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864-4680
email: alphavil@ix.netcom.com
Mail Order / Internet Only 5703 36th Avenue, Hyattsville, MD
20782
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21207-6004
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email: Booksandspirit@aol.com
Internet & mail order only. 4100 Duncan Drive, Annandale, VA 22003
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THE CRYPT Ph: (301) 926-2095
email: bookcrypt@msn.com
Internet & Mail order Only: 61 Timber Rock Rd, Gaithersburg MD
20878
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Ph: (301) 490-0400
Mail order only: PO Box 304, College Park, MD 20741
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DE FOUDRE, LLC Ph (202) 528-4525 / Fax (507)
262-3073 in NA (888) 880-1476
email books@coupdefoudre.com
Mail Order / Internet Only PO Box 9, Annapolis MD 21404
KINGFISHER
BOOKS Ph: (301) 277-0607
email:
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Mail Order Only 3903 Kennedy Street, Hyattsville, MD 20781
LEFT FOR DEAD BOOKS Ph :(301) 277-3964 / Fax
(301) 277-3462
email:
mysteries@leftfordeadbooks.com
ONLINE (Internet) ONLY 4021 Beechwood Road, University Park, MD 20782
WILLIAM & NINA MATHESON BOOKS, INC., ABAA
Ph (301) 718-7911 / Fax (301) 718-7912
email: matheson@boo.net
Mail order only, Catalogs Issued. PO Box 9494, Washington, DC 20016
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Mail Order / Internet Only: 9710 Traville Gateway Drive, #305, Rockville MD
20850
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Mail Order / Catalog only 9904 Carmelita Dr., Potomac Md 20854
P.S.
THOMAS VINTAGE BOOKS Ph: (703) 358-9782
email: psthomas@tidalwave.net
Online only P.O. Box 100066, Arlington VA 22210
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email:
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ONLINE (Internet) ONLY: 4021 13th
Street, NW, Washington, DC 20011-5607
WASHINGTON DC
Open Shops
BARTLEBY'S BOOKS (1) - 3034 M. Street NW 2nd floor - Tue-Sat
10:30-3:30; Closed Sun & Mon - (202) 298-0486
CAPITOL HILL BOOKS (3) - 657 C Street SE - Mon-Fri 11:30-6;
Sat-Sun 9-6 - (202) 544-1621
IDLE
TIME BOOKS (4) - 2467 18th St.NW - Daily 11am - 10pm (or later)
- (202) 232-4774
THE
LANTERN-BRYN MAWR BOOKSHOP (5) - 3241 P Street at Wisconsin -
11-4 M-F; 11-5 S; 12- 4 Sun - (202) 333-3222
LIBER ANTIQUUS, EARLY IMPRINTED BOOKS (6) - 9 to 5, Mon-Fri,
wknds and eves by appt - (202) 546-2413
RIVERBY BOOKS (8) - 417 East Capitol St SE - Open Daily 10-6 -
(202) 543-4342
SECOND STORY BOOKS & ANTIQUES (7) - 2000 P St. NW - Daily 10-10
- (202) 659-8884
By Appointment Only
JOSHUA
HELLER RARE BOOKS, INC (A) - By appointment only - (202)
966-9411
NORTHERN VIRGINIA (alphabetical by city)
Open Shops
Alexandria -
BOOK
BANK (9) - 110 S. West St - Tues-Fri 12-5, Saturday 11-7 Sunday
12-5 - (703) 838-3620
Arlington -
BOOKHOUSE (10) - 805 N. Emerson St. - Wed-Sunday 1-6 - (703)
527-7797
Berryville -
BERRYVILLE OLD BOOK SHOP (11) - 17 East Main St. - Thur-Sat
12-5, (Fri eve Summer) - (540) 955-7070
Burke -
BURKE USED BOOKS (12) - 9570-L Burke Road - Mon-Sat 10-8; Sun
12-5 - (703) 426-2901
Centreville -
McKAY
USED BOOKS (13) - 6011 Centreville Crest Lane - Mon-Sat 9-10,
Sun 10-8 - (703) 830-4048
Falls Church -
BURKE USED BOOKS (14) - 7395 Lee Highway - Mon-Sat 10-8; Sun
12-5 - (703) 206-9230
