List of Member Antiquarian Booksellers
Last update: 30 November, 2011

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Aiken

Palmetto Presence

Proprietor(s): James (Jim) D. Arnett
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Palmetto Presence
Phone: (803) 654-9629
(843) 869-0593
Shop Address: Aiken Antique Mall
Laurens St.
Aiken, SC
Email: jdarnett@bellsouth.net
Mailing Address: 7649 Blue House Lane
Edisto Island, SC 29438
# of Volumes: 2,000
Specialties: South Caroliniana, Civil War, stereoviews, genealogy & history..
Services: Mail order, online order.

Anderson

J & S Books

Proprietor(s): Jim McDonnell & Shirley McNabb  
Phone: (864) 245-1262
Web: www.JandSBooks.com (shop online store)
Email: info@jandsbooks.com
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 1164
Anderson, SC 29622
# of Volumes: 3,000
Specialties: Used, antiquarian and collectible books, emphasizing modern first editions and author-signed books.
Services: Internet, catalogue, mail order, search.

McDowell's Emporium

Proprietor(s): Judith McDowell
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McDowell's Emporium
Shop Address: 104 Oak Drive
Anderson, SC 29625
Phone: (864) 231-8896
Web: www.McDowellsEmporium.com (shop online store)
Email: neatstuffs@mcdowellsemporium.com
Hours: Mon - Sat 10am to 5pm
# of Volumes: 30,000
Specialties: Open Shop with large stock of general fiction and literature, mysteries, science fiction and fantasy, religion, philosophy, history, plus children's books.
Services: Open shop, mail order, online order, search service.

W. N. Dunlap Books

Proprietor(s): Neil Dunlap
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W. N. Dunlap Books
(by appointment only)
Phone: (864) 222-1548 (Anderson)
(706) 356-2744 (Lavonia)
(864) 634-4863 (cell)
Shop Address: W.N. Dunlap Books (by appointment only)
1009 Power St
Anderson, SC 29621

Lavonia Antiques Market
Hwy 17 at Exit 173 at I-85
Lavonia, GA
Hours: Anderson: By Appointment Only
Lavonia: Mon-Sat 10am-5:30pm, Sun 1pm-5:30pm

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Lavonia Antiques Market
Email: wndunlap@bellsouth.net.com
# of Volumes: Anderson: 5,000, Lavonia: 1,000
Specialties: Art, architecture, photography, Southeastern archeology, the South, military history and antiquarian.
Services: Open shop (Lavonia), by appointment (Anderson).

Beaufort

McIntosh Book Shoppe

Proprietor(s): Wilson McIntosh
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McIntosh Book Shoppe
Phone: (843) 524-1119
(843) 986-0029 (fax)
Shop Address: 917 Bay Street
Beaufort, SC 29902
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1pm-4:30pm
Email: scbooks@embarqmail.com
# of Volumes: 20,000
Specialties: South Caroliniana, Gullah, fine sporting books, Civil War, Archibald Rutledge, nautical, aviation, and out-of-print and bargain books.
Services: Open shop, mail order, online order, appraisals, search service.

Charleston

Blue Bicycle Books

Proprietor(s): Jonathan Sanchez
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Phone: (843) 722-2666
Shop Address: 420 King Street
Charleston, SC 29403
Hours: Mon-Sat 10am-6pm, Sun 1pm-6pm
Web: www.BlueBicycleBooks.com
Email: info@bluebicyclebooks.com
# of Volumes: 50,000
Specialties: Charleston and South Carolina, history, military history, art, poetry, children's, fiction, general interest.
Services: Open shop.

Books Tell You Why, Inc.

