover; more in R R 106 N. 3rd Avenue / South St Paul // 651-451-1093 D basement . Mon 9-8; Tue-WedMAGERS 9-6; & QUINN Thu 9-8; BOOKSELLERS Fri 9-6; Sat 9-4 (closed Sun) PRESENT MOMENT BOOKS AND HERBS 3038 Hennepin Avenue S / Minneapolis // 3546 Grand Avenue S / Minneapolis // 612-824-3157 A Circa 612-822-4611; 15 feet total books Mon-Thu (in a 10-10;very dimly Fri 10am-11pm;lit side area in the Mon-Sat 9:30-8:30; Sun 12 noon-5:30 AE I Sat 9am-11pm; Sun 11-10 basement). pb .25 (or 5 for 1.00); hc .50 (or 3 for 1.00). BARGAIN BOOKS (MAGERS AND QUINN OUTLET) Priced as marked. Upstairs contains new books on astrology, occult, Priced as marked; mostly half cover price or less. Circa 120 608 2nd Avenue S / Minneapolis // 612-317-2002 etc.; used books Mon-Fri are in basement,8-7; Sat 10-4about (closed half of which Sun) are on same R feet sf (hc/tp/pb mixed). themes and the rest general/miscellaneous; some are in boxes LE ST PAUL PUBLIC LIBRARIES Circa 30 feet of sf/horror; mostly half cover price; many cheaper. L 56 E. 6th Street (Skyway level) / St Paul // and others on bookshelves, some of which are poorly lit (bring a 651-292-7141 MAGUS BOOKS flashlight...); no separate sf section. S S Circa 1316 10 feet 4th totalStreet sf; SE pb / 1.00; Minneapolis hc 2.00. // note: 612-379-7669 almost all stock BARGAIN BOOKS (MAGERS AND QUINN OUTLET) here is in fact Mon-Fri ex-lib, 10-9;much ofSat it 10-6;in poor Sun shape 12-6 (and highest ex- 900 Nicollet Avenue S. / Minneapolis // 612-904-1851 Mon-Fri RAG 10-8;AND BONESat 10-6; BOOKS Sun 12-5 Primarilylib prices around...).new occult/New Age nonfiction, but small amount 2215 W. 54th Street / Minneapolis // 612-926-5846 of new and used fiction on same themes can also sometimes Circa 10 feet of sf/horror;Mon-Sat 10-8; mostly Sun half 12-5 cover price or less. note: while stock will overlap with the other M&Q outlets (and to be found here (no special section). HC priced as marked; pbs are half cover or .93 minimum unless UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LIBRARIES some extent with the parent store), each also tends to have 309 19th Avenue S / Minneapolis // 612-624-9064 o/w marked (there are a lot of bagged collectible pbs at collector titles the other does not. Tue-Wed 10-3 (closed Thu-Mon) NICOLLET BOOK STORE prices); stock is mostly recent books in very clean condition; there HC 4237 3.00 Nicollet (except Avenuefor ex-lib S hc:/ Minneapolis 1.00); tp .50; // 612-822-5226 pb .25; circa 600 is no separate sf section (and not much sf mixed in with the general feet total books. Tue-Sun note: above 12-5 count (closed was Mon) after one of their 3-4 fictionBARGAIN selection). BOOKS (MAGERS AND QUINN OUTLET) stockPriced reduction as marked, sales with of thesome year; titles usual as lowfigure as wouldten cents. be closer A 8232 Highway 7 / St Louis Park // 612-939-0873 Mon-Fri 10-9; Sat 10-6; Sun 12-5 tosmall 1,000; store shop with is no on separate basement sf levelsection. of Wilson Library. Circa 75 feet sfSIXTH and circa CHAMBER 40 feet horror USED (half BOOKS of latter in juvenile 1332 Grand Avenue / St Paul // 651-690-9463 section); half Mon-Fri cover price10-9; unless Sat 10-8:30; o/w marked. Sun 12-5 WASHINGTON COUNTY LIBRARIES 7900 Hemingway Avenue S / Cottage Grove // Hc priced as marked; pb are half cover; there are also several 651-459-2040 ; Mon 1-9; Tue-Thu 10:30-9; shelves of closeout titles at reduced prices Shop advertises “over Fri-Sat 10:30-5; Sun 1-5 30,000 books;” this includes circa 220 feet sf (20 hc/200 pb) and 248 Circa 80 feet total books; pb .50; hc 1.00. circa 45 feet horror pb. 259 BOOKSELLERSBOOKSELLERS GUIDEGUIDE MM I I N N I I C C O O N N 3434 STATIONVILLA 17 COOLA BOOK STORE LIBRARYBOOK BOOK CORNER STORES 821 E. 35th Street / Minneapolis // 612-825-9662 P 1524 Woodlane Drive / Woodbury // 651-730-0661 L G 1514 Como Avenue SE / Minneapolis // 612-623-3034 Tue 5pm-9pm; Mon-Sat 12-6:30, Thu 5pm-9pm; Sun “around Sat 10-5 2 to (closed around Sun-Mon, 6” Mon-Fri 10-6; Sat 10-5; Sun 12-4 T Wed, Fri) Note: Book stocks in the following stores consist Circa 30 feet total books; no prices indicated. Circa 120 feet of sf and circa 60 feet of horror. note: customer Fiction generally one third cover price; nonfiction priced as primarily(but not exclusively) of ex-library copies, with the BI gets credit for only one-sixth cover price of material traded E marked from 1.00 to 6.00; some pbs in bargain area 5 for 1.25 usualin; special faults, sf creditmarkings, needed etc. to Mosttrade localfor sf. libraries also have Circa WESTWIND125 feet sf (110 ANTIQUES pb/15 hc) AND and circaTHRIFT 85 feet STORE horror (70 one or more big sales each year (at a branch, a shopping H pb/15 hc). 957 Note: W. 7th stock Street is somewhat/ St Paul // erratically 651-222-1672 arranged and mall, or whatever); check with individual libraries for BT Tue-Sat 10-5; Sun 12-4 (closed Mon) rarely out of the ordinary or in great condition, but the store information on such. BOOKA few individualTRADER branch libraries may N 5344 34th Avenue S. / Minneapolis // 612-721-5526 Circahas a 150 sort feet of friendlytotal books, charm at toa wildit. No guess—books credit cards. are in several have a shelf or two devoted to ex-lib sales from that branch; individual nooks, piled helter-skelter on tables, in boxes and bags, mostly these seemed Mon-Fri too small11-7; toSat be 10-6 worth listing here. R R on shelves with other furniture blocking access etc.; no prices At least 200 feet of sf and at least 100 feet of horror. / indicated. TURN ABOUT BOOKS note: above figures are estimates; while there’s a lot of 708 Southview Boulevard / South