From: ecl@cbnewsj.cb.att.com (Evelyn C. Leeper)
Subject: Bookstores in San Francisco Bay Area (SF) List (rec.arts.books)
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Additions:
	Small Press Traffic Literary Arts Center (SF)
	Znanije (SF)
	Ant Hill Books (SF)
	The Book Nest (Los Altos)
	San Rafael

Changes:
	Various entries shifted to correct geographical areas

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[Note 1: I collected these comments from a variety of people.  I personally
have no knowledge of many of these places and take no responsibility if you
buy a book you don't enjoy.  :-)   Phone numbers and precise addresses can
be gotten by calling directory assistance for the appropriate city.  Call
ahead for precise hours, as even when I list them they are subject to
change.]

[Note 2: I am cross-posting this to rec.arts.sf.written, but the bookstores
listed include *all* types of bookstores, so please don't tell me that a
particular store has a limited SF section unless I have specifically
claimed otherwise.]

SAN FRANCISCO:
(Now arranged geographically--thanks to Joseph Brenner.
Roughly East to West, or starting "Downtown" and moving outwards.)

Unknown section:
		Znanije (5237 Geary).  A Russian bookstore.
			("It's down towards Golden Gate park, not towards
			downtown.  I think the cross street is 16th.")

Chinatown:
		Louie Bros Book Store (754 Washington near Grant).  Chinese
			Language.  Noted a Lotus 1-2-3 manual in the window. 

Downtown:
		City Lights (Broadway and 261 Columbus).  The best
			place for general literature.  Famous beat era
			shop.  Go downstairs.
		Alexander Book Co. (south of Market on Second Street
			downtown).  Pleasant to hang out in, and carries
			a more interesting selection of everything than
			many larger places.  It's hidden away behind
			Stacey's, which is valuable but really just a
			giant Waldenbooks in spirit.
		Rand McNally (Market near 2nd).  Huge selection of maps
			and travel books.
		Stacey's (581 Market near 2nd).  It is remarkable for
			technical books.  Another branch at 383 Sacramento
			between Front & Battery.
		Tillman Place Bookshop (8 Tillman Place off Grant
			between Post & Sutter).
			Also called Charlotte Newbegin's Bookshop.
			Specializes in Russian books, which makes it almost
			unique in the western US (but see also Palo Alto).
			"This is one of my favorite places to browse at
			lunchtime.  They carry new and used books, and
			sometimes adorn their used treasures with hand-made
			dust-covers -- gorgeous hand-painted papers and
			hand-printed labels.  They also have a large,
			elegant cat, who usually sleeps amid the window
			display!"
		Argonaut Books (786 Sutter at the corner of Taylor) (used)
		The Bookstall (570 Sutter btwn Powell and Mason) (used).  It
			has a general selection of books.
		Albatross (166 Eddy btwn Mason and Taylor) (used).  Much more
			upscale than McDonalds, excellent selection.  In a
			very seedy area, but you are probably safe during
			the day.
		McDonalds (48 Turk) (used). You gotta see this place: rickety
			shelves stacked to the rafters with old books
			and magazines. The next quake is going to wipe this
			place out.  In a very seedy area, but you are
			probably safe during the day.

Civic Center: 
		Fantasy Etc. (808 Larkin)		       
			"Science Fiction and Detective Fiction"
		A Clean Well-Lighted Place For Books at Opera Plaza
			(610 Van Ness Ave between Golden Gate and Turk).
		San Francisco Opera Shop (2nd floor of the War Memorial
			Opera House, Van Ness at Grove).  Open every night
			an opera is given; features opera-related items
			which are sometimes hard to find elsewhere.
		Acorn Books (740 Polk between Eddy and Ellis next-door
			to Sierra Club HQ) (used).  Everything over $15 is
			on the computer. They also have printouts by topic.
		San Francisco Museum of Modern Art bookstore (Van Ness
			and McAllister, near the Opera House).  A great
			selection of art and art-related books; also some
			interesting children's books.
		Richard Hilkert, Bookseller (333 Hayes, near the Performing
			Arts Center).  Has a large number of books on
			architecture, as well as a large collection of books,
			new and used, on design, the arts, collecting,
			gardening, cooking, travel....  Carries new and used
			books, and has book signings from time to time.  
		Drama Books (134 Ninth St, San Francisco CA 94103,
			(two or three blocks off Market, 415-255-0604).

