Books, and somewhere to put them
A short table of fiction and non-fiction alongside the dull, useful things nobody sells next to it: dust-proof storage boxes, zip cases, magazine files and card holders.
Format stated before you buy
Paperback, hardback or oversize edition is on the listing, because a deluxe oversize book does not fit the shelf a paperback does.
Storage sized in inches
Every case and box carries its internal dimensions, so you can measure a shelf before ordering instead of after.
A short week, an honest one
The counter closes at four on Friday and does not open at weekends, and the handling times on this site are written around that.
Two halves of one shop
Things to read, and the boxes that keep them readable.
On the table today
Stock counts come off the Huntington Avenue shelf.
Most damage happens after the sale
Books are ruined by damp basements, cardboard cartons and being stacked spine-down in a move — not by being read. A campus supply counter watches that happen every summer, which is why the storage half of this shop exists at all. Sealed cases, rigid boxes and files that hold a shape are unglamorous, and they are the difference between a shelf that survives a decade and one that does not.
Questions people ask before ordering
How long will my order take?
How much is shipping?
Do you ship outside the United States?
Can I pick my order up at the shop?
What can I pay with?
Can I return something?
New on the table
An occasional note when new titles or a new case size arrive.