St Paul // 651-552-8718 stuff here, someDAKOTA of it COUNTY uncommon, LIBRARIES the store is crowded A Mon-Fri 10-6; Sat 10-5 (closed Sun) beyondWescott belief Library and / my1340 estimate Wescott could Road be / Eaganvastly //off; 651-452- narrow WISE PENNY EAST THRIFT SHOP 9600 I HC priced as marked; pb are mostly half cover (other than aisles, piles and boxes of books stacked up in and at all 168 E. George Street / St Paul // 651-292-9573 Mon-Thu 10-8:30; Fri-Sat 10-5:30; Sun 1-5 (except in P bagged “collectable” pbs). Very crowded; many books on floor, ends of aisles (impossible to move in some areas without Mon-Sat 10-4 (closed Sun) summer) DR some still in boxes, some double shelving, etc; includes circa Circaknocking 135 feet books (in over),basement); double- no specialand triple-stacking sf/f section hc common are 1.00; Circa100 feet20 feet sf and total circa books; 60 feetpb .25, horror. hc 1.00. pb(and .50 at or least 5 for one 2.00. area of quintuple-stacking); toys and dolls FB hang from ceiling to make aisles still more impassable; air EI YESTERDAY’S TREASURES is also heavy with both tobacco and incense; two small 14310 Burnhaven Drive / Burnsville // 612-435-8691 PAPERBACK TRADERS friendly dogs have runEDINA of the LIBRARIES store: stock needs to be in a Mon-Fri 10-7; Sat 10-6; Sun 1-6 store at least three timesEdina the size of present one: RE T Circa 175 feet total books; pb .25 and hc .50 unless o/w marked. somethingclaustrophobe and/or allergy-sufferers’ nightmare. T PB traders generally deal solely (or almost solely) with paperbacks,mostly mass market (“rack” size) pbs. S Customers are encouraged to trade in paperbacks for THE BOOKSHOP stock, getting a percentage of original cover (usually 50%) Har MarHENNEPIN Mall / 2100 COUNTYN. Snelling LIBRARIES: Avenue / St Paul // 651-636-3176; Mon-Fri 10-9; Sat 10-6; Sun 12-5 credited to their account; they can then use their credit Southdale Library / 7001 York Avenue S. / Edina // Circa612-830-4900; 100 feet of sf andMon-Tue circa 10012-9; feet Wed of horror. 10-5; Thunote: 12-6; books for part (again, usually 50%) of the cost of the books Sat 10-5 (closed Fri, Sun) they purchase. A customer without credit will typically pay are in wire racks, covers facing out and on top of each other, Circa 275 feet total books (sf section is only 5 feet, though) half of original cover price for books they purchase; one making scanning entire stock a slow process. adult fiction (hc or pb) is .50; adult nonfiction (hc or pb) is 1.00; with credit will typically pay one quarter of cover price in cash and one quarter in credit. Exact percentages vary all juvenile titles (hc or pb) are .50, unless o/w marked BOOKATERIA store from store (as do some other details: does credit 4175 Lovell RoadHOPKINS / Lexington LIBRARY // 612-780-8689 expire after a time? does store or customer keep the credit Tue 22 11th11-7; Avenue Wed 12:30-7; N. / Hopkins Thu-Fri // 11-7;612-930-2740 Sat 10-2 slip record? etc.) Some traders require special sf credit to Mon-Wed 10-9; Thu(closed 12-9; Sun-Mon) Fri-Sat 10-5 (closed Sun) use in trading for sf pbs (and some require special western CircaCirca 40 90 feet feet total of sfbooks; and circa pb .25, 50 hcfeet .50 of unless horror o/w (some marked. hcs). credit for westerns also). Stock at pb traders is almost note: books are 1.00 minimum and .15 “handling fee;” store always arranged by subject/genre and generally well- is small and rather crowded, with some material in boxes alphabetized; condition of books is rarely less than on floor. 1022 “good,”but also rarely much better than that.... 2311 BOOKSELLERSBOOKSELLERS GUIDEGUIDE MM I I N N I I C C O O N N 3434 RAINBOW BOOKS AND CRAFTS SALVATIONLA LIBRERIA ARMY (St Paul) 5007 34th AvenueSTEEPLE S. / Minneapolis PEOPLE // 612-721-4780 P P 8940 1654 Lyndale White Avenue Bear Avenue S. / Bloomington / St Paul // // 651-771-7779 612-881-5659 Mon-Fri 1-8; Sat 10-5; Sun 12-5 2004 Lyndale Avenue S / Minneapolis // 612-871-8305 Tue 11-8; Wed-Fri 11-6; Sat 10-4 (closed Sun-Mon) T Mon-Fri 9-9; Sat 9-6 (closed Sun) Circa 50 feet Mon of 12-8;sf. note: Tue-Sat 1.00 minimum10-5:30 price;(closed special Sun) sf credit T CircaCirca 90200 feet feet of total sf; advertises books, many “25,000 double-stacked. paperback books.”pb .25; note:hc .98. Circaneeded 175 to feet trade total for books; sf; special quasi-sorted; western credita bit of needed double tostacking, trade B B rather crowded, with some double-stacking and one area pilingfor westerns; on tables, pb etc. trader pb ,25, takes hc up.50 only unless half o/w the marked store, (children’swhich is semi-inaccessible. pbotherwise .10, hc devoted.25). to crafts goods and fishing supplies SALVATION ARMY (West St Paul) HT 149 Thompson Avenue E. / West St Paul // 651-451-7146 H/ Mon-Fri 9-8; Sat 9-5 (closed Sun) LITTLE PROFESSOR ROBBINSUNCOMMON BOOKWORM GOODS Circa 80 feet total North books. Oaks Village Center / 607 3919 Washington W. Broadway Avenue / Robbinsdale S / Minneapolis // 612-533-2733 // 612-341-2767 Highway 96 and Highway 49 / North Oaks // Tue-Fri Thu-Sat 10-5; 11-4 Sat (closed10-4 (closed Sun-Wed) Sun-Mon) T RR 651-486-8880; Mon-Fri 10-8; Sat 10-5; Sun 12-5 Circa 50 feet of sf and circa 60 feet of horror. note: some R Circa 30 feet total books; pb .25 (5 for 1.00); hc .75 unless o/w Circa 200 feet of sf/horror,SAVER’S including (Bloomington) some hc (which are almost markeddouble-stacking or classified (though as “new;” less darkthan andthere rather was depressing in past years; shop. all SFBC 8049 editions Morgan or ex-libs).Circle / Bloomington60% original //cover 612-881-7300 price (or 30% A Mon 