Marina: 
		Writer's Bookstore (2848 Webster, between Green & Union).
			A tiny store with new and used books.  Classical
			music on the radio, sports on TV!  *All* new books
			discounted up to 50% off cover-price!
		Maritime Book Store (Hyde Street Pier near Fisherman's
			Wharf).  A very good selection of new maritime
			books.  While there, must visit the Balclutha, one
			of the few remaining square-rigged Cape Horn sailing
			ships.

Mission:
		Aardvark (237 Church).  Used to have separate new and used
			stores; now the Church Street location carries both
			new and used books.  (But probably not any more;
			see Anthill.)
		Ant Hill Books (237 Church Street, next door to Aadvark,
			415-626-BOOK).  A small, but promising place that
			opened in late '92. General-purpose collection, with
			some unusual titles and a growing selection of first
			editions.
		Maelstrom Books (572 Valencia near 17th St).  Medium-sized
			place.  "Looks good."
		Valencia Books (around 528 Valencia, near 16th St).  Many
			hardcovers on tall shelves, old wooden floors with
			some scattered chairs.  A great used bookstore.  The
			hours are just listed as "opening" to "closing," but
			closing seems *late* and opening is around noon.
		The Book Center (518 Valencia near 16th St).  Political
			literature. 
		Old Wives' Tales (1009 Valencia).  Feminist.
		Modern Times Bookstore (Valencia near 20th Street;
			Next door to Cafe Beano at 878 Valencia).
			A good selection of books along the lines of
			contemporary urban/liberal thought.  "I gather from
			the name they think of themselves as an
			alternative to the more backward-looking "City
			Lights" bookstore."
		Carroll's Books (Church and 24th--Noe Valley) (used).  Jim
			Carroll was a buyer at Green Apple (see below)
			and has excellent taste in used books.  If you're
			in the area, check out the Mission: Valencia Books,
			Maelstrom, etc.
		Small Press Traffic Literary Arts Center (3599 24th Street at
			Guerrero, 415-285-8354).  "SPT is a non-profit
			literary arts center.  The bookstore carries an
			extensive stock of contemporary poetry, fiction,
			non-fiction, and literary quarterlies. Many of these
			items are difficult to find elsewhere.  It sponsors
			reading series of new and experimental writers, a
			multicultural reading series, and writing workshops
			in poetry and prose.  It's a gathering place for poets
			and writers.  SPT accepts mail orders and credit
			cards.  Hours are Noon to 6PM, Tuesday through
			Saturday."
		Laissez-Faire Books (Howard Street).  Some general
			philosophy, but strong classical liberal flavor.
		Freedom's Forum (1800 Market Street).  (Capitalist)  "Most
			bookstores carry plenty of socialist books; how
			many carry the works of the Austrian economists
			such as Ludwig Von Mises and F.A. Hayek?  ...
			Anyone wanting a balanced view of both socialism
			and capitalism should patronize this store
			frequently."  (according to one poster)
		Limelight Film & Theatre Bookstore (1803 Market,
			San Francisco CA 94103, 415-864-2265).  The
			Limelight has more scripts, but Drama Books also
			stocks used books, and more about the
			history/techniques of theater.

Castro:
		A Different Light (489 Castro Street between 17th & 18th).
			This is a branch of the company that also has
			bookstores in West Hollywood and New York City.
			They have a very large selection of titles of
			interest to lesbians, bisexuals and gay men, and
			occasionally carry a few used books.  They also
			have a large L/G/B newspaper and magazine section,
			and sell videos, cards, T-shirts, buttons and other
			good stuff, and also regularly schedule authors'
			receptions and readings.  
		Crown Books (Castro near 18th Street)
			A typical Crown bookstore, though with a fairly
			large "Gay Interest" section in the back.
		Castro Kiosk (Castro nearby Books Etc)
			Another Gay and Lesbian magazine store.
		Books Etc. (538 Castro near 18th Street) (used).
			A good selection of (mostly) used books, notable
			for having a fairly large "Gay Interest" section.

