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Our used and rare book store is located in the beautiful Finger Lakes area of New York State between Rochester and Syracuse. Browse our used, rare and out of print books on-line or visit our shop. Find books on subjects from Adventure to Zoology under one roof. 2 floors of 8000+ books of collectible, first edition and antiquarian books featuring Americana, religion, history, exploration, biography, classic literature, poetry, art and more. Old and modern novels, mystery, Modern Library, local and regional history, university press and other scholarly publications.  Large selection of books on horses and horsemanship, nature, and animal behavior. If you love books, you will love Old Scrolls Book Shop!

Get the latest on our book scouting trips, tips on book collecting, and other relevant and entertaining information on our blog: http://oldscrolls.wordpress.com/
 
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We encourage you to call ahead to make an appointment for the day and time you will be in the area,  we do leave the shop to hunt for new inventory from time to time.

We offer 100% GUARANTEED SATISFACTION with your book purchase. If you aren't satisfied with a book purchased on our website, contact us and return the book within 30 days for a full refund of your original purchase price.  You can visit our on-line store 24 hours a day/365 days a year.
 
  Old Scrolls Book Shop
      4578 RTE 247 
Stanley, New York  14561

Phone: 585-355-6971

E-mail questions or  comments to:  info@oldscrolls.com     

 
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Some of our selection includes novels, plays, biography, children's fiction, nature, travel and adventure, mystery, and so much more.  We hope you find a special book in the features here on our home page, but if you don't please remember this is just a sampling of what is available in our inventory of 8,000 books offered on-line--feel free to use our search box to snoop for other outstanding titles or browse by category using the menu on the left side of our home page.

  

  Collectible First Editions at Old Scrolls Book Shop

"Books are the bees which carry the quickening pollen from one to another mind."

 - James Russell Lowell

 Are you interested in collecting great modern literature--at a reasonable cost--in well-made, convenient size editions?  Modern Library published (and still publishes) the best that literature has to offer, including history and biography, plays and poetry, short stories and theology.   Anyone can find space in their home for a first class library with these editions.  We take pride in carrying a large selection of quality Modern Library Editions (see below).  To browse our Modern Library offerings in a new window, CLICK HERE .





  HOW WE GRADE OUR BOOKS:
 
  FINE (F): No visible flaws, has been well cared for, is clean and crisp (without mustiness), no tears, marks, writing or bookplates. Dustjacket is bright and clean, no tears or chips, not price clipped.  

VERY GOOD (VG): May show some slight signs of wear (these will be described) such as previous owner name, light wear. Dustjacket may have slight fading or short closed tears or shallow chips (will be described).
 
GOOD (G): Some shelf wear, usually a book that has been used and read multiple times. Flaws will be described. Book may have library markings (will always be noted in description). Dustjacket may have chips, tears, creasing or wear as described.
 


Spider the cat oversees the operations of the book shop.

The new book store cat  - Spider
 


At Old Scrolls Book Shop, there is no such thing as a "stupid question." There is always something to learn when it comes to books and book collecting, whether you are a beginner or an expert. So don't be afraid to approach us with a question! We will answer promptly and accurately, and if we don't have the answer, we will say so and help you find the information you need from other sources.
 

