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The list below is based on the 2008 brochure, and is being updated regularly when new information becomes available.
TC Books - Ted Cole
(603)588-3145
27 West St., Antrim, NH 03054
By mail or appointment.
General stock. Specializing in New England ephemera.
Cloak and Dagger Books - Dan D. Halpin,
Jr.
(603)668-1629
Fax: 626-0626
9 Eastman Ave., Bedford, NH 03110-6701
Email: cloakandspies@juno.com
Mail order, by appointment or chance.
Catalogs issued.
World's largest dealer in nonfiction, out of print, and new books in: Espionage;
Spy; Codes & Ciphers; Guerilla Warfare; Terrorism; Assassination;
Counterintelligence.
17,000 vols.
BOW
Cellar Door Books - Wm John & Jill
Hare
(800) 818-8419
5 Stone Sled Lane, Bow, NH 03304
Website:
http://www.cellardoorbooks.com
Email: Contact us here.
Mail order. Online catalog with secure ordering at
www.cellardoorbooks.com
Specializing in the works of Tasha Tudor
MC/VISA/AMEX
9,000 vols.
Books by the Lake -
Carol & Frank Cullinan
(603) 938-2315
Rte. 114 (across from Lake Massasecum)
Bradford, NH 03221
(Mail: 2847 State Rte. 114, Bradford, NH 03221)
Website:
http://www.conknet.com/~bksbylake
Email: bksbylake@conknet.com
Fri.-Mon., 10:00-5:30, except Sat., 12:30-5:30 Other days by appointment
or chance.
January-March by appointment or chance.
General and scholarly stock in most fields.
65,000 vols.
Kalonbooks
- Rod Jones
(603) 938-2380
P.O. Box 16, 2174 State Route 114, Bradford, NH 03221
Wed.-Sun., 1-5
Americana, Sci-fi, baseball and general stock, hardcovers and paperbacks.
10,000 vols.
The Old Shed - Priscilla Lockwood
(603) 783-4349
435 N. West Rd.
Canterbury, NH 03224
By appointment or chance.
General stock.
2,500 vols.
Hill Country Books - John E. Perkins
(603) 284-7008
(In the Village Historic District)
Box 268, Center Sandwich, NH 03227
Memorial Day thru June 30, by appointment or chance.
July - Labor Day: Wed. - Sat., 10 - 5
All other times by appointment or chance.
Oct. 15 - Dec. 24: open Sat.
Rest of year, by appointment.
Literature and biography.
15,000 vols.
CHOCORUA
M . Daum - Bookseller - Michael Daum
170 White Mountain Highway, Rte. 16 at Chocorua View Farm
(603)323-2332
(Mail: P.O. Box 238, Chocorua, NH 03817)
Email: mdbooks@yahoo.com
May 1 - June 30, Labor Day - Dec. 1: by appointment or chance.
July 1 - Labor Day: Weds. - Mon., 11-5.
Dec. 1 - April 30: Closed, or by appointment.
General stock. White Mountains, New England, Western Americana, sporting,
children's.
7,500 vols.
Miriam Rose Books - Phil Prever
(603)542-5027
34 High St., Claremont, NH 03743
Website:
http://www.amazon.com/shops/pprever
and
http://www.abebooks.com/home/miriamrosebooks
Email: phil.prever@verizon.net
Mail order and internet only
Pre-Vatican II Catholic books featuring theology, apologetics, Church history,
devotional, biography, fiction, children's, home school & related
nonfiction;worthwhile books in all fields.
10,000 vols.
Bert Babcock - Bookseller LLC - Bert
Babcock
(603)432-9142
Fax: (603)425-6580
9 East Derry Rd., Derry, NH 03038
(Mail: P.O. Box 1140, Derry, NH 03038)
Website:
http://www.babcockbooks.com
Email: bert@babcockbooks.com
By appointment only.
Modern first editions, literature, rare, signed, limited & association,
some press books and poetry broadsides.
5,000 vols.
Archway Books - David Meikle
(603)749-2190
233 Washington St., Dover, NH 03820
Website:
http://www.archwaybooks.com
Email: mail@archwaybooks.com
By appointment, mail, phone, or internet. Catalogues issued.
Eastern Europe, Russia, Middle East, Central Asia, General Antiquarian
1,000 vols
Brian MiMambro Rare Books and Maps (formerly Portsmouth
Bookshop)
(603)343-5298
567 Central Ave., Dover, NH 03820
Website:
http.raremapsandbooks.com
Email: mapsbooks@comcast.net
Now by appointment only.