9-7; Tue-Sat 9-9; Sun 11-6 area of store has shrunk, but quantity of stock has shrunk H with credit); there are also stacks of mutilated (cover-clipped) even more; not necessarily a bad thing). I pbsCirca at 250.98 feetor less. total note: books. pb hctrader as marked; takes up pb rear .49 halffor coverof store; price UNIQUE THRIFT STORE (Columbia Heights) I frontof 1.94 half or is less; a general .69 for small cover new price book/newstand of 1.95 to 2.94; which .99 also for sells cover 2201 37th Avenue NE / Columbia Heights // 612-788-5250 R D Mon-Sat 9-7:30 (closed Sun) Oldprice Time of 2.95Radio to cassettes 3.94; 1.49 (but for does cover not pricelabel themof 3.95 with to individual4.94; 1.99 episodefor cover names,prices of so4.95 unless or above. you want just *any* random Circa 125 THRIFT/SECOND-HANDfeet total books, as marked; pb mostly STORES .60 to .80; hc FE SHADOW...) mostly 1.80 and up note: cash only; no checks or credit cards. FI SAVER’S (Columbia Heights) A AND M TREASURES 4849 Central Avenue NE / Columbia Heights // A NOVEL PLACE 6024 42ndUNIQUE Avenue THRIFT North / STORE Crystal (St// 612-971-8317 Paul) 612-571-1319; Mon 9-7; Tue-Sat 9-9; Sun 11-6 Mon 12-7; Tue-Fri 10-7; Sat 10-6 (theoretical, anyway) TR 311-A Central Avenue / Osseo // 1657 N. Rice Street / St Paul // 651-489-5083 F Mon-Sat 9-7:30; Sun 12-4 T Circa612-424-4122; 180 feet total books; Tue-Wed pb .49,10-6; hc Thu.99 unless10-7; Frio/w 10-6; marked. Footage of books (if any) unknown. note: made two trips to Sat 9-3 (closed Sun-Mon) Circastore 100during feet their total postedbooks, hoursas marked; but found pb mostly only .80;a “Closed hc mostly To S Circa 100 feet of sf and circa 90 feet of horror. note: store also 1.60.Serve Younote: Better” cash only; sign (!).no checks or credit cards. T SAVER’S (Minneapolis) has some 2124 new E. books Lake atStreet 15% /off Minneapolis and some used // 612-729-9271 hc at $4.99 each (pb credit cannot be used for these). Circa 320 feet total books; prices same as Bloomington. VALUE VILLAGEANIMAL ARK(New Hope) 2751 809Winnetka E. 7th AvenueStreet /N. St / PaulNew //Hope 651-772-8983 // 612-544-0006 PAPERBACK EXCHANGE Mon-Fri Mon-Sat 9-9; 10-5 Sat (closed 9-6; Sun Sun) 12-6 2227 W. 50th StreetSAVER’S / Minneapolis (St Paul) // 612-929-8801 CircaHC $1 60 unless feet totalo/w marked;books; priced pb .30 as for marked; cover pricepb mostly of 1.99 .69 or to 235 Mon-ThuE. Maryland 10-8; Avenue Fri-Sat / St10-5:30; Paul) // Sun 651-488-6293 12-4 Mon-Sat 9-9; Sun 10-6 .99;less .60hc mostly for cover .99 price and up.of 2.00 to 5.99; .80 for cover price of Circa 150 feet of sf and circa 60 feet of horror. note: special sf 6.00 to 9.99; 1.00 for cover price of 10.00 or more. Circa 330 Circa 270 feet total books; prices same as Bloomington. credit needed to trade for sf; special western credit needed to feet total books in no particular order; some are double- trade for westerns. shelved, in boxesVALUE on floor, VILLAGE etc.; a(Richfield) few shelves are literally 6528 Penn Avenue S. / Richfield // 612-861-9550 SILVER ANGEL THRIFT inaccessible (large Mon-Fri heavy 9-9; furniture Sat 9-6; on bothsun 12-6sides). 2851 NE Johnson Street / Minneapolis // 612- Tue-FriPAPERBACKS 9-6; Sat 9-5 (closed PLUS Sun-Mon) Circa 140 feet total books; priced as marked; pb mostly .29 to 2381 N. Margaret Street / North St Paul // 651-770-0384 .69; hc mostly .99 to 2.99. Circa 40 Tue-Fri feet total 11-5:30; books, Sat double/triple 10-3 (closed stacked Sun-Mon) on one set of shelves. pb .25 or 5 for 1.00; hc as marked. Circa 100 feet of sf and circa 75 feet of horror; advertises “over 1220 15,000 titles” in all. 1321 BOOKSELLERSBOOKSELLERS GUIDEGUIDE MM I I N N I I C C O O N N 3434 BETHESDAREACHOUT’S THRIFT THRIFT SHOP (Hopkins) STORE DISABLED AMERICANSALVATION VETERANS ARMY (Blaine) THRIFT STORE 417 913 E. Main Lake Street Street / /Hopkins Minneapolis // 612-939-0988 // 612-827-5606 10747 University Avenue(Minneapolis) NE / Blaine // 612-862-1898 TT Tue-Sat Mon-Sat 10-4 9-9(closed (closed Sun-Mon) Sun) 1808 Emerson Mon-Fri Avenue 9-8; N. Sat/ Minneapolis 9-5 (closed // Sun) 612-522-0047 T Mon-Sat 10-6 (closed Sun) T AllCirca books 250 (hc feet or total pb) .50books, unless quasi-sorted o/w marked. pb areCirca .25; 200 hc feet fiction Circa 80 feet total books at .10 each. .50;total tpbooks; and othermostly hcs shelved are mostly spine-up, .50 tosome 1.00 in unlessboxes; o/wallegedly marked. circa 80 feet total books; priced as marked (pb mostly .60 or .80; hc mostly 1.00-3.00). Note: cash only; no checks or credit (but not competently) organized by subject. SALVATION ARMY (Brooklyn Center) HH cards. H REPEATABLES 1936 57th Avenue N. / Brooklyn Center // H 612-566-9445; Mon-Fri 9-9; Sat 9-6 (closed Sun) 4748 ChicagoBETHESDA Avenue THRIFT S. / Minneapolis SHOP (St //Paul) 612-825-9631 Tue-Fri 10-4:30; Sat 10-4 (closed Sun-Mon) 934 N. Rice Street / St Paul // 651-488-9326 CircaDISABLED 50 feet AMERICANtotal books; pbVETERANS .25; hc and THRIFT tp as marked. STORE (St RR Circa Tue-Wed,40 feet total Fri-Sat books; 9:30-4 pb mostly (closed .25 Sun, (some Mon, are Thu).10); hc .50 Paul) R 572 University Avenue W. / St Paul // 651-292-1707 andCirca up, 40 as feet marked. total books; paperbacks are .10. R SALVATION Mon-Fri 9-7:30; ARMY Sat (Columbia 9-7 (closed Heights) Sun) 3939 Central Avenue / Columbia Heights // BIBLES FOR MISSIONS THRIFT STORE circa 50 feet total books; same pricing and cash-only policy as 612-782-3828; Mon-Fri 9-6; Sat 9-5 (closed Sun) ST VINCENT4713 36th DEAvenue PAUL N. THRIFT / Crystal STORE // 612-522-1786 (Minneapolis) the Minneapolis store (above). II 2939Mon-Wed 