This jazziest of mail-order businesses offers over 6,000 new books, almost all discounted. Periodic sale catalogues offer further reductions. David Strymish started the business in 1980, naming it after his dog Jessica. The glossy, full-color catalogue pictures all books for sale. Photos and book descriptions are scattered across the pages making it sometimes difficult to determine what goes with what.
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But for scope you can't beat Jessica, may she rest in peace. Former bookstore owner Jean Bullock spends her retirement running a mail-order cookbook operation out of her home. She deals exclusively in new books at terrific discounts. Once again, many are recently out of print or remainders. She also finds Canadian, British and Australian publications you might not find elsewhere.