Specialist in cartography and leatherbound books.
Kelley's Books - Gene Kelley
(603) 742-6497
2 Cheyenne St., Dover, NH 03820-6211
Email: gkelleysbooks@msn.com
By appointment or chance.
General stock. 19th century, New England authors, poetry, mysteries.
8,000 vols.
Bearly Used Books - Jon & Joy
Putnam
(603) 632-9871
414 US Rt. 4, Enfield, NH 03748
(Exit 17 of I-89, 5 miles east on Rt. 4)
Website:
http://www.abebooks.com/home/bearlyus
Email:
bearlyusedbooks@earthlink.net
Tues-Sun, 10-5.
Closed on major holidays
Mail order; handicapped accessible.
General stock in most subject areas - hardcover & paperback. Large selection
of sci-fi, western, mystery, & contemporary fiction paperbacks.
MC/VISA
40,000 vols, over 1000 audio books in 4 large rooms.
EXETER
The Colophon Bookshop - Robert &
Christine Liska
(603)772-8443
Fax: (603)772-3384
101B Water St., Exeter, NH 03833
Website:
http://www.colophonbooks.com
Email: colophon@rcn.com
Tues. - Fri. 10 - 5; Sat. 10 - 3; or by appointment.
Literary first editions, mysteries, science fiction, books about books, history
of printing, Civil War, WWI aviation, militaria.
A Thousand Words - John & Jennifer
Segal
(603)778-1991
65 Water St., Exeter, NH 03833
Mon.-Sat., 10:00-5:30
Email: apwatw@hotmail.com
NH history, NH authors, NH maps, natural history color plate books &
prints, scholarly humanities, science, art, architecture, exploration, Latin
& Greek. Old atlases, globes and library furniture.
10,000 vols.
The Bookery - Robert M. (Bob) Colpitt
(603)755-4471
556 Main St., Rte. 153, Farmington, NH 03835
Fri., 10-5, but best to call ahead. 16,000 vols.
Nonfiction, military, adventure, travel, biography & other nonfiction.
Selected fiction.
16,000 vols.
Bequaert Old Books -
Lucia & Frank Bequaert
(603)585-3448
Fax: 585-9108
37 Rte. 119 West in Fitzwilliam Center
(Mail: P.O. Box 775, Fitzwilliam, NH 03447)
Website:
http://www.beqbooks.com
Email: info@beqbooks.com
April 5 -Nov 19: weekdays 9-5; Closed Weds; weekends 11-5.
Rest of the year by appointment or chance.
Catalogs issued.
General stock. Books on antiques, broadcasting, chess, children's, civil
engineering, Civil War, cookbooks, crafts, electronics, electrical engineering,
fiber arts, literay biography/criticism, machine shop, mathematics, military,
mountaineering, New England, nuclear physics, outdoors & nature,
optics/microscopes, photography (technical & art), physics, polar regions,
radio, royalty, technology, television, town histories, transportation,
travel/adventure, geneology, and chemistry.
Credit cards accepted.
45,000 vols.
GILFORD
Availing Books - Jack Hoerle
(603) 293-2623
1934 Lakeshore Rd., Gilford, NH 03249
Email: koimaster@juno.com
Open Daily 10-5
Multi-dealer bookshope within Bertha Mae's Emporium at junction of Route
11 and 11B
General stock. MC/Visa
5,000 vols.
Barn Loft Bookshop - Lee Burt
(603)524-4839
96 Woodland Ave., Gilford, NH 03249-2228
By appointment or chance.
General stock. Specializing in children's and New England.
5,000 vols.
Visually Speaking - Charles and Barbara
French
(603)524-6795
778 Gilford Ave., Gilford, NH 03249
Email: vispeak@metrocast.net
By phone, mail, and internet.
Books also for sale at Bertha Mae's Antique Center & Emporium, Jct.
of Rte. 11 and 11B.
General stock with emphasis on nonfiction.
2,000 vols.
Sacred and Profane - H. Donley Wray
(603)627-4477
(603)497-9921
Cellular: (603)486-7386
Rte. 13, New Boston Rd., Goffstown, NH 03045
(Mail: P.O. Box 321, Goffstown, NH 03045)
Email: delwray@concentric.net
Sat. - Mon., 11 - 4
General stock. Emphasis on theology and religious 17th to 20th century.
4,000 vols.
Tara - Andrea Philbrook
(603)466-2624
60 Glen Rd., Gorham, NH 03581
(Mail: P.O. Box 336, Gorham, NH 03581)
By appointment.
