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    Mike, that bookstore looks like hours of fun! I miss the days when those Mom & Pop used bookstores like that one were plentiful...these days, especially in the areas like mine with high property values (and, thus, store rents), they're incredibly few and far between. All I have now within a 15-mile radius of me are a couple Half-Price Bookstores, and don't think I'm not grateful for at least having those. But I remember back in the '80s and '90s spending a solid Saturday bookstore-hopping, just going from one to another to another, all within a few miles of each. Man, those were the days, and I'm not sure I appreciated at the time just how special (and temporary) it was.
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      Ron, It's true. We're down to just a few in Richmond. That is why I search them out when we re on trips. This place was classic, Books piled everywhere, the owner knew where everything was, interesting customer interactions, had a grand time.

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        Just a heads up Weird House Press is having their Mystery Box Sale. I did it last year and it was a pretty good deal, so I took a chance again this year. For your consideration. https://www.weirdhousepress.com/prod...f-surprises-2/

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          Originally posted by mhatchett View Post
          Travelled to see our kids for Thanksgiving. No trip is complete unless I find an interesting Bookstore. Fortunately I stumbled on The Cactus Wren Book Exchange in Yucca Valley, CA. It was a neat little store, checked all of my Bookstore boxes and I found several neat books, including The Knightly Martial Arts by James Wallhausen.

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          LOVE LOVE bookstores that look like that.

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            Thanks to Camelot Books, Santa and USPS for dropping these Christmas Eve treasures. Wayward Blake Crouch, book two of the Wayward Pines trilogy, published by DRP/Gauntlet Press and Dark Arts by Eric Stener Carlson published by Tartarus Press. If you don't know Tartarus, get acquainted, they put out great books. Merry, Merry Everybody!!

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              Originally posted by mhatchett View Post
              Thanks to Camelot Books, Santa and USPS for dropping these Christmas Eve treasures. Wayward Blake Crouch, book two of the Wayward Pines trilogy, published by DRP/Gauntlet Press and Dark Arts by Eric Stener Carlson published by Tartarus Press. If you don't know Tartarus, get acquainted, they put out great books. Merry, Merry Everybody!!

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              Nice. Speaking of Tartarus, I received in the last few days my copy of their new one, LITERARY HAUNTINGS, which explores the real-life settings and buildings which inspired classic ghost tales, complete with photos. I think I’m going to really enjoy this one.
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                Originally posted by RonClinton View Post

                Nice. Speaking of Tartarus, I received in the last few days my copy of their new one, LITERARY HAUNTINGS, which explores the real-life settings and buildings which inspired classic ghost tales, complete with photos. I think I’m going to really enjoy this one.
                Excellent Ron, Camelot just told me, mine is on the way! Happy New Year!

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                  Wile E. Young gave me this sweet Poster. I popped into a $5.00 Goodwill frame today, it will get star treatment later on. One of the coolest things I brought home fro Scares That Cares.

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                    Originally posted by TacomaDiver View Post

                    LOVE LOVE bookstores that look like that.
                    Follow up on the Cactus Wren https://z1077fm.com/cactus-wren-book...-yucca-valley/

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                      Originally posted by mhatchett View Post
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                      Wile E. Young gave me this sweet Poster. I popped into a $5.00 Goodwill frame today, it will get star treatment later on. One of the coolest things I brought home fro Scares That Cares.
                      Holy smokes, Mike, that's incredible...that's a set of books I've always regretted passing on, and that gorgeous poster just takes that regret to the next level! I'll never pull the trigger on the Thunderstorm S/L HCs at this point, but that beautiful stack of tpbs makes me rethink my prior reluctance and wonder if that's a great way to remedy that error in judgement and spend what would seem to be just a couple hundred bucks for the entire set.
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                        I'm with Ron, that poster is stinking awesome!

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                          Hail Mary from SubPress arrived today (just about a year after my pre-order.)  Or maybe it got here on Saturday?  Today was the latest Suntup Hannibal book from Camelot.  Too many books!

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                            Originally posted by TacomaDiver View Post
                            Hail Mary from SubPress arrived today (just about a year after my pre-order.) Or maybe it got here on Saturday? Today was the latest Suntup Hannibal book from Camelot. Too many books!
                            Super jealous! Project Hail Mary sold-out before I could snag a copy. Am hoping I can find a copy on the secondary market at some point.

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                              Originally posted by sholloman81 View Post

                              Super jealous! Project Hail Mary sold-out before I could snag a copy. Am hoping I can find a copy on the secondary market at some point.
                              If you'd like to see a few pics, Sub Press' PROJECT HAIL MARY was my Daily Showcase Book today:

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                                Originally posted by RonClinton View Post

                                If you'd like to see a few pics, Sub Press' PROJECT HAIL MARY was my Daily Showcase Book today:

                                https://twitter.com/ron_clinton/stat...540950016?s=20
                                Wow, looks great! Really love those end papers. Do wish that SubPress would include some interior art or a slipcase when their titles approach the $200 mark, but otherwise, this is a fantastic pick-up! Hope to find one for myself on the aftermarket at some point.

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