12th 10-5; Avenue Thu S. 10-8; / Minneapolis Sat 10-3 // (closed 612-722-7882 Sun) Circa 75 feet total books; pb .25; hc 1.00. II Mon-Fri 10-5; Sat 10-4 (closed Sun) Circa 400 feet total books; some two-thirds are religious Circa 60 feet total books; priced as marked; pb mostly .25-.50; G-TOO (“secular” titles separated and so marked); pb .49, hc .99. SALVATION ARMY (Hopkins) hc mostly 1.00-2.00. note: cash only; no checks or credit cards. University Avenue and Highway 280 / St Paul // FF 651-603-1544 1404 Main (enter Street via parking/ Hopkins lot // behind 612-932-0814 Handi Medical F Supply) Mon-Fri Mon-Fri 9-8:30; 8-9; Sat 9-5:30Sat 9-6; (closed Sun 11-6 Sun) F CAP AGENCY THRIFT STORE CountyST VINCENT Road 83 DE and PAUL County THRIFT Road 16STORE / Shakopee (St Paul) // ImpossibleCirca 140 feetto estimate total books; book footage;pb .25; hc books 1.00. are mostly in a series 1008612-445-6611; Arcade Street Mon-Sat / St Paul 9-6 //(closed 651-771-0358 Sun) of very large barrels, totally unsorted; only the most dedicated Mon-Sat 9-4:30 (closed Sun) TT Circa 125 feet total books; minimally sorted; some in boxes will get throughSALVATION all of the stock ARMY on any (Minneapolis) given day / pb .10; hc .25 T Circa 150 feet total books (in crowded, dimly lit area at rear of T and bags on floor; .25 each. (most 3740non-book Nicollet stuff Avenue .50/pound). / Minneapolis // 612-822-1200 the store) priced as marked (on the cover, in magic marker!); pb Mon-Fri 9-5:30; Sat 9:30-6 (closed Sun) mostly .50 to 1.00; hc mostly 1.00 and up. CHAP THRIFT STORE Circa 80 feet total books;GENERAL pb .25; hc J’S 1.00. 1934 E. Highway 13 / Burnsville // 612-890-8222 2700 E. Lake Street / Minneapolis // 612-722-1754 ST VINCENT Mon-Sat DE PAUL 10-6 THRIFT (closed Sun)STORE (St Paul) Mon-Fri 9-5:30; Sat 9-4 (closed Sun) SALVATION ARMY (Minneapolis) Circa 200 461 feet W. total 7th books; Street half / St hc/half Paul pb;// 651-227-1332 semi-sorted priced circa 125 feet total books on shelves, piled on tables, etc. pb Mon-Fri 9:30-4:30; Sat 9:30-3 (closed sun) 2822 Washington Avenue N / Minneapolis // 612-529-4077 as marked; pbs mostly .65 to 1.00; hcs mostly .80-2.00. .99; hc 1.98 aMon-Fri military 9-6; surplus Sat store;9-5:30 most (closed or all Sun) books seem to Circa 150 feet total books, about one-third of them in a “better beCirca discards 70 feet from total base books; libraries, pb .25; etc. hc .98. area” priced as marked (mostly 1.00 to 5.00); the rest are pb .25 or hc .50. CLOTHES LINE 2901 Hennepin Avenue S. / Minneapolis // GOODWILLSALVATION (Lauderdale ARMY -(St the Anthony) main store) 612-822-3212; Mon-Wed, Fri 10-6; Thu 10-7; Highway 2543 Como 88 & StAvenue Anthony /
MARANATHA STOREHOUSE GOODWILL (Hopkins) 5101 Lakeland Avenue N / Crystal // 612-536-0366 F F 1025 Hill Street / Hopkins // 612-935-2760 Mon-Tue 10-8; Wed 10-5; Thu-Fri 10-8; Mon-Fri 8am-9pm; Sat 9-6; Sun 11-6 Sat 10-5 (closed Sun) circa 250 feet total books. Circa 180 feet total books, divided between religious (60) and T “secular” (120); no sf section and essentially no sf. Priced as T GOODWILL (Maplewood) marked; pb mostly .25 to .75; hcs mostly $1 to 5; no checks 2250 White Bear Avenue / Maplewood // 651-770-2401 accepted. Mon-Fri 8am-9pm; Sat 9-8; Sun 11-6 circa 300 feet total books. METRO MART THRIFT STORE 451 N. Lexington Parkway / St Paul // 651-641-0667 Mon-Fri 9-8; Sat 9-6; Sun 11-5 GOODWILL (West St. Paul) 1425 S. Robert Street / West St. Paul // 651-451-2014 Circa 150 feet total books at .25 each or 5 for 1.00. Mon-Fri 8am-9pm; Sat 9-8; Sun 11-6 note: cash only; no checks or credit cards. circa 800 feet total books. PENNY PINCHER THRIFT STORE GREAT GARAGE SALE 3940 Lexington Avenue / Shoreview // 651-766-0827 4747 Nicollet Avenue S. / Minneapolis // Tue-Fri 10-7:30; Sat 10-6 (closed Sun-Mon) Tue-Fri 11-7; Sat 10-6: Sun 11-5 (closed Mon) Circa 150 feet total books, quasi-sorted; .25 each unless o/w circa 30 feet total books; “new” are 1/4 to 1/3 cover price; used marked. are pb .25; hc 1.00, unless o/w marked. 16 17 BOOKSELLERS GUIDE M I N I C O N 34 BETHESDAREACHOUT’S THRIFT THRIFT SHOP (Hopkins) STORE DISABLED AMERICANSALVATION VETERANS ARMY (Blaine) THRIFT STORE 417 913 E. Main Lake Street Street / /Hopkins Minneapolis // 612-939-0988 // 612-827-5606 10747 University Avenue(Minneapolis) NE / Blaine // 612-862-1898 TT Tue-Sat Mon-Sat 10-4 9-9(closed (closed Sun-Mon) Sun) 1808 Emerson Mon-Fri Avenue 9-8; N. Sat/ Minneapolis 9-5 (closed // Sun) 612-522-0047 T Mon-Sat 10-6 (closed Sun) T AllCirca books 250 (hc feet or total pb) .50books, unless quasi-sorted o/w marked. pb areCirca .25; 200 hc feet fiction Circa 80 feet total books at .10 each. .50;total tpbooks; and othermostly hcs shelved are mostly spine-up, .50 tosome 1.00 in unlessboxes; o/wallegedly marked. circa 80 feet total books; priced as marked (pb mostly .60 or .80; hc mostly 1.00-3.00). Note: cash only; no checks or credit (but not competently) organized by subject. SALVATION ARMY (Brooklyn Center) HH cards. H REPEATABLES 1936 57th Avenue N. / Brooklyn Center // H 612-566-9445; Mon-Fri 9-9; Sat 9-6 (closed Sun) 4748 ChicagoBETHESDA Avenue THRIFT S. / Minneapolis SHOP (St //Paul) 612-825-9631 Tue-Fri 10-4:30; Sat 10-4 (closed Sun-Mon) 934 N. Rice Street / St Paul // 651-488-9326 CircaDISABLED 50 feet AMERICANtotal books; pbVETERANS .25; hc and THRIFT tp as marked. STORE (St RR Circa Tue-Wed,40 feet total Fri-Sat books; 9:30-4 pb mostly (closed .25 Sun, (some Mon, are Thu).10); hc .50 Paul) R 572 University Avenue W. / St Paul // 651-292-1707 andCirca up, 40 as feet marked. total books; paperbacks are .10. R SALVATION Mon-Fri 