Falls Church -
HOLE IN THE WALL BOOKS (15) - 905 W Broad Street - Mon-Fri 10-8;
Sat-Sun 10-6 - (703) 536-2511
Falls Church -
SCRIBLERUS, INC (56) - Falls Church Antique Company 250 W. Broad
St - Mon-Sat 10-5; Sun 12-5 - (703) 573-4114
Fredericksburg -
RIVERBY BOOKS (16) - 805 Caroline St - Mon-Sat 10-5, Sun 12-5 -
(540) 373-6148
Manassas -
McKAY
USED BOOKS (18) - 8389 Sudley Road (Rt 234) - Mon-Sat 9-10, Sun
10-8 - (703) 361-9042
Manassas -
RW BOOKS
(19) - 9129 Center Street - Mon-Thurs 10-7; Fri-Sat 10-8; Sun 12-5 -
(703) 257-7895
McLean -
THE
OLD BOOK CO. OF McLEAN (20) - 6829 Redmond Dr - Mon-Sat 11-8,
Sun 1-6 - (703) 734-0858
Reston -
RESTON'S USED BOOK SHOP (21) - 1623 Washington Plaza - Open
daily, Call for hours - (703) 435-9772
Woodbridge -
DBOOKMAHN'S MILITARY BOOKS (22) - Featherstone Antiques Mall -
Hwy 1 near Opitz Rd
By Appointment Only
Burke -
DAVID HOLLOWAY, BOOKSELLER (D) - 10208 Merridith Circle #205 -
By appointment only - (703) 239-0305
McLean -
McLEAN ARTS & BOOKS (Z) - 1350 Beverly Rd #115-217- By
appointment only - (703) 848-0244
Montclair -
READ'EM AGAIN BOOKS(W) - By appointment only - e-mail for
appointment kurt@sanftleben.com
Orlean -
BLUE
RIDGE BOOKS(B) - By appointment only - (540) 364-4595
Reston -
BOOKFIRSTS (V) - 2109 South Bay Lane - By appointment only -
(703) 338-8835
Reston -
MARNINART, INC (U) - 1804 Post Oak Trail - By appointment only -
(571) 277-6464
Reston -
ORACLE
BOOKS (C) - 10905 Howland Drive - By appointment only - (703)
295-0979
Springfield -
CAROLYN
JOHNS, BOOKS (C) - 562 Port Royal Rd - By appointment only -
(703) 321-3339
Vienna -
EASTERN APPROACHES BOOKS (E) - 344 Holmes Dr NW - By
appointment only - (703) 319-7925
Vienna -
JO ANN REISLER, LTD. (F) - By appointment only - (703) 938-2237
Winchester -
LORNE BAIR RARE BOOKS (X) -2621 Daniel Terrace - By
appointment only - (540) 662-0543
MARYLAND (alphabetical by city)
Open Shops
Annapolis -
BRIARWOOD BOOKSHOP (57) - 66 Maryland Ave - Mon-Sat 10-6,
Sunday 12-5 Clsd Wed - (410) 268-1440
Baltimore -
DRUSILLA'S BOOKS (23) - 817 N. Howard St - Tue-Sat 12-5, & by
appointment - (410) 225-0277
Baltimore -
KELMSCOTT BOOKSHOP (58) - 34 W. 25th Street - Tues-Sat
10am-6pm - (410) 235-6810
Bethesda -
GEORGETOWN BOOK SHOP (24) - 4710 Bethesda Ave - Daily 10-6 -
(301) 907-6923
Bethesda -
R.
QUICK (25) - MFWCoopMkt 7115 Wisconsin Ave - Wed & Sat 8-4 & By
Appt - (301) 652-2291
Bethesda -
SECOND STORY BOOKS (26) - 4836 Bethesda Ave - Daily 10-10 -
(301) 770-0477
Bowie -
DEJA VU
BOOKS (27) - 13600 Annapolis Rd - Tue-Fri 10:30-7:30 Sat 10-5;
Sun 12-5; Closed Mon - (301) 464-2999
College Park -
BOOK
NOOK (28) - 9933 Rhode Island Ave - Mon-Tue 10-6; Wed 10-7:30;
Thu-Fri 10-6; Sat 10-5; Closed Sun - (301) 474-4060
Columbia -
BASSET BOOKS, LLC (53) - Snowden Center 6925-G Oakland Mills Rd
- Tue-Sat 10-8; Sun 12-5; Closed Mon - (410) 312-7878
Damascus -
L & L
BOOKS (29) - 26133 Ridge Road - Sun 12-5, Tue-Sat 10-6; closed
Mon - (301) 253-2510
Ellicott City -
GRAMP'S ATTIC BOOKS (30) - 8304 Main St - Usual Hours 11-6 Daily
- (410) 750-9235
Frederick -
STEPLADDER BOOKS (32) - Frederick's Best - East & 2nd Streets -
Daily 10-5 - (301) 340-6859
Frederick -
WONDER
BOOK (33) - 1306 W. Patrick St - Mon-Sat 10-10; Sun 12-10 -
(301) 694-5955
Frederick -
WONDER
BOOK (34) - 425 S. Jefferson St - Mon-Sat 10-10; Sun 12-10 -
(301) 662-2774
