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            BALDWIN’S BOOK BARN

July 10, 2024 at 3:51 pm Leave a comment

On the outskirts of West Chester, PA is an unsurpassed emporium of used books, Baldwin’s Book Barn.

The store, located in an actual barn, is a rambling five-floor store of used books, almost exclusively hard cover editions. A booklover could easily get lost for hours of enjoyment. Name a subject and you will find shelves of books covering that topic.

The reason I mention this bookstore is that I have two short stories which take place in this store. One of which has been recently published for the second time.

Back to my love of this store.

I am intrigued by old books, and this is the place to find a trove of them. I own a few old volumes. My oldest is a book of English history published in 1794. I enjoy holding such a book, letting my mind drift to the era it represents. Considering what life was like and who was alive when that book was published.

On a recent visit I purchased a book entitled Minnesota in the Civil and Indian Wars, 1861-1865 published in 1890. I find value in owning a book published shortly after the event or era no matter what the subject.

An example of this interest is an eight-volume set, not purchased at Baldwin’s, titled The Story of the Great War. The first volume is copyrighted 1916. So, this set of books was not only written shortly after the event but during the event.

This is a true example of current events.

Here is a link to the store.

Baldwin’s Book Barn – Rare, Used, Out of Print, Antiquarian Books, Giclée prints, Ephemera, Antiques, Maps

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