White Mountains, NH, prints and maps only. No books.
Print coloring - some cleaning and restoration.
Audrey Nelson's Used and Rare
Books - Audrey Nelson
(603)863-4394
1170 Brook Rd., Goshen, NH 03752 (near Mt. Sunapee)
Fri.-Sun., 10-4, May-Oct. Come to house and ring bell.
Arts, children's, nature, gardening, cooking, country how-to, fiction, classics,
signed, mystery, sci-fi, poetry, New England, the West, science & technology,
R.R., auto, architecture, building, hunt & fish, military and ephemera,
periodicals, polar, illustrated, leather and Audrey's art and photos.
75,000 vols.
Ron Kurz - Ron Kurz
(603)525-4340
118 Kimball Rd., Hancock, NH 03449
Email: ronkurz2000@yahoo.com
By mail or appointment.
Fine books in all fields.
Left Bank Books - Corlan Johnson
643-4479
9 South Main St., Hanover, NH 03755
Email: leftbankbooks@valley.net
Mon. - Sat., 9:30-5:30; Sun. 11-5
(Generally later in summer.)
General stock, psychology, classical literature, Eastern thought.
Poetry, New England, Dartmouth College.
VISA/MC/AMEX
9,000 vols.
Henniker Book Farm - Melinda and Gary
McGrath
(603) 428-8888
34 Old West Hopkinton Rd., Henniker, NH
(Mail: 177 Maple Street, Henniker, NH 03242-3525)
www.hennikerbookfarm.com -
email:
mail@hennikerbookfarm.com
Thursday and Friday 6:00 am to 9:00 am and 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Saturday and Sunday 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm (closed the last Sunday of the
month).
30,000 volumes, general and scholarly stock in all subject area
Old Number Six Book Depot - Ian & Helen
Morrison
(603)428-3334
26 Depot Hill Rd., Henniker, NH (up the hill from Town Hall)
(Mail: P.O. Box 525, Henniker, NH 03242-0525)
Email: hmorrison@conknet.com
Friday through Monday and Wednesday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Tuesday and Thursday usually 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., but by chance, so best
to call ahead.
These times will be in effect all next year and the days listed as "by chance"
will be in effect until mid-May, after which both shops will be open every
day until mid-October.
Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.
147,500 vols.
Talking Leaves - Joan V. Gosselin
(603)666-3083
58 Joanne Dr., Hooksett, NH 03106
By appointment or chance. No signs.
Books displayed at Brentwood Antiques, Rte 1, Hampton Falls, NH.
General stock. Civil War, NE authors, nautical, leather bindings, military,
travel and exploration.
12,000 vols.
The Portable Bookstore & Women's
Words - Nancy L. Needham, Prop.
(603)228-8000
902 Upper Straw Rd., Hopkinton, NH 03229
Email:
theportablebookstore@comcast.net
Mail order. Collection development. Search service. Books listed on
http://www.abebooks.com
Unusual books with specialties in antique reference, metaphysics, and women's
studies.
3,000 vols.
Eagle Books
- Sylvia Felix
(603)357-8721
19 West St., Keene, NH 03431
Around the corner from the Square.
Wed. - Sat., 10-5; Mon. - Tues., by appointment or chance.
General stock. Americana, children's, art, New England, local history.
30,000 vols.
Antiques, Art & Books @ The Sign of the
ermaid - Janet McGee Saunders
(603)642-4242
(603) 234-1844
Rt. 125, Kingston, NH 03848
Email: jsaunders@jmacofnh.com
Fri., Sat., Sun., and holiday Mon., 11-6. By chance or appointment.
General stock. Children's regional, modern firsts, find bindings, cookbooks,
ARCs/proofs, periodicals, ephemera.
Auction & appraisal services.
10,000 vols.
50,000 post cards
Barbara B. Harris - Books - Barbara B.
Harris
(603)524-5405
4 Amadeus Drive, The Taylor Community, Laconia, NH 03246
Email: bbharris@metrocast.net
By phone, mail, or internet.
General stock.
1,000 vols.
Bretton Hall Antiquities - Richard C.
& Louise Force
(603)788-2202
12 Cottage St., Lancaster, NH 03584
Website:
http://www.BrettonHall.com
Email: books@BrettonHall.com
By appointment only.
General line of fiction & nonfiction, specializing in White Mtns., NH,
mountains, Polar, archaeology.
3,000 vols.
Bondcliff Books - ike Dickerman
(603)444-4880 (phone and fax)
4 Eames Way, Littleton, NH 03561
(Mail: P.O. Box 385, Littleton, NH 03561)
Email: bondclif@ncia.net
Wed., 10-5; Most Saturdays, 10-2; other days by chance or appt.