9-7:30; ARMY Sat (Columbia 9-7 (closed Heights) Sun) 3939 Central Avenue / Columbia Heights // BIBLES FOR MISSIONS THRIFT STORE circa 50 feet total books; same pricing and cash-only policy as 612-782-3828; Mon-Fri 9-6; Sat 9-5 (closed Sun) ST VINCENT4713 36th DEAvenue PAUL N. THRIFT / Crystal STORE // 612-522-1786 (Minneapolis) the Minneapolis store (above). II 2939Mon-Wed 12th 10-5; Avenue Thu S. 10-8; / Minneapolis Sat 10-3 // (closed 612-722-7882 Sun) Circa 75 feet total books; pb .25; hc 1.00. II Mon-Fri 10-5; Sat 10-4 (closed Sun) Circa 400 feet total books; some two-thirds are religious Circa 60 feet total books; priced as marked; pb mostly .25-.50; G-TOO (“secular” titles separated and so marked); pb .49, hc .99. SALVATION ARMY (Hopkins) hc mostly 1.00-2.00. note: cash only; no checks or credit cards. University Avenue and Highway 280 / St Paul // FF 651-603-1544 1404 Main (enter Street via parking/ Hopkins lot // behind 612-932-0814 Handi Medical F Supply) Mon-Fri Mon-Fri 9-8:30; 8-9; Sat 9-5:30Sat 9-6; (closed Sun 11-6 Sun) F CAP AGENCY THRIFT STORE CountyST VINCENT Road 83 DE and PAUL County THRIFT Road 16STORE / Shakopee (St Paul) // ImpossibleCirca 140 feetto estimate total books; book footage;pb .25; hc books 1.00. are mostly in a series 1008612-445-6611; Arcade Street Mon-Sat / St Paul 9-6 //(closed 651-771-0358 Sun) of very large barrels, totally unsorted; only the most dedicated Mon-Sat 9-4:30 (closed Sun) TT Circa 125 feet total books; minimally sorted; some in boxes will get throughSALVATION all of the stock ARMY on any (Minneapolis) given day / pb .10; hc .25 T Circa 150 feet total books (in crowded, dimly lit area at rear of T and bags on floor; .25 each. (most 3740non-book Nicollet stuff Avenue .50/pound). / Minneapolis // 612-822-1200 the store) priced as marked (on the cover, in magic marker!); pb Mon-Fri 9-5:30; Sat 9:30-6 (closed Sun) mostly .50 to 1.00; hc mostly 1.00 and up. CHAP THRIFT STORE Circa 80 feet total books;GENERAL pb .25; hc J’S 1.00. 1934 E. Highway 13 / Burnsville // 612-890-8222 2700 E. Lake Street / Minneapolis // 612-722-1754 ST VINCENT Mon-Sat DE PAUL 10-6 THRIFT (closed Sun)STORE (St Paul) Mon-Fri 9-5:30; Sat 9-4 (closed Sun) SALVATION ARMY (Minneapolis) Circa 200 461 feet W. total 7th books; Street half / St hc/half Paul pb;// 651-227-1332 semi-sorted priced circa 125 feet total books on shelves, piled on tables, etc. pb Mon-Fri 9:30-4:30; Sat 9:30-3 (closed sun) 2822 Washington Avenue N / Minneapolis // 612-529-4077 as marked; pbs mostly .65 to 1.00; hcs mostly .80-2.00. .99; hc 1.98 aMon-Fri military 9-6; surplus Sat store;9-5:30 most (closed or all Sun) books seem to Circa 150 feet total books, about one-third of them in a “better beCirca discards 70 feet from total base books; libraries, pb .25; etc. hc .98. area” priced as marked (mostly 1.00 to 5.00); the rest are pb .25 or hc .50. CLOTHES LINE 2901 Hennepin Avenue S. / Minneapolis // GOODWILLSALVATION (Lauderdale ARMY -(St the Anthony) main store) 612-822-3212; Mon-Wed, Fri 10-6; Thu 10-7; Highway 2543 Como 88 & StAvenue Anthony /
MINNEAPOLIS, ...... A KEY: T=Thrift, G=GeneralUsed,MAJOR R=Remainders, PLAYERS Pb=Paperback Traders, ANOKA, 1926 2ND AVE ..JEAN O’D GREENONOGHUE B OOKSLION BOOKS HAZEN’S RECORDS, BOOKS, ANTIQUES & APPLE VALLEY, 15050 CEDAR AVE S...B DALTON’S A N=New, L=Libraries, 2402 University Avenue / StC OLLECTIBLESPaul //...... 651-644-9070 7320 - 153RD ST ...... GOODWILL M 1309 - 4TH ST SE ...... DREAMHAVEN TOO M CEDAR AVE AND CTY RD 42 HALF PRICE BOOKS STORE ...... CATEGORY ... PAGE MAGUS BOOKS ...... G ...... P8 Primarily mail order; o/w open by appointment.1316 - 4TH ST SE ...... Circa 400 MAGUS feet BOOKS L This section includes sf speciality stores plus those general BLAINE, 10747 UNIVERSITY AVE NE ...... MARANATHA STOREHOUSE ...... T .... P17 of sf (including 25 feet of magazines)1514 C OMOand AVE circaSE ...... 175 feet VILLA CofOOLA R ...... SALVATION ARMY Aused AND M T bookstoresREASURES ...... whose T .... P 13 sf/f M sectionCCOSH’S HOUSE is OF B ofOOKS noteworthy...... G ...... P8 1808 EMERSON AVE N ...... 710 HWY 10 NE . BARNES AND NOBLE ANIMAL ARK ...... T .... P13 METRO MART THRIFT STORE ...... T .... P17 horror (plus many relevant titles in ....D otherISABLED sections AMERICAN V byETERANS publisher, THRIFT STORE quality (and usually quantity also); general bookstores NORTHTOWN CTR .... WALDENBOOKS AP B DALTON’S ...... N .... P29 MICAWBER’S ...... N .... P29 2004 LYNDALE AVE S ...... STEEPLE PEOPLE A series,NORTHTOWN etc.); CTR ...... all priced Bas D ALTONmarked/negotiated.’S Note: A major BwithANK’S ...... small and/or large-but-routine-selection R .... P25 MIDWAY USED AND RARE BOOKS sf ...... stock M ...... areP3 2124 E LAKE ST ...... SAVER’S E BLOOMINGTON, 8049 MORGAN CIRCLE .... SAVER’S BARGAIN BOOKS (MAGER’S & MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC LIBRARIES ...... L .... P24 dealer in collectible and vintage pbs,2215 withW 54TH specialST ...... RinterestsAG AND BONE B OOKSin in the following section. 