Lower Haight:
		(no name?) (473 Haight St near Filmore)
			Mostly magazines, and that mostly gay and lesbian
			pornography.  Some independant comics and quite a
			lot of small press/fanzine publications.
		Diluvian (518 Haight near Filmore) (used).
			Largely a used bookstore, with a wide assortment
			oriented toward hardcovers.  Atmosphere is
			relaxed, spacious with a number of easy chairs
			scattered around.  They play classical music in
			the background.
		Naked Eye (533 Haight St near Filmore)
			Newstand and video rental place.  A weird magazine
			selection, with some nice touches like "The
			Skeptical Inquirer" on display next to the UFO
			magazines.
		Comix Experience (305 Divisidero)
			A basic comic book store, with a bit more open
			space than usual, for live appearences by authors
			and artists.

Upper Haight: 
		Saint Adrian Company (1334 Haight, near Central)
			(used).  Small, but classy used bookstore.
			Atmosphere: has a small leather couch on a
			Chinese carpet, with jazz music in the background.
		Bound Together, the Anarchist Collective Bookstore
			(1369 Haight near Masonic).  An odd collection
			of new and used books, plus small press stuff.  It
			has some strange left-wing anarchist literature,
			but it also carries quite a bit of other material,
			which might loosely be classified as "weird":
			lesbian poets, Tesla Coils, early issues of
			"REsearch," and so on.
		Forever After Books (1475 Haight near Ashbury) (used).
			Small, but with every available space packed with
			used books.  The staff is very agressively helpful,
			probably because they know how hard it could be to
			find something here.  They carry all of the usual
			stuff, though in particular I thought they had
			impressive collections of old DIY/Engineering books
			and children's books.
		Great Expectations (1520 Haight near Ashbury)
			Very small place, but a surprizingly good collection
			of general literature. Lots of T-shirts and things,
			largely on 60s nostalgia themes, but there are also
			hints of the newer, punkier Haight.
		Comic Relief (1597 Haight near Clayton)
			Mostly comics.  Carries some other random things
			like THE ANARCHIST COOKBOOK.
		The Booksmith (1644 Haight near Belvedere)
			Has a table up front with a collection of
			excellent, quirky, discount hardcovers and trade
			paperbacks.

Richmond:
		Green Apple Books (506 Clement) (also used).
			"Remotely situated in the Richmond district
			under perpetual fog and surrounded by a
			maelstrom of Russian tearooms, Vietnamese
			restaurants and greengrocers, the Holy City Zoo,
			Tevye's, and the greatest Armenian delicatessen--
			Haig's--I've ever smelled." Go upstairs for used
			books.  There are a few other used bookstores
			within a block or two of there.
		Albatross III (143 Clement near Second Avenue) (used).  This
			is the neighborhood of Green Apple and many
			restaurants.
		Canterbury Books (on the south side of Geary near
			17th Avenue).  Very knowledgeable staff.  Just
			one block from a 38 Geary bus stop.  "Highly
			recommended."

Sunset: 
		Ninth Avenue Books (1348 9th Ave near Kirkham).
		Beard's Books (637 Kirkham near 8th Ave).  Mostly used books.
			A little bit of everything, but not a lot of
			anything.  High prices.  A hard place to be
			enthusiastic about, but it is open late (after
			midnight), and it's got a cafe next door.
		Comics & Comix (Kirkham at 8th Ave).  Another entry in the
			chain (smaller than Palo Alto's).
		Books New & Used (345 Judah at 9th Ave).  "Discount Medical,
			Technical & Professional."  Hours around 9AM-6PM,
			closed Sunday.
		A to Z News (1392 9th Ave at Judah).  Good magazine rack,
			includes many "academic" journals.  Some used
			pornographic paperbacks, displayed with the
			appropriate magazines.  Includes an Espresso bar.
		In and Out of Print books (401-A Judah and 9th Ave) (used).
			Another great used book store.  Its awning says OPEN
			TILL MIDNITE.  "I don't know the name of the place
			but they have a fairly typical assortment of the sort
			of stuff which people like used bookstores for,
			including some older paperback first editions as
			suitably outrageous prices."  (Also 443 Clement)
		 Elsewhere (Judah and 8th Avenue).  Science fiction and
			mysteries.  One person said it seems to be
			open only about 10 hours a week; another
			said it is open until 8 (?) on Wednesdays.