White Mountains, New Hampshire, natural history, mountaineering, and general
stock.
2,500 vols.
Lee's Spot - Lee Freedman
(603) 669-8534
917 Elm St., Manchester, NH 03101
Mon. - Sat., 9:30 -5:30
General stock of paperbacks and hardcovers.
MC/VISA/DISC
35,000 vols.
Powers Rare Books - Greg Powers
(603) 624-9707
344 Orange St., Manchester, NH 03104
Email:
powersrarebooks@comcast.net
http://www.powersbks.com
Member: ABAA, ILAB, NHABA
Fine and Rare Books in Many Fields, as well as prints, graphics and
ephemera.
By appointment only; catalogues and e-lists issued regularly
Homestead Bookshop
- Robert & Connie Kenney
(603)876-4213 or 800-834-3618
Rte. 101 (just east of the village)
(Mail: P.O. Box 90, Marlborough, NH 03455)
Email: homestead@cheshire.net
Open 7 days a week, year 'round.
Mon. - Fri., 9 - 5
Sat. - Sun., 9:00 - 4:30
Also displays at "Antiques at Colony Mill", Keene (booth 137).
General stock. Large fiction & nonfiction collections, children's literature
& series books.
Appraisals.
MC/VISA/AMEX/DISC
50,000 vols.
Mary Robertson - Books - Mary Robertson
(603)279-8750
146 Daniel Webster Hwy. (US Rte. 3, South)
(Mail: P.O. Box 296, Meredith, NH 03253)
Email: maryrbks@worldpath.net
12 - 4 most days; otherwise by chance or appointment.
Large general stock specializing in old and new children's, needlework &
craft books.
D. Lavoie: "Fine Books & Paper
Treasures" - Deborah Lavoie
(603)487-2369
Fax: 487-5250
(Mail: P.O. Box 117, New Boston, NH 03070)
Web site:
http://www.abebooks.com/home/rare
eBay: rare *books* paper
Email: rare@att.net
By mail or appointment.
General stock. Americana, history, NH genealogical, early documents and books,
children's, periodicals; Nostalgic, early & important paper in all forms.
MC/VISA
3,000 vols.
Old Forge Books - Bill & Karen
Carruth
(603)763-2040 (effective May 1, 2006)
Cell: (603)219-1587
1424 Route 103, Newbury, NH 03255
(beside the main entrance of Mt. Sunapee State Park)
Website:
http://www.abebooks.com/home/oldforgebooks
Email: forgebooks@aol.com
Internet sales only in the year 2006.
Open book store is planned for the year 2007.
General & scholarly stock in all fields.
Ronald Purmort - Books - Ronald Purmort
(603)863-1810
39 Laurel St., Newport, NH 03773
Email:
ronaldpurmort@sugar-river.net
Books listed online on
http://www.abebooks.com/home/ronaldpurport
Mail order only.
General stock. Hunting, fishing, children's, U.S. history, sports.
30,000 vols.
Majoros Books
- Rosemarie Majoros
(603)863-3165
559 Sunapee St. (Rtes 11 & 103)
(Mail: P.O. Box 36, Guild, NH 03754)
Web site:
http://www.abebooks.com/home/majorosboooks
Email: majorosbooks@yahoo.com
ost days 10 - 5; best to call.
General stock of books; paper.
10,000 vols.
Drake Farm Books - Marcia Van Dyke &
Robert Gross
148 LaFayette Rd., U.S. Rte. 1, North Hampton, NH 03862-1104
Attached barn with Abigail's Linens, Fairies, and Antiques.
Mon. - Sat., 10-6, Sun., 12-6.
General stock displayed in 16 rooms of a refurbished 1840's barn.
45,000 vols.
Northwood Old Books - Helen & Ian
Morrison (603)942-8107
1563 First New Hampshire Turnpike
US 4 & 202, NH 9 & 107, between Northwood & Epsom
(Mail: P.O. Box 525, Henniker, NH 03242)
Email: hmorrison@conknet.com
Friday through Monday 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Tuesday through Thursday usually 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., but by chance, so
best to call ahead.
These times will be in effect all next year and the days listed as "by chance"
will be in effect until mid-May, after which both shops will be open every
day until mid-October.
Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.
General and scholarly stock in all fields.
65,000 vols.
