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Best Used Book Sale for February
The Friends announce that the next Used Book Sale will be held on Friday, February 7 (3:00 -7:00 p.m.) and Saturday, February 8 (10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.). The sale will take place on the parking lot at the Temporary Library, 350 West Sierra Madre Blvd. This sale will feature our VINTAGE books. We’ve been collecting a wide variety of titles including a December 1936 GONE WITH THE WIND and an early reprint of LOLITA. Also look for THE THREE MUSKETEERS and the sequel TWENTY YEARS AFTER, together in a 1901 The D’Artagnan Romances set.
Attractive 1976 editions of LLANA OF GATHOL, JOHN CARTER OF MARS, and AT THE EARTH’S CORE, Science Fiction titles by Edgar Rice Burroughs, will also be available as well as many other classic titles and authors.
In addition, we have a large Local History collection including reference sets CALIFORNIA OF THE SOUTH (1933) and HISTORY AND REMINISCENCE, LOS ANGELES CITY AND COUNTY (1930s). As always, we have current fiction and nonfiction in every genre for your reading pleasure.
Look for our Bargain Books at only $1.00 each; small paperbacks 25 cents each or 5/$1.00. Children’s and Teen books from 50 cents to $5.00 and a media collection of DVDs and CDs for $1.00 each; audio books are $3.00. At this sale, we’ll also have Games and Jigsaw Puzzles.
Our knowledgeable and enthusiastic cashiers look forward to talking books with you at the next Book Sale!