BERKELEY/OAKLAND:
SF and Fantasy:	Dark Carnival (Shattuck/Adeline, across the street
			from the Ashby BART).  (The address is 2978
			Adeline, but some people think it's on
			Shattuck.)  Wonderful selection.
		Other Change of Hobbit (2433 Channing Way).  In a
			mini-mall between Durant and Channing Way
			off Telegraph; underneath building on west side
			of Telegraph--the same mall as Revolution Books
			and Dave's Smoke Shop.  Another great SF/F
			bookstore.  New and used books.
New and Used:	Ben Franklin Books in the North Berkeley Center
			(Shattuck and Cedar).  Nothing spectacular but
			one occasionally finds something interesting
			there.  New books.
		Berkeley Book Consortium (1700 Shattuck at Virginia).
			I've found several books at BBC that I had given
			up hope of ever running across.  Used books.
		Big Bad Book Sale (2349 Shattuck Ave).  New books
			greatly reduced, with very little order to the
			chaos.
		Black Oak Books (1491 Shattuck Ave).
			Though one person says, "IMHO, Black Oak Books
			is all shuck and jive. Lots of new Politically
			Correct stuff up front, but slim pickins for
			used goods in the back."  (Other dissenting
			votes have also been received.)  New and used
			books.
		Barnes & Noble (on Shattuck).  "The Berkeley store is quite
			large without the crowding which often occurs
			between rows of bookcases.  They even put out some
			benches around a fountain in the center of the
			store.  The magazine selection is huge.  I found
			"Car Design and Technology," a British magazine.
			It was the latest issue (flown in, according to the
			sticker), and still only cost a few dollars."
		Cody's (2454 Telegraph at Haste).  "One of the two stores
			in the Bay area I hold up as the definition of the
			term 'bookstore.'  (The other is Kepler's in Menlo
			Park.)"  A very large selection of just about
			everything, (foreign language books on Dwight just
			west of Telegraph).  There is even a book about
			Cody's: CODY'S BOOKS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF A
			BERKELEY BOOKSTORE, 1956-1977, by Pat and Fred Cody
			(scheduled for Oct 1992 and described in an article in
			the August 3, 1992 issue of "Publishers Weekly").
		Half-Price Books (2525 Telegraph between Dwight and Parker).
			"This bookstore is abominably organized.  The only
			time I ever go in is when I'm waiting for a table at
			the Ethiopian restaurant next door."
		Holmes (274 14th St, Oakland).  Excellent selection,
			EXCELLENT prices.  You might have trouble getting
			there, because the freeway collapsed.  (Others claim
			this isn't a problem, and there is pretty good parking.)
			It's also on the border of a major crack-dealing
			district, so you should only go there in the middle
			of the day, not at night.  (As someone else points out,
			it also closes at 5, so the former seems redundant.)
			Lots of Californiana upstairs.  New and used books.
		Liberty Tree (134 98th St in Oakland).  Not just
			libertarian but also general civil liberties and`
			history books.
		Mr. Mopps' Children's Bookshop (1405 Martin Luther King
			Jr. Way)
		Moe's (2476 Telegraph between Haste and Dwight).  Four
			floors of mostly used books.
		Mama Bear's (6536 telegraph, Oakland).  Feminist
			bookstore/coffeehouse.  Limited selection.  There's
			a better feminist bookstore in San Francisco
			called Old Wives' Tales.
		O'Neil Book Co. (1150 Sixth Street, one block north of
			Gilman, 510-527-9855).  Great selection of
			remaindered books.  "I was told about this by one of
			the proprietors of The Other Change Of Hobbit, who
			thinks most highly of it."
		Pegasus Books (1855 Solano).
		Pendragon Books (5560 College Avenue, Oakland).
			Pegasus and Pendragon are owned by the same
			management.  Both of them stock primarily used
			books, remaindered books and recent releases.
		Revolution Bookstore (2425 Channing Way).  In a
			mini-mall between Durant and Channing Way
			off Telegraph; underneath building on west side
			of Telegraph--the same mall as Other Change of
			Hobbit and Dave's Smoke Shop.
		Serendipity (University Ave one block east of San Pablo).
			A warehouse full of first editions and rare books.
			Used books.  "One of the Bay Area's finest, but they
			know books and there are few bargains there.  Also
			worth a visit just to admire some very fine
			woodworking in their bookcases and cabinets."
		Shambhala (2482 Telegraph next to Moe's).  Excellent source
			for books on Eastern religion and other forms of
			mysticism.  New books.
		Shakespeare and Company (2499 Telegraph).
		University Press Bookstore (across from the intermural
			athletic center, 2430 Bancroft).
		Walden Pond (3316 Grand Avenue between Lake Park and
			Mandana), in Oakland.  Distinct from
			Waldenbooks, a used and new bookstore.
			They have a particularly good selection of 
			international writers (in translation) and 
			radical literature and magazines.
Magazines:	Dave's Smoke Shop (2444 Durant).  In the indoor shopping
			passage between Durant and Channing Way just west
			of Telegraph; same mini-mall as Other Change of
			Hobbit and Revolution Books).  The periodical
			selection in there used to be amazing.  They even had
			Pravda (untranslated).  Howeverm they have recently
			changed ownership and the selection has become somewhat
			smaller.  Whether this is a permanent change is
			anyone's guess.
		De Lauers (Oakland, about 3 blocks away from Holmes Bookstore)
			"This place is open 24 hours a day, and has the widest
			selection of newspapers and magazines that I've EVER
			seen in one place."