Callahan & Company, Booksellers -
Ken & Diane Callahan with Rachael C. Bowman and Karen DeBonis
(603)924-3726
Rte. 123, Sharon, NH 03458
(Mail: P.O. Box 505, Peterborough, NH 03458)
Email:
callahanbooks@cheshire.net
By appointment; primarily catalog and mail order.
Out-of-print and scarce hunting, angling and natural history.
4,000 vols.
Toadstool Bookshop - Willard Williams
& Jeff Osgood
(603)924-3543
12 Depot Square, Peterborough, NH 03458
Email: oldbooks@ptoad.com
Open Mon. - Fri., 10-6, Sat., 10-5, Sun., 10-4.
General stock. Used books in all categories.
Used book departments at Keene and Milford.
25,000 vols.
John F. Hendsey - Bookseller - John F.
Hendsey
(603)786-2213
Toll free: 1-888-202-9028
Box 437, Rumney, NH 03266
Email:
hendseybooks@fcgnetworks.net
By appointment only.
Fine books in all fields. New Hampshire's oldest rare book auction firm.
Appraisals.
5,000 vols.
Village Books - Ann S. Kent
(603)786-9812
470 Main St., P. O. Box 20, Rumney, NH 03266
By appointment or chance.
NH, White Mountains, general line of Americana; paper.
1,500 vols.
Bob's Books, Inc. - W. Robert Fowler
(603)749-1463
P.O. Box 812, Somersworth, NH 03878
Website:
http://www.bobsbooksinc.com
Email:
bobsbooks@fcgnetworks.net
Mail/telephone/internet sales only.
Religion, theology, history, literature and biography.
Search service.
9,000 vols.
Abbott & Abbott Books - Terry &
Denny Abbott
(603)772-4464
58 River Rd., Stratham, NH 03885
Website:
http://www.abebooks.com/home/aanda
Email: abbott99@comcast.net
Mail order/internet/appointment.
Birds, aviation and small general stock.
AardBooks - Gus McLeavy
& Laura Kelsey
(603)242-3638
31 Russell Ave., Troy, NH 03465
Website:
http://userpages.cheshire.net/~aardbooks
Email: aardbooks@cheshire.net
Internet mail order and by appointment only.
History, biography, travel & adventure, general nonfiction.
Generous trade discount.
6,000 vols.
Ray Boas, Bookseller - Ray and Cathy Boas
(603) 756-9900
On the Common, 44 Elm St., Walpole, NH 03608
(Mail: P.O. Box 757, Walpole, NH 03608-0757)
Website:
www.rayboasbookseller.com
Email:
order@rayboasbookseller.com
Open most days.
Quality non-fiction. Americana, business history, decorative arts/antique
reference, military & nautical.
13,000 vols.
Old Paper World - Tom
& Christopher Stotler
(603)456-3338
Fax: 456-3903
(2 miles west of I-89)
Box 246, Rte. 103, Warner, NH 03278
Website:
http://www.conknet.com/~oldpaperwrld
Email: oldpaperwrld@conknet.com
By appointment or chance, 7 days a week.
Americana, large stock of manuscripts, 19th century prints, maps, magazines
& ephemera.
Credit cards accepted.
10,000 vols.
Boomer's Books - John Rauscher
(603)529-5644
273 No. Stark Hwy, Weare, NH 03281
Weekends, Fri-Sun 11-7. Weekdays by appointment or chance.
Military history, psychology & self help, New England, cookbooks, home
schooling & parenting, general non-fiction, children's, mystery, classics
& modern fiction, advance reader proofs, signed books.
12,000 vols.
Hurley Books, Inc. - Janet, Ian &
Henry Hurley
(603)399-4342
Fax: 399-8326
1752 Rte. 12, Westmoreland, NH 03467
Website:
http://www.hurleybooks.com
Email: info@hurleybooks.com
Appointment Only.
Rural Americana, horticulture, religion, railways, fishing and hunting.
40,000 vols.
Crook's Books -
Gary Crooker
(603)654-5688
P.O. Box 261, Wilton, NH 03086
Email: crooks@tellink.net
Mail order only.
General stock.
Eyes of the Owl - usedBQQKS.com - Wally
Keniston
(603)569-4040
59B Glendon St., Wolfeboro, NH
(Mail: P.O. Box 1876, Wolfeboro, NH 03894)
Website:
http://www.usedBQQKS.com
Email: usedbooks@excite.com
Mail order. By appointment or chance.
Specialties: New England, pre-WWII fiction, outdoor activities, childrens,
reference, travel, nature, Pre-WWII 78 RPM Jazz and Blues records.
Free search service.
10,000 vols.
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