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Blacks Bookshop

Argillite, Kentucky, USA

Blacks Bookshop specialises in Collectibles, First Editions, Hard-To-Find, New, Out-Of-Print, Used

About Blacks Bookshop

A little country book shop nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains along the banks of the East Fork of Little Sandy River.
Biblio Member since
2021

Contact Blacks Bookshop

Blacks Bookshop

7625 Romeo Ridge
Argillite, KY 41121 USA
Phone: (606) 922-2805

Terms of sale for Blacks Bookshop

All items are sold as described. If you have received the wrong item being the wrong book title or author, or there was damage during shipping, please contact us within 48 hours of receipt via email to request a refund. In your email, please state order number, date received by mail, and your reason for requesting a refund. We do not give refunds because you change your mind or you have found the item somewhere else at a lesser price.

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Rare Books from Blacks Bookshop

The Book of Business Etiquette

  • Hardcover
Condition
Used
Edition
1st Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity available
1
Seller
Argillite, Kentucky, United States
Item price
A$1,734.72
Item price
A$1,734.72

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Description:
Garden City: Nelson Doubleday, Inc, 1929. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good. Printing and author not stated. 5.25"x7.75" 293 numbered pgs. Navy blue cloth boards w/faded gold letters on front and spine. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean w/vanilla tone. Not x-library, no DJ, 3 green letters on ffep, soiling to boards, soiling to pages. Book is wrapped in shipping paper (new books are wrapped in bubble wrap also) and then boxed for shipment with tracking number. Thank you. OCLC number: 483490573 Contents: Part I: The American Business Man; The Value of Courtesy; Putting Courtesy into Business; Table Manners; Telephones and Front Doors; Traveling and Selling; The Business of Writing; Morals and Manners. Part II: Big Business; In a Department Store; A While with a Traveling Man; Tables for Two or More; Ladies First.

R.E. Lee A Biography (Pulitzer Prize 4 volume Set in Slip Case)

by Freeman, Douglas S

  • Hardcover
Condition
Used
Edition
1st Edition
Binding
Hardcover
Quantity available
1
Seller
Argillite, Kentucky, United States
Item price
A$3,614.00
Item price
A$3,614.00

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Description:
Scribner's, 1936. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine. 7.5"x9.63" OD of slipcase. Navy leather boards. Gilt profile on front. Gilt letters and red blocks on spine. Beautiful B&W frontispiece. Mild edge wear to slip case. See all 5 photos. First edition thus of Special edition. Price covers extra shipping weight in box w/tracking number. Pulitzer Prize Winner. All four volumes in beautiful rare slipcase. GIFT QUALITY. See all photos.

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

by Carroll, Lewis (1832-1898)

  • Hardcover
Condition
Used
Edition
1st Edition
Binding
Hardcover_boards
Quantity available
1
Seller
Argillite, Kentucky, United States
Item price
A$1,011.92
Item price
A$1,011.92

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Description:
NY: Harper and Brothers, 1901. 1st Edition. Hardcover_boards. Very Good/VeryGood. Peter Newell (1862-1924) & Robert Murray Wright. 6.25"x9" 192 pgs + Christmas Greetings. Cream boards w/gilt letters to front & spine. Gilt Alice holding wand on front. Gilt top edge. Frontispiece of Lewis Carroll w/tissue cover. 41 plates by Newell (incl. frontispiece). Each page has art designs in light sage by Robert Murray Wright. Deckled edges w/small chips and tears. Introduction by Edward S. Martin. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean w/slight tone. Unmarked. Not x-library. Cracks in gutters exposing muslin but no other damage. 1/2" tear to crown, top corners bumped. Tone to edge of boards. DJ is green w/gilt letters and gilt Alice holding wand; has archival tape applied to backside for tears; fading to spine and edges w/chip in spine; small nics and tears along edges. Secure ship w/track #.

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7625 Romeo Ridge
Argillite, KY, United States

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Interview with Cindy Black of Blacks Bookshop

When did you get started in bookselling?
2015
What drew you to bookselling?
Love of books.
Did you have any mentors in becoming a bookseller?
CABS
What are your specialties as a dealer?
First Edition hardbacks. Out-of-prints.
What's the most amazing book you've ever sold?
Michael Jackson's Opus.
What is your favorite part of being a bookseller?
Most people are very kind and honest.
Do you have an open storefront or have you in the past?
Yes.
If so, do/did you have any bookstore pets?
No.
What's your favorite book you personally own? Would you sell it, if the price were right?
First Edition of Out of Africa and Cold Mountain.