Gaithersburg -
BOOK ALCOVE (35) - 15976 Shady Grove Rd - M-F 10-8 Sat 10-7 Sun
12-6 - (301) 977-9166
Glen Burnie -
BOOK NOOK II (37) - 143 Delaware Ave. NE - Mon-Tue 10-5; Wed
10-7; Thu-Sat 10-5; closed Sun - (410) 766-5758
Glenwood -
BOOKS WITH A PAST (38) - Inwood Village Ctr 2465 Washington
Road - M-F 11-7; Sat-Sun 11-5 - (410) 442-3740
Hagerstown -
WONDER
BOOK (39) - 1705 Massey Blvd, Valley Plaza #3 - Mon-Sat 10-10
Sun 12-10 - (301) 733-1888
Kensington -
ALL BOOKS CONSIDERED (40) - 10408 Montgomery Ave - Usually
daily 12-5 - (301) 929-0036
Kensington -
KENSINGTON ROW BOOKSHOP (54) - 3786 Howard Ave - Mon-Sat
10-6, Sun 12-5 - (301) 949-9416
Kensington -
OSIRIS
BOOKS (41) - 3746 Howard Ave - 10:30-5:30 Mon-Sat, 12-5:30 Sun -
(301) 942-1661
Laurel -
ATTIC BOOKS, LLC (52) - 100 Washington Blvd - Mon-Sat 11-7:30,
Sun 1-5, Clsd Tues - (301) 725-3725
Laurel -
GREYHOUND BOOKS (42) - 357 Main Street - Wed-Sat 11-5:30 Sun
1-5, Clsd Mon&Tues - (301) 725-3600
Poolesville -
STEPLADDER BOOKS (43) - Hearthside Atq 19900 Fisher Ave - Thur-Mon
10:30-6:30 Sun 12-6 - (301) 605-3900
Riverdale -
RIVERDALE BOOKSHOP (44) - 4701 Queensbury Rd - Tue-Fri 8:30-6,
Sat-Sun 12-6 - (301) 277-8141
Rockville -
SECOND STORY BOOKS (45) - 12160 Parklawn Dr - Sun-Thur 10-8
Fri-Sat 10-9 - (301) 770-0477
Silver Spring -
SILVER SPRING BOOKS (46) - 938 Bonifant St - Wed-Mon 10:30-6:30
Sun10:30-5 Clsd Tues - (301) 587-7484
Takoma Park -
TAKOMA
BOOK EXCHANGE (47) - 7009 Carroll Avenue - Mon-Sat 12-9 Sun 10-5
- (301) 891-4656
Tilghman Island -
CRAWFORDS NAUTICAL BOOKS (48) - 4815 Fairbank Road - Sat & Sun
10-6 April-Dec only - (410) 886-2230
Trappe -
UNICORN BOOKSHOP (49) - US 50 between Easton & Cambridge - Daily
9-5 - (410) 476-3838
Waldorf -
ELLIE'S
PAPERBACK SHACK (50) - 2700 Crain Hwy, Berkley Square - Open 7
Days - (301) 843-3676
Wheaton -
BONIFANT BOOKS (51) - 11240 Georgia Ave - Mon-Fri 10-8 Sat 10-6
Sun 11-6 - (301) 946-1526
By Appointment Only
Annapolis -
BACK
CREEK BOOKS (G) - by appointment - (410) 626-1363
Baltimore -
19TH CENTURY SHOP (H) - 1047 Hollins St - By Appointment - (410)
727-2665
Beltsville -
ANTIQUARIAT BOTANICUM (I) - 4606 Brandon Lane - Open: by
appointment - (301)937-2561
Bethesda -
WAVERLY AUCTIONS (J) - 4931 Cordell Ave - By Appointment - (301)
951-8883
Chevy Chase -
AKRAN
FINE BOOKS (K) - 3611 Taylor Street - by appointment only -
(301) 652-8936
Dickerson -
QUILL & BRUSH (L) - 1137 Sugarloaf Mountain Rd - By Appointment
only - (301) 874-3200
Gaithersburg -
SHOEMAKER BOOKSELLERS (M) - 18775-B N. Frederick Rd - by
appointment - (301) 590-0022
Kensington -
CHILDREN'S BOOKADOPTION AGENCY (O) - By appointment only -
(301) 565-2834
Kensington -
LIONEL EPSTEIN (P) - 9909 Old Spring Rd - By Appointment only -
(301) 949-8622
Olney -
T.A.
BORDEN (Q) - 17119 Old Baltimore Rd - By appointment only -
(301) 774-4669
Poolesville -
THE THANKFUL CHASE (R) - The John Poole House - By appointment
or chance - (301) 972-7298
Randallstown -
JOHN
GACH BOOKS (S) - 10514 Marriottsville Road (Rear Bldg) - by appt
Mon-Sat - (800) 465-9023
Rockville -
ROBERT
A. MADLE SCI-FI (T) - 4406 Bestor Dr - By appointment only -
Call 10am-10pm - (301) 460-4712
WEST VIRGINIA (alphabetical by city)
Open Shops
Harpers Ferry -
HARPERS FERRY BOOKS (55) - 175 High St - Open daily 11-7 -
(305) 535-1862
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