This is my bookstore back home - named as one of CNN's Coolest Bookstores in the World - and as much as I love my readers, I love John King Books more.
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The store has an estimated 1 million books in stock, with a large collection of rare and used titles. In a 2011 article from the online magazine Salon, the store was described as "one of the largest and strangest collections in North America".
The store has four above-ground floors open to customers. An adjacent building has a collection of rarer and notable items available for viewing by appointment only. The rare book holdings are the only cataloged part of the inventory and can be viewed and order by visiting rarebooklink.com
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One of these days it's possible I'll go in for a browse and never come back out again.
[ETA] I see they have a letter from Albert Einstein to his mistress Margarete Lebach available, along with two letters from Mrs. Einstein to Margarete Lebach also.
"Be the first person on your block to own a genuine Einstein letter. Buy all three and really get into the whole Einstein soap opera."
Man, I love that place.