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Handsome Books for Sad Intellectuals

Welcome to Lightholder Books! Specializing in rare, vintage, and first editions of short-story collections, women in translation, poetry, and other fiction and nonfiction.

New Arrivals

The Rebel by Albert Camus
New

The Rebel by Albert Camus

$65.00

$65.00

De Profundis by Oscar Wilde
New

De Profundis by Oscar Wilde

$90.00

$90.00

A Susan Sontag Reader
New

A Susan Sontag Reader

$25.00

$25.00

Of Woman Born by Adrienne Rich
New

Of Woman Born by Adrienne Rich

$15.00

$15.00

Paris France by Gertrude Stein
New

Paris France by Gertrude Stein

$10.00

$10.00

Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs
New

Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs

$20.00

$20.00

Class & Feminism
New

Class & Feminism

$30.00

$30.00

Beyond the Well of Loneliness by Claudia Stillman Franks
New

Beyond the Well of Loneliness by Claudia Stillman Franks

$15.00

$15.00

For Your Own Good by Alice Miller
New

For Your Own Good by Alice Miller

$8.00

$8.00

Emily L . by Marguerite Duras

Emily L . by Marguerite Duras

$15.00

$15.00

Lover by Marguerite Duras

Lover by Marguerite Duras

$45.00

$45.00

Ravishing of Lol Stein by Marguerite Duras

Ravishing of Lol Stein by Marguerite Duras

$25.00

$25.00

Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre

Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre

$30.00

$30.00

Taxi by Violette Leduc
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Taxi by Violette Leduc

$22.00

$22.00

Cosima by Grazia Deledda

Cosima by Grazia Deledda

$14.00

$14.00

More New Arrivals

The Rebel by Albert Camus
New

The Rebel by Albert Camus

$65.00

$65.00

Lover by Marguerite Duras

Lover by Marguerite Duras

$45.00

$45.00

Emily L . by Marguerite Duras

Emily L . by Marguerite Duras

$15.00

$15.00

Ravishing of Lol Stein by Marguerite Duras

Ravishing of Lol Stein by Marguerite Duras

$25.00

$25.00

Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre

Nausea by Jean-Paul Sartre

$30.00

$30.00

Cosima by Grazia Deledda

Cosima by Grazia Deledda

$14.00

$14.00

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Separations by Marilyn Hacker

Separations by Marilyn Hacker

$10.00

$10.00

Classic Ballroom Dances by Charles Simic

Classic Ballroom Dances by Charles Simic

$45.00

$45.00

Selected Poems by Gwendolyn Brooks

Selected Poems by Gwendolyn Brooks

$65.00

$65.00

Storyteller by Leslie Marmon Silko

Storyteller by Leslie Marmon Silko

$45.00

$45.00

Three Pieces by Ntozake Shange

Three Pieces by Ntozake Shange

$25.00

$25.00

House on Marshland by Louise Gluck

House on Marshland by Louise Gluck

$160.00

$160.00

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News

Favorite Personal Finds 2023

I am not much of a collector, of any sort. I have hundreds of records, many bought in the late nineties and early 2000s, that would be worth quite a...

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More Places to Visit Lightholder Books in Person!

I’ve had the pleasure of sharing exciting news all summer for Lightholder Books. This past month I’ve expanded my booth at the Newburgh Vintage Emporium Warehouse, signed on as a...

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Heartbreakers

 Seems I bring home at least one valuable yet disappointing book from every book sale. Usually its a vintage paperback that disintegrates in my hands when I deign to open it....

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We make every effort to convey the condition of our books in the description and pictures. If you are disappointed with the state of the book you receive, email lightholderbooks@gmail.com within 7 days of receiving your book.

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We buy books! Contact lightholderbooks@gmail.com if you'd like us to take a look at your collection.

Visit Lightholder in three locations

Newburgh Vintage Emporium Warehouse

10 NY-17K, Newburgh, NY 12550

Hyde Park Antique Center

4192 Albany Post Rd, Hyde Park, NY 12538

Red Owl Collective

25 Cornell St, Kingston, NY 12401