8940 LYNDALE AVE S ...... LA LIBRERIA QUINN BOOK OUTLET) ...... R .... P25 NICOLLET BOOK STORE ...... G ...... P8 2227 W 50TH ST ...... PAPERBACK EXCHANGE noir/P.I.MALL OF AMERICA mystery...... fiction; B D ALTON great’S stock at competitive prices; BARNES AND NOBLE ...... G/N ...... P4 2500 CENTRAL AVE N ...... DISCOUNT 70 H NOVEL PLACE (A) ...... PB .... P12 TH BROOKLYN CENTER, 1936 - 57 AVE N A BETHESDA THRIFT SHOP ...... T .... P14 ONCE UPON A CRIME cramped but should be less so shortly2700 E asLAKE owner ST ...... is expanding GENERAL J’S J ...... SALVATION ARMY J BIBLES FOR MISSIONS MYSTERY BOOKSTORE ...... N .... P29 2822 WASHINGTON AVE N .... SALVATION ARMY intoBROOKDALE extra SHOPPING space. CTR ...... B DALTON’S THRIFT STORE ...... DREAMHAVEN T .... P 14BOOKSORR B OOKSAND...... COMICS N .... P29 2851 NE JOHNSON ST ... SILVER ANGEL THRIFT A BROOKLYN PARK, 7324 LAKELAND AVE N ...... BIERMAIER 912’S B AND W. H BLakeOOKS ...... Street G ...... / MinneapolisP4 OUT OF PRINT // BOOK 612-823-6161 SHOPPE ...... G ...... P9 2864 CHICAGO AVE S ...... GOODWILL BOOK BIN ...... G ...... P5 PAPERBACK EXCHANGE ...... PB .... P12 UNCLE HUGO’S SCIENCE FICTION BOOK STORE Mon-Fri 11-8; Sat 11-6; Sun 12-5 BURNSVILLE, 14111 ALDRICH AVE S ...... BOOK CASE OF WAYZATA ...... N .... P29 PAPERBACK PLUS ...... PB .... P12 2901 HENNEPIN AVE S ...... CLOTHES LINE O ...... BARNES AND NOBLE O BOOK CORNER ...... PB .... P11 PAPERBACK WRITER ...... G ...... P9 2919 HENNEPIN AVE S ...... BOOKSMART Circa 570 feet of general used sf/f pbs and circa 50 feet of BURNSVILLE, 14310 BURNHAVEN DR ...... BOOK HOUSE ...... G ...... P5 PDW BOOKS ...... M ...... P3 MIDWAY USED AND2939 RARE - 12TH BOOKSAVE S I ...... YESTERDAY’S TREASURES BgeneralOOK TRADER ...... used horror pb, PB plus.... P11 circaPENNY 200 PINCHER feet T HRIFT of usedSTORE ...... sf/f/horror T .... P17 ...... ST VINCENT DE PAUL THRIFT STORE 19341579 E HWY 13University .. CHAP THRIFT AvenueSTORE / St Paul // 651-644-7605 BOOK WAREHOUSE ...... R .... P26 PPL STORE ...... R 26/27 300 NICOLLET MALL ..... MPLS PUBLIC LIBRARIES hc/tps, plus circa 60 feet of bagged, individually priced sf/f/h BURNSVILLE SHOPPING CMon-FriTR ...... B9-9; DALTON Sat’S 9-6; Sun 12-6 I BOOKATERIA ...... PB .... P11 PRESENT MOMENT 3001 HENNEPIN AVE S ...... BORDER’S COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, 2201 - 37TY AVE NE ..... R BpbsOOKDALES and...... circa 20 feet of G (mostly ...... P5 hc) rarities behind glass; also 3038 HENNEPIN AVE S ...... R BOOKS AND HERBS ...... G ...... P9 N Circa...... 700 feet of U NIQUE sf/f/horror THRIFT STORE in definable sections, including BOOKSHOP (THE) ...... PB .... P11 RAG AND BONE BOOKS ...... G ...... P9 ...... MAGER’S AND QUINN BOOKSELLERS circa 20 feet of used or remaindered slick magazines. General 3939 CENTRAL AVE ...... SALVATION ARMY BOOKSMART ...... G ...... P5 RAINBOW BOOKS AND CRAFTS ...... PB .... P13 3043 HENNEPIN AVE S ...... ORR BOOKS 3304849 feet CENTRAL of A generalVE NE ...... sf pbs; S AVERcirca’S 60 feet of general sf hcs; circa BORDER’S ...... N .... P29 309 - 19TH AVE S . N stock is half cover with $1.50R AMSEYminimum COUNTY LIBRARIES for ...... pbs; hc L ....andP24 TH C80OON RfeetAPIDS of, 125 general - 85 AVE horror NW .. B OOK(75 B INpb and 5 hc/tp); circa 60 feet of D CAP AGENCY THRIFT STORE ...... T .... P14 REACHOUT’S THRIFT STORE ...... T .... P18 ...... UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA LIBRARIES collectibles priced as marked. Note: the above figures are for 85TH AVE NW ...... GOODWILL CHAP THRIFT STORE ...... T .... P14 REPEATABLES ...... T .... P18 318 - 14TH AVE SE ...... CUMMINGS BOOKS CgeneralOTTAGE GROVE pulps, 7900 H andEMINGWAY digests AVE S (mostly pulps) on first floor, plus Cused/remainderedLOTHES LINE ...... material T .... P only;14 R storeOBBIN’S BalsoOOKWORM contains...... about PB .... 900P13 3216 W LAKE ST ...... BARNES AND NOBLE S WASHINGTON CTY LIBRARIES S D another circa 70 feet of behind-glass and/or behind-desk special CUMMINGS BOOKS ...... G ...... P6 SALVATION ARMY ...... T P18-20 3318 E LAKE ST..HYMIE’S RECORDS AND BOOKS CRYSTAL, 4713 - 36TH AVE N ...... E DfeetAKOTA CofOUNTY new LIBRARIES sf/f/h...... books, L .... alongP23 withSAVER ’Sa...... large stock (no footage T .... P20 35441/2 GRAND AVE S ... PAPERBACK WRITER collectible...... pbs and B hcsIBLES FORand MISSIONS circa 35 feet special collectible pulps DISABLED AMERICAN VETERANS SILVER ANGEL THRIFT ...... T .... P20 3546 GRAND AVE S estimates) of comics and oddball non-genre books and 5101 LAKELAND AVE N ...... THRIFT STORE ...... T .... P15 SIXTH CHAMBER USED BOOKS ...... G ...... P9 at front of first floor; plus circa 50 ...... Pfeet sf (30RESEND pb/20 MOMENT hc) BOOKS and AND 10HERBS E ...... MARANATHA STOREHOUSE Dmagazines,ISCOUNT 70 ...... toys, videos, R .... etc.;P26 catalogsSOUTH ST P AULissued. LIBRARY ...... L .... P24 3721 MINNEHAHA AVE S ...... PDW BOOKS ND X F feet6024 horror- 42 AVE at N ...... reduced A AND M ratesTREASURES in the basement; all except the F DREAMHAVEN BOOKS AND COMICS ..... M ...... P2 ST PAUL PUBLIC LIBRARIES ...... L .... P24 3740 NICOLLET AVE S ...... SALVATION ARMY EAGAN, 1291 PROMENADE PLACE ...... DREAMHAVEN TOO ...... M ...... P2 ST VINCENT DE PAUL general pbs (which are half cover) 417are E priced LAKE ST ....as Rmarked.EACHOUT’S THRIFT Note: STORE DREAMHAVEN TOO ...... BARNES AND NOBLE X EDINA LIBARIES ...... L .... P23 THRIFT STORE ...... T .... P18 4237 NICOLLET AVE S .. NICOLLET BOOK STORE 1340 WESCOTT RD DAKOTA COUNTY LIBRARIES one of the largest general used book storesTH in the area (three EXPANDED 1309 MIND ...... 