A GUIDE PROVIDED COURTESY OF RARE SCHOOL Antiquarian Bookhunting in Charlottesville

Charlottesville, Virginia is an independent city of about 40,000 people located at the center of Albemarle County in the Virginia Piedmont, about two hours from Washington, DC. Long celebrated as the location of ’s home, , and of his , Charlottesville has in recent years become a flourishing center for antiquarian , with more used and rare bookshops than any other city in Virginia. In addition to its used and antiquarian bookstores, the area is noted for its specialty shops, including antiques, oriental rugs, pewter, and handmade quilts. There are many excellent local restaurants and hotels at all price ranges. Charlottesville is located on I-64 between I-81 and I-95, in a land- scape of great scenic beauty and historical interest. It is an attractive destination for a day trip or weekend expedition.

A Note About Rare Book School Learn more about books, , management; descriptive and analytical the history of , and related sub- ; the history of the book; jects. Located at the University of Virginia, illustration and printing processes; librar- Rare Book School sponsors five-day, non- ies, archives, and electronic resources; credit courses offered by an internationally medieval manuscripts; and typography celebrated faculty on the history of book- and . For course listings, visit binding; and www.rarebookschool.org. Downtown Charlottesville

Scott Fennessey Dave Taylor BLUE WHALE BOOKS READ IT AGAIN, SAM 115 West Main Street 214 East Main Street Charlottesville, VA 22902 Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-296-4646 434-977-9844 [email protected] [email protected] www.bluewhalebooks.com hours: 10–5 M–Tu; 10–8 W–Sat; 11–5 hours: 11–6 Sun–M; 11–9 T–F; 10–9 Sat Sun (summer) Reduced winter hours Appraisals, Virginiana, Jefferson, schol- General used stock, mysteries, science arly, antiquarian maps and prints, used fiction, fantasy, military, vintage and rare. .

Sandy and Donna McAdams Chris Oakley DAEDALUS BOOKS OAKLEY’S GENTLY USED BOOKS assisted by Patty Myatt York Place: 112 West Main Street 121 4th Street NE Charlottesville, VA 22902 Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-977-3313 hours: 12–6 M–Thu; 10–6 F-Sun [email protected] 434-293-7595 www.oakleysusedbooks.com Used books on all subjects: 100,000 books hours: 10–6 M, W–Sat. Other hours by on three floors. Same location for 38 years! chance or appointment. Carefully selected general used stock, Mary Cooper Gilliam; member ABAA* science fiction, children’s, and history. FRANKLIN GILLIAM :: RARE BOOKS 218 West South Street Charlottesville, VA 22902 434-979-2512; fax: 434-979-2689 University Area [email protected] hours: 12–6 M–Sat; by appt or chance Paul Collinge; member ABAA* Americana, American law to 1870, hor- HEARTWOOD USED AND ticulture, wine, ephemera, books about ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS books, prints and original art, trade 5 Elliewood Avenue catalogues. Charlottesville, VA 22903 434-295-7083 [email protected] hours: 10–7:30 M–F; 10–6 Sat; 12–5 Sun Also available by appointment or on *Antiquarian Booksellers’ Association of request, and during RBS sessions. America, founded in 1949 “to encourage interest in rare books and manuscripts and Literary first editions, Americana, UVA to maintain the highest standards in the & Jefferson, large general used stock, antiquarian booktrade.” publishers’ overstock, scholarly. Other Area Dealers

Vesta Lee Gordon; member ABAA* Tod and Helen Oliver THE BOOK BROKER OLIVER & CO. BOOKS 114 Bollingwood Road 1417 Ricky Road Charlottesville, VA 22903 Charlottesville, VA 22901 434-296-2194 434-296-4041 [email protected] [email protected] www.bookbrk.com www.abebooks.com/home/ttsbooks hours: Open by appointment; Literary first editions, biography & call ahead. criticism. Virginiana. Jerry N. Showalter; Member ABAA* Jamie Hale JERRY N. SHOWALTER, BUTEO BOOKS BOOKSELLER 2731 Arrington Road Post Office Box 84 Arrington, VA 22922 Ivy, VA 22945 434-263-8671; 800-722-2460 434-295-6413; fax: 434-923-3343 fax: 434-263-4750 [email protected] [email protected] Americana, Virginiana, Civil War. www.buteobooks.com hours: 9–5 M–F; by appointment Ornithology: new, out-of-print, antiquarian.

Candace Carter Crosby University of Virginia CLOVER HILL BOOKS Post Office Box 8372 There are ongoing exhibition programs Charlottesville, VA 22906 in UVA’s Albert and Shirley Small Special 434-973-1506 Collections . [email protected] www.cloverhillbooks.com SMALL Twentieth-century British & American LIBRARY literature, gardening books. hours: 9–9 M–Th; 9–5 F–Sat (fall and spring); 9–5 M–F; 1–5 Sat (summer) Sarah Baldwin; member ABAA* 434-243-1776 E. WHARTON & CO. www.small.library.virginia.edu Box 970, 5539 Stonegate Lane Crozet, VA 22932 RARE BOOK SCHOOL 434-823-1072; fax: 434-823-5226 114 Alderman Library, UVA 22904-4103 [email protected] 434-924-8851; fax: 434-924-8824 Women writers, women’s rights material, [email protected] literary first editions. www.rarebookschool.org y Road Blue Whale Books eet NW eet NE N * eet NE eet NE eet N Rugb d Str ond Str ond Str ourth Str hir Sec First Str Sec T F * Daedalus Books * e 250 Heartwood High Street Books Courthouse

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