Monday, December 20, 2010

My favorite Las Vegas bookstore

For those of you who think Las Vegas is nothing but casinos and bright lights, here’s a bit of good news. The city has a number of independent fine used bookstores that are definitely worth abandoning the tables and slot machines for a few hours.

One of my very favorites is Greyhound’s Books on the corner of Decatur and Sahara. Their motto is books of worth and worthwhile books; they specialize in first editions in all genres, and their stock includes some fine signed first editions.

They don’t have much of an internet presence, believing that if you want them, you have to touch them, see them, smell them, and then buy them, should you like. (That’s a quote from their Blogger profile.) Owners Phil and Barbara both know more about books than I could ever hope to know – and they don’t mind sharing their knowledge.

I stopped by this afternoon to chat and to see if there might be a book or two for me to take home to enjoy during the rainy weather that promises to last a couple of days. (They have a super collection of mysteries.) While I was there, several customers arrived looking for interesting titles, all of which they were able to supply: a Harry Potter in Spanish, a couple of tomes written in French, and some older vegetarian cookbooks that I believe were to be a Christmas present for a special person.

I happened to have my camera so I took these pictures which don’t do justice to the place but I thought I’d share them anyway.

I believe this: If you take the time to visit Greyhound’s Books the next time you’re in Las Vegas, you’ll make it a destination point on all subsequent trips.

1 comment:

  1. Aw, shucks ! It's always good when you get in touch with "the Reader side of thee." Thanks for the good words.
    Phil & Barbara

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