The scrapbook was believed to have been once owned by a philadelphia lawyer named john w. About us learys fine wines and spirits the cheese market. Learys book store records temple university libraries. Located on the corner of 5th and south street for nearly 30 years we moved to 7 n 2nd street in 2004 and have been a fixture in old city ever since. Beautiful vintage photos of bygone bookstores bookstore, old. Find the closest book stores around or near philadelphia international airport phl. This historical cache of documents was uncovered by a freemans staffer while cataloging learys inventory for the abovementioned auction 50 years ago.
Signage includes a board reading leary s cheap book store, and a model of a book protruding over the sidewalk from the store s second floor announces blank books. Fifty years of fond memories speaks volumes about learys. Find book stores in philadelphia pa online yellow pages. Learys old book store in philadelphia, 9 south 9th street around 1910. Youll gain access to additional forums, file attachments, board customizations, encrypted private messages, and much more. We are currently celebrating our 40th year in business. Department stores history books at arcadia publishing.
Learys book store and the bookworm in the previous post on the gale research company i mentioned a story in the book by john tibbel about how fred ruffner, the owner of gale, obtained the sign in front of learys book store in philadelphia when it went out of business in 1968. Stuart moved the bookstore to 9th and market streets. Founded in 1976, the wooden shoe is an all volunteer, collectivelyrun, anarchist book store. Take a look at this cool book from 1904 from learys old book store in philadelphia, pa called learys ready reckoner. When it was sold out at auction in 1969 it was the oldest used book store. The last word bookshop is located in the university city neighborhood of philadelphia, pennsylvania, across from the campus of the university of pe. You are experiencing a small sample of what the site has to offer. Philadelphia learys book store, which began as a sidewalk stall in 1836 and became a sevenfloor treasure house known as the largest secondhand book shop in the world, will go out of business. As pete martin described it in a 1949 post article, house of a million books, leary s was the antithesis of the modern chain bookstore. It is probably a first edition and says on page 2, entered, according to act of congress, in the year 1863 by leary.
I ve used the services at the last word over and over again, each time they have come thorugh for me. Apply to sales associate, bookseller, store manager and more. Joseph fox, pictured above, founded the bookshop in 1951. House of our own our shop is located on two floors of a quiet, comfortable victorian house on the edge of the university of house of our own philadelphia united states bookstore specializing in cultural studies, history, literary criticism, politics, radicalism, social sciences. Learys book store was so popular that it, too, ended up in a book. In 1969, when it closed, it was known as the oldest book store in the united states. The companys filing status is listed as withdrawn consolidated inactive and its file number is 200956. Learys book store later renamed leary, stuart, and co. Leary s book store was a landmark in downtown philadelphia, pennsylvania, for nearly one hundred years.
Leary s old book store in philadelphia, 9 south 9th street around 1910. In 1969, when it closed, it was known as the oldest. Best 20 bookstores in philadelphia, pa by superpages. Fifty years of fond memories speaks volumes about learys books. One of americas earliest booksellers, leary s book store in philadelphia, was a happy hunting ground for book lovers between 1850 and 1969. One of americas earliest booksellers, learys book store in philadelphia, was a happy hunting ground for book lovers between 1850 and 1969. Book stores in northeast philadelphia philadelphia, pa.
Leary s book store, philadelphia, pa, remainders of editions 1915 sale catalog, worth while holiday books none on. Or book now at one of our other 8989 great restaurants in havertown. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Please login or register to post messages and view our exclusive membersonly content. Getting ready for the sale, a copy of the dunlap first printing of the declaration of. Learys book store social networks and archival context. Learys book store specialized in selling inexpensive, secondhand books. Bauman rare books first editions, signed and inscribed. Americas first used bookstore was a philadelphia family venture founded. The quintessential used book store with stacks of literary gems for you to discover. Signage includes a board reading learys cheap book store, and a model of a book protruding over the sidewalk from the stores second floor announces blank books. Cornelius used horse and wagon to sell his libations in the area. Learys book store, philadelphia, pa, remainders of. Learys book store, philadelphia, pa, remainders of editions 1915 sale catalog, worth while holiday books.
Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The companys principal address is 9 south 9th street philadelphia, philadelphia pa19. Another reader, book in hand, sits on a fire hydrant. Lewis, a congregational clergyman from new england, 3. Learys was a landmark philly bookstore that was open for nearly a hundred years, at onetime advertising that they were the oldest book shop in america. You can order e books for your ipad or other tablet readers right here in the store, supporting local business. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Book stores in philadelphia pa yellow page city inc. Learys bookstore stocked used and antiquarian books, illustration on rear pastedown of blankbook issued by the firm ca. Book stores around philadelphia international airport phl. This is a picture learys old book store in philadelphia, around when it was.
An old landmark, a famous book store learys book store. This little booklet recounts the history and wonders of the shop, including. When it was sold out at auction in 1969 it was the oldest used book store in the u. While many programs scheduled through the end of may are cancelled or postponed, others will proceed virtually. Learys old book store graphic due to the ongoing impact of covid19, all free library locations will remain closed to the public until safety concerns have subsided. Getting ready for the sale, a copy of the dunlap first printing of the declaration of independence was discovered forgotten and neglected. The very large gimbels department store occupied the corner of 9th and market, and the relatively tiny learys book store on 9th street was separated from it by a small cobble stoned alleyway. Today, with stores in newburyport and amesbury, learys strives to offer. Discover a wide range of rare books on department stores for your reading pleasure and shop for the best prices at arcadia publishing. As pete martin described it in a 1949 post article, house of a million books, learys was the antithesis of the modern chain bookstore. The book trader is a secondhand book store located in philadelphias historic old city.
Book lovers jam learys at auction of 700,000 works the. Learys book store, philadelphia, pa, remainders of editions 1915 sale catalog, worth while holiday books none on. Learys book store was a landmark in downtown philadelphia, pennsylvania, for nearly one hundred years. The second floor seating area is a great place to start reading. Bauman rare books opened its first offices in philadelphia in 1982. This is a picture leary s old book store in philadelphia, around 1910. Functioning within a system we oppose, we seek to be an example of one way things can function without anyone commanding or forcing us to think or act a certain way. Learys book store was located in the heart of the downtown district of philadelphia at 9 south 9th street, a short distance from market street. European coin book with the tippedin memorandum that both haden and mcsorley had viewed at leary s book store in philadelphia had come into the possession of rev. Learys book store this newly unearthed arnold schnabel sonnet was originally published in the poets local neighborhood paper the olney times, dated may 11, 1963, a mere month or so after schnabels release from the philadelphia state mental hospital at byberry, to which he had been committed in january of that year after suffering a.
Leary s book store, philadelphia, pa, remainders of editions 1915 sale catalog, worth while holiday books. Leary s book store later renamed leary, stuart, and co. Edgewear on the wraps with a 35 mm chip along the top edge of the front cover. Learys old book store free library of philadelphia.