OTHER:

Corte Madera:	Book Passage.  Written up in the 9/21/92 issue of
			PUBLISHERS WEEKLY.  Over 9000 sq. ft. of books,
			including a 3200-sq.ft. section devoted to mystery
			and science fiction and a rare and used book
			department.  The store also carries titles in
			French, Spanish, and German, and has a cafe in the
			back.  (Corte Madera is in Marin County, across the
			Golden Gate Bridge.)
Menlo Park:	East West Books (1170 El Camino).  "A complete New Age
			book shop, with sections on herbalism,
			metaphysics, aromatherapy, shamanism, inner
			healing....  Also cards, incense, crystals,
			gongs, and other Aquarian doodads.  This is the
			sort of thing that people who like this sort of
			thing will like."
		Kepler's (821 El Camino Real) (new).  One of the two stores
			in the Bay area I hold up as the definition of
			the term 'bookstore." Special emphasis on
			alternative and progressive titles.  Has regular
			in-person programs, often featuring important
			authors.
		Wessex (558 Santa Cruz half-block off El Camino) (used).
			A truly delightful place.  They have a large
			selection of used books in wonderful condition
			and at good prices.  They seem to have a little
			bit of everything although the Science Fiction
			and Mystery sections are somewhat limited.
			They don't keep late hours, but are open Sunday
			afternoons.  The best used bookstore on the
			peninsula.  Their other claim to fame:
			Classical, Jazz and Blues used records.
			Wonderful place!
Palo Alto:	Bell's (536 Emerson) (used).  In terms of selection good.
			Great for book collectors.  "Unfortunately much
			of their stock is out of reach on high shelves,
			which can be frustrating.  They also shelve their
			fiction books in three layers, so you have to create
			little temporary piles on the floor as you mine for
			books.  Great place!"  People used to complain that
			they often changed the price on the book when you
			bring it up to the register (so that for a book
			marked $3 they might say, "Sorry, that's $7.50 now"),
			but someone recently reported that they had stopped
			doing this because it pissed off too many customers.
			Closed Sundays.
		Bob and Bob (151 Forest Ave).  Judaica.  Closed Saturdays.
		The Book Buyers (504 Emerson).  A good general used book
			store.
		Books, Inc. (Stanford Shopping Center).  Has a good
			paperback selection.  All books are new and there
			are about a dozen tables of marked-down books.
			The staff is okay, not as friendly as at Phileas
			Fogg's (see below).
		Chimaera (University near High--yes, new address!).
			Excellent mostly used bookstore specializing in
			well-selected literary and humanities titles.
			Also good selection of used records, cassettes,
			and CDs, especially for classical, jazz, and
			progressive rock.
		Future Fantasy (3705 El Camino).  SF/F/H/Mystery
		Know Knew Books (on California) (used).  A good spot for
			used paperbacks, SF and general.  A good
			selection of hard cover fiction and non-fiction
			as well.
		Megabooks (444 University Avenue near Waverly).  Good
			general used bookstore which often has real
			bargains on recent cook books.
		Minerva Books (1027 Alma, 415-326-2006).  Wide collection
			of books dealing with the occult, astrology,
			Eastern religion, etc.
		Phileas Fogg (Stanford Shopping Center).  Good travel
			bookstore, helpful staff.
		Printers Inc. (310 California) (new).  Smaller than
			Kepler's, but more personal, with a cafe in the
			bookstore (a recent trend in bookstores).  Though
			they have recently expanded, the bookshop itself
			is as friendly and personal as ever.  The cafe is
			also larger but (as one poster says) "I'm afraid,
			much less cosy and intimate than before.  One
			positive result of the expansion is that the cafe
			section no longer closes during readings by authors
			and poets."  Good selection of foreign papers.
			The same poster writes, "My favourite weekly ritual
			is to cycle from work to Printer's Inc., pick up my
			reserved copy of the [Toronto] "Globe and Mail,"
			and peruse it over a cup of dark French roast
			coffee with the buzz of conversation in the
			background.  A very pleasant and civilized way to
			spend an otherwise dull Tuesday evening."
		Renaissance Books (Hamilton near Emerson).  Another used
			bookstore, specially good for its huge
			collection of very cheap popular fiction --
			mysteries, gothic, science fiction, etc.
			(Used to be Recycle Books.)
		Sports Central: The Ultimate Sports Bookstore (157 Stanford
			Shopping Center, 415-327-7707).  7000 titles, as well
			as audio and video tapes, and a few accessories, but
			no memorabilia or used books.  Thursday night lecture
			series.  (Written up in PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, 10/5/92).

