You can find additions to any book collection at John K. King Books.
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John K. King Books is one of the most famous antiquarian bookstores in the United States. Not only can average book collectors be spotted regularly in the two locations, but celebrities have been known to make large purchases there as well. This review will explain what you should expect to find at the two locations of the John K. King Bookstore, and help you decide which location is better for you to visit.
John K. King Books has one location on Woodward Avenue in Ferndale, and the main location on West Lafayette in Detroit. At both locations you will find a vast expanse of rare and collectible books that will keep the average book collector busy for hours. Both locations have first editions, manuscripts, and signed copies of some of the most famous books from the last hundred years.
If you are looking for very rare, very old, or very delicate books for your collection, it is best that you head to the John K. King Books location on West Lafayette. Some rare finds that I have found at this John K. King Books location are hand-written Bibles from the Middle Ages, signed pulp magazines from the early part of the last century, and field notebooks from soldiers writing during the Civil War.
The staff at John K. King Books is also willing to help out budding book collectors. They are happy to share their expertise on the care of rare and delicate books. Some of the workers at John K. King Books can teach you everything about rare book collecting from how to physically hold the books to the correct temperature to store them at.
John K. King Books is also a favored location by those who wish to purchase a gift for a book-collecting friend. If a purchaser knows what area of book collecting that the friend falls in to, the staff at John K. King books is able to make suggestions from the vast expanse of their collection.
For those who are interested in selling rare books to John K. King Books, you might be happy to know that you will get more money from John K. King for rare books than you will from any other rare book dealer in all of Michigan. If you are planning on selling them a collection, arrangements can be made for an appraisal.
John K. King Books has one location on Woodward Avenue in Ferndale, and the main location on West Lafayette in Detroit. At both locations you will find a vast expanse of rare and collectible books that will keep the average book collector busy for hours. Both locations have first editions, manuscripts, and signed copies of some of the most famous books from the last hundred years.
If you are looking for very rare, very old, or very delicate books for your collection, it is best that you head to the John K. King Books location on West Lafayette. Some rare finds that I have found at this John K. King Books location are hand-written Bibles from the Middle Ages, signed pulp magazines from the early part of the last century, and field notebooks from soldiers writing during the Civil War.
The staff at John K. King Books is also willing to help out budding book collectors. They are happy to share their expertise on the care of rare and delicate books. Some of the workers at John K. King Books can teach you everything about rare book collecting from how to physically hold the books to the correct temperature to store them at.
John K. King Books is also a favored location by those who wish to purchase a gift for a book-collecting friend. If a purchaser knows what area of book collecting that the friend falls in to, the staff at John K. King books is able to make suggestions from the vast expanse of their collection.
For those who are interested in selling rare books to John K. King Books, you might be happy to know that you will get more money from John K. King for rare books than you will from any other rare book dealer in all of Michigan. If you are planning on selling them a collection, arrangements can be made for an appraisal.
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