4th Street SE R .... / PMinneapolis26 STATION 17 B//OOK 612-379-8924 STORE ...... G .... P10 429 - 14 AVE SE THE BOOK HOUSE EDEN PRAIRIE, EDEN PRAIRIE CTR .... B DALTON’S G-TOO ...... Mon-Fri 10-8; T .... P15 Sat S11-6;TEEPLE PEOPLE Sun...... 12-5 T .... P21 4747 NICOLLET AVE S .... GREAT GARAGE SALE floors)3235 W with69TH S stockT .. BARNES in ANDall Nareas;OBLE stock of pulp magazines (including GENERAL J’S ...... T .... P15 TURN ABOUT BOOKS ...... G .... P10 4748 CHICAGO AVE S ...... REPEATABLES 50TH ST AND FRANCE AVE S ...... B DALTON’S GDinkytown-basedOODWILL ...... sibling T P15-16 of theUNCLE main EDGAR ’ DreamHaven,S MYSTERY which dozens of ARGOSYs as well as sf/f 4756pulps) CHICAGO especially AVE S impressive 7001 YORK AVE S . GREAT BOOKS ...... M ...... P2 BOOKSTORE ...... N .... P29 ...... OUT OF PRINT BOOK SHOPPE specializes in comics and games, but also includes some 320 and...... reasonably Hpriced.ENNEPIN CTY LIBRARIES GREAT GARAGE SALE ...... T .... P16 UNCLE HUGO’S SCIENCE FICTION 5007 - 34TH AVE S ...... EDINA LIBRARIES GfeetREEN L IONof BnewOOKS ...... sf/f/horror M(240 ...... Ppb/3 80B hcOOK SorTORE tp),...... along with M some ...... P4 ...... RAINBOW BOOKS AND CRAFTS EXCELSIOR, 26500 EDGEWOOD RD ...... HALF PRICE BOOKS ...... G ...... P6 UNCOMMON GOODS ...... T .... P21 5344 - 34TH AVE S ...... BOOK TRADER 20 feet of used sf pbs...... MCCOSH’S HOUSE OF BOOKS HAROLD’S BOOK SHOP ...... G ...... P7 UNIQUE THRIFT STORE ...... T .... P21 57 - S 9TH ST ...... LIEN’S BOOKSHOP GOLDEN VALLEY, HWY 55 AND WINNETKA AVE ... HARPER’S BOOKS ...... G ...... P7 U OF MINNESOTA BOOKSTORE ...... N .... P29 604 - W 26TH ST ...... B DALTON’S HAZEN’S RECORDS, BOOKS, GREAT BOOKSU OF MINNESOTA LIBRARIES ...... L .... P24 PDW BOOKS...... ONCE UPON A CRIME MYSTERY BOOKSTORE HOPKINS, 1025 HILL ST ...... GOODWILL ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES VALUE VILLAGE ...... T .... P21 3721 Minnehaha Avenue S. / 607Minneapolis WASHINGTON AVE // S ....612-721- UNCOMMON GOODS 4152 Lancaster Lane / Plymouth // 612-559-1471 1404 MAIN ST ..... SALVATION ARMY HENNEPIN COUNTY LIBRARIES ...... L .... P23 VILLA COOLA ...... T .... P22 608-2ND AVE S .... Tue-Fri 10-6:30; Sat 12-5 (closed Sun-Mon) 22 - 11TH AVE N .. HOPKINS LIBRARY 5996 HOPKINS LIBRARY ...... L .... P23 WALDENBOOKS ...... N .... P29 ...... BARGAIN BOOKS (MAGER’S & QUINN ) 913 MAIN ST ...... BETHESDA THRIFT SHOP HUNGRY MIND ...... N .... P29 WASHINGTON COUNTY LIBRARIES ...... L .... P24 615 - 1ST AVE NE ...... BANK’S Circa 200 feet of general sf and circa 40 feet of general horror, LMailAUDERDALE order, 2543 dealer.COMO AVE ...... A small GOODWILL (circa 80 feet) but select stock HYMIE’S RECORDS AND BOOKS ...... G ...... P7 WESTWIND ANTIQUES 801 NICOLLET MALL ...... BARNES AND NOBLE LEXINGTON, 4175 LOVELL RD ...... BOOKATERIA JAMES & MARY LAURIE BOOKSELLERS .. G ...... P7 AND THRIFT STORE ...... T .... P22 specializing in classic ghost/horror809 fiction - 4TH ST SE of .. the BIERMAIER M ’S R B AND JamesH BOOKS with at least another 100 feet of such filed in other areas (media LINO LAKES, 8322 LAKE DRIVELINO LAKES THRIFT JEAN O’DONOGHUE BOOKS ...... G ...... P7 WHOLESALE BOOKS ...... R .... P27 821 E 35TH ST ...... STATION 17 BOOK STORE Mtradition;APLE GROVE, priced as marked; catalogs issued. LAtie-ins, LIBRERIA ...... series, collectible PB .... P pb,12 etc.)WISE P ENNY Essentially EAST THRIFT SHOP a paperback...... T .... P22 850 - 15TH AVE NE ...... PPL STORE 8040 WEDGEWOOD LANE .... BARNES AND NOBLE LANDFILL BOOKS AND RECORDS ...... T .... P17 YESTERDAY’S TREASURES ...... T .... P22 900 N 4TH ST ...... SALVATION ARMY trader, but with a large percentage of the stock in form of MAPLEWOOD ...... RAMSEY CTY LIBRARIES LEE’S OUTLET ...... R .... P26 900 NICOLLET AVE S 1731 BEAM AVE ...... HALF PRICE BOOKS LIENbagged’S BOOKSHOP collectibles...... (which G ...... areP8 not available for trade credit); ...... BARGAIN BOOKS (MAGER’S & QUINN) 2250 WHITE BEAR AVE ...... GOODWILL LINO LAKES THRIFT ...... T .... P17 912 W LAKE ST ... priced as marked. Note: some very nice material here, at prices MAPLEWOOD MALL ...... B DALTON’S LITTLE PROFESSOR ...... PB .... P12 ...... DREAMHAVEN BOOKS AND COMICS ...... WALDENBOOKS MwhichAGERS AND averageQUIN BOOKSELLERS high...... (and G ...... sometimesP8 reach jaw-dropping level). 921 NICOLLET AVE 302 ...... JAMES & MARY LAURIE BOOKSELLERS 313 BOOKSELLERSBOOKSELLERS GUIDEGUIDE MM I I N N I I C C O O N N 3434 Area Index, continued A SCIENCE FICTION COLLECTOR’S GUIDE TO TWIN CITIES USED BOOKSTORES (AND LIKE THAT) MINNEAPOLIS, CONTTABLE of CONTENTS ST PAUL, CONT. CITY CENTER ...... B DALTON’S by Denny Lien A TH WILLIAMSON HALL, 231 PILLSBURY DR SE 175 E 5 ST, This guide was produced for stock information is based on my ...... U OF MINNESOTA BOOKSTORE GALTIER PLAZA 2ND FLOOR ...... LEE’S OUTLET distribution at Minicon 34, for the use latest visit and is, obviously, TH I MINNETONKA, 186 W 7 ST ...... HAROLD’S BOOK SHOP and amusement of its members and subject to change. 13131 RIDGEDALE DR ...... BARNES AND NOBLE 2041 FORD PKWY ...... HALF PRICE BOOKS R especially of Dave Nee, its Bookseller INTRODUCTION1501 PLYMOUTH R.D S...... B.ORDER . .’S . .2080 . . F ORD. .P KWY...... B 1ARNES AND NOBLE I have a bias in favor of bookstores 5101 S HWY 101 ...... B DALTON’S 2100 N SNELLING AVE, ...... HAR MAR MALL Guest of Honor. The compiler claims which are well-lit, well-organized, RIDGEDALE SHOPPING CTR ...... B DALTON’S ...... THE BOOKSHOP no copyright—“Information wants to and smokefree, with pricing system EMAJORNEW HF/SFOPE, ...... 235 . E. M.ARYLAND . . A.VE ...... 2 SAVER’S be free”—and grants permission for 2751 WINNETKA AVE N ...... VALUE VILLAGE 2402 UNIVERSITY AVE ...... GREEN LION BOOKS and/or individual prices clearly N others to make such use of it NORTH OAKS, 2543 COMO AVE ...... GOODWILL marked, with reasonably wide GENERAL USED ...... 4 as they will (though proper HWY 96&HWY 49 NORTH OAKS VILLAGE CTR . 370 TORONTO ST ...... PPL STORE aisles, and (above all) with shelves A ...... LITTLE PROFESSOR 451 N LEXINGTON PKWY ...METRO MART THRIFT acknowledgement and a copy of any that contain only a single line of THRIFT ...... 