		Stacey's (new).  Technical books.
		Stanford Univ. Bookstore (on the Stanford Campus).
			The largest bookstore in the Bay Area.  It's the
			most likely place to find a new book.  Their
			inventory is available on the network for people
			who have the right accounts.  There's also a branch
			on University Avenue in Palo Alto which specializes
			in technical books.
		Szwede Slavic Books (2233 El Camino, 415-327-5590).
			Good selection of Polish books, among others.
Los Altos:	The Book Nest (366 Second Street, 415-948-4724).  Used
			books.  "The yuppie nightmare of downtown Los Altos
			is redeemed only by the presence of the Book Nest,
			a serious used book store.  Fine history, including
			Californiana.  Good nautical selection.  Decent
			prices.  There's another used bookstore in town.
			It takes up several rooms in a regular house, but
			the selection is second-rate. 
		Heintzelman's Bookstore (205 State Street) (new).  Packed
			to the roof with a large selection of books.  The
			owners were friendly, helpful, and well-read. 
Mountain View:	Printers Inc. (301 Castro Street) (new).
			More cramped and cluttered than the Palo Alto store.
		San Antonio Hobby Shop (San Antonio Shopping Center,
			415-941-1278).  Amazing selection of new books on
			aircraft, trains and ships (warships, mostly).  They
			have many hard-to-find and imported titles.
		Tower Books (El Camino and San Antonio)
Los Gatos:	Curious Book Shoppe (the corner of N. Santa Cruz
			and Main St) (used).
Campbell:	Poor Pat's (1800 South Bascom Ave).  Used.
San Jose:	Books Inc. (420 Town & Country Village, 408-243-6262.  New
			books.
		Recycle Books (Santa Clara Street).  They have a pretty
			decent general selection.  Science fiction books are
			a strong point, but philosophy books are a weak spot.
Santa Cruz:	(There are a number of bookstores in Santa Cruz.  All three
			of the bookstores that previously resided on the
			Pacific Garden Mall were damaged to a greater or
			smaller extent during the '89 earthquake.  Logos
			has reopened in a permanent location; the other
			two have not, at least as far as I have heard.)
		? (across from Caffe Pergolesi on Center Street).   A used
			bookshop, great for philosophy, religion, some rare
			stuff too, but small.
		Book-Cafe (41st Ave in Capitola).  New books only.  Good
			selection of magazines.  Probably has the bests
			selection of audio books and literary magazines in
			Santa Cruz.  Also has a small coffee-shop inside.
		Book Loft (next to the Rio Theatre on Soquel Drive).
			Used books only.
		Bookshop Santa Cruz (in the old St. George Hotel on the
			Pacific Garden Mall).  A Santa Cruz tradition.
			Moved to this location from their tents 10/92.
		Gateways (a block from Logos/Plaza in the old Great Outdoors
			Outlet).  A venerable Santa Cruz institution, with
			twice the space of its old location and a small cafe.
			It is primarily known for new-age, metaphysics,
			self-help, etc.
		Logos (has re-opened in a new building at its *old* location
			on the Pacific Garden Mall).  Two full floors of
			books, used records, and used CDs.  Can be thought
			of as Santa Cruz's answer to Moe's in Berkeley.
			"It is this bibliophile's opinion that Logos has
			*the* best used book selection (in Santa Cruz, the
			center of the Universe).  You can get the same book
