May 11, 2008
Favorite used-book stores
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Here are five of our favorite local used-book stores:
Kelmscott Bookshop,
34 W. 25th St.,
Charles Village
MON.-SAT. 10 A.M.-6 P.M.
Baltimore's oldest
used-book store, the
Kelmscott, has been
at this spot 28 years.
It's now owned by
Fran Durako.
The hit: She has a
copy of The Works of
Geoffrey Chaucer,
printed by William
Morris at his
Kelmscott press,
namesake of the
bookshop.
Bibliophiles might
have to mortgage the
house for this one.
Drusilla's Books,
817 N. Howard St.,
Antique Row
TUES.-SAT. NOON-5 P.M.
Drusilla Jones has
been selling antiquarian
and out-ofprint
books for more
than 20 years.
Children's books are
a specialty, but
there's room for a
vintage Playboy's
Host and Bar Book.
The hit: A handdrawn
map of Mount
Vernon by Richard Q.
"Moco" Yardley, a
former editorial cartoonist
at The Sun.
Yours for $250.
Unicorn Book Shop,
Route 50, Trappe,
Talbot County,
Eastern Shore
DAILY 9 A.M.-5 P.M.
About midway
between Easton and
Cambridge, the
Unicorn is a serendipitous
rest stop on the
way to the ocean.
Owner Jim Dawson
offers 5-cent paperbacks
to rare, signed
first editions.
The hit: A Mercator
map printed in 1609
of the coast from the
Chesapeake down to
north Florida. Price:
$2,400.
Book Rendezvous,
218 E. Lexington St.,
downtown
TUES.-FRI. 9:30 A.M.-5:30
P.M. SAT. 10:30 A.M.-5 P.M.
Long a haven for
browsers on Calvert
Street, Rendezvous
is now across the
street from City Hall.
Bookseller Diana
Botteon says the
books are wellpriced
and none is
tattered.
The hit: Collectible
Modern Library classics,
many with the
original dust jackets,
and vintage sci-fi
paperbacks.
Normals, 425 E. 31st
St., Waverly
DAILY 11 A.M.-5 P.M.
The gold standard.
"We have really
broad scholarly ...
stuff," says Rupert
Wondolowski, one of
four owners.
"Everything from
classic fiction to philosophy
to art
books." Plus a great
selection of vinyl
records.
The hit: The Red
Room presents
weekly experimental
improvised music,
usually at 8:30 p.m.
Saturday.
-- Carl Schoettler, Sun staff
Reader's Pick
Patrick Holmes of Baltimore suggests High Grounds Espresso & Books
"I enjoy browsing their organized collection of books. They have something for nearly everyone's taste. And the coffee, danish and sandwiches aren't bad, either." High Grounds is at 3201 Eastern Ave.
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