 
Recent Acquisitions:
Orangefield
Kyle, Elisabeth
25.00 USD
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The Merry Muse
Linklater, Eric
20.00 USD
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Arabian Sands
Thesiger, Wilfred
125.00 USD
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Longer Flight - A Family Grows Up With Books
Duff, Annis
15.00 USD
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The Battle of Caporetto
Falls, Cyril
15.00 USD
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Household Elegancies - Suggestions in Household Art and Tasteful Home Decorations
Jones, Mrs. C.S. and Henry T. Williams
50.00 USD
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Beyond the Black Stump
Shute, Nevil
20.00 USD
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Complete Horse Care Manual
Vogel, Colin J
15.00 USD
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Breaking Your Horse's Bad Habits
Sumner, W Daton
15.00 USD
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Home Before Daylight My Life on the Road with the Grateful Dead
Layden, Joe; Layden, Joseph Parish Steve;
15.00 USD
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Wapiti Wilderness
Murie, Margaret and Olaus
20.00 USD
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Wood's Natural History - comprising Mammals, Birds, Reptiles and Fishes
Wood, Rev. J. G.
New Item
20.00 USD
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Atlantic High: A Celebration
Buckley, William F
15.00 USD
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The Garden of the Lost Key
Hooker, Forrestine C.
20.00 USD
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Author! Author!
Wodehouse, P. G.
65.00 USD
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Death over Hollywood
Saxby, Charles and Louis Molnar
12.00 USD
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Three Weeks In Europe - The Vacation of a Busy Man
Higinbotham, John U.
New Item
15.00 USD
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The Haunters of the Silences
Roberts, Charles G. D.
New Item
60.00 USD
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Flashy Fists
Norday, Michael
20.00 USD
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The Heather-Moon
Williamson, C.N. and A.M.
25.00 USD
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The House of Dreams-Come-True
Pedler, Margaret
18.00 USD
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Love Among the Ruins
Thirkell, Angela
New Item
25.00 USD
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Asian Women and Eros
Pommerenke, Millicent
20.00 USD
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Six Modern American Plays
Miscellaneous
New Item
14.00 USD
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The Millennium Whole Earth Catalog
Brand, Stewart
New Item
25.00 USD
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Born Free - A Lioness of Two Worlds
Adamson, Joy
New Item
50.00 USD
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The Man Born to Be King - A Play-Cycle on the Life of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
Sayers, Dorothy
20.00 USD
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Farmer Boy
Wilder, Laura Ingalls
New Item
15.00 USD
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Sorrel and Son
Deeping, Warwick
20.00 USD
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Understanding and Training Horses - A Book About the Unity of Horse and Man
Ricci, A James
New Item
12.00 USD
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Richard Bell's Britain
Bell, Richard
New Item
25.00 USD
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I Married Adventure
Johnson, Osa
New Item
75.00 USD
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Treasure Island
Stevenson, Robert Louis
New Item
20.00 USD
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Horns for the Devil
Malley, Louis
15.00 USD
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A Country Chronicle
Showerman, Grant
12.00 USD
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The Spider and the Fly
Walling, R. A. J.
10.00 USD
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The Awakening
Deeping, Warwick
20.00 USD
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The Helmet of Navarre
Runkle, Bertha
20.00 USD
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Galahad - Enough of His Life to Explain His Reputation
Erskine, John
New Item
20.00 USD
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The Flaw in the Sapphire
Snyder, Charles M.
20.00 USD
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Collector's Corner
Nine Man-Eaters and One Rogue
Anderson, Kenneth
Featured Item
120.00 USD
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Trails of Enchantment
Brandreth, Paul
Featured Item
175.00 USD
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Cheaper by the Dozen
Gilbreth, Frank B. Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Featured Item
300.00 USD
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The Rat Began to Gnaw the Rope
Grafton, C. W.
Featured Item
45.00 USD
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Deliverance
Dickey, James
Featured Item
150.00 USD
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The Tamarind Seed
Anthony, Evelyn
Featured Item
45.00 USD
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Snow-Bound - A Winter Idyl
Whittier, John Greenleaf
Featured Item
65.00 USD
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On Wings of Cheer - A Red-winged Blackbird Shares His Happy Heart
Campbell, Sam
Featured Item
75.00 USD
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Wars I Have Seen
Stein, Gertrude
Featured Item
75.00 USD
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The Barking Dog Murder Case
Vivian, E. Charles
Featured Item
150.00 USD
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The Mudhen
Allen, Merritt Parmelee
Featured Item
150.00 USD
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The Frances Parkinson Keyes Cookbook
Keyes, Frances Parkinson
Featured Item
50.00 USD
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Lion - African Adventure with the King of Beasts
Johnson, Martin
Featured Item
150.00 USD
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More for your Garden
Sackville-West, V.
Featured Item
65.00 USD
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The Wolf
Walter, Eugene (Somerville, Walter)
Featured Item
100.00 USD
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The Old Reliable
Wodehouse, P. G.
Featured Item
150.00 USD
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Brave New World Revisited
Huxley, Aldous
Featured Item
75.00 USD
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Kent State - What Happened and Why
Michener, James A.
Featured Item
75.00 USD
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The Day Jean-Pierre was Pignapped
Gallico, Paul
Featured Item
60.00 USD
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The Devil's Advocate
Caldwell, Taylor
Featured Item
350.00 USD
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The Eighth Tower
Keel, John A.
Featured Item
250.00 USD
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Woman of Straw
Arley, Catherine
Featured Item
50.00 USD
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National Velvet
Bagnold, Enid
Featured Item
225.00 USD
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The Purloined Paperweight
Wodehouse, P. G.
Featured Item
150.00 USD
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Common Wayside Flowers
Miller, Thomas
Featured Item
125.00 USD
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Seven Pillars of Wisdom
Lawrence, T. E.
Featured Item
300.00 USD
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Mister Moses
Catto, Max
35.00 USD
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