461 . -. W. 7TH. S.T...S . T .V INCENT 13 DE PAUL THRIFT NORTH ST PAUL, reprint would be appreciated). books—as opposed to double- 2381 MARGARET ST ...... PAPERBACK PLUS 809 - E 7TH ST ...... ANIMAL ARK The following is an attempt to list stacking, which requires a browser OSSEO, 311-A CENTRAL AVE ..... A NOVEL PLACE 934 N RICE ST ...... BETHESDA THRIFT SHOP T PAPERBACK TRADERS ...... 10 PLYMOUTH, 957 W 7TH ST....WESTWIND ANTIQUES &THRIFT local sources for used sf, fantasy and to remove the books in front to see 4152 LANCASTER LANE ...... GREAT BOOKS ST PAUL CTR ...... WALDENBOOKS horror books and magazines, with the spines of those behind them. LIBRARIESRICHFIELD, 406. -. W . 65 .TH .S T ...... B.OOKDALES . . . .U NIVERSITY. . . A.VE .& H.WY . 280 23 ...... G-TOO some limitations: But maybe that’s just me, and I 6528 PENN AVE S . VALUE VILLAGE 1665 GRAND AVE ...... BOOK HOUSE someone else with more patience TH (1) With a couple of exceptions, I have 800 W 76 ST ... BORDER’S WAYZATA, 607 E LAKE ST ...... REMAINDERS ...... 25 not included mail-order-only dealers; (and who is not a big guy with bad ROBBINSDALE, ...... BOOK CASE OF WAYZATA R 3919 W BROADWAY ...... ROBBIN’S BOOKWORM WEST ST PAUL, 1425 S ROBERT ST (2) I’ve not included general antique knees and weak eyes) may want to NNEWR.OSEVILLE . . ,. R OSEDALE. . . C TR...... W.ALDENBOOKS ...... 28 GOODWILL stores (except for one or two which take some of the critical notes 2100 SNELLING AVE N 149 THOMPSON AVE E ...... SALVATION ARMY advertise in the yellow pages as book below as a Good Thing—disorder INDEX2401 BY FAAIRVIEWLPHABETICAL AVE N ..... BARNES ANDL ISTINGNOBLE SIGNAL HILLS SHOPPING CTR ...... B DALTON’S specialists); most antique stores will increases the chances that treasures SHAKOPEE, WOODBURY, include a few books in their stock, but may have evaded previous browsers D CTY RD 83 & CTY RD 16 ...... CAP AGENCY 10150 HUDSON RD, O I’ve almost never found anything of sf OF SSHOREVIEWTORES, ...... H . . . . . ORIZON. . O 30UTLET CTR STORE 33 who gave up too soon. interest there—feel free to prove 3940 LEXINGTON AVE ...... PENNY PINCHER ...... BOOK WAREHOUSE me wrong; I also have a bias against signs that INDEXSOUTH BY ST PSAULTORE, LOCATION . . .1524 . . W .OOSLANE . . D.R ...... 31 BOOK CORNER E RD indicate a shaky or worse knowledge 106 N 3 AVE .... SOUTH ST PAUL LIBRARY 7020 VALLEY CREEK PLAZA ...... (3) I’ve also left out comic book stores SOUTH ST PAUL, ...... BARNES AND NOBLE and general ”nostalgia” stores which of the use vs. misuse of such things 708 SHOUTHVIEW BLVD .... TURN ABOUT BOOKS may include a few books on basisOther of as Sources apostrophes and quotation X ST ANTHONY, 2238 CARTER AVE S .. MICAWBER’S superhero or TV tie-ins (but again, in marks, and especially against signs HWY 88 & ST ANTHONY PKWY..SALVATION ARMY my own experience, not often enough that use science fiction’s slave name ST LOUIS PARK, to encourage me to check them out); (that vile term that rhymes with 5011 EXCELSIOR BLVD ...... HALF PRICE BOOKS 8232 HWY 7. (4)The By Americanmy definition, Book Anoka andTrade Burnsville Directory“hi-fi”); 44th again, edition maybe. New that’s York: just are “local,” while (say) Northfield, me—though I hope not. In any case, ...... BARGAIN BOOKS MAGERS&QUINN) R.R. Bowker Co., 1998 ST LOUIS PARK, KNOLLWOOD PLAZA WALDENBOOKS Stillwater, and St. Cloud are not— all opinions, explicit or implicit, ST PAUL, though I’ll likely expand there if I do a below can be blamed on me (as, 56 E 6TH ST, SKYWAY LEVEL - revised edition of this for a future Ethridge, James M.; and Karen Ethridge,of course, eds.can all Antiquarian, errors); no opin- Specialty, ...... SST PAUL PUBLIC LIBRARIES Minicon. For stores with definable ions should be construed as being 1008 ARCADE ST .. andsf/f Used sections, Book I provideSellers an 2nd eyeball edition. Detroit: Omnigraphics, 1997...... ST VINCENT DE PAUL estimate of total such footage; those of Minicon, the Minnesota THRIFT for smaller stores (especially thrift Science Fiction Society, or any 1048 GRAND AVE ...... HUNGRY MIND Siegel,stores) David without S. suchThe aUsed section, Book I Lover’saffiliates Guidethereof. to the Midwest, 2nd 1053 GRAND AVE - editionprovide. anYorktown eyeball estimate Heights of *total* NY: BookCorrections, Hunter additions,Press. 1999. suggestions SUITE 108 ...... HARPER’S BOOKS book stock. 1222 UNIVERSITY AVE W and questions can be passed along ...... LANDFILL BOOKS AND RECORDS While the focus of this guide is on to me via the MinnSTF post office 1332 GRAND AVE A Rune Press Publication usedSidewalk and remainder Twin Cities: book Find stores, a Used I box, Bookstore: or emailed to: ...... SIXTHProduced CHAMBER U forSED MiniconBOOKS 34 includehttp://twincities.sidewalk.com/placestogomap?SID=2288&FID=7 at the end a bare-bones ad- 1396 WHITE BEAR AVE ..... WHOLESALE BOOKS Text by Denny Lien dress and phone listing as well for [email protected] or 1579 UNIVERSITY AVE ...... [email protected] ...... MLayout, indexesIDWAY USED and AND cover RARE BartOOKS by Laramie Sasseville larger new bookstores in the area. Book Stores in Western North America: Minneapolis/St. Paul MN; 1654 WHITE BEAR AVE ...... text S ALVATIONfont: Verdana ARMY With two exceptions (which are Happy book hunting. 1657 N RICE ST .. UNIQUE THRIFT STORE noted),http://www.geocities.com/Athens/4824/na-west.htm#minn I visited each store de- 1672 GRAND AVE ...... EXPANDED MIND - Denny Lien, March 1999 168 E GEORGE ST . tailed below within the last ...... WISE PENNY EAST THRIFT SHOP sixBook months; Sales allin hours,America: price, Wisconsin, and Minnesota, Iowa Missouri... 32 http://www.Book-Sales-in-America.com/westmw.html 1 BOOKSELLERS GUIDE M I N I C O N 34