Proprietor(s): Andrea, Christopher, Joachim and Katharina Koch
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Books Tell You Why
(by appointment only)
Phone: 1-800-948-5563 (toll free)
+1 (843) 849-0283 (international)
+1 (843) 849-6186 (fax)
Shop Address: 1265 Chrismill Lane (by appointment only)
Mount Pleasant, SC 29466
Hours: By appointment only.
Web: www.BooksTellYouWhy.com (shop online store)
Rare Book Forum
Email: Books@BooksTellYouWhy.com
# of Volumes: 22,000+
Specialties: Rare books, signed books, modern first editions, fine press, James Bond, Mark Twain, books made into movies, antiquarian children’s books, biographies, collectible books in all fields.
Services: Mail order, online/Internet orders. Visits by appointment only.

Here Be Books & Games

Proprietor(s): Tim & Tina McDuffie
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Here Be Books & Games
Phone: (843) 695-1498
(843) 821-1466 (fax)
Shop Address: 4650 Ladson Rd, Ste I
Summerville, SC 29485-8535
Hours: Tues-Sat 10am to 6pm
Web: www.HereBeBooks.com (shop online store)
Email: info@HereBeBooks.com
# of Volumes: 40,000
Specialties: Sci-fi & fantasy, history, parapsychology, westerns, modern firsts, roleplaying games (RPGs), out-of-print, collectible, antiquarian. General stock of fiction and nonfiction. Also boardgames, playing cards, tarot. New arrivals shelved daily.
Services: Open shop, search service, online/Internet orders, mail order.

Columbia - Midlands

Ballard Books

Proprietor(s): T. Pat Ballard
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Ballard Books in City Market Antiques
Phone: (803) 960-6454
(803) 772-5227 (fax)
Shop Address: City Market Antiques Mall
705 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Hours: Tues-Sat 10am-5pm. Appointments available.
Email: BallardBooks@bellsouth.net
Mailing Address: 797 Gardendale Drive
Columbia, SC 29210
# of Volumes:  
Specialties: First editions, Civil War, WWII, sports, Southern Lit, biographies, collectibles.
Venues: Mail orders, appointments available, search service.

Books and Things Past

Proprietor(s): Kitty Parrott
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Books and Things Past
(by appointment only)
Phone: 803-492-7010
Shop Address: 133 Gissendanner Drive (by appointment only)
Eutawville, SC 29048
Hours: By appointment only.
Email: radcliffestreet@msn.com
Mailing Address: P. O. Box 342
Eutawville, SC 29048
Specialties: Vintage books and paper ephemera including documents, photographs, and advertising. South Caroliniana, Southern authors, Southern topics, general stock of modern first editions, scientific and educational texts, religion, philosophy, reference and others as found in regional estate libraries.
Services: Mail order, online order, search service.

Books on Main

Proprietor(s): Randy Berry & Owen Holmes
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Books on Main
Phone: (843) 524-1119
(803) 321-1920
Shop Address: 1209 Main Street
Newberry, SC 29108
Hours: Tues-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-3pm
Email: BooksOnMain29108@bellsouth.net
# of Volumes: 6,500
Specialties: South Caroliniana, southern literature, history, juvenile, pop-ups, cookbooks, Shakespeare, and travel.
Services: Mail order, online order, appraisals, search service.

Bridwell Books

Proprietor(s): Ron Bridwell
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Bridwell Books in City Market Antiques
Phone: 803-779-2353
Shop Address: City Market Antiques
705 Gervais St.
Columbia, SC
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 10am - 5:30 pm
Email: athbooks@aol.com
Mailing Address: PO Box 7875
Columbia, SC 29202-7875
# of Volumes: 3,500
Specialties: South Caroliniana, Civil War and genealogy.
Services: Catalogues, mail order, online order, appraisals.