			(used) here you can get in Capitola for 1/2 price
			(new)."
		Plaza Books  (damaged in the '89 quake, but not destroyed.
			On Cedar half a block from Walnut--also described as
			right next door to Logos).  New books only.  Plaza
			Books has the best tee-shirts, post-card books, and
			greeting cards, by far beating out any of the more
			"touristy" places.
Cupertino:	A Clean Well-Lighted Place For Books  (The Oaks Shopping
			Center, across Steven's Creek Boulevard from de Anza
			College and the Flint Centre).  Recently moved within
			the shopping center.  The new shop, though much
			bigger, is not visible from the street.
		A Wrinkle in Time (19970 Homestead Road, 408-255-9406).
			New and used SF, comics, videos, games, and
			collectibles.
San Leandro:	Roskie and Wallace Bookstore (14595 E 14th).  "This is a
			rather unique used book store.  The prices are quite
			cheap by Bay Area standards, the collection is huge,
			though not as organized as some stores.  In fact, it's
			kind of like a cross between a bookstore and a rummage
			sale.  It's not usually a place to go looking for
			something specific, but it's a browser's heaven -
			you're guaranteed to find something unique, something
			you'd never even think of, let alone find in another
			bookstore." Open Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat 10 AM to 4 PM.
Concord:	Barnes & Noble (near where Willow Pass intersects I-680).
			Formerly Bookstar, it has a noteworthy selection of
			new books.
San Rafael:	Horizon Bookshop (832 B Street, 415-453-6830).  Used books.
			A couple of notches below the standard set by the two
			other stores in San Rafael, i.e., lots of pulp SF,
			psychedelic nonsense, etc.  Worth dropping into when
			strolling through downtown S.R., which is charming,
			and a  reminder of what Marin was like "before the
			toll on the bridge came down, and we started getting
			all kinds of people."
		Mandrake Bookshop (910 Lincoln Ave., 415-453-3484).  *The*
			used bookstore in Marin County.  A large selection of
			quality books.  The owner, Hal Bertram, is worth
			chatting up - has some additional goodies in the back
			room.  Excellent prices.
		West Wind Books (1006 Tamalpais Ave., 415-456-6322).  Used
			books.  A wonderful little bookshop with an excellent
			general-purpose stock.  Fine nautical section.
			Charming proprietress. Good prices.
Pacifica:	Florey's.  Forey's stocks a good supply of books, and
			Mrs. Florey is very accomodating.


As for truly NORTHERN California, there *was* an excellent used book store
on the main drag in Ferndale, which has been closed indefinitely because of
damage from the 4/25/92 quakes.  [Someone keep me informed if/when it
reopens.]  Their branches in Eureka (which has an excellent music selection)
and in Arcata are still open.  Eureka has another good store, located on the
square with the ugly modern fountain in the historic part of town.  Arcata
also has the Tincan Mailman (on G or H street, a couple of short blocks
north of the town square), a used book store with a large selection, cosy
but not cramped.

Someone else notes in Sacramento (definitely out of the "northern"
California range, but what the heck) is The Book Mine (916-441-4609).  He's
not sure what their specialty is, but he was referred to them for a train
book he was looking for.

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