Ed's Editions, LLC

Proprietor(s): Ed Albritton & Irene Henderson
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Ed's Editions
Phone: 1-866-791-8002 (toll free)
(803) 791-8002
Shop Address: 406 Meeting Street
West Columbia, SC 29169
Hours: Mon-Fri 10:00am-5:30pm, Sat 10:30am-4:30pm
Closed Sun and Mon
Web: www.EdsEditions.com (shop online)
Email: edseditions@sc.rr.com
# of Volumes: 40,000+
Specialties: South Caroliniana, Southern regional, history, literature, religion, philosophy, art, science and a rare book room, prints, maps.
Services: Mail order, online order, appraisals, search service

The Five Points Bookshop/Dr. Books

Proprietor(s): Don Rosick & Patricia Mason
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The Five Points Bookshop & Dr. Books
Phone: (803) 799-7182
Shop Address: 718 Santee Ave.
Columbia, SC 29205
Hours: Tuesday-Saturday 11:00am-5:30pm
Also generally open Monday & Sunday afternoons, but call ahead to be sure.
Web: www.abebooks.com/home/DrBooks (shop online)
Email: drbooks5@yahoo.com
# of Volumes: 12,000
Specialties: General nonfiction, UK first editions (many signed), children's books, and much more.
Services: Mail order, online order, search service, appraisals.

Gumshoe Books

Proprietor(s): Skip Webb  
Phone: (803) 799-1871
Web: www.abebooks.com/home/GumshoeBooks/ (shop online)
Email: gumshoebks@campaignsystems.com
# of Volumes: 13,000
Specialties: Prints, maps, South Caroliniana, mysteries, modern firsts, African Americana. Featured on abebooks.com.
Services: Catalogues issued, mail order, online order, appraisals, search service.

Henry Dickens & Co.

Proprietor(s): Fred Davis  
Email: fredsdavis@henrydickens.com
Web: www.abebooks.com/servlet/StoreFrontDisplay?cid=6965376 (shop online)
# of Volumes: 4,000
Specialties: Scientific, medical, academic, business technical, Caroliniana, genealogy and regional history.
Services: Online/Internet only

Heroes & Dragons

Proprietor(s): Chris Foss
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Heroes & Dragons
Phone: (803) 731-4376
(803) 772-5010 (fax)
Shop Address: 510 Bush River Road
Columbia, SC 29210
Hours: Mon-Fri 10am-7pm, Sat 10am-9pm, Sun 12pm-7pm
Web: www.myworld.ebay.com/heroesanddragons29210803
Email: cfoss01@aol.com
# of Volumes: 150,000+
Specialties: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, mystery, modern firsts & literature, African American, South Caroliniana, Southern regional history & writers, entertainment, extensive general stock of fiction & non-fiction, comic books & graphic novels, vintage magazines & pulps, games, toys, rare & collectible items in all category’s by appointment in our Vault Room.
Services: Open store, online store, mail order, search & special order service, appraisals, game room, The Vault Room, new comic subscriptions.

Jake's Fine Books

Proprietor(s): A. David Ruple
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Jake's Fine Books
Phone: (803) 608-0325
(803) 520-8093 (fax)
Shop Address: 120 N. Lake Drive
Lexington, SC 29072
Hours: 9am-5pm by appointment
Email: adruple@sc.rr.com
# of Volumes: 5,000
Specialties: First editions, South Caroliniana
Services: Mail orders, search service

Kirkwood Books

Proprietor(s): Sam & Eve Montgomery
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Kirkwood Books
Phone: (803) 432-5169
Shop Address: 944 Broad St. (just south of Rutledge)
Camden, SC 29020
Hours: Tues-Fri 10am-4pm, Sat 10am-1pm
Web: www.TheBookLink.com
Email: info@thebooklink.com
# of Volumes: 8,000
Specialties: 4,000 rare and out-of-print books. 4,000 new and best sellers. Antiquarian and rare, history, War Between the States, Revolutionary War, modern firsts, sporting books, Archibald Rutledge, fine press, southern literature, ephemera and pamphlets, technology of another era.
Services: Mail order, online order, search service, appraisals.

Lee's Book Attic

Proprietor(s): John & Maureen Lee
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Lee's Book Attic
Phone: (803) 781-5157
Shop Address: City Market Antique Mall
705 and 709 Gervais Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Hours: Tues-Sat 10am-5:30pm, Sun 2pm-5pm
Web: www.abebooks.com/home/attic (shop online listings)
Email: bookattic@bellsouth.net
Mailing Address: 101 Leeward Rd.
Columbia, SC 29212
# of Volumes: 4,500
Specialties: First edition and autographed fiction, South Caroliniana, African Americana and southern nonfiction, literature, poetry, history, music and art.
Services: Mail order, online order, search service, appraisals.

The Mouse House, Inc.

Proprietor(s): Susan and Steve Dingman
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The Mouse House, Inc.
Phone: (803) 254-0842
Shop Address: 2123 Park Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Hours: Open weekdays
Web: www.mousehouseinc.blogspot.com
Email: Mouse_House@prodigy.net
Specialties: Specializes in affordable antique prints and plate books, many that are professionally matted and ready for framing. Includes botanicals, natural history, landscapes and maps. Original book arts by Susan Lenz also available.
Services: Mail order, online order, search service, appraisals.

Southern Exposure

Proprietor(s): Nancy A. Pitts  
Phone: (803) 957-5552
(803) 622-9444 (mobile)
Web: www.abebooks.com/home/NAPBKS
Email: pittsna@aol.com
# of Volumes: 1,500+
Specialties: South Caroliniana, southern authors, first editions.
Services: Mail order, online order, search service, appraisals.

St. Andrews Books

Proprietor(s): Tom Bettendorf  
Phone: (803) 425-4080
Email: standrew@spiritcom.net
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 1134
Camden, SC 29021
# of Volumes: 3,000 books listed on ABE, Alibris, and Biblio.
Specialties: Early 20th Century British literature - D.H. Lawrence, Virginia Woolf, etc. Nautical - ship models, etc. General stock.
Services: Search service. Mail order and online order only.

Watafindbooks.com

Proprietor(s): Marie and Vik Vevik  
Phone: (803) 926-9798  
Web: www.WataFindBooks.com  
Email: mvevik@aol.com  
# of Volumes: 8,500+  
Specialties: South Caroliniana, military, history, religion, nonfiction (general), and fiction (poetry, essays and novels).  
Services: Internet/online order.  

Greenville - Upstate South Carolina

Bookquest Used and Antiquarian Books

Proprietor(s): Dianne Bailey
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Bookquest Used and Antiquarian Books

Phone: (864) 408-9747
Shop Address: 108 South Main Street
Fountain Inn, SC 29644
Hours: Thur & Fri 11am-5pm, Sat 11am-3pm or by appointment
Web: www.bookquestusedbooks.com
Email: baileybq@juno.com
# of Volumes: 10,000
Specialties: General stock, South Carolininana, children's books, modern firsts. Publisher of Archibald Rutledge: Man and His Books.
Services: Mail order, online order, appraisals, search service.

Western South Carolina

Willington Book Shop

Proprietor(s): Lana Snellgrove (manager, Willington on the Way, Inc.)
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Willinton Book Shop
Phone: (864) 391-BOOK (2665)
Shop Address: 1801 Morrah Bridge Rd.
(Willington) McCormick, SC 29835
Hours: Wed-Sat 11am-3pm
Web: www.WillingtonOnTheWay.org
Email: sarandan@wctel.net
# of Volumes: 30,000
Specialties: General stock, religion, cookbooks, southern writers, travel, juvenile.
Services: Mail order, online order, search service.

Services

Miller's Bookbinding

Proprietor(s): Larry Miller
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Miller's Bookbinding
Phone: 803-739-0971
Shop Address: 506 Jasper Street
West Columbia, SC  29169
Hours: Mon-Fri 9am-5pm
Web: www.MillersBookbinding.com
Email: customerservice@millersbookbinding.com
Specialties: Binding and rebinding books and Bibles. Restoring old and rare books and Bibles. Hand marbled papers, fancying bindings, and gold stamping. Single pages not a problem! We